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AFCON 2023: Eagles Need Total Concentration To Beat Angola Says Dosu

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10 months ago

January 31, 2024

Nigeria Ex International, Joseph Dosu says Super Eagles need a total concentration if they want to overcome Palancras Negras of Angola on Friday in the quarter final of Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Cote’D Ivoire.

Nigeria beat Indomitable Lion of Cameroon 2-0 in the round of 16 to set up a quarter final against Angola scheduled for Friday by 6pm(Nigeria Time).

The 1996 Olympic football good medalist commended Eagles for their performance against Cameroon and qualification of reaching the quarter final but noted that their match against Angola would be a total different ball game.

“Presently what Eagles need now is a total concentration.There should not be room for errors and they should avoid over confidence on the field of play.

“Most of the time we played Angola in the past always a tough battle so i expect difficult match on Friday.Like i said we can beat Angola if there is a total concentration and commitment from the players.I hope and believe that we should be able to overcome Angola if our players show total concentration,”he said.

Dosu who is the founder of Dosu Football Club of Lagos currently in NLO revealed that if Eagles can play the way they played against Cameroon, the three time Africa champions stand the chance to go far in the tournament or possibly win it.

Asked if Coach Paseiro should introduce the likes of Kelechi Ihenacho,Ahmed Musa, Uzoho or other new players as a starting line up, the former Super Eagles goalie said it is the duty of the coach to know which player is fit for the match or not.

“All these players you mentioned can be a starting line up depending on the pattern of play the coach adopts.But there is this adage that we don’t change the winning team.In 1994 Nations Cup, Emmanuel Amuneke was benched throughout until final when coach introduced him and scored the winning goals for Nigeria so it is left for the coach to decide who would start or not,”he said.

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Champions League: Ayodele Thomas Congratulates Edo Queens On Semi-Finals Ticket

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8 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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Champions League: Ayodele Thomas Congratulates Edo Queens On Semi-Finals Ticket

One of Nigeria’s foremost female football promoter and investors, Ayodele Thomas, has congratulated the management and team of Nigeria’s representatives at the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions league, Edo Queens, for beating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1, to qualify for the semi-finals stage of the championship.

In his statement, Thomas, the CEO of TopPro Sports Management Company, described the feats of the Edo Queens, as awesome and inspiring. He noted that while no Nigerian female club has reached this level, the Edo Queens have invariably made a statement that female football in Nigeria, is once again, on the rise.

“I am proud of our girls. Beating the defending champions to qualify for the semi-finals in no mean feat. They are true ambassadors of Nigeria.

“Let me also appreciate the efforts of the Edo State government and the State Sports Commission. They have been instrumental in all the feats achieved so far, by the girls,” Thomas added.

He went ahead to urge the girls to beat their next opponents, TP Mazembe, and go ahead to make history as the first Nigerian female team to win the lucrative CAF Women’s Champions League title.

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Edo Queens Battle TP Mazembe For Champions League Final Place

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14 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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Edo Queens Battle TP Mazembe For Champions League Final Place

Gritty Nigerian champions Edo Queens will now battle TP Mazembe for a place in the CAF Women’s Champions League final after they literally came from the dead to upstage mighty Mamelodi Sundowns.

The Nigerian champions won Group B with seven points and will Tuesday do battle in the semifinal against TP Mazembe, who finished as runners-up in Group A.

Home team AS FAR of Morocco will take on FC Masar of Egypt in the other semifinal.

Edo Queens were heading home after they conceded the opening goal in the 24th minute to two-time Champions League winners Sundowns, before they scored twice in stoppage.

Emem Essien, who inspired the comeback with the equaliser, was named Player of the Match.

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After Controversial Report, NFF Promise Super Eagles 10% Of Outstanding Monies

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14 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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After Controversial Report, NFF Promise Super Eagles 10% Of Outstanding Monies

After a controversial breaking story by ScoreNigeria, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Ibrahim Gusau, has promised the Super Eagles will be paid 10% of their outstanding payments not later than next month.

The Super Eagles expressed their disappointment that they have not been paid allowances and bonuses with some of these monies dating as far back as 2020.

The players said this has caused them to lack the motivation to play for the national team.

This was at a meeting in Abidjan with Gusau.

The NFF boss has now given the team a commitment that due to the poor finances of the NFF, they will receive 10% of these monies in the new month.

However, close watchers have been left stunned by the rationale behind this payment even after the Federal Government of Nigeria paid 17 Billion Naira to the NFF to offset the debts owed the Super Eagles as well as the Flying Eagles, Falconets and the Golden Eaglets that go back several years.