Author: Seyi Alao
Former Nigeria international, Kadiri Ikhana has branded Nigeria Football Federation’s decision to send Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr on refresher course in Germany as a waste of funds. Rohr has come under heavy criticisms after the Super Eagles 2-1defeat to Algeria in the semi-final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations and many has asked the Nigeria football governing body to give him the boot , irrespective of the outcome of Wednesday’s third place match against Tunisia. However, the president of the Nigeria football federation , Amaju Pinnick , disclosed on Tuesday that the German will keep his job, but…
Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi said that the Super Eagles are determined not to leave Egypt with empty handed after failing to reach the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations. The three time African champions will take on the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Wednesday’s losers final and the Arsenal forward insists the team want to end the competition on high. “We still have one more game to play. We would like to end the competition on a high. We would like to go out with a win, “Iwobi told a news conference on Tuesday. “It hurts a lot…
Guinea football federation has fired senior national team head coach Paul Put after failing to go beyond the round of 16 of the ongoing African Cup of Nations. Put has come under several attacks from the country’s media , after the Syli Nationale finished third in Group B behind debutants Madagascar and former champions Nigeria, although the team reached the round of 16 as one of the best losers. The former Burkina Faso manager joined the likes of Clarence Seadorf ( Cameroon ), Ricardo Mannetti ( Namibia), Emmanuel Amuneke ( Tanzania ), Sébastien Desabre ( Uganda ) and Javier Aguirre…
Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi and defender Chidozie Awaziem will miss Nigeria’s African Cup of Nations third place match against Tunisia on Wednesday. Mikel has struggled for fitness from the beginning of the tournamentand featured in just two of Eagles’ six games at the tournament so far. The Trabzonspor midfielder picked another knee injury in training which has ruled him out of the game against the Carthage Eagles. “Mikel picked up an injury in training yesterday and could not train with us. He is not likely to feature against Tunisia, ” Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr told reporters…
Super Eagles Technical adviser Gernot Rohr says he will announce his Super Eagles future after Wednesday’s AFCON 2019 Third-Place match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. The tactician has come under criticism following the Super Eagles’ 2-1 defeat to the Desert Foxes of Algeria in their semifinal clash on Sunday, with many thinking he should throwing the towel. However, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, squashed any rumor of sack by revealing on Monday that the federation is ready to retain his services. While speaking to the press ahead of the Wednesday crunch game against Tunisia, Rohr said he…
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Idah has called on the Nigeria football federation to sack the senior national team coach Gernot Rohr, after Afcon semi-final failure to Algeria. Nigeria lost 2-1 to the Desert Foxes last Sunday and ended the hope of winning the trophy for the fourth time in the country’s history. While reacting to the performance of the team and its technical crew, Idah believes Rohr has overstayed and should be moved on from the job by his employers. “For the Eagles to soar to greater heights, the coach should be sacked, let him go. Rohr was…
Experience manager Stuart McCall has tipped new signing Funso Ojo to be the ideal playmaker that Aberdeen have lacked in recenttime. Ojo played under McCall at Scunthorpe and his former manager expect him to help the Scottish outfit to a greater heights next season. McCall expects the 27-year-old Belgian-Nigerian to make a real impact at Pittodrie and believes he will give the Reds a creative spark and help them build from the back, which has been missing since McLean left for Norwich and Christie returned to Celtic. McCall said: “He is a gifted player. I know from my time at…
I’ve listened and watched how some of my colleagues and Nigeria football lovers has called for Gernot Rohr’s head after Super Eagles’defeat to Algeria in the semi-final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Some even said he should be sacked and replaced with indigenous Coach, before tagging his time with the Super Eagles as a totalfailure. I think these opinions are too harsh and far from the truth , I’m not defending the Franco-German tactician , but to set the record straight, Rohr has achieved with team since he came on board andthe defeat to Madagascar and…
Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel Obi has disclosed that his time with the senior national team is coming to an end and added that the team is doing well without him. Mikel made his first appearance at the AFCON back in 2006 inEgypt, where he came on as a second half substitute against Zimbabwe and scored in the process . Since his debut in 2006, Mikel has become an integral part of the national team and helped the team to African Cup of Nations victory in South Africa in 2013 and played in 2014 and 2018 World Cup in Brazil…
Former Super Eagles captain and coach Christian Chukwu has thanked oil mogul Femi Otedola for coming to his rescue while hewas down with what was suspected to be a stroke. Chukwu’s family raised alarm over the health condition of the former Rangers international chairman, before Otedola came into the frey and opted to take up his medical bills. However, Chukwu returned to Nigeria on Friday from London, after nearly two months in London, where he underwent treatment and surgery at Wellington Hospital. The 1980 African Cup of Nations winning captain said he was in critical condition , before the intervention…
