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3 days ago
For over two years, the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, also known as the Nest of Champions, has been Nigeria’s only FIFA/CAF approved facility to host international football matches.
4 days ago
The mixed reactions that have trailed the appointment of French-Malian, Eric Sekou Chelle, as the manager of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, are symptomatic of the profound interest of Nigerians in the fortune of the team
23 Jan
The Edo State Football Association has fixed Wednesday January 29, 2025, for the draws and Media Parley of the FA Cup competition.
17 Jan
The controversies surrounding the appointment of football tactician, Eric Chelle, as head coach of the Super Eagles may be far from over, if latest declaration by legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha is anything to go by.
15 Jan
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, is set to embark on a crucial European tour next week to connect with senior members of the national team.
14 Jan
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday unveiled Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.
13 Jan
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially unveiled Éric Sékou Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles at a ceremony
13 Jan
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has officially unveiled the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle. Chelle's unveiling took place at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Monday, an event which gathered sports enthusiasts and practitioners to welcome the 47-year-old Franco-Malian citizen. The NFF last Tuesday, January 14, in a statement on its…
13 Jan
Newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has declared that he could not refuse the ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity offered him by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to handle the senior national team.
12 Jan
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will on Monday unveil Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles. Chelle, who was appointed a few days ago, will be unveiled at the media conference room of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. His assistants will also be unveiled by the NFF at the event. Chelle has…
11 Jan
Everyone is expecting my comment on the recent engagement of a foreign coach for the country’s national football team, the Super Eagles. I am sorry that I am going to disappoint those expecting me to criticise or praise the appointment. I am numb!
10 Jan
Nigerian football clubs were rated among the best teams in African football between the 1970s and 2000s. But that is now history; no thanks to the poor quality of coaches saddled with the responsibility of leading these teams and their limited exposure to contemporary realities of the game
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