The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, has assured of top-notch organisation and security for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), in Cote d’Ivoire. Motsepe gave the assurance on Friday in Abidjan at a news conference, ahead of the Saturday kick-off of the biennial continental...
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Cote d’Ivoire Head Coach, Jean-Louis Gasset has ruled out striker Sebastian Haller from Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opener against Guinea Bissau, due to ankle injury. Gasset disclosed this on Friday in Abidjan at a news conference, ahead of their opening match of the tournament. The gaffer...
Leicester City’s Head Coach, Enzo Maresca has raised fresh concerns about Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho’s fitness. Maresca who spoke to newsmen during a pre-match press conference on Friday in the U.K, said Iheanacho was still injured and his fitness still being assessed by the club’s medical team....
Cote D’Ivoi Coach, Jean-Louis Gasset, has confirmed that one of his star players and Borrussia Dortmund of Germany striker, Sebastian Haller, will not play the opening game of AFCON 2023 against Guinea Bissau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gasset said this at the team’s press...
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho and Terem Moffi are expected to team up with the rest of the squad ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Iheanacho would arrive a...
President of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Sam Ikpea, said that the Super Eagles would not be intimidated by the Ivorian fans. The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles will take on Cote d`Ivoire on Jan. 18 in their second match of Group A. Ikpea...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has charged Presidents of different National Sports Federations to partner with the Ministry of Sports Development to ensure a vast improvement in the general performance during the forthcoming African, Olympic/Paralympic Games 2024. Speaking during...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has urged the Super Eagles to win not only their first match but all their matches in Cote D’ivoire. The minister stated this at a meeting with sports federation presidents at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Thursday in...
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has appealed to the Nigeria Professional Football League Disciplinary Committee to reconsider its stance on the N12 million fine imposed on the team over alleged misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by the secretary of the club, Sani Ibrahim,...
Some football enthusiasts have expressed optimism over Super Eagles’ ability to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Cote d’Ivoire between Jan. 13 and Feb. 11. The enthusiasts, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday, said that...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Education Minister, Gabriel Attal as France’s new Prime Minister. This is in a bid to seek to breathe new life into Macron’s second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has expressed optimism that Super Eagles will win next month’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) championship. He stated that Nigeria’s chances to win the 2024 edition of AFCON are very bright. The NFF President...
Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro, says Kelechi Iheanacho is now fully fit to play for the team at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Paseiro said this in an interview with reporters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, late on Monday. “Kelechi...
Super Eagles and OGC Nice forward, Terem Moffi is expected to replace injured Victor Boniface on the final Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad list. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boniface had picked up a groin injury during training at the Super Eagles’ camp in...
A goal by Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot and a penalty by Bruno Fernandes secured a 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round on a cold night at DW Stadium on Monday. The victory over the third-tier side was a welcome relief for the 12-time...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna on Monday began the new year with an improvement in his International Table-tennis Federation (ITTF) world ranking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aruna gained points in his quarter final finish at the World Table-tennis (WTT) Finals, which earned him the 14th position...
The Super Eagles were on Monday brought down to earth by Guinea’s Syli Nationale after they lost 0-2 in their final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) warm-up game. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the international friendly was played behind closed doors at the Bani...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria men’s para-volleyball national team will face Egypt, Morocco and Kenya in group A of the African qualifiers for a place at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Nigeria will host the African qualifiers between January 29 and February 3, 2024, at the Indoor...
A former coach of the Super Falcons, Godwin Izilein, says he will not be surprised if the Super Eagles failed to perform in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament coming up in Cote d’Ivoire. Izilein who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...