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NFF hires coach sacked by clubs, national teams for Super Eagles + Resume

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2 years ago

December 31, 2021

Jose Peseiro

Tongues have been waging since the appointment of Portuguese coach, Jose Peseiro, as the new Super Eagles manager.

Some notable stakeholders believe Paseiro is a step down and doesn’t possess the qualities of his predecessor, Gernot Rohr.

To this end, The Eagle Online did a perusal into Coruche gaffer’s resume and what he’s capable of bringing to the table.

Peseiro had his first stint as a coach in 1992 when he took charge of Uniao Santarem in his homeland.

Between 1994 and 2003, the 61-year-old managed Uniao Montemor, Oriental and Nacional.

In 2003, Peseiro became assistant to current Egyptian coach Carlos Queiroz at Real Madrid and after spending just one season (2003/2004), the pair were relieved of their positions.

After his disappointing time at Madrid, Peseiro returned to Portugal to take charge of Sporting Lisbon, whom he led to the final of the Europa League, known then as UEFA Cup, in 2005.

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Sporting Lisbon lost 1-3 to CSKA Moscow.

Following spells with Panathinaikos, Rapid Bucuresti and Sporting Braga, where he won the Portuguese League Cup in 2013, Peseiro came to Africa and joined Egyptian giants Al Ahly in 2015.

He won the league title despite spending only one season (2015/2016).

Peseiro’s first job at national team level was with Saudi Arabia in 2009 during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and on January 10, 2011, he was sacked after losing the first game in the Asian Cup.

His last national team job was with Venezuela after taking over in February 2020 and led them to the 2021 Copa America, where crashed out in the group stage.

In August 2021, he resigned having not been paid for over a year amidst Venezuela’s economic crisis.

Meanwhile, the Portuguese comes highly recommended by his compatriot, Jose Mourinho, according to the President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick.

The NFF Vice President, Shehu Dikko, also said Peseiro’s wealth of experience gave him the edge over other candidates.

Dikko told ESPN: “He has coached across the world, in Asia, in Europe, South America, in Africa.

“He has worked with big coaches like (Jose) Mourinho and (Carlos) Queiroz, coached at a big club like Real Madrid, coached big players and small players, coached in the World Cup qualifiers, UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League and so on.

“He is also well educated, with a masters degree in Sports Science.

“He might not have won anything.

“But we believe he’ll bring value to our team.”

However, Nigerian football fans would have to wait until the knockout round of the World Cup qualifiers begin in March before they can begin to access the qualities of the new manager.

The Eagle

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Liverpool crash out of Europa as Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta win 3-1 agg

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April 19, 2024

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Liverpool crash out of Europa as Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta win 3-1 agg

Italian Serie A side, Atalanta, on Thursday night knocked out Liverpool from the quarter final stage of the Europa League, with 3-1 goal aggregate.

Liverpool were eliminated from the Europa League despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo, Italy via Mohamed Salah‘ lone seventh minute penalty goal.

The 3-0 deficit from the first leg at Anfield last week Thursday had done enough damage.

Nigerian international, Ademola Lookman, made a 80th minute appearance during the game.

Trent Alexander-Arnold cross was handled in the box to give Liverpool hope of upturning the deficit but that was not to be.

As the first half drew to a close, the Egypt forward lofted well wide when put through one-on-one, but Klopp’s side struggled to create meaningful openings in the second period.

It marks the end of a difficult 12 days for the Reds, who drew at Manchester United and lost at home to Crystal Palace to surrender their lead at the top of the Premier League.

Attention will now turn back to the title race with Liverpool sitting third behind second-placed Arsenal and two points off leaders Manchester City.

The league now represents their final chance to give Klopp a fairytale ending to his eight and a half years on Merseyside and add to their success in the Carabao Cup in February.

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Europa: Martinez two penalty saves power Aston Villa into S’final

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April 19, 2024

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Europa: Martinez two penalty saves power Aston Villa into S’final

Aston Villa on Thursday qualified for their first major European semi-final since 1982 with a dramatic victory on penalties over Lille in the Europa Conference League.

According to a THISDAY report, an extraordinary shootout after the tie ended 3-3 on aggregate after extra time, Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez – who had been booked earlier for time-wasting – was shown another yellow card for appearing to gesture to home fans.

Martinez, who had already kept out Nabil Bentaleb’s attempt, was allowed to carry on as his initial booking was not carried over into the shootout.

The Argentina World Cup winner then went on to keep out Benjamin Andre’s attempt as Villa won 4-3 on penalties to advance to the last four.

Matty Cash’s late goal in the 87th minute forced an extra 30 minutes after Yusuf Yasici opener in the 15th minute and Benjamin Andre’s 67th strike had seen Lille come from a 2-1 deficit from the first leg to lead the tie 3-2.

But nothing could separate the sides after 210 minutes and two legs, needing penalties to decide the quarter-final.

And it was marred in confusion. Martinez – who saved two spot kicks to send Aston Villa through – had already been booked in the first half for time wasting, and was shown another yellow card during the shootout.

Ever the performer, Martinez had ‘shushed’ the crowd after saving from Remy Cabella, leading to objects being thrown at him. He then gestured again to them, appearing to ask them to stop, and then was booked.

It left many wondering why the accumulation of two yellows did not result in a red. However, rules of the competition state that no yellow cards from the game carry over into shoot-outs, and therefore Martinez was not sent off.

He continued to take part in the penalty shootout, saving the final spot kick from Andre and seeing Aston Villa into their first European semi-final since 1982.