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Know The Nigerian Coach Jose Peseiro –

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On Sunday, February 11, Nigeria will take to the field to play Cotê d’Ivoire in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.

This will be Nigeria’s eight final in the history of the competition with three wins to their credit.

Portuguese trainer, José Peseiro led the Super Eagles to their eighth final after a penalty shootout win over South Africa.

CafOnline.com throws more light on how the journey has been for Peseiro.

Appointment

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José Peseiro was appointed two years ago as the head coach of the Nigerian national team after they failed to qualify to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Struggles

The NFF maintained their faith in Peseiro when the country was struggling to get results months into his appointment.

He went about his duty even when the fans had lost trust in him.

The success story

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The Portuguese built a solid Nigerian side which is difficult to beat by blending young players with the experience in the set up.

One of the key things he did to improve the Nigeria squad was the introduction of Stanley Nwabili into the set up.

Two years on, Nigeria are in the finals with the best defensive unit having conceded just two goals throughout the competition.

It’s Nigeria’s first final in the last decade and there has been massive improvement within the team.

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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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Libya’s AFCON dreams go up in flames!

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The hopes of Libya securing a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ticket seem to have gone up in smoke.  This is the sequel to the 2-1 defeat that Rwanda inflicted on the Benin Republic on Tuesday evening.

With the result, Libya’s position is further cemented at the bottom of the table. Nigeria, even with an outstanding match, still leads with seven points.

They are followed by Benin Republic who have six points. Rwanda followed with five points.

The star men were  Innocent Nshuti and Djihad Bizimana  who scored in the space of two minutes as Rwanda came from behind to defeat Benin 2-1 at Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, October 15.

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Rwanda breaks 12-year jinx in victory over Benin Republic

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FILE PHOTO: Rwanda players celebrate in the dressing room after beating Lesotho 1-0 on Tuesday in Durban, South Africa, to go top of Group C in the ongoing World Cup 2026 qualifiers-courtesy.

Rwanda’s defeat of Benin Republic is not just their first win in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, the victory terminates a 12-year winless streak against the Cheetah of Benin.

It is also a renewal of their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. But they still have two more games to play.

The German made two changes from the side that started against Benin last week as Samuel Gueulette and Emmanuel Imanishimwe came in for Kevin Muhire and Claude Niyomugabo respectively.

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Libya vs Nigeria: CAF lifts the burden off Nigeria

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The press release on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) may have lifted a burden off Nigeria as the match with Libya is considered postponed rather than the Super Eagles refusing to play.

The continental body remarked that the matter would be referred to the competent CAF bodies.

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