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NFF confirmed Finidi George as Head Coach of Super Eagles

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The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.

 

George, who spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.

His squad edged Ghana 2-1 in the first match, ending an 18-year winless streak against the Black Stars, but then lost 0-2 to Mali in the second game.

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The 52-year-old George’s immediate task will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan respectively, in a little over five weeks.

 

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Funny video of Nigerian who represents USA and came last in Olympics goes viral

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A Nigeria man who represents USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France is trending on social media for his hilarious comments on how he was treated by the country he represents.

In a video seen on social media, the athlete came last in his four appearance participations.

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Pochettino bow out of Chelsea after 11 months in charge.

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May 22, 2024

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Chelsea gaffer Mauricio Pochettino has left his role by mutual consent.

The Argentine, who had only been in the job for 11 months, guided Chelsea to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League this season.

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Pochettino led a youthful Blues side to the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup semi-finals, and despite a season largely of struggles, ended the Premier League campaign with five successive wins to secure European football with a sixth-place finish.

A statement released on Tuesday read: “Chelsea FC can confirm that the club and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to part ways.”

Pochettino said: “Thank you to the Chelsea ownership group and Sporting Directors for the opportunity to be part of this football club’s history. The club is now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come.”

Also, assistant coaches Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano Pochettino also depart.

 

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Ronaldinho is the best ball joggler in the world – Shola Aiyegbajeje

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May 14, 2024

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Ibadan ace sports caster, Shola Aiyegbajeje popularly known as Ayegbasport has cleared the air on who the best ball joggler in the world is.

The Prince FM sport caster revealed that Ronaldinho is better than all other world players including Cristiano Ronaldo and  Lionel Messi.

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Ayegbasport stated this at a marathon event that happened on Saturday in  Ibadan, where he was one of the special guests that graced the event.

Shola Ayegbajeje has worked with Premier FM, Amuludun FM, Noble FM, Life Radio, I-flier, Prince FM among others.

 

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