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Massive Motivation As Angola Players Get Cash, iPhone 15 Ahead Of Clash With Super Eagles

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Ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal clash with Nigeria, players of the Angola national team have been rewarded with cash and material gifts. The Palancas Negras, who are fresh off a commanding 3-0 victory over Namibia in the Round of 16, were also promised cash gifts if they advanced to the final. As reported by Angola Press Agency, Banco...

AFCON 2024: We Have Best Players But Not Best Team, Sen. Kalu Says, Reveals Winning Strategy For Super Eagles [Video]

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AFCON 2024: We Have Best Players But Not Best Team, Sen. Kalu Says, Reveals Winning Strategy For Super Eagles [Video]

Pillar of Sports in Africa and former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has revealed the strategy to be adopted by Nigeria's national team to win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024 ongoing in Ivory Coast. Sen. Kalu who revived the Enyimba FC and made it a two-time African champion during his tenure as governor of Abia...

AFCON 2023: Ndidi Thrilled With Super Eagles Group Stage Performance

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AFCON 2023: Ndidi Thrilled With Super Eagles Group Stage Performance

Wilfred Ndidi is thrilled with the Super Eagles progress into Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time champions booked their passage into the knockout round of the competition after a hard-fought 1-0 victory against the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau on Monday. The Super Eagles will confront eternal rivals, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of...

AFCON 2023: Osimhen Is Under Pressure To Score Goals, Says Udeze

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Osimhen’s Demand Hinders Chelsea's Move

Former Nigeria international Ifeanyi Udeze says Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is under pressure to score goals at the AFCON 2023. Heading into this year’s tournament Osimhen was tipped as one of the players to fight for the top scorer award. However, Osimhen has only managed to score one goal and has missed numerous scoring chances. READ ALSO: AFCON: Super Eagles’ Round...

AFCON: Super Eagles’ Round of 16 Opponents To Be Confirmed Today

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AFCON: Super Eagles’ Round of 16 Opponents To Be Confirmed Today

Nigeria’s next opponent at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be confirmed today (Tuesday). The Super Eagles are through to the Round of 16 as Group A runners-up. According to CAF’s official schedule, this means Jose Peseiro’s men will play the team that finishes second in Group C. READ ALSO: AFCON: Power Outage Hits Côte d’Ivoire The final positions in Group C...

AFCON: Power Outage Hits Côte d’Ivoire

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Ondo Amotekun deploys personnel to Ekiti, arrests 31 suspects

Power outage has hit parts of Côte d’Ivoire, the host country of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. A popular Nigerian sports journalist, Suleiman Adebayo, disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday. He spoke on the sidelines of Nigeria’s lone-goal victory against Guinea-Bissau on Monday. According to him, the power outage has lasted over five hours across...

AFCON: Omeruo To Captain Super Eagles Against Guinea-Bissau

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Friendly: Omeruo Cleared For Super Eagles Vs Mali

Kasimpasa of Turkey defender, Kenneth Omeruo, will captain the Super Eagles against Guinea-Bissau on Monday (today). The encounter against the Djurtus will be Nigeria’s 100th game at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. Omeruo will take the place of injured William Troost-Ekong in the starting line-up for the game. READ ALSO: AFCON 2023: I Don’t Expect An Easy Match For Eagles Against...

AFCON 2023: 6 Guinea Fans Die Celebrating Win

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AFCON 2023: 6 Guinea Fans Die Celebrating Win

Six Guinean supporters lost their lives while celebrating their country’s first victory at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)in Ivory Coast. The Guinean Football Federation, Feguifoot, told the BBC on Monday that the incident took place during a celebratory event on the streets of Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Fans celebrated by driving cars and riding motorcycles. Guinea emerged victorious with a 1-0...

AFCON 2023: I Don’t Expect An Easy Match For Eagles Against Guinea-Bissau — Odegbami

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AFCON: Tinubu Lauds Super Eagles' Resolute Performance

Legendary Nigeria winger Segun Odegbami has said he expects a difficult game for the Super Eagles against Guinea-Bissau. The Eagles will take on already eliminated Guinea-Bissau on Monday, 22 January. This is the second time Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau will cross paths at the AFCON. At the 2021 edition, in the group stage also, the Eagles triumphed 2-0. READ ALSO: We Want To Beat...

We Want To Beat Super Eagles For First AFCON Victory — Guinea-Bissau Boss Cande

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We Want To Beat Super Eagles For First AFCON Victory — Guinea-Bissau Boss Cande

Guinea-Bissau head coach, Baciro Cande says the Djurtus are desperate to end their barren run at the Africa Cup of Nations. The West Africans, who made their AFCON debut in 2017 are yet to record a win in the history of the competition. Cande’s side have already lost their opening two fixtures at the ongoing AFCON 2023 finals in Cote d’Ivoire. Guinea-Bissau...

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