An Akure-based medical practitioner and Chief Medical Director of Sckye Hospital, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has warned Super Eagles fans and football lovers who are highly emotional and have heart conditions to avoid Sunday’s final. Ikubese, who stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in...
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The Super Eagles on Thursday night observed a minute silence in honour of the lives of Nigerians lost in the course of Nigeria’s semi-final match against South Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than four persons died, Wednesday night while watching the semi-final...
Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze says he and his colleagues are fully focused on Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against hosts Coted’Ivoire. Chukwueze told newsmen after the team’s training session in Abdjan on Thursday that the team had put the semi-final victory behind them and are...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – A former Executive Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojougboh, has died. It was gathered that Ojougboh slumped and died in his Abuja office while watching the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has commended the Super Eagles on their victory against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The Minister in a statement by his Special...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria’s substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller...
Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday in Bouake qualified for the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after defeating South Africa in a pulsating semi-final clash. The News Super Eagles of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Stade de la Paix, Bouake, was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, urged Super Eagles to sustain the momentum to lift the coveted 2023 AFCON trophy. Shettima, who made the call in his verified Facebook account, said millions of Nigerians are indeed behind the team. ” I congratulate and salute...
Super Eagles qualify for final after beating South Africa’s Bafana Bafana 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes of play in the 2023 AFCON semi-finals in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to lend President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering support to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The spokesperson of the vice-president, Mr Stanley Nkwocha said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Shettima’s trip to Côte...
Nigerian football enthusiasts across the country are optimistic that the Nigeria Super Eagles will triumph over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d`Ivoire. The respondents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN)...
South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has said his side are motivated to play against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Broos who stated this during a pre-match conference on Tuesday, said that getting to the semi-finals was motivation for...
Nigeria’s defender, Ola Aina says the Super Eagles are fully focused and prepared for their huge Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against South Africa on Wednesday. The Torino full-back believes coach Jose Peseiro has struck the right balance to ensure the team peak at the right time in...
Super Eagles’ forward, Victor Osimhen has been declared fit and ready to play against South Africa on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CAF Player of the Year was a major doubt for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semifinal against the Bafana Bafana...
As Nigerians continue to root for the Super Eagles at the ongoing AFCON 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire, President/Executive producer, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), Mr. Mike Dada, along with others were on ground to show support and solidarity.
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen did not travel with his colleagues to Bouake for the Semi-final clash against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. The Nigeria team departed their base in Abidjan for Bouake for the semi-final match on Monday after trumping Angola 1-0 in the quarter-final. NAN reports that...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Monday night fly to Bouake, ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 Semi-final clash with South Africa slated for Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all 25 players and officials will leave Abidjan, for the first...
A former Super Eagles coach, Fanny Amun, has advised the team not to underrate South Africa in their semifinal encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Amun, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, also applauded the...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition has entered the semi-final stage with four teams set for what analysts believe will be a fierce battle for slots in the final. On Saturday, hosts Cote d’Ivoire came from a goal down to throw out Mali while South Africa eliminated...