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Former Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi dies at 54

goodking — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:46:33 +0000

Africa is mourning one in every of its soccer legends. Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi has died on the age of 54. The assertion was launched by the Nigeria Soccer Federation and by Keshi’s brother. Keshi was a former captain of the Nigerian nationwide workforce, and solely considered one of two males to win the AFCON event as each participant and coach. Keshi was additionally coach of Togo and Mali, and as a participant, he joined Belgian aspect Anderlecht. Keshi’s brother stated he died of cardiac arrest early on Wednesday. He additionally stated the previous Tremendous Eagles coach has been in mourning since his spouse died in December final yr. He’s survived by 4 youngsters. CCTV’s Celestine Karoney takes a glance again

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Nigerian football legend Kanu calls failure to qualify for AFCON 2017 a ‘disaster’

cotasowie — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:49:50 +0000

Nigerian football legend Nwanko Kanu has dubbed his country’s failure to qualify for the AFCON 2017 tournament a disaster.
Nigeria were held to a draw at home by Egypt before losing by a solitary goal in the return leg, the result meaning they failed to qualify for the tournament for a second consecutive time.

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Nigeria Football Federation considering hiring a foreign coach to lead the Super Eagles

goodking — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 23:16:15 +0000

As the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Egypt draws closer, a dark cloud still hangs over the Super Eagles. Since 2015, futile efforts for continental trophies have seen Nigeria change management three times, raising questions over the ability of local coaches to steer the team to championship wins. Samson Siasia has come back to head a group of coaches trying to get the team to the 2017 AFCON finals. Following the Nigeria Football Federation’s sacking of controversial coach Stephen Keshi following a turbulent spell in charge of the Super Eagles in July last year, his replacement, Sunday Oliseh, resigned just seven months after assuming office. Now NFF president has hinted that Nigeria could stop hiring local coaches and opt for a foreign tactician.

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