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Supreme Court FC Allays Fears Of Technical Adviser
The Team Manager of
Supreme Court Football Club, Tolulope Oguntimehin, has assured that the roles of the club’s new Technical Adviser would not clash with that of the club’s coaches.
Oguntimehin told newsmen last Wednesday in Abuja that the club’s management had a specific reason for bringing in the new Technical Adviser (TA).
The management of the Abuja-based club had on May 18 announced Fatai Osho, a former Kogi United FC coach, as the club’s new TA.
Oguntimehin said Osho was to help the club gain promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
“There won’t be any clash of roles between Osho and the head coach, Henry Haggai, as well as with the other technical crew members.
“This is because none of the coaches were laid off for him to come in and as the TA, he will be held responsible if anything goes wrong in the team.
“As the TA, he takes charge of the team and he is meant to give advice and help the coaches to do better,’’ Oguntimehin said.
He said the club management expected Osho to bring his experience to bear in the team, pointing out that the other coaches had not been able to do so.
“We believe Osho will be able to bring in his experience, because he was able to get Remo Stars Football Club of Ogun promoted by the end of the 2012/2013 Nigeria National League (NNL) season.
“None of the coaches we have on ground before he came in has that kind of experience. So, we expect them to learn from him, while he achieves our target for us.
“We are doing all these to protect the interest of the club, which we are placing above any personal interest,’’ the Supreme Court FC’s team manager said.
Oguntimehin however said the break to be embarked on by the NNL during the 2014 World Cup would afford Osho more opportunity to spend time with the players.
“It is a fortunate thing for us at the club that the league will be put on hold after the week 18 matches because of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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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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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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