.Blanc, Gonçalves too On Thursday, March 1, 2024, Jose Peseiro, the Portuguese tactician at the helm of the Nigerian men’s national football team, announced his departure after a tenure spanning 22 months.Peseiro’s stewardship saw the Super Eagles soar to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where they narrowly succumbed to host nation…
Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Michael Awoniyi, has had his strike against David Moyes’ West Ham United nominated for the club’s February goal of the month, Soccernet.ng reports.Awoniyi, 26, missed the AFCON 2023 with the Super Eagles of Nigeria due to a recurrent groin problem which he needed to get surgery on.Since he…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi could return to action before the international break with the midfielder making good progress in his comeback from injury, BSNSports.com.ng reportsNdidi has not played since the win at Cardiff in December 2023 after sustaining a muscle injury that required surgery.He was initially ruled out for three…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has moved swiftly to fill the vacancy of the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria following the decision of Jose Peseiro not to continue as coach, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.In a statement on all his social media handles, the coach announced that he is leaving the job…
…Portuguese tactician resignsThe team lost to Cote d’Ivoire in the final of this year’s edition of African Nations (AFCON) hosted by Cote D’Ivoire.His contract with the team expired in February and he was supposed to continue with the team after meeting his semi-final target. Although there were reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was…
Following Al-Nassr’s 3-2 victory over Riyadh rivals Al-Shabab on Sunday, video footage showed Ronaldo covering his ear and repeatedly pushing his hand forward, near his pelvis, in a gesture that appeared to be aimed at Al-Shabab supporters. Background chants of “Messi”, about Lionel Messi, Ronaldo’s longtime rival, were heard. The Saudi Football Federation’s (SAFF) Disciplinary…
A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner, who had been provisionally suspended in September. “We received notification from the tribunal this morning,” the spokesman said. Italy’s anti-doping body did not immediately respond when contacted by AFP. Anti-doping prosecutors had called for the…
Lionel Messi’s Argentina will face Costa Rica rather than Nigeria in a gala match on March 26 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the latest change for a match that changed venue and opponent. The world champions were initially scheduled to face Nigeria in Hangzhou and Ivory Coast in Beijing during a tour of China…
Fresh off hosting the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium hosted the charity football match ‘Match for Hope’ on Friday. In hopes of supporting a charitable cause, the event, organized by Q Life, a cultural platform under the International Media Office (IMO), in collaboration with Education Above All (EAA) and the…
