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More Nigerians Call For Rohr’s Sack

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The National Vice President (North) of the Super Eagles Supporter’s Club, Hon. Godwin Solomon Bamola, has joined the growing long list of Nigerian soccer fans calling for the immediate sack of Coach Gernot Rohr. This follows his technical and tactical deficiency that made the Eagles team wobble against the visiting Leon Stars of Sierra Leone in the back to back Nations Cup qualifiers held in Benin City and Freetown respectively.
Expressing his displeasure while fielding questions, from our reporter in Port Harcourt recently, Hon. Bamola maintained that Rohr was not the suitable and competent soccer tactician that can guide the Eagles team to win the Nations Cup in Cameroon even if Nigeria happened to qualify at the group stage.
According to Bamola, “Rohr has been given every necessary support, including financial assistance to raise a formidable team that can make Nigeria proud at the international level, yet, nothing much has been achieved to justify the huge amount of money invested in the team”.
“In fact, it is high time every Nigerian soccer fan should come out with strong voice to get the wrongs rightly done well, noting that what we are experiencing now is the worst that has happened to Nigerian Football that has multi-talented home-based players who are rearing to go”.
“Worst still was the inability of the Super Eagles team to beat the less fancied visiting Sierra Leone side at home, when we (Nigeria) are called the Giant of Africa”.
“I think it is high time the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, should wade in by ensuring that talented home-based players from our local league are selected with the proper guidance of an indigenous seasoned soccer coach, be employed to raise a team that can make the country proud instead of over reliance on foreign players and coaches who have not given us the desired results”.
“Jokes apart, Nigeria needs an indigenous coach, who knows our terrain very well, eat and drink Nigerian food and water and understand Nigerian football technicalities well, instead of going for somebody who has little or no knowledge of game, coming to impact a strange tactics that will not yield positive result at the end of the day”.
“Honestly, I don’t believe in Coach Gernot Rohr and NFF boss, Amaju Pinnick to return Nigerian national senior team back to winning ways again. They should be shown the exit door now that the ovation is loudest because I don’t know where the present crop of players recruited is taking us to, with their kind of less serious football approach”.
“Believe me, if a seasoned indigenous soccer coach is engaged today and charged to build a formidable home-based Eagles with enabling environment provided, no doubt, Nigerians would be rest assured to see a good team capable to give her a qualification ticket for Nations Cup without banking or permutation or praying for another country to draw or lose their game”.
The tall athletic-built Bamola, who has travelled far and wide with the game of round leather object nevertheless called on Nigerian Soccer fans to continueto keep faith in Eagles team and be cheering the boys to victory since we don’t have any other option than to identify with the team which is solely our own.
You may wish to know that the Eagles team, after the four rounds of matches played so far, has 8 points, close on the heels of the team are Squirrels of Benin Republic with 7 points, Leon Stars of Sierra Leone has 3 points at third position while Lesotho takes the rear with paltry two points.

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Tottenham’s Miserable Run Continues  

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Relegation-threatened Tottenham’s miserable 2026 continued as their winless run extended to 10 league games with Fulham gaining a deserved victory to boost their hopes of qualifying for European football.

Fulham, who scored twice in the opening six minutes in their 2-1 win over Spurs in November, again got an early goal with Harry Wilson netting in the seventh minute.

However, the goal was controversial as new Spurs boss Igor Tudor felt it should have been disallowed as home striker Raul Jimenez pushed Radu Dragusin as they challenged for a Kenny Tete cross, before Oscar Bobb picked out Wilson to volley home from six yards out.

Tottenham had a similar goal ruled out last week in their 4-1 loss to Arsenal for a foul by Randal Kolo Muani on Gunners defender Gabriel but, following a check from the video assistant referee (VAR) Craig Pawson, Fulham’s goal was allowed to stand, much to Tudor’s fury.

Spurs, though, had no excuses for the 34th-minute second goal with Alex Iwobi left with space to shoot home superbly from 18 yards out, with the ball going in off the inside of the post after a neat exchange with Wilson.

 

 

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City Survive Leeds’ Challenge At Elland Road 

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Antoine Semenyo scored just before half-time as title-chasing Manchester City escaped Elland Road with victory over an energetic Leeds United.

The hard-earned outcome narrowed Arsenal’s lead to two points at the top of the Premier League.

City travelled to West Yorkshire without their Leeds-born star striker Erling Haaland who was injured in training, and it looked for large periods in the first half that they would rue not having their top goalscorer available.

But Ghana international Semenyo stretched to convert Rayan Ait-Nouri’s fizzed low ball into the penalty area for his sixth City goal since joining from Bournemouth in January.

Leeds will be wondering how they did not score after making a sprightly start and giving City real cause for early concern.

Meanwhile , a clinical Liverpool performance helped them beat battling West Ham in the Premier League and move level on points with fourth-placed Manchester United.

The hosts were 3-0 up at the break thanks to goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister.

West Ham pulled one back early in the second half through Tomas Soucek before Cody Gakpo restored Liverpool’s three-goal lead in the 70th minute.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side scored again through Taty Castellanos, but an Axel Disasi own goal ensured Liverpool hit five goals in a league game for the first time this season.

Bayern Rebound To Overcome Dortmund In Bundesliga (5)

Harry Kane scored two second-half goals as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund in a thrilling match and move 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

The England striker took his tally to 45 goals in all competitions this season as Bayern became the first team to inflict a home league defeat on Dortmund.

Kane, who passed 500 A clinical Liverpool performance helped them beat battling West Ham in the Premier League and move level on points with fourth-placed Manchester United.

The hosts were 3-0 up at the break thanks to goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister.

West Ham pulled one back early in the second half through Tomas Soucek before Cody Gakpo restored Liverpool’s three-goal lead in the 70th minute.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side scored again through Taty Castellanos, but an Axel Disasi own goal ensured Liverpool hit five goals in a league game for the first time this season.

All three of the Reds’ first-half goals came from set-pieces – with Arne Slot’s side now leading the table in 2026 when it comes to goals from set-plays (excluding penalties).

In the fifth minute, Ryan Gravenberch teed up Ekitike, who finished smartly to beat Mads Hermansen at the near post for his 16th goal of the season.

West Ham threatened to equalise, but against the run of play Liverpool doubled their advantage when Van Dijk headed in Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner.

The visitors failed to take advantage of Liverpool’s complacency with Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jarrod Bowen and Soucek all wasting chances.

And just before half-time, Mac Allister’s superb volley took a deflection and ended in the back of the net. That was the cue for sections of the travelling support to head for the exits.

 Nico Schlotterbeck’s opener.

Dortmund thought they had snatched a point when Daniel Svensson’s thumping volley sent Signal Iduna Park into pandemonium.

But that was until Joshua Kimmich’s strike three minutes from time kept Bayern in pole position to win a 14th title in 15 seasons.

Schlotterbeck headed Dortmund ahead in the 26th minute when he rose highest in a crowded penalty area to connect with Svensson’s free-kick from the left.

Dortmund had the chance to double their lead later in the half when Fabio Silva squared the ball to Maximilian Beier, who was denied by the onrushing Jonas Urbig.

Despite dominating possession in the first half, Bayern – playing with a front three of Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz – were unable to test Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

But Kane equalised early in the second period with a poacher’s effort from inside the area at the end of a slick move involving Kimmich and Serge Gnabry.

Both teams missed chances before Kane scored a penalty – a record 10th in a Bundesliga season – after Josip Stanisic was floored by Schlotterbeck.

Dortmund levelled when Svensson volleyed past Urbig, but Kimmich all but ended their hopes of winning a first title since 2012.

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PSG Extend Lead In Ligue 1 

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Paris St-Germain stretched their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to four points by claiming a narrow win at Le Havre.

The defending champions hoped to take advantage after second-placed Lens drew at Strasbourg on Friday, and Bradley Barcola gave them a deserved lead shortly before half-time.

PSG had chances to extend their lead and substitute Desire Doue had a late penalty saved by Le Havre goalkeeper Mory Diaw.

Lee Kang-In had an effort saved by Diaw before his right-wing cross was headed home by Barcola for his ninth goal of the season.

Moments later Lee fired wide when through on goal, before PSG winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired against a post just after half-time.

Keeper Matvey Safonov made a fine save from Issa Soumare to keep PSG in front, while Diaw denied substitutes Nuno Mendes, Ibrahim Mbaye and Doue.

Diaw parried Doue’s spot-kick low to his right after Doue was brought down by Lucas Gourna-Douath with 11 minutes left.

 

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