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Nigeria agrees deal with Schafer for Super Eagles coaching job

Officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have concluded plans to appoint German coach Winfred Schafer to manage the Super Eagles.

Augustine Eguavoen – A pleasant dilemma for NFF

A Nigerian coach led a technical team that included three other Nigerian assistant coaches from the domestic league without any previous national team experience, to play two extremely crucial qualification matches for the 2025 African Cup of Nations against Benin Republic in Uyo, Nigeria, and Rwanda in Kigali, Rwanda.

Eguavoen still in charge of technical department, says NFF

• Coach refutes claims he resigned from top job

Two foreign clubs join Betsy Obaseki tourney

The organisers of the fourth Betsy Obaseki Football Tournament have announced improved rewards and better organisation for the competition, which begins on October 2 in Benin City. The organisers said that this year’s event will feature 14 teams, with two of the clubs coming from outside the country. Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, who disclosed plans for this edition in Benin City, said that the games would hold from October 2 to 13 in designated centres across the city. She said that the pre-season tournament would feature two women’s teams from Benin Republic to make this year’s edition more exciting. The participating teams include Edo Queens of Benin City, Fortress Ladies, also from Benin City, Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt, Nasarawa Amazons FC of Lafia, Naija Ratel FC of Abuja, Heartland Queens of Owerri, FC Robo of Lagos State, and Ekiti Queens of Ado Ekiti. Others listed for the competition are Delta Queens of Asaba, Confluence Queens of Lokoja, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa, Abia Angels of Umuahia, Espoir FC de Cotonou of Benin Republic, and Aigle Royal d’Adjara, also from Benin Republic. Mrs.