AFCON 2023: We Now Have A Team, Former Super Falcons Coach Says

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February 1, 2024

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AFCON 2023: We Now Have A Team, Former Super Falcons Coach Says—-A former coach of Nigeria`s female national team, the Super Falcons, Godwin Izilein has described the present Super Eagles squad as the best in recent times.

Izilein who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Calabar, said the strength of the squad lies in playing for each other and better understanding.

According to him, “They understand themselves and play normal game. They attack and defend for themselves.

“This wasn’t the case before; they cover for themselves. The players have come to realise that your mistake is mine and mine is yours.

“There is now element of maturity in their game and they now also play with flexibility.

“The only snag is that, Alex Iwobi has really not been fully into this tournament. He loses possession easily and does not defend and cover up for his colleagues.

“Iwobi only plays when he has the ball and go to sleep when he is not.”

Izilein, however, said he remained confident that the Super Eagles will triumph over Angola in the quarter final match on Friday.

“I am convinced and confident that Nigeria will deal with Angola on Friday,” he stated.

NAN reports that the Super Eagles who emerged the runner up in group A that comprised Cote d`Ivoire, won their round of 16 duel against Cameroon to qualify for the quarter final.

The Super Eagles have so far played four matches, won three and drew one in the ongoing AFCON.

The team have also scored a total of five goals and conceded one in the five matches.

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Chelsea Starboy Cole Palmer Emerged As PL Player Of The Month Of September

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October 11, 2024

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Chelsea Starboy Cole Palmer Emerged As PL Player Of The Month Of September—-Cole Palmer has been voted the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for September 2024.

Palmer led the Premier League for both goals and goal involvements last month. In four appearances he scored five times and got an assist.

Incredibly, four of his goals came in one devastating 21-minute period against Brighton & Hove Albion, as he became the first player in Premier League history to score four times in the first half of a Premier League match.

In addition to that incredible display against Brighton, Palmer also produced an assist in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and a goal in a 3-0 win at West Ham United.

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Palmer wins the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for a second time, with his first coming in April 2024. It means he has won two of the last three available awards.

The 22-year-old topped an eight-man shortlist after the public’s votes on the EA SPORTS website were combined with those of a panel of football experts.

Palmer, who has already started October with an assist in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, will look to add to his league-leading tally of 11 goal involvements this season when Chelsea return to Premier League action against Liverpool on Sunday 20 October

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Chelsea Gaffer Enzo Maresca Emerged As PL Manager Of The Month Of September

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October 11, 2024

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Chelsea Gaffer Enzo Maresca Emerged As PL Manager Of The Month Of September—-Enzo Maresca has been named as September 2024’s Barclays Manager of the Month.

Maresca wins the award in only his second month as a Premier League head coach after leading Chelsea through the month unbeaten, winning three matches and drawing the other.

After a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, Maresca’s team got back-to-back away wins against AFC Bournemouth and West Ham United, before finishing the month with a 4-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Chelsea scored a competition-high nine goals across the month. Maresca says the team’s form is credit to everyone at the club and not just him.

“We had a very good month,” he said. “We all need people around us to make things better. I’m very grateful to have all of them [his staff].

“We are always looking at new things and how we can improve from different football and different countries.”

Maresca becomes the first Chelsea head coach to win the award since Thomas Tuchel, who claimed it in October 2021.

The 44-year-old topped a five-man shortlist that included Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery, Marco Silva and Arne Slot, claiming the award after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of experts.

It also makes it a September awards double for Chelsea, after Cole Palmer was voted the EA SPORTS Player of the Month.

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