NAN reports that the ranking showed that while the super Eagles remained in their April position, they secured more points than they obtained last month
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The Super Eagles appointed Salisu Yusuf as interim manager last week to take charge of two upcoming friendlies against Mali in Paris on May 27 and Luxembourg on June 1
The Super Eagles, who failed to qualify for the AFCON 2017 in Gabon, amassed only 534 points in April, which far short from its previous 547 points
Ideye is staging a return into the national after two years and he will be joined by 25 other players, including skipper John Mikel Obi, forwards Ahmed Musa and goalkeeper Carl Ikeme for the forthcoming international friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg in Europe
The Nigeria Football Federation technical Sub-committee made the recommendation to the Executive Committee of the Federation after several hours of deliberation
The three-time African champions take on Mali, ranked four places above them at 63, at the Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen, France on May 27, 2016
Amokachi, who joined a second division Finish club, JS Hercules, in January, described his new role as “the biggest challenge” of his managerial career
“Nigeria needs a strong person with the required experience to bring them out of the negative position they are in right now.
“Nigeria is a big country and the national team should be in the top 10 in Fifa’s world rankings, not the 67th position they currently occupy
The Minister in charge of the Embassy in Dakar, Lot Egopija, has declared that Dakar is a victory ground for…
Nigeria were ranked 11th and 62nd in Africa and world in the month of February but the nation’s poor outing in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations double header against the Pharaohs of Egypt may have contributed to the further slid down the ladder
The editors observed that the non-qualification for the AFCON was a great set-back and sad, particularly because the country had an array of talents to have ensured the qualification
“We believe the combination of the coaching crew will help in the transition of young players from the 2015 Golden Eaglets, the 2015 Flying Eagles and the current U-23 Eagles to the Super Eagles, thereby building a stronger and formidable team
He said: “I want to explain to Nigerians through this medium what transpired and all what we did for Nigeria not to have been ousted from the qualifiers to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
We see this failure to qualify as an unfortunate turn of events, because it came despite the undoubted efforts of the Coaching crew led by Coach Samson Siasia and the players led by the captain, Mikel Obi, and the efforts of the NFF leadership who not only supported the technical crew but also provided necessary support regarding comfortable traveling arrangement and accommodation for the team’s home and away matches
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has announced that a foreign coach would soon be employed to…
Sobhi’s shot in the 65th minute of the tie earned Egypt an unassailable seven points, leaving Nigeria with only two points in Group G of the qualifiers
“From experience, Egyptians are very passionate about football and I’m not surprised the game will be played in Alexandria in order to guarantee maximum support,” noted Amuneke, who had a glorious career with Egyptian giants, Zamalek, in the 1990’s
Cuper also said the fans presence would be a great asset to his side after security officials agreed to allow up to 40,000 supporters to attend the match at Alexandria’s army-owned Borg El-Arab Stadium
Both countries clash for the second time in four days as the qualification series for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations reach fever pitch.
Friday’s first date ended 1-1 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, with the Egyptians earning the equalizer, against the fair play spirit, in added time
Pinnick and Ladipo told the News Agency of Nigeria that though Nigeria failed to secure victory in the game, there was still hope that the national team would berth in Gabon