Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says his team will not underrate their opponents during their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 fixture on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunday’s game between Nigeria and Tunisia will take place at the...
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Following are the pairings after the draw conducted in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday for the final round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup billed for Qatar: Egypt vs Senegal Cameroon vs Algeria Ghana vs Nigeria DR Congo vs Morocco Mali vs Tunisia First-named teams will...
The first coaching casualty of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon has emerged in Ghana’s coach Milovan Rajevac. The Serb has been dismissed, following a directive given to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) by the country’s Ministry of Sports. His dismissal follows the Black Stars’...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to meet Ghana’s Black Stars in the final round of qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The draw was made in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday and the matches will hold in March with Ghana hosting the first leg. Ghana will have...
Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, on Saturday in Benin urged the Super Eagles forwards to be clinical in their finishing against Tunisia on Sunday. Izilien told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Super Eagles needed clinical finishing to suceed in the round of...
Super Eagles’ wing forward Moses Simon has continued to win accolades following his superlative performances for his team at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The player of FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1 has been named in the list of Best Players of...
Former Senate President Pius Anyim has advised the Super Eagles not to underate Tunisia in their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) second round match in Garoua on Sunday. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency...
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has reached the knockout stages and there are no more second chances as Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. The News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunday’s AFCON Round of 16 encounter between Nigeria and...
The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has assured the Super Eagles of Federal Government’s support in the team’s quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in Cameroon. Emefiele gave the assurance when he visited the team in company of top Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials...
Defending champion Naomi Osaka was stunned Friday by unseeded American Amanda Anisimova in the Australian Open third round. The Japanese superstar won the first set on Margaret Court Arena but failed to close out the match with Anisimova winning 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10/5). Anisimova set up a fourth-round clash...
Following is the line-up of the round of 16 matches at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, after the conclusion of the group stage matches on Thursday (in the order of fixture, venue and Nigerian time): Sunday (1) Burkina Faso vs Gabon, in Limbe at...
Following are the final tables of the six first round groups at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, after match day 3/final group fixtures on Thursday: Group A Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Cameroon 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4...
Diogo Jota fired Liverpool into the League Cup final against Chelsea as the Portugal forward’s double sealed a 2-0 win at Arsenal in the semi-final second leg on Thursday. Jota put Liverpool on course for Wembley with a first half strike and he clinched their berth with a late...
Nigeria is set to play Tunisia on Sunday in the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations being held in Cameroon. Tunisia, who lost to Gambia 1-0 on Thursday, booked their place to the knockout phase as one of the four third-placed countries. On the other hand, the...
Qatar World Cup ticket sales were launched at reduced prices on Wednesday with residents and migrant workers able to attend games for just $11 as concerns persist over Covid-19. Authorities have not yet announced how many fans will be allowed into stadiums for the first World Cup in an...
Super Eagles Captain, William Troost-Ekong says the confidence of the team is growing with each game at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Troost-Ekong who was the man-of-the-match told newsmen during a post-match conference that the team was still a work in progress, adding that...
The Zamfara Chapter of the Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), says the Super Eagles must improve their striking ability in order to win the remaining matches at the African Nations Cup (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon. The Chairman of the Association, Murtala Dabbakal, made the call in an interview...
Coach Augustine Eguavoen says people are once again beginning to respect the Super Eagles following their performance at the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Eguavoen told newsmen during his post-match conference that a lot of people felt that Nigeria was not good...
Food vendors and other petty traders around Agege Stadium, Lagos, are enjoying trade boom from the 10 sponsored viewing centres for the ongoing 33rd African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon courtesy of the Lagos State Government (LASG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for keeping hope alive in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon by winning all their group matches. President Buhari also commended the Super Eagles for advancing to the second round of...