Author: Chidozie Okoroji
Chippa United, on Wednesday, sacked interim coach Joel Masutha after he failed to secure a win in five games at the helm, and have replaced him with former Golden Arrows mentor Clinton Larsen.
Former Super Eagles goalie, Dosu Joseph has predicted that Leicester City defensive midfield marshal and Eagles player, Wilfred Ndidi will win the CAF African Footballer of the Year award soonest for Nigeria.
As he continues his rehabilitation in order to get back to playing football in good time, Nigerian midfielder and Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus player, Nosa Emmanuel Igiebor has revealed that he is targeting an injury-free year as he cannot wait to get back to action.
With a Nigerian player failing to win the CAF African Footballer of the Year Award which was staged last night in Senegal, as the last time a Nigerian player picked up the award was in 1999 when Nwankwo Kanu bagged it for Nigeria.
The days of dominance in the South African Premier League by Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs are long gone, with Bidvest Wits surprisingly leading the pack in South Africa.
South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana bagged the 2018 African Women’s footballer of the year award, pipping former winner Asisat Oshoala and Falcons teammate Francisca Ordega to the award at last night’s CAF awards held in Senegal.
Former Eagles assistant coach, Joe Erico has called on the NFF to make sure they improve the intensity as well as the magnitude of training given to both the Golden Eaglets as well as the Flying Eagles to help them better as they would have improved so much before joining the Eagles team.
Former Eagles defender and former coach, Chairman Christian Chukwu says he strongly believes the Eagles will do well despite their absence from the tournament in the last two editions.
Former Super Eagles defender and ex-international, Pastor Taribo West has called on soccer fans in the country to be patient with the Super Eagles of Nigeria under coach Gernot Rohr as the team is still a young one.
