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Salisu Suitable To Lead Super Eagles – Disu

Former Technical Director
of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Tunde Disu, has urged Nigerians to give the interim Coach of the Super Eagles the chance to lead the team.
Disu made the assertion in an interview with newsmen after the friendly match between the Flying Eagles and Remo Stars of Shagamu at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.
The match which ended 2-2 was a build-up game for the national U-20 side’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan.
He said that the Super Eagles qualification for Russia 2018 World Cup remained on the threads due to the difficult qualifying group stage.
Nigeria was grouped alongside the highest ranked African teams in Africa, Algeria; four times African champions, Cameroon and 2012 champions Zambia.
Disu, also a former defunct green Eagles Assistant Coach, said that many coaches would be scared of taking the Eagles’ job for now due to the risk involved on their opponents’ profiles.
“I don’t think coaches will like to take Eagles’ job for now; we are in a tough group to qualify for the World Cup; consider Algeria and our perennial competitor, Cameroon and Zambia.
“If I am in the position, I will not call anybody else; I will give the job to the caretaker coach, Salisu Yusuf to take over.
“A lot of coaches have tasted that team but the only coach around now is Salisu who has also gone round and have the experience.
“He even won the friendly against Mali, so, I think he is competent enough to handle the team; he is qualified to lead them; we should support him to succeed,’’ said the former green Eagles player.
Disu restated that no coach could assure Nigeria of qualification to the World Cup, claiming that Paul Le Guen might not be ready to take the risk.
“Although there is no coach that will not like to have Nigeria in their Curriculum Vitae, but the recent rejection byf Le Guen should be an eye opener.
“This group we are in now is the strongest group; we are talking about Zambia, former Champions Algeria and Cameroon; a lot of coaches will run away from such contract.
“I can say without mincing word that nobody can beat his chest that we will qualify. So give it to Salisu.
“If Le-Guen rejects the offer, that is too bad; all hopes are high that he is going to come, but if the best he could do is to reject the offer other coaches will come.
“For someone of his pedigree, everybody thinks he will come but if his contract papers are not convincing to him, he will not come. He has travelled all over the world,’’ he added.
Disu said that Le-Guen had coached Cameroon before, so he knew what was ahead of him before considering Nigeria’s job.
“Nigeria is not a small country for Le-Guen, it should be something of pride to him to coach us if he has a good contract.
“Le Guen has coached Cameroon before so if he goes to Cameroon with the Nigerian team, he is in trouble and he knows that,’’ he said.
On the current Amuneke Flying Eagles squad, Disu advised the NFF to stick to the team.
“They are a good U-20 team we have under Amunike. This is a wonderful team, the graduation is very good. Not perfect yet but they are a promising team.
“If they continue like this working hard, they will get to be a great team, there is nothing stopping them.
“With this calibre of players from U-17 to U-20. This is exactly what I did in 1989 in the U-17. I moved them from U-17 to U-20.
They included the then set of Nduka Ugbade, Mutiu Adepoju and Dimeji Lawal,’’ he said.
Disu advised Amuneke to play more of wingers to give the team more advantages over their opponents.
“They must play in the wings at their level they should make use more of the flanks from the right side to the left, both must be balanced.
“The team can reproduce someone like Amuneke during his playing time crossing the balls from the left into the 18 yard box,’’ he said.
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La Liga: Atletico Bring Real Back To Earth

