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NFF Fires Falcons Coach, Siasia Knows Fate, Friday
The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) may have ended the reign of Eucharia Uche as coach of the Women National team, the Super Falcons after series of failures, recently.
The Falcons despite winning the Africa Women Championships, AWC, failed to go beyond the preliminary stage of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, failed to make the football events of the All Africa Games in Mozambique and the 2012 London Olympics after surprised losses to Ghana and Cameroon, respectively.
On Monday, NFF’s spokesman, Ademola Olajire hinted that Uche would not be remaining as Falcons coach.
According to him, her contract is over and there is no extention , which is self explanatory’.
Uche will, however, officially know her fate on Friday when the NFF’s Executive Committee meets to decide on the nation’s teams’ coaching positions.
Also, Coach Samson Siasia will find out his fate after the meeting as the committee will equally decide whether or not to keep him as Nigeria coach.
“The Executive Committee will meet on Friday,” Ademola Olajire said
Siasia failed to lead Nigeria to the African Nations Cup when his Super Eagles drew 2-2 at home to Guinea early this month, and there have been calls for him to be replaced per the terms of his contract.
But opinion remains divided in the country, with what appears to be a majority of fans keen no seeing him stay on despite the setback.
The NFF’s Technical Committee have made their recommendations to the Executive Committee, who will make a decision this week.
“We made two recommendations. One for what should happen if they want to keep him, and another for what should happen if they want to let him go,” a top member of that committee disclosed this week.
Meanwhile, Tidesports learnt that ex-international Mercy Akide-Udoh has indicated interest in taking over the Super Falcons.
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CAFCL : Rivers United Arrives DR Congo
Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt contingent, comprising players, technical crew, backroom staff, and officials, depart the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State on Wednesday, bound for Kinshasa, DR Congo.
The team is set to face FC Les Aigles du Congo in the first-round first-leg match of the CAF Champions League.
This was contained in a press release signed by the media officer of the club, Charles Mayuku and made available to Tidesports on Wednesday.
He said that the highly anticipated match is scheduled to take place at the 80,000-capacity Kinshasa-Complexe Omnisports Stade des Martyrs on morrow with kickoff slated for 3:30pm.
According to the statement the encounter marks the first-ever meeting between both sides in any competition, adding that an air of excitement and unpredictability to the fixture.
“As the Pride of Nigeria embarks on this crucial journey, the team is determined to return with a decent result that will set them up favorably for the second leg on Sunday, 28th September” the statement said.
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FIFA rankings: S’Eagles drop Position, remain sixth in Africa
The new rankings, released via FIFA’s official X handle on Thursday, reflect the team’s continued struggles under Coach Eric Chelle amid a stuttering 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
This marks a second consecutive decline after the Nigerian side dropped from 43rd to 44th in August on the back of poor outings in recent international matches.
Despite Nigeria’s setback, several African teams made progress. Morocco remains the continent’s highest-ranked side, sitting 11th in the world after winning eight of their last nine matches. Senegal, Egypt, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire complete Africa’s top five.
Lesotho slipped to 153rd place, while Benin Republic, Nigeria’s upcoming opponent, climbed to 93rd. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, who held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw in June, rose to 55th, strengthening their bid for World Cup qualification.
Zimbabwe had the biggest slide down the ranking table, dropping nine places to 125th position in the world.
The rankings highlight Nigeria’s struggle to regain form on the global stage as key rivals continue to surge ahead.
Similarly, the Super Falcons of Nigeria remain 36th best in the world], while the Spanish female national team replaced the USA at the top of the women’s ranking.
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