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NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles’ boss as relationship with Rohr ends The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mr Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three –time African champions for the past 64 months, and is Nigeria’s longest –serving manager. Following a virtual meeting of the NFF Executive Committee on Sunday, it was decided that Eguavoen will work with Salisu Yusuf (Chief Coach); Paul Aigbogun…

Senator Orji Kalu Rewards Enyimba For Beating Tunisian Club In CAF Confederation Cup African Pillar of Sports and Forbes Rated Billionaire,  Senator Uzor Kalu has rewarded Enyimba FC for Sunday's CAF Confederation Cup victory against Al Ittihad SC.   The former Governor  on Saturday through his verified Facebook page pledged to encourage Enyimba with the sum of one million  naira if they win the Tunisians Enyimba on Sunday prevailed 2-0 against their Libyan opponents in the playoff round fixture at the Enyimba Stadium, with Sadiq Abubakar and Victor Mbaoma getting the goals. And in fulfillment of his promise,  Kalu rewarded…

Victor Osimhen Out For Three Months After Undergoing Surgery, To Miss African Cup Of Nations Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of action for three months after undergoing surgery on his cheekbone and eye socket, THE WHISPERER reports. Serie A leaders Napoli disclosed this in a statement released on their official website on Tuesday. “On Tuesday morning, Victor Osimhen was operated on his cheekbone and eye socket by Gianpaolo Tartaro, who was assisted by Dr Mario Santagata with Dr Raffaele Canonico also present. “Titanium plates and screws were used in the operation. “The player is doing well and will remain…

Man Utd sack manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with club seventh in Premier League Manchester United have sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford. The club have won just one of their past seven Premier League matches and are seventh in the table, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea. First-team coach Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge while United seek an interim manager to the end of the season. "It is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision," United said. What went wrong at Man Utd - and was it all down to Solskjaer?…

African Pillar of Sports, Orji Kalu Calls For Sack Of Super Eagles Coach, Rohr  African Pillar of Sports and Forbes rated Billionaire,  Orji Uzor Kalu has called on the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to quickly find a replacement of Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr over poor performance . In a post he shared on his verified Facebook and Instagram accounts,  Kalu said Nigerian soccer lovers don't need further dissatisfaction from the performance of the coach. He disclosed he refused to employ Rohr as Enyimba coach in 2003  because he didn't have enough coaching skills to win trophies   He wrote : …

Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye Joins English Premier League Club From Sparta Rotterdam Premier League club Watford have announced the signing of Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye from Dutch outfit Sparta Rotterdam. Okoye penned a five -and-a-half year deal with the Hornets that will begin on January 1, 2022. “Watford FC is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, on a five-and-a-half year deal that will begin on January 1, 2022,”reads a statement on the club’s website. “The Nigeria international joins the Hornets for an undisclosed fee from Eredivisie outfit Sparta Rotterdam, to…

Barcelona confirmed the return of Xavi Hernandez as coach on Saturday, adding that the legendary midfielder was expected back in the city this weekend to take up his new role. The Spaniard left Camp Nou to play for Al Sadd in 2015, after making 767 appearances for the Catalan club, which included winning eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. “It’s time to come home. Welcome, Xavi,” Barca tweeted. “It wasn’t goodbye, it was see you later,” it wrote, along with a video montage of the player’s departure in 2015. Barcelona said in a statement it had reached an…

Ronald Koeman: Barcelona sack head coach after Rayo Vallecano loss Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after just 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season's Champions League. They are ninth in La Liga, six points adrift of leaders Sevilla after losing at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday. The loss was Barca's third in their last four games and it followed defeat in Sunday's Clasico to Real Madrid. In a statement, the…

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce sacked following Saudi takeover Newcastle United have confirmed that Steve Bruce has left the club by “mutual consent”, drawing an end to the protracted saga of the head coach’s future. A change of manager was considered inevitable ever since the £305m Saudi-backed takeover of the club was completed, with Bruce mocked by home supporters during Newcastle’s 3-2 defeat by Tottenham last weekend. Bruce had kept Newcastle in the Premier League for two seasons but much of his tenure has been mired in hostility, with divisions deepening in recent weeks. He will be due around £6m…

Dominant Chelsea Outclass Tottenham To Go Top Of Premier League Table Chelsea stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel's team deservedly beat Tottenham. After managing no shots on target in the first half, Thomas Tuchel's side looked like a different team after the break and scored three second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Blues opened the scoring four minutes after the re-start, when Thiago Silva headed past Hugo Lloris from Marcos Alonso's corner. Half-time substitute N'Golo Kante added a second with his first goal in 49 league appearances, though his long-range effort took…