Atletico Madrid scored five goals against city rivals Real for the first time in nearly 75 years when they fought back from behind in a pulsating derby.
It was only the fourth time Atletico had scored at least five in a Madrid derby, the last occasion being a 6-3 victory in November 1950.
Real lost for the first time this season, having won all six of their opening La Liga matches as well as their first Champions League tie, a 2-1 victory over Marseille.
The last time Real conceded as many in La Liga was a 5-1 defeat by Barcelona in October 2018.
Robin le Normand’s header had given Diego Simeone’s side an early lead that was overturned by superb goals from Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler.
But Alexander Sorloth levelled the game at 2-2 in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
And the hosts took charge after the break when Julian Alvarez, who had hit the post in the first half, converted from the penalty spot before curling home a brilliant free-kick.
Atletico went into their shell, but held their cross-city rivals at bay until Antoine Griezmann grabbed their fifth goal deep into stoppage time.
The result maintained an impressive record against Real in La Liga for Simeone’s side, who have not lost in their past six league encounters with Los Blancos.
PSG Regain Top Position In France (7)
Paris St-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a comfortable victory over Auxerre at the weekend.
Illia Zabarnyi scored his first goal for the club since his summer move from Bournemouth when he volleyed in at the back post from Vitihna’s cross at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
The home side doubled their lead when Lucas Beraldo headed home from Senny Mayulu’s cross.
PSG moved above Marseille, who beat them on Monday, as they made it five wins from their opening six league matches.
Auxerre had their chances, with a fierce shot from Kevin Danois striking the woodwork and Sekou Mara having a header cleared off the line.
There were further opportunities for Luis Enrique’s side but Achraf Hakimi’s dink was ruled out for offside and Bradley Barcola sent a header over the bar.
Auxerre are 13th in the table with four defeats from six matches.
PSG travel to Barcelona on Wednesday in their second Champions League group stage match.
Before the PSG match, Marseille scored two late goals to move level on points with hosts Strasbourg and go top of Ligue 1 on goal difference.
Strasbourg looked on track to move four points clear at the top until the 78th minute as Abdoul Ouattara’s goal had them ahead.
But former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed the equaliser, and Amir Murillo completed the turnaround as the clock ticked into added time.
Aubameyang was first to the rebound following his own shot to level the score after goalkeeper Mike Penders spilled the initial shot.
Penders, on loan from Chelsea, seemed to have done better in stoppage time when he tipped substitute Robinio Vaz’s header onto the crossbar, but the rebound landed with Murillo.
Marseille were top with five teams all on 12 points, including Strasbourg who were in fifth place.
Kane Sets Elite Scoring Record With Bayern (5)
Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich’s win over Werder Bremen last Friday to become the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues.
The England captain won and converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time, before firing home from close range in the 65th minute to reach the century mark in just 104 games.
The previous record of 105 games was set by Cristiano Ronaldo while playing for Real Madrid in 2011, and matched by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland last year.
Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz had opened the scoring when he deflected in a Jonathan Tah flick from a corner, while Konrad Laimer slipped home a late fourth as leaders Bayern preserved their unbeaten start to the season.
Kane broke two other records in his side’s 4-1 victory against Hoffenheim last weekend, during which he scored a hat-trick.
He reached 70 Bundesliga goals in just his 67th game in the competition, faster than anyone else in the league’s history.
Previously, the 32-year-old broke the record for the most goals scored in 50 Bundesliga games (54 goals), and the fewest number of games needed to reach 50 goals in the competition (43 matches).
On Friday, Kane also became the first player in Bundesliga history to convert their first 18 penalties, as well as score 18 consecutive spot-kicks.
Kane was the first player in Bundesliga history to finish top scorer in both his first two seasons, and the only player to score 25 or more goals in their first two campaigns in the competition.
He has started this campaign with 15 in eight games in all competitions – including two hat-tricks in five Bundesliga games, with Vincent Kompany’s side top of the league table with a 100% record.
Kane is the highest scoring Englishman in Champions League history (42 goals), and scored against all 20 teams he has faced in the Bundesliga.
Only Miroslav Klose has played against more sides, while scoring against all of them (28).
Kane joined Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur in a £100m transfer in 2023, having scored 280 goals in 435 games in all competitions for the Premier League club.
He has two years remaining on the four-year contract he signed with the Munich outfit, although he has recently been linked with former club Spurs and Manchester United.
But when asked on Friday if he was thinking of a Premier League return, Kane said: “No, not at the moment. I’m really happy here. I have two years left on my contract.
“I’m enjoying every moment. That is not in my thought process. I’m enjoying it with the team, with the coach, and hopefully we continue to be successful.”
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Forest Still Looking For Winning Formula

Ange Postecoglou’s difficult start to life as Nottingham Forest head coach continued as Omar Alderete’s first-half goal gave Sunderland victory at the City Ground.
The former Spurs boss, appointed on 9 September, has now lost three and drawn two of his first five games in charge, with Saturday’s loss coming in his first home game with Forest.
But the hosts will feel aggrieved by the manner of Sunderland’s winner, with the visitors awarded a free-kick when Nicolas Dominguez was penalised for simulation when he clashed with Trai Hume while attempting to clear.
Grant Xhaka sent the ball in from the set-piece and Alderete was there to direct it into the net.
Dan Ndoye came close to equalising just before the break with a deflected effort before Chris Wood headed over.
Elliot Anderson curled a shot just over the bar as Forest pushed for the leveller in the second half, while Robin Roefs, who has been excellent for Sunderland so far this season – saved well from Omari Hutchinson, Wood and a long-range Anderson effort.
But despite the pressure, Forest could not find a goal as promoted Sunderland’s third win of the season moved them up to third in the table.
Forest, meanwhile, are 16th with just one win from their first six Premier League games.
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Man Utd Lose, Again

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes had a second-half penalty saved as Ruben Amorim’s side slipped to a Premier League defeat at Brentford at the weekend.
United were trying to fight their way back after Igor Thiago capitalised on some shambolic United defending inside the first 20 minutes to give the home side a two-goal cushion.
Benjamin Sesko pulled one back with his first goal since making a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig.
Fernandes was given the chance to level when Bees captain Nathan Collins dragged former Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo back inside the area.
After a delay of almost five minutes, which included a video assistant referee red card check against Collins and Brentford making two substitutions, Fernandes’ low effort was turned away by Caoimhin Kelleher.
Brentford wrapped it up deep in stoppage time when Mathias Jensen drove a high shot past United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from the edge of the area.
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