Sport

Bruno Labbadia has rejected his appointment as the new head coach of Super Eagles of Nigeria. According to Kicker, a German football magazine, the 58-year-old tactician pulled out of the deal with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday. NFF announced Labbadia as the Eagles’ new coach on Tuesday. The federation said an agreement had been reached with the German, adding that he would take over the team immediately. However, Kicker’s report cited the “public rush” to announce Labbadia’s arrival as the significant reason the manager cancelled the deal. TheCable understands from sources in the loop of the deal that…
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 05:00

Super Eagles get new foreign coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of German tactician Bruno Labbadia as the new Head Coach for the Super Eagles. Labbadia’s appointment is coming after 73 days since the NFF has maintained a deafening silence on who will take over the rein of leadership in the county’s national football team. With an official statement issued Tuesday morning, the German is set to be the Men’s senior football team’s 37th coach since the creation of the team in 1949. This decision was said to be endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee after the recommendation from the Technical and…
Tobi Amusan has claimed her fourth consecutive national title in the women’s 100 metres hurdles event. The 27-year-old dipped at 12.78 seconds and was way ahead of her competitors in a one-sided final of the event on Monday at the national Olympic trials in Benin, Edo state. The victory was Amusan’s fourth national title in a row, having swept to victory at the Olympic trials in Lagos in 2021 before winning twice in Benin in the last two years. In the women’s 100 meters, Favour Ofili clinched the national title and booked an automatic qualification for the Paris Olympics. The…
Finidi George has stepped down from his role as the head coach of the Super Eagles. The 52-year-old gaffer confirmed his resignation via WhatsApp chat with TheCable on Saturday. Finidi’s exit from the role comes a few days after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced a plan to appoint a foreign technical adviser for the team. The former Enyimba FC manager managed only two competitive games as the Eagle coach since his appointment in April. He led the team to a 1-1 home draw against South Africa in his first game and a 2-1 loss to the Benin Republic in…
Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying hopes took a heavy blow with a 2-1 defeat by Benin on Monday, but Ghana and Algeria salvaged wins while Egypt drew after all three were behind at halftime. Ghana's Jordan Ayew got a hat-trick as they beat the Central African Republic 4-3 in Kumasi after trailing 2-1 at the break, while Algeria were 1-0 down to Uganda in Kampala but second-half goals from Houssem Aouar and Said Benrahma secured a 2-1 win. Mohamed Salah came to Egypt’s rescue with a sensational equaliser for a 1-1 draw in Guinea Bissau. Nigeria lost away to Benin, who…
Former Nigerian winger Finidi George has been appointed as the head coach of the national team, the Super Eagles, officials announced on Monday. The 53-year-old, who previously served as an assistant coach, steps into the role following the departure of former coach Jose Peseiro, whose contract was not renewed despite leading Nigeria to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, where they were defeated by the hosts, Ivory Coast. George, who had a stint as interim coach for two friendlies in March, securing a victory over Ghana and suffering a defeat against Mali, now assumes the…
Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the women’s football event of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Nigeria defeated South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the final round of qualifiers to book a place at the Games for the first time since 2008. Rasheedat Ajibade’s 43rd-minute penalty in the first leg proved historic as the Falcons held on to a pragmatic goalless draw at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday. Randy Waldrum kept faith in the same line-up that clinched the vital home win on Friday. The Falcons dominated the match in the early stages. They held on to the…
Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou in just the second round of their heavyweight clash in the early hours of Saturday. Joshua had his Cameroonian opponent on the canvas in the first round and twice more in the second in a brutal and brief exhibition of punching power. Ngannou, 37, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was taking part in only his second professional boxing match, having lost a split decision to Tyson Fury in an October fight that saw him put the WBC champion on the canvas in the third round. “I thought…
Nigeria's Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro said on Friday he had left the job only weeks after taking the team to the Africa Cup of Nations final. He made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, confirming the end of his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfilment,” he wrote. Peseiro took Nigeria to the Cup of Nations final for the first time since…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have lost 2-1 to the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Eagles surrendered a goal lead to the Ivorians at the Olympic stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, on Sunday. Nigeria conceded only two goals en route to the final but let in just as many goals against a rejuvenated Cote d’Ivoire side. The Elephants were a different team from the earlier side that lost to the Eagles in the group stage and needed to wait till the final match of the group stage to qualify for the second…
Page 1 of 37
September 19, 2024

Independent marketers shut out as major marketers begin lifting petrol from Dangote Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has authorised major petroleum marketers to commence lifting…
September 16, 2024

Trump survives another assassination attempt, suspect arrested

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what…
September 14, 2024

Ancient wall carvings suggest women used 'modern' accessory 12,000 years ago

Researchers have discovered ancient wall carvings depicting what appeared to be handbags designed with a…
September 18, 2024

Zimbabwe to slaughter 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens

Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst…
September 16, 2024

Nearly 300 prisoners escape Maiduguri prison after floods

Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week,…
September 19, 2024

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 349

Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict Hand-held radios used…
August 28, 2024

New study says China uses 80% artificial sand. Here’s why that’s a big deal

The world is running out of sand. About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel…
August 31, 2024

3 days after NFF’s announcement, Labbadia rejects offer to coach Super Eagles

Bruno Labbadia has rejected his appointment as the new head coach of Super Eagles of…

NEWSSCROLL TEAM: 'Sina Kawonise: Publisher/Editor-in-Chief; Prof Wale Are Olaitan: Editorial Consultant; Femi Kawonise: Head, Production & Administration; Afolabi Ajibola: IT Manager;
Contact Us: [email protected] Tel/WhatsApp: +234 811 395 4049

Copyright © 2015 - 2024 NewsScroll. All rights reserved.