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Nigeria interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed Watford threatened star forward Emmanuel Dennis about the Africa Cup of Nations. Dennis, 24, was called up to the Super Eagles squad after Gernot Rohr's sacking after being overlooked for selection by the German due to an alleged fallout. However, the Hornets claimed...

Legendary manager Jose Mourinho is said to have held talks with The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over becoming their next head coach. Mourinho is currently in charge of Serie A side AS Roma and has often claimed he would only quit club football for the Portugal national team when he...

Nigeria have sacked head coach Gernot Rohr despite qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs. The Super Eagles secured their place in the third round of the African World Cup qualifiers this week after a 1-1 draw against Cape Verde but it wasn't enough to appease the Nigeria...

Ivory Coast were dumped out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by Cameroon while Tunisia thumped Zambia as the final two nations booked their place in the play-offs. The Elephants travelled to Douala as Group D leaders but left lamenting what could have been as they missed out on...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says their 4-2 win against Nigeria to lift the Aisha Buhari Cup was everyone back home who has contributed to women's football. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/international/banyana-outclass-super-falcons/ Banyana raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half, and although Nigeria pulled back two goals early in the second half,...

Banyana Banyana lifted the Aisha Buhari Cup after impressively beating Nigeria’s Super Falcons 4-2 in Lagos on Tuesday evening. Banyana beat Ghana in their first game in the competition, winning 3-0 last Friday. It was an explosive start from Desiree Ellis’ team, as the Super Falcons, who are the number one...