•Coach Pape Thiaw Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw insisted today that “trophies are won on the pitch” when asked about the decision to strip his team of the Africa Cup of Nations title and declare Morocco the champions. “I am focused on my job. It is important to not be distracted. Everyone knows we are the […]
•Xabi Alonso Real Madrid said today that Coach Xabi Alonso has left the Spanish giants by mutual consent, to be replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa. A day after the team lost the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona, the club parted ways with the Basque coach and immediately appointed former Madrid player Arbeloa, who was coaching […]
Tanzania’s football federation has fired its national team coach Hemed Suleiman just a month before the African Cup of Nations finals in Morocco, it said late yesterday. Hemed has been replaced by Argentinian Miguel Gamondi, who will take interim charge of the Taifa Stars for the competition that runs from December 21 to January 18, […]...
•Sacked Sweden’s coach Jon Dahl Tomasson The Swedish Football Association said today it had sacked national team coach Jon Dahl Tomasson following three straight losses in World Cup qualifying. The FA said the decision, which had been taken today and was effective immediately, was “based on a lack of results in the World Cup qualifiers”. [&hel...
•Late Akin Olowokere The new assistant coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, otherwise known as 3SC, Ibadan, Akin Olowokere, this morning, reportedly slumped and died. It was gathered that Olowokere slumped on the pitch during the team’s this morning training session and was rushed to the hospital, reports The Nation. A source who wished to [&h...
•Coach Stefano Pioli Al Nassr have parted company with their Italian coach Stefano Pioli, the Saudi side announced today. No official reason was given for the split after only nine months in the post but Pioli’s name has been linked with joining Fiorentina for a second spell in charge of the Serie A side, reports […]
•Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said that he has no desire to coach another club in the future as the Italian prepares to leave the Spanish giants after four hugely successful years in his second tenure. The 65-year-old former Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Chelsea boss, one of the most decorated managers in […]
•Sporting’s coach Joao Pereira New Sporting Lisbon coach Joao Pereira said his side’s thrashing of Manchester City eased the pressure on them ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League visit tomorrow. With Ruben Amorim at the helm before he left to take over at Manchester United, Sporting hammered Man City 4-1 and moved second in the standings, [&hel...
•Waldrum Randy Waldrum has resigned as the coach of the Super Falcons after four years in charge. His resignation was contained in a letter dated September 12, reports Vanguard. Health issues of wife was cited as the reason he’s resigning from the job. “It’s been a very difficult few weeks following the Olympics, with my […]
•Super Eagles Coach Augustine Eguavoen The appointment of Bruno Labbadia as the head coach of the Super Eagles has been botched by stringent regulations of German tax authorities, the Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed. The NFF said that in the event, Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen will now t...

