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Eriksson accuses Nigeria FA officials of demanding money for Super Eagles job

Opinion, SportsNFF, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Super Eagles

Sven Goran Eriksson has accused Nigerian football officials of asking to take half of his salary before giving him the job of managing the Super Eagles. The Swedish football coach who has managed top sides, both club and country, said he was in the race to lead Nigeria to the first World Cup on African soil – South Africa, but his refusal to ‘play ball’ was the major reason why he missed the opportunity. “After Nigeria lost the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigerian FA had sacked the team coach, despite just four months remaining before the…

Ex-NFF chief Adamu involved in £1.3m bribery scandal – Report

NewsAmos Adamu, FIFA, NFF, Soccer, Sports

Reports have emerged that Nigeria’s former football official, Amos Adamu, was allegedly offered £1.3m to back the Qatar 2022 bid, Adamu, in 2017 was banned for two years by the world governing body FIFA for ethics violations. The suspension came after he had already served a three-year ban in 2010 for accepting bribes in relation to the attribution of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. A member of Qatar’s World Cup bid Phaedra Almajid made the allegations in the explosive new Netflix series, FIFA Uncovered on Thursday. Phaedra Almajid claimed that she was in…

NFF names 62-year-old Jose Paseiro Super Eagles new coach

NewsJose Paseiro, NFF, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Super Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Joeé Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr Peseiro, according to a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire. “Peseiro is expected to lead out the Super Eagles for the first time during the upcoming tour of the United States of America, during which the three–time African champions will slug it out with Mexico and Ecuador ‘A’ Teams in prestige friendlies. “The Eagles will…