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Soon, I Will Address A Press Conference On Nigeria’s Football Problems, Says Gara Gombe –
Maverick football enthusiast and former Gombe State Football Association chairman, Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe has vowed to address a major press conference in which the issue bothering on Nigerian football issues will be addressed.
This is a fallout from the recent Africa Cup of Nations in which the Super Eagles lost in the title match. It is the fifth time in eight final matches that Nigeria had lost. It equalled the existing five times that Ghana Black Stars lost in the final matches.
With the hope of a somehow miraculous win dashed on the final day, there were more negativities than positives following an apparent singling out of midfielder, Alex Iwobi for cyber attacks on social media platforms as well as what should be the fate of the Nigerian team manager, Jose Peseiro.
In a statement he issued ahead of his proposed conference, Gara Gombe remarked: “I have also noticed some stakeholders, a few of them, respected stakeholders in their reactions to Alex Iwobi’s Cyber bulling experience. For me, those reactions are none issue, even Iwobi acted childishly”,
“I demand to know if Iwobi is the first Super Eagles player to be Cyber bullied by fans in Nigeria. In my opinion, Iwobi should have ignored it and move on.
“However, those who attacked Iwobi are unfortunately very uncultured and useless people..” All the same, Gara Gombe is of the opinion that the cyber attacks were nothing compared to what the duo of Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Sani Keita got after the 2010 World Cup.
Aiyegbeni’s missing of a glaring goal chance from less than three metres from the goal line and with the goalkeeper of South Korea already out of position was a global talking point. Before then was the self-inflicted red card that Sani Keita got in the 2-1 loss to Greece.
Sadly, both incidents marked the end of the international career of both players.
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Libya’s AFCON dreams go up in flames!
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
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
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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