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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has unveiled the newly appointed Nigeria Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle.   The ceremony took place on Monday, January, 13, at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.   The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Chelle’s appointment last Tuesday, making him the 42nd substantive head coach of the Super Eagles.   The NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, …

  Former chairman of Gombe FA, Gara Gombe, has branded the newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, as a ‘kindergarten coach,’  saying the Football Federation erred in appointing a lightweight coach to handle heavyweight players. Chelle was named Super Eagles coach on Tuesday night, January 7 after the decision was endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee following a recommendation …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles.  The NFF announced the appointment of the Malian tactician in a statement on Tuesday, January 7.  The decision followed the recommendation of the NFFs Technical and Development Sub-Committee during its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, January 2, 2025.  Chelle, 47, is a former head coach …

  Super Falcons goalkeeper Yewande Balogun has quit professional football. The goalkeeper was part of the Super Falcons squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Balogun made one appearance for the nine-time African champions.   Balogun took to her Instagram page on Tuesday to announce her retirement from the round leather game. “Maybe it’s …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has promised fans, administrators and Nigerians in general that the football governing body will adequately prepare the various National Teams to bring joy and glory to the nation in the coming year.   While reflecting on the outgoing year 2024 and projecting for the coming year 2025, Gusau, disclosed that …

Former Nigerian Player, Austine Okocha says Super Eagles winger Ademolà Lookman’s uniqueness ensured he  won the African Player Of The Year. The Atalanta star won the African player of the year Award last week Monday, after defeating the likes of PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, Brighton’s Simon Adingra, and Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy in Marrakesh, Morocco.  The 27-year-old Lookman becomes the sixth …

    Nigeria’s Super Eagles maintained 44th position in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking.   The ranking was posted on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday.   In November’s ranking the Eagles dropped eight places to 44th spot.   The rankings reveal that Nigeria suffered a significant decline this year, dropping eight places to end …

Super Eagles of Nigeria winger,  Ademola Lookman has been named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards. He was crowned African best player during the glittering ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, December 16. Lookman scored 17 goals and contributed 10 assists in 45 games across all competitions for Atalanta in the …

Super Falcons and  Paris FC goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has won the 2024 Womens Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive year.The announcement was made during the prestigious award ceremony taking place at the Palais des Congrs in Marrakech, Morocco.The 24-year-old edged out Andile Dlamini, Khadija Er-rmichi, Habiba Sabry, and Fideline Ngoy to win the award.Nnadozies outstanding performances for club and country …

The Super Eagles and Super Falcons have been nominated for the Men’s and Women’s National Team of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards.   The two teams made the final shortlist in each of the category.   The Super Eagles made it to the final at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year.   African champions …