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...
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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...
Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, has said the team is getting better with each game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Lookman whose brace helped Nigeria tame the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 2-0 in the Round of 16 clash on Saturday in Abidjan...
Super Eagles chief coach, Jose Peseiro, has said his team will immediately put Saturday’s victory over Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions behind them and look ahead. Peseiro said they would be keeping their focus on Angola, their next opponents at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote...
Football fans in Kano on Saturday described the Super Eagles’ defeat of Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as superb and commendable. The win helped Nigeria to book a quarter-final ticket at the ongoing competition in Cote D’Ivoire. Nigeria’s Ademola...
Former Nigerian International, Henry Nwosu, said the Super Eagles are getting stronger and more coordinated in their play. He applauded them over thier 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the knockout stage of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Cote D’Ivoire. Nwosu told...
The Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Martins Esin has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to go all out for victory against Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. Esin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the epic Round of...
All the Super Eagles players at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte D’Ivoire, took part in the team’s training session on Friday in Abidjan. The training was in preparation of the first game of the round of 16 matches against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Youths in Parliament, Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out to defeat Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. The lawmaker said the win will be a moral booster for the team to ultimately lift the fourth African Cup...
Some football fans in the FCT have urged the Super Eagles to be focused and disciplined when they take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked Black Stars’ coach, Chris Hughton, following the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. GFA announced this on Tuesday shortly after the team’s elimination was confirmed. “Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties as...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Saturday clash with Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-time champions who finished second in Group A with 7 points will...
Five-time champions Cameroon lived up to their billing Tuesday in Bouake with a never-say-die display to advance to the round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Indomitable Lions had looked down and out of contention in their Group C match day 3 fixture,...
Super Eagles goalkeeper at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, Stanley Nwabali, has dispelled insinuation that he is now Nigeria’s first choice goalkeeper. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chippa United FC of South Africa goalkeeper said this on Tuesday in Abidjan. Nwabali...
Mozambique scored two stoppage-time penalties to sensationally salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday. The Black Stars looked set to pick up their first Group B win, after Jordan Ayew netted two first-half spot kicks following fouls on Joseph Painstil...
Super Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro says the team must be more clinical if Nigeria is to go far in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria booked their passage into the last 16 after defeating Guinea Bissau on Monday, thanks to a first-half...
Super Eagles of Nigeria’s Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team was keeping the goals for the next round of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Portuguese said this on Monday in Abidjan...