Oluwashina Okeleji
Freelance Sports Writer and Broadcaster at BBC
Contributor at World Soccer Magazine
Contributor at Al Jazeera English
Contributor at New Frame
Contributor at Planet Sport
Writer at Freelance
Sports journalist @BBCSport, @BBCAfrica, @WorldSoccerMag, @AJE_Sport and @PlanetSportFA. Tweets 99% #Africa
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Oluwashina Okeleji
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Victor Osimhen has scored 23 goals in 39 senior outings for NigeriaVictor Osimhen says Nigeria will be driven by desperation in 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers this month as they look to avoid missing out on a second successive edition of the finals. The Super Eagles have made a winless start in Group C, drawing three of their first four games, with striker Osimhen absent through injury.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Oluwashina Okeleji
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Andre Ayew is back in France with Le Havre, the country where he started his footballing career as a 17-year-old at MarseilleAt 35 years old, Andre Ayew continues to defy the odds. With over 17 years in professional football, the Ghana international is still going strong in France's Ligue 1 at the tail end of a career that has taken in eight other clubs. So, what drives this longevity?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
aol.com | Oluwashina Okeleji
August 27, 2024 at 3:22 AMLabbadia has previously coached Hertha Berlin, Wolfsburg, Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen [Getty Images]Nigeria have appointed former Stuttgart boss Bruno Labbadia as their new men's head coach ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The 58-year-old German was interviewed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday after talks with Swede Janne Andersson and Frenchman Herve Renard collapsed.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Oluwashina Okeleji
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Aug 21, 2024 |
aol.com | Oluwashina Okeleji
August 21, 2024 at 5:37 AMJanne Andersson (left) and Herve Renard (right) are in the running to be the next head coach of Nigeria's Super Eagles [Getty Images]Nigeria’s long search for a head coach is in its final stages, but complications persist with two candidates left in the race. The Super Eagles have been without a permanent boss since Finidi George stepped down only two matches into a two-year contract he signed as recently as May.
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