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Mar

2024

By The African Mirror

Nigeria coach Peseiro leaves at end of contract

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NIGERIA'S Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro said that he had left the job only weeks after taking the team to the Africa Cup of Nations final. He announced 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 honour 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 2013 but they…

Feb

2024

By MARK GLEESON

London at the heart of Nigeria’s bid for Cup of Nations glory

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NIGERIA will have a strong London connection in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final with key players born in Britain likely to line up against the Ivory Coast. There are four players born in the boroughs of the British capital in the Nigerian squad plus two other key regulars, Calvin Bassey and midfielder Alex Iwobi, who have lived in London from an early age. Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman are English-born and have made a major contribution to Nigeria’s progress to the final. Joe Aribo, also from London and who struggled with injury at the start of the…