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Race For Eagles Job: Who Wears Siasia’s Shoes?
Speculations over who becomes the new coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be settled today as Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) popularly called Glass House is set to announce Samson Siasia’s replacement.
The NFF sacked Siasia as the head coach of the Super Eagles last Friday in the light of his inability to qualify Nigeria for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations billed to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in January 2012.
NFF resolved to appoint a new manager for the Eagles after extensive meeting held by the apex football body last Friday.
Soccer pundits and sports analysts in the country were awash with names of possible qualified persons to take over the job of managing the Eagles.
Some of the candidates prominently speculated include the former Togo and Mali Senior teams manager, Stephen Keshi, who promised soccer loving Nigerians that he will show expertise if given the nod. He pledged to give the nation desired results.
The former Super Eagles captain has been favoured after he lost the job to Siasia last year.
Sunday Oliseh is another person whose pedigree is also high for the job, which places him ahead of other contestants. He is seen as the best option for the new generation of Nigerian Coaches. Apparently, he has declared his willingness to become the next manager of Super Eagles.
Oliseh worked in Europe as sports director and with Vervictois between 2006 and 2009 before he acquired his UEFA coaching licence. Daniel Amokachi popularly called the “bull” during the days of his soccer exploits has also indicated interest for the job.
He has worked as a coach in Nigerian clubs particularly Nasarawa United and Enyimba FC as well as assistant coach on two occasions with Super Eagles. Besides, Amokachi handled the Under-23 national team.
Isaac Nwankwo
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.
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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