The response and attitude of Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro seem to have infuriated the president of the Federation of Algerian Football, Wadi Sadi. As at last weekend, the Portuguese gaffer remained the biggest favourite to clinch the Desert Foxes job. However, the response of Peseiro and his agent to the Algerian approach seems to have changed the whole narrative. According to the update from the North African country, the country’s president is not happy with the response and he has decided that they will be going for the second option which is Vladimir Petkovic. Sadi on Tuesday morning traveled…
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
One of Nigeria’s greatest athletes of the modern era, Ambassador Mary Onyali, has joined millions of Nigerians to hail the nomination of Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye as the Sports Administrator Of The Year by Sportsville! Onyali, who served as Special Assistant to Elegbeleye when he was the Chairman, National Sports Commission, (NSC) says Hon Elegbeleye truly deserves the honour and should be celebrated “To be honest, I think this is one of the most cheering news I have received in recent time. Giving honour to who honour is due is the biggest motivation to work harder “I have had the privilege…
African Soccer governing body (CAF) has released the draws for the preliminary round of the 2025 African Cup of Nations. The draws which were held in Cairo, Egypt pitched together the eight lowest ranked teams in the continent. The preliminary fixtures Somalia v Eswatini Sao Tome v South Sudan Chad v Mauritius Djibouti v Liberia These four matches will take place between March 20 and 26 in the form of two-way matches. The four winners will advance to the group stage of qualifying for 2025 AFCON, a phase for which 44 selections are already automatically qualified.
Super Eagles players, Stanley Nwabali and Samuel Chukwueze, have in separate recorded video messages urged players of the NPFL Youth League to work hard and listen to their Coaches. Rangers International, Rivers United, Plateau United, Katsina United, and Remo Stars are the five teams that emerged from the zonal qualifiers for the Championship finals. Chukwueze, who joined AC Milan of Italy from Vilareal, Spain, admonished the younger players to work hard at their games and have the determination and humility to succeed. “I just want to say you should keep working hard and believe in yourselves. “I know it’s not easy,…
Ahead of the all-important game against the Super Falcons of Nigeria, the Indomitable Lioness star player Nchout Ajara Njoya has pulled out of the games. Cameroon and Nigeria will come face-to-face in the qualifying round slated for the 23 and 26 of February with a winner over both legs reaching the final round of the qualifiers. Njoya called the attention of the team medics to her injury on Tuesday and she made it clear that she will be ready for the game. Cameroon stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the games in London in 2012 and will hope for a repeat…
The road towards qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco will start today (Tuesday) as the 52 countries jostling to qualify and join the North African hosts in the 35th edition of the AFCON will know the route to Morocco 2025. The draw will hold in Cairo, Egypt at 1pm Nigerian time and 12h00 GMT. Twenty three countries will go through the qualifying stages to join automatic qualifier, Morocco as hosts. The bulk of the contesting teams will have to wait to later in the year before they take to the fields. However, based on the current FIFA…
Arsene Wenger has shared his perspectives on the 2023 African Cup of Nations and the promising future of African football. Wenger noted significant enhancements in the tournament’s management, ranging from the excellence of the playing surfaces to the unwavering dedication exhibited by the teams. “Overall, it was a tournament of the small margins between the teams,” Wenger remarked, highlighting the compactness and lack of space on the field, a trend also seen in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha. Wenger passionately advocates for the enhancement of club competitions across Africa. He highlights the continent’s struggle to retain talent, attributing it to…
Following Manchester United’s 2-1 win against Luton, Erik ten Hag said his team are back in the race for a top four finish Gary Neville says Aston Villa and Tottenham will be “feeling the pressure” as Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admitted his side were “back in the race” for the top four. United narrowed the gap on fifth-placed Tottenham to three points with a 2-1 victory at Luton after Spurs were beaten at home by Wolves on Saturday. Ten Hag’s improving side have now won four consecutive games to sit five points behind fourth-placed Villa and Sky Sports’…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Professor Jacob Oboreh has called for calm and understanding amidst raging crisis over relocation of Faculty of Management Sciences from Ozoro to Orerokpe. Prof. Oboreh in a statement, Wednesday, in Ozoro, said the relocation of the Faculty of Management Sciences from Ozoro to Orerokpe was intended to open up more rapid development in the University of Science and Technology. According to him, 12 new programmes in the existing faculties will be created immediately in the area of science and technology, adding that the programmes being relocated will not…