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  • he Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed rumours linking Herve Renard with the Super Eagles head coach position,

    he Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed rumours linking Herve Renard with the Super Eagles head coach position,

    Nigeria Football Team News: Herve Renard not on NFF’s shortlist to replace Finidi George

    A senior NFF official has reportedly revealed that they have not approached Renard, who currently coaches the French women’s national team, to replace Finidi George.

    Finidi, it would be recalled, stepped down after just two games in charge of the Super Eagles, leaving the NFF searching for a new head coach

    Despite Renard’s impressive record in African football, including Africa Cup of Nations victories with Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015, the NFF is not considering him for the role. Renard also recently led Saudi Arabia to a notable World Cup victory over Argentina.

    An NFF official told BBC’s Oluwashina Okeleji, “This report is inaccurate. We’ve not contacted Renard or his reps (representatives).”

    Renard, a three-time CAF Coach of the Year, is currently focused on preparing the French women’s team for the upcoming Olympics.

    The NFF is under pressure from fans to appoint a high-profile coach, but they have yet to make any moves towards Renard.

    Instead, they are reportedly considering other candidates, including former Cameroon coach Antonio Conceicao.

    The NFF’s primary goal is to ensure the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after missing out on the 2022 tournament in Qatar. With the search ongoing, the NFF aims to find a coach capable of leading Nigeria back to the global stage.

     

  • Protesters shot and fire at parliament as Kenyans demonstrate against tax rises

    Protesters shot and fire at parliament as Kenyans demonstrate against tax rises

     

    Protesters shot and fire at parliament as Kenyans demonstrate against tax rises

     

    Dozens of injured sent to main referral hospital
    published at 14:23
    14:23
    Some 45 injured people have been sent to Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital, the country’s biggest referral hospital

    They are receiving treatment and surgery, the hospital says on X, external.

    “Seven being female with different kinds of injuries… We have had no mortalities from the demonstration so far.

     

    Protesters inside parliament
    published at 14:14
    14:14
    More footage of the protest is starting to emerge as the unrest intensifies. In a video posted on X, external, several men men are seen pulling apart a stand that displays flags in the Parliament building, smashing the poles against the floor.

    Another man attempts to kick in the doors to the senate.Glass covers the ground and shouting and the sound of whistles can be heard in the background.

     

     

    At least 10 killed – paramedic
    published at 14:04
    14:04
    Several people are feared dead from the clashes between police and protesters.

    A paramedic has told the Reuters news agency that at least 10 protesters have been killed so far.

    The death toll is likely to rise as police continue to battle the protesters inside and outside parliament.

    Ambulances can be seen carrying the injured from the streets.

    I am at All Saints Cathedral, close to the Central Business District, where medics and doctors have set up a medical camp. Dozens of doctors are here receiving casualties.

    People are running into the cathedral chased by police who are lobbing tear gas. And just in the past few minutes we have seen two ambulances arrive carrying some of the wounded.

    The police are shooting with live ammunition. We have seen two people arrive with gunshot wounds. They are injured but conscious.

    There are dead but not here.

    Earlier I was at the Nairobi expressway where I could see bodies on the street. They were lying in pools of blood, with one’s head completely blown off.