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Here are some recent news updates from the Nigerian football scene:

Super Eagles

• The Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, alongside Cape Verde, Central African Republic, and Liberia.
• The team's head coach, Gernot Rohr, has announced a 25-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
• The Super Eagles will play their first World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone on November 13, 2020.

NPFL

• The 2020-21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season has been suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The league was initially suspended in March 2020, but the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the season will not resume until further notice.
• The NPFL has also announced that the 2020-21 season will be played with a revised format, featuring 20 teams instead of the usual 20.

CAF Champions League

• Nigerian club, Enyimba, has been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after losing 2-1 to Moroccan side, Raja Casablanca, in the second leg of their playoff tie.
• The defeat means that Enyimba will not participate in the group stages of the CAF Champions League for the first time in 10 years.

Other News

• The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it will be launching a new football academy in Abuja, aimed at developing young footballers in the country.
• The academy will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and will provide training and coaching to young players from across the country.

I hope you find these updates interesting!