According to the national team official twitter handle @NGSuperEagles, the German coach and his long term assistants, Jean Lucs and Nabil were delayed at the local wing of the airport
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Both the Super Eagles and Taifa Stars have little other than pride to battle for in Saturday’s game, as Egypt’s Pharaohs have already picked the lone ticket from the group to Gabon. But the Eagles and their new Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr will use the match as a rehearsal for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Series Matchday 1 clash with Zambia in Ndola on 8th October.
Mbwana Samatta, the leading top scorer for KRC Genk in the Belgium Pro League with four goals, is the only foreign-based pro in the squad
Yobo snubbed interests from other NPFL clubs like FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Akwa United and Wikki Tourists of Bauchi to sign the dotted lines for the former League champions
The Franco-German has signed a two-year contract, which is now believed will be bankrolled by an oil company owned by Ifeanyi Ubah
On the continent, the Eagles are ranked 16th behind Algeria, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Morocco, Congo DR, Cape Verde, Mali, Congo, South Africa, Uganda and Guinea
Olajire said: “The only reason we have not signed a coach before now is because the previous person didn’t want to be given target but the present administration is very much concerned about qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals
The pacy winger announced his arrival with a superb brace against ‘almighty’ Barcelona at the International Championship Cup on Tuesday
Rohr is expected to be in Lagos on Sunday for the Nigeria Professional Football League fixture between Ikorodu United and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan at Agege Stadium, Lagos
On Sunday, Rohr is scheduled to watch the Nigeria Professional Football League match between Ikorodu United and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan at the Agege Stadium in Lagos
According to him: “…Whilst coaching the Super Eagles in Abuja stadium prior to the Burkina Faso game. All of a sudden, I felt dizziness, light headedness, headache and could barely stand. I managed to finish the session before calling on the doctor into my room who was clueless to what was happening
Yahaaya-Kwande said: “The press statement was clear, to the effect that all appointments made at the Technical and Development Committee meeting were mere recommendations, which had to be deliberated upon and agreed to by the Board. No sub-committee in the NFF, except the judicial bodies, takes decisions. They only make recommendations
The Technical and Development Committee of the NFF had on Monday named Le Guen as the new Super Eagles head coach
Three names made the final list of coaches pencilled down for the Super Eagles job
The Nigerian team were 61st in the world in June with 559 points.
Pinnick also spoke on the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifier draws, pointing out that football has come of age and was getting tougher by the day.
He said: “Football has come of age
Pinnick gave this assurance shortly after the Super Eagles’ Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers opponents were revealed at the draw ceremony held in Cairo, Egypt on Friday
The draw was held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt this afternoon
In the FIFA letter of Wednesday, signed by Deputy General Secretary Marco Villiger, the FIFA Emergency Bureau stated, inter alia:
. The FIFA letter dated 5th April 2016 did not specify that the ranking would be calculated on 8th, 9th, or 10th June 2016 but that it would be released around those dates
Twenty teams will be drawn into five groups of four teams each to play on home and away basis from October 2016 to November 2017, with the overall winners advancing to the World Cup