NCF Appoints Interim Coaches For National Team

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5 years ago

May 5, 2022

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) says it has appointed coaches to its senior and under-19 male and female national teams.

NCF, in a statement posted on its website on Thursday, said this was in the wake of the resignation of Asanka Gurusinha in April on health grounds.

Gurusinha, a Sri-Lankan, was the senior men’s team coach and federation’s High Performance Manager since December 2020.

Uthe Ogbimi has now returned as the senior men’s team coach and will be assisted by Tamuno John-Harry.

Leke Oyede assumes the role of senior women’s team coach, to be assisted by Theophilus Ibodeme.

Also, the immediate-past national women’s coach, Onome Oghenekevwe, will take up a new role as the under-19 women’s team coach and will be assisted by Yusuf Awobola and Azuka Nwojiobi.

The federation said all appointments are to be of immediate effect and for a period of six months.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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21 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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