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The Super Eagles are technically without a coach. Jose Peseiro signed a short-term deal with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, last year. The six-month contract expired at the end of the AFCON. A key clause that was included in the contract was for Peseiro to take the team to the AFCON semi-finals. The 63-year-old surpassed that by leading the Eagles to the final, where they lost 2-1 to hosts, Ivory Coast. Before the tournament, Peseiro was not the Nigerians’ cup of tea. Oluwagbenga Adava, a broadcaster with Breez FM in Akure, feels the AFCON boosted Peseiro’s perception. “I think the Nati…

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