The encounter was decided at the magnificent Alassane Quattarra Stadium in Abidjan, capital of Cote d’Ivoire.
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This is coming five days before the national team face off with regional rivals, Ghana, in a 2022 World Cup playoff.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of Sterling Bank PLC, Asue Ighodalo, explained that the bank shares the philosophy of development championed by the Edo State government and sees the state as a development partner, with the deal, representing more than a sponsorship deal, but an investment opportunity for the bank.
He further urged NFF to strengthen the technical department of the team ahead of the World Cup play-off against Ghana in March in order to ensure that the team qualifies for the World Cup in Qatar.
The ex-goalkeeper, Peter Idah, said on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme on Monday that it was wrong to have allowed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema; and the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, to address players during halftime.
Chukwu made his views on the ongoing AFCON 2021 known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Thursday.
Akanni said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday after the Eagles qualification.
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, revealed this shortly after Nigeria walloped Guinea-Bissau 2-0 on Wednesday.
The long term keeper of the Eagles made this assertion during a phone in interview with Sports Radio, Brila FM, on Wednesday.
The tournament, with the Super Eagles opening match against Egypt on January 11, 2022, kicks off on January 9.
Coach Eguavoen narrated how he and Osimhen finally reached a decision to leave him out of the African showpiece.
In a statement released in Lagos, Shina Philips, the President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, stated that organizers ‘will continue to abide by our core principles of transparency, credibility and integrity as we work assiduously to sustain the longest running football awards in the nation’s history’.
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His participation at the tournament had looked in doubt after he sustained a serious facial injury in November, which looked set to rule him out for three months.
He spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Tuesday, two days after Gernot Rohr’s sack.
Eguavoen told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the Super Eagles team now preparing for the match would work more on their game performance and strategies to secure a win
This was contained in a communique issued after the Executive Committee meeting held via video conference on Tuesday.
Ambode, while receiving some of the soccer legends that would be participating in a testimonial match on Saturday put together in his honour as he prepares to exit office, said the sense of brotherhood in sports must be played up for the benefits of the continent in terms of scaling up the Gross Domestic Product of African countries
“Mathematical’ Segun Odegbami, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria said that the situation was sad
Eguavoen made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria