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Super Eagles begin training session Monday

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Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles will hold their first training session on Monday at about 5 pm, ahead of their 2023 AFCON double-header qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau.

The disclosure came on Super Eagles Twitter handle on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, six Super Eagles players have arrived in Abuja for the qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau.

The players are Alex Iwobi, Joe Aribo, Semi Ajayi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman and Kelvin Akpoguma.

The Super Eagles’ first qualifying game saw them pip Sierra Leone 2-1 on match day one in Abuja.

While Jose Peseiro ‘s men hammered São Tomé and Principe 10-0 nil on match day two as Victor Osimhen scored four goals in that encounter.

The only time the Eagles from Nigeria faced Guinea-Bissau was in the group stages of the 2021 AFCONS in Cameroon which Nigeria triumphed 2-0.

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BREAKING: Super Eagles Gets New Technical Adviser

By Web News 1877

The Sports Ministry has approved the appointment and service of Jose Peseiro as the new technical adviser of the Super Eagles.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) picked Peseiro to replace Gernot Rohr as the substantive head coach of the Super Eagles ahead of three other candidates, Frenchman, Laurent Blanc, former Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde and erstwhile Netherlands defender Philip for the post.

According to report from Complete Sports the sports ministry has now approved Peseiro’s appointment after talks with the NFF.

Jose Peseiro was first announced by the NFF to take over the Super Eagles after the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Peseiro eventually did not take up the job after Augustine Eguavoen’s temporary appointment was extended to cover the ill-fated 2022 World Cup playoffs against the Black Stars of Ghana

The Portuguese last managed the Venezuelan national team. He has previously handled Egyptian club Al Ahly, his only managerial experience in Africa.

Details of Peseiro’s contract including paperwork are almost done and an announcement is expected be made soon.

The 62-year-old first assignment begins from the Qualifiers, as Super Eagles take on Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe next month.

Meanwhile, It remain to be seen if Peseiro will take charge of the Super Eagles for their friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador on May 28th and June 2nd

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