Super Eagles start 2021 in 36th place, end 36th on FIFA ranking. Nigeria’s senior national football team has ended the year 2021 as the 36th best team in the world. The final FIFA ranking for 2021 was released on December 23 and it showed that Nigeria’s Super Eagles did …
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Former Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr insists the team could have won the Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon under his tutelage.Rohr was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday ending his over five stay in charge of the three-time African champions. The 68-year-old helped the Super …
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French juggernauts, PSG will face Manchester United in a highly anticipated UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draws announced on Monday. European Champions, Chelsea are drawn to face another Ligue 1 outfit Lille in what could readily serve as a tricky test for the Blues. Benfica vs Real Madrid …
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This was confirmed in a statement shared on the official website of the NFF which disclosed that Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed as the interim coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation has sacked Gernot Rohr as the technical adviser of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football …
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Cameroon football legend, Samuel Eto’o, has been elected to lead the Cameroon Football Federation for the next four years. Eto’o was announced as new president on Saturday at the federation’s general assembly. The four-time African Footballer of the Year and former Indomitable Lions international defeated rival, Seidou Mbombo Njoya, the …
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Mo Salah has been voted the men’s Player of the Year 2021 at the Football Supporters’ Association Awards on Monday. Salah held off competition from Chelsea’s Mason Mount, Man City pair Phil Foden, and Rúben Dias, West Ham United’s Michail Antonio, and Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans to claim the gong. Last season, Salah, 29, …
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Lionel Messi of Argentina won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world for a record-breaking seventh time on Monday, defeating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho. After winning the Copa America for the first time with his country in July, the forward added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, …
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Arsenal produced a strong second-half performance to defeat Newcastle United 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in their Premier League clash. Bukayo Saka put the Gunners ahead with a fine finish, before Gabriel Martinelli scored his first home Premier League goal in 22 months to secure the three points. The Gunners …
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Ralf Rangnick has reached an agreement with Manchester United to become their interim manager.The 63-year-old, who is seen as the ‘godfather’ of modern coaching in Germany, is leaving his job as head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow to take up the role. The Athletic understands the agreement is subject to …
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FC Barcelona striker and Manchester City legend, Sergio Aguero is set to retire from football next week, according to emerging reports from Spain. The 33-year-old Argentine superstar is set to depart the game after 18 years at a professional level, following recent complications that came to light in one of …
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