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African Pillar of Sports and Forbes rated Billionaire,  Orji Uzor Kalu has called on the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to quickly find a replacement of Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr over poor performance . In a post he shared on his verified Facebook and Instagram accounts,  Kalu said Nigerian soccer lovers don't need further dissatisfaction from the performance of the coach.  He disclosed he refused to employ Rohr as Enyimba coach in 2003  because he didn't have enough coaching skills to win trophies  He wrote :  "In the last five years we have wasted our time in football.  There is nothing new we are doing any longer .To see a country with many professional players home and abroad struggling to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations  and World Cup is heartbreaking.  Gernot Rohr is  not a good coach and I don't understand why he is still managing Super Eagles.   When I Was Governor,  he applied to become  employed as Enyimba coach. He was brought to Nigeria by Osca

  He is a man that will be remembered for his many legacies even while in office. He starts what others never thought of. In just under 3 years of his administration, Sports minister Sunday Dare has broken records and has given stakeholders too many to remember.  His staff call him Mr Record Breaker, his admirers call him Mr Achiever, his colleagues call him the pacesetter, his bosses call him the silent achiever and some others just love to call him the BRAINBOX.  Welcome to the World of Sunday Akin Dare. A man who has continued to thrive where others failed.  Today, this reporter has taken time to highlight FIVE of Sunday Dare's outstanding achievements. These are five of the best. The very best. Read along.  1. *THE NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE*. For the very first time in the history of Nigeria youth and sports Ministry, there came a minister who has decided to create a platform for Nigeria youths to air their views, state their grievances and be heard by their leaders. On Wednesd

Substitute Azeez Ajagbe netted a late goal as Sunshine Stars defeated Smart City 1-0, while 36 Lion and Ottasolo FC drew 0-0 on the opening day of the 2021 Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament at Legacy Pitch on Monday. Sunshine Stars have a much-changed squad for the tournament but managed to seal a narrow victory in a game of few chances. Hadi Mohammed criminally missed a begging opportunity for Stars late in the first stanza. Smart City also threatened, but it was Owena Whales who took the lead few minutes from time. Ajagbe managed to get his strike beyond the Smart City keeper in the 85th minute. Meanwhile, Ottasolo FC and 36 Lion played out a 0-0 draw earlier in the day. Ottasolo were reduced to 10 men when Hammed Egbedeyi received a deserved red card. But 36 Lion didn't make their numerical supremacy count as both sides shared the spoils.  Action continues on Tuesday when two games would be played. Lobi Stars are up against Yobo FC in the first clash (9am) and both sides will be ea