Football fans in Osogbo on Friday expressed optimism that Nigeria will win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament after the Super Eagles defeated Angola 1-0 to qualify for the semifinal of the competition. The fans, who were in jubilant mood after the match on Friday, said they...
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Tyson Fury has been forced to postpone his unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk after the British heavyweight suffered a “freak cut” above his eye during a sparring session in Riyadh, Queensberry Promotions announced Friday. Fury’s World Boxing Council title and Ukrainian fighter Usyk’s World Boxing Association, International...
Super Eagles of Nigeria have advanced into the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals after a 1-0 defeat of Angola in the quarter-finals, after Ademola Lookman’s 41st minute goal.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles blockbuster clash with the Palancas Negras of Angola will be one of eight exciting matchups fans will be seated to witness this weekend. This is as the quarter-finals promises much more upsets with no pushovers left in African football. This clash for Nigeria, will...
There is cheering news for the teeming Super Eagles fans as shot-stopper Stanley Nwabali has been declared fit and available for selection for Nigeria’s quarter-final Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with Angola. The Chippa United man was stretchered off in Nigeria’s 2-0 win over bitter rivals Cameroon...
Nigerian International, Asisat Oshoala, has joined Bay FC, a soccer franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States. Oshoala departs Barcelona after a five year stint with the Spanish club for an undisclosed transfer fee. Following the transfer on Thursday and as...
Senegalese official, Issa Sy will be the referee when Nigeria take on Angola in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final encounter, at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Head of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
Nigerian ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, has urged the Super Eagles to keep their defence strong and maintain their style of play in their next match against Angola in the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition in Cote d`Ivoire. Adepoju, who was part of the Eagles squad that conquered...
Cameroon is (or was) Africa’s football powerhouse. They reached the 1990 World Cup quarterfinals in Italy, becoming the first on the continent to do so. But three decades later, something is cracking within this strong tradition of football success. Last week, Cameroon was bundled out of the Africa Cup of...
Super Eagles have been urged to focus on playing cohesively when they play Angola in the quarter final at the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d`Ivoire. Nigerian ex-international, Felix Owolabi, who was a member of the victorious 1980 Green Eagles team in the AFCON, made...
Nigerian football fans in Enugu State have expressed their optimism on the chances of the Super Eagles winning the ongoing TotalEnergies AFCON 2023 trophy. The fans stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday. Frank Nweke said he was highly optimistic...
Deputy President, Nigeria (Football) Referees Association (NRA), Kelechi Mejuobi, has said there is no cause for alarm over the absence of Nigerian referees at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. Mejuobi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Super Eagles are still awaiting the scan result of the team’s first choice goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali following an injury he picked up during Nigeria’s Round of 16 match against Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwabali was stretched off the pitch during their AFCON...
Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire pulled off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions, Senegal 5-4 on penalties, after extra time to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Senegal made a blistering...
Some Nigerian football fans in Abuja have cautioned the Super Eagles against underrating Angola, when they meet in the quarter final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d`Ivoire. The fans who spoke with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said...
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been selected by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for random drug tests at the tournament. A source told DAILY POST that Osimhen was tested against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. “(He was) tested against Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. That is twice...
Record seven-time champions Egypt, lacking injured talisman Mohamed Salah, were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after losing a penalty shootout 8-7 against DR Congo. Goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi converted the winning spot-kick in San-Pedro after fellow shot-stopper Mohamed Abou Gabal had seen his kick...
Mohamed Bayo headed in a dramatic winner in the eighth minute of injury time as Guinea beat 10-man Equatorial Guinea 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The last-16 tie at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Abidjan was heading for...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their 2-0 triumph over Cameroon during their Round of 16 clash at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The Minister in a statement by his media...
The Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Jose Peseiro, has said he and his boys are aware that the quarter final match against Angola will be tougher than the Cameroon game. Coach Peseiro said this while reacting to the 2-0 round of 16 win over the Indomitable...