Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has announced his starting line-up for Friday evening’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria at Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui, starting from 2030 hours.
Marseille defender Patrice Evra was suspended until June 2018 for kicking one his own team’s fans before a Europa League game, UEFA said Friday.
Evra was suspended from ”all UEFA club competition matches” until June 30 and must pay a fine of 10,000 euros ($11,650).
Evra got into a verbal argument with Marseille supporters before the match against Portuguese club Vitoria on Nov. 2. He then aimed a kick at the head of one of the Marseille fans before being ushered away by a teammate.
The 36-year-old France defender was sent off before the game.
Marseille, which has opened its own internal investigation into the incident, said in a statement shortly after UEFA’s announcement that it has ended Evra’s contract with ”immediate effect.”
Evra committed an ”irreparable” act by ”responding to the disgraceful provocations of a handful of individuals,” the club said on its website, adding the decision was taken by ”mutual consent.”
Marseille said it intended to punish fans for the type of misconduct they showed toward Evra but did not specify whether it would punish those who had insulted the former France defender.
Marseille is well-known for having a powerful fan base that can exert pressure on the club and players alike.
”There’s a lot of sadness today. First of all for Patrice Evra, who has obviously understood all the consequences of his actions and that he can no longer fulfil his passion (of playing) for Marseille,” club president Jacques-Henri Eyraud said. ”For Marseille fans, too, who are stigmatized by the irresponsible behaviour of a handful of them.”
Before last Sunday’s home game against Caen, fans made it clear to Evra he was no longer welcome at the club, holding aloft two banners criticizing the player before the match at Stade Velodrome.
”This Game Is Over,” read one banner in English, mocking Evra’s regular posts on social media where he films himself talking about soccer and says ”I love this game” as he breaks into laughter.
Former European Cup champion Marseille, the only French club to win the Champions League, was also charged with invasion of the field by its fans, setting off fireworks, and acts of damages. It must pay Vitoria 25,000 euros ($29,000) within 30 days.
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With Nigeria already guaranteeing the top spot for themselves in Group D of the CAF World Cup Qualification stages, the Super Eagles travel to Constantine to face the Algerian Desert Foxes in a contest over nothing more than pride.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr will announce his starting line-up in the coming hours for Friday night’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine.
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Former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia has sent another reminder urging the NFF to refund his personal funds spent on the 2014 Goal project.
The Olympic bronze medal-winning coach spoke to brila.net earlier today where he affirmed that the NFF has actually paid him and other coaches their outstanding salaries.
But he used the medium to appeal to the NFF President and his committee, and the Secretary-General, Dr Mohammed Sanusi to pay him back.
“I have contacted Sanusi severally, they are aware but they keep saying No money”, I’m urging them to refund my money now, I need the funds for other things in my life,”
“Every player deserves to be motivated”, and how do you motivate players ? You give them bonuses. “Even your kids at home, you tell them “If you Perform well in your papers, I will buy you a bicycle”That’ss you motivating him/her”, it’s that simple.
Siasia, who led the Flying Eagles to a silver medal at the 2005 U20 world in the Netherlands was one of the five foreign managers auctioned in February 2012 for the new Bengal Premier League Soccer.
His former national teammate, Jay-Jay Okocha, was bought by the same club from the five icon players up for auction.
On 26 February 2016, he was named by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the Chief Coach of the Nigeria national football team, the Super Eagles, to be assisted by Salisu Yusuf, Emmanuel Amunike and Alloysius Agu after the resignation of Sunday Oliseh from the position.
In February 2017 he was one of a number of managers on the shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role.
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