Author: Enitan Obadina
Former Nigerian international, Finidi George has emerged as the new Super Eagles coach, stepping up from caretaker role.Ā The former assistant and caretaker coach of the team got the nod ahead of Emmanuel Amuneke and other foreign coaches. A statement from the Nigeria Football Federation reads: “The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.” The appointment makes him the 37th coach of the Super Eagles and the 10th Nigerian coach since 1960.…
Randy Waldrum is unlocking Super Falcons, Africa’s foremost women’s football team to compete on the world stage. Different coaches and methods have seen Nigeria dominate Africa but wobble on the world stage with the glory years far and few in between. A surprise Showing in 99, and a second-round performance in 2019 with no distinct patterns are special moments for the Super Falcons at the World Cup. African Dominace Can’t Translate To World Stage Dominating in Africa became the SI unit until the rest of Africa caught up. It got to a head when at the 2022 WAFCON, Nigeria lost…
Sixteen Years later, The Super Falcons qualified for the Olympics football event after holding South Africa to a goalless draw to secure a 1-0 aggregate win. The game played at the Lotes Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria didn’t produce a winner at the end of 90 minutes. Nigeria’s first leg 1-0 win in Abuja was enough to help the Super Falcons qualify and end a 16-year wait to attend the Olympics football event. Randy Waldrum Means Business “???? ???????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????? ????????????????.” Quotes from coach Waldrum explaining how…
Favour Ashe’s season opener is sending all the right signals after running a sub-10s in the 100m at the Pepsi Florida Relays. His time of 9.99s makes him the first to break the 10s barrier in 2024. Favour beat the field at the Florida relays by a mile with Jamaica’s Stubb in second with 10.18s. Jamal Miller came in third with 10.19s. Currently, Favour Ashe’s season opener is the fatest in the world with Japanese sprinter, Sani Brown on 10.02(+0.6) the second fastest time. Pjai Austin of the United States rounds up the current top three fastest time in the…
Super Eagles Interim coach Finidi George took crucial steps towards staking a claim for the permanent role by masterminding a win and a loss in two friendly games. A hard-fought 2-1 friendly win over Ghana in Marrakech and a 2-0 loss to Mali offers the scorecard for results. The former Ajax and Real Betis winger was handed the interim reins following the departure of Jose Peseiro after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final loss to Cote dāIvoire. The Nigerian legend gave the Nigerian Football Federation food for thought by leading his side to an impressive first victory over their…
Olayinka Olajide won three medals, the highest by any Nigerian at the athletics event of the 2023 African Games to announce herself as the latest speedster in Nigeria and Africa. Bronze in the 100m women, Silver in the 200m women, and gold in the women’s 4X100m relay gave her the honour of three medals at her debut African Games. AJ Gold Strikes Gold in Accra Running in her first African Games, and first 100m final where she became the first Nigerian athlete to qualify for the final of her event in Athletics at the 2023 African Games. Olajide got to…
Alex Iwobi’s role in the Nigerian team has drawn the ire of the fans for lack of adventure in attack. In the absence of an attacking midfielder, Alex has been the go-to player for the Eagles’ attack, but that is missing at the AFCON. Despite his explanations at a pre-match conference, Alex Iwobi’s role still draws a lot of conversation, and Sportsintel decided to run his numbers. “I have been told to manage the ball & keep the ball for my team. “The role me & Frank told to do is to control the game as much as we…
An Ademola Lookman’s goal in the first half earns Nigeria a win over Angola and a semi-final spot at the 2023 AFCON. Man of the match, Simon Moses beat Kialondar Gaspar on the left wing before squaring a pass to Lookman to blast home for the only goal of the game. Sportsintel provides five key insights featuring the good and the bad in the 1-0 win over Angola. Super Nwabali: The fitness of Stanley Nwabali was the talking point going into the game after he picked up an injury against Cameroon. Super Nwabali had two moments where he kept Nigeria…
The Super Eagles duo of Alhassan Yusuf and Troost Ekong is back in full training according to clips of training released by the Super Eagles media. Before the latest training videos and pictures, Yusuf has been training alone, while Troost Ekong has an ice pack on his leg. Meanwhile, the news of Alhassan Yusuf returning to full training will bring succor to the Eagles Midfield after his impressive performance in the first game. Alhassan Yusuf became an instant hit for the team on his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea before picking up a knock. On his part, Troost Ekong picked…
Nigeria recorded a clean sheet against AFCON host, Cote d’Ivoire for the first time in five matches and it was down to to Jose Peseiro’s new system. In an all-important second game, pragmatic football, good defensive shape, and some attacking complacency characterized the win. Jose Peseiro’s New System: A Background Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro’s 4-3-3 system in the friendly against Guinea offers Insight into Changes In the team ahead Of AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire. Peseiro revealed that he experimented with different formations during his team’s recent friendly 2-0 loss against Guinea. The encounter at the Banis Yas Stadium in…