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Nigeria’s Super Eagles get first Portuguese coach

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Jose Peseiro

BY KUNLE SOLAJA

After weeks of speculations since the sack of Gernot Rohr as the Super Eagles’ manager, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday has finally confirmed Jose Peseiro as the new coach for Nigeria.

He becomes the first coach of the Nigeria national team to have come from Portugal. He is also the 26th foreign coach to handle Nigeria since the ad-hoc arraignment the then Nigeria Football Association had with John Finch in 1949 during the famed UK Tourists.

The announcement of Jose Peseiro came from the communiqué of the video conference meeting of the executive committee of the NFF.

It stated that the choice of Peseiro came from the memo presented by the Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee.

Peseiro will however be at the Africa Cup of Nations as an observer while Austin Eguavoen will handle the team.

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The Portuguese will thereafter take over while Eguavoen will revert to his role as Technical Director  and thus hence  Peseiro’s immediate boss.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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Cote d’Ivoire edge closer to AFCON qualification

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Cote d’Ivoire reinforced their dominance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 qualifiers, commanding a 4-1 victory over Sierra Leone on Friday.

The Elephants, who entered the match with two wins from two, took an early lead through Nicolas Pépé in the second minute at the Laurent Pokou Stadium.

However, Sierra Leone responded before half-time with a goal from Alhassan Koroma to level the match.

The Ivorians regained control in the second half when Franck Kessié restored their lead with a 51st-minute strike, assisted by Séko Fofana.

Kessié doubled his tally in the 75th minute before Oumar Diakité sealed the win with a late penalty, keeping Côte d’Ivoire on top of Group G with maximum nine points. 

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The victory brings them one step closer to qualification for the tournament in Morocco.

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 Comoros stun Tunisia at home!

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Comoros pulled off a stunning upset with a 1-0 victory over Tunisia in their AFCON qualifier at the Rades Olympic Stadium.

Tunisia, who had won their first two matches, were expected to secure an easy win but struggled to break down Comoros’ solid defence.

Despite enjoying over 70% possession and multiple shots on goal, Tunisia couldn’t find the net.

The decisive moment came in the 63rd minute when Rafiki Said scored for Comoros with a right-footed strike.

 The goal handed Tunisia their first home defeat in over a decade during an AFCON qualifying campaign, while Comoros recorded their first win of the qualifiers.

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Senegal cruise past 10-man Malawi

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Senegal beat Malawi 4-0 in a match day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The match saw Brighton Munthali sent off for a foul on Sadio Mané in the 16th minute.

Pape Guèye opened the scoring for Senegal in the 35th minute with a powerful shot from outside the box, and the Lions never looked back.

Sadio Mané added his 45th goal for Senegal in the 69th minute, followed by a quickfire goal from Boulaya Dia two minutes later.

Nicolas Jackson rounded off the scoring in the 77th minute, netting his first goal for the national team after 17 caps.

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