AFCON 2023: Osimhen Is Under Pressure To Score Goals, Says Udeze
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 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 2024: We Have Best Players But Not Best Team, Sen. Kalu Says, Reveals Winning Strategy For Super Eagles [Video]
![AFCON 2024: We Have Best Players But Not Best Team, Sen. Kalu Says, Reveals Winning Strategy For Super Eagles [Video]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Orji-Uzor-Kalu-And-Super-Eagles-640x404.jpeg "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...
Massive Motivation As Angola Players Get Cash, iPhone 15 Ahead Of Clash With Super Eagles
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 2023: I’m Fit, Ready For Action, Says Yusuf
Alhassan Yusuf says he is in fine shape again following his injury struggle at the start of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Yusuf copped a thigh injury in Nigeria’s opening fixture against the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea. The Royal Antwerp star missed the Super Eagles’ remaining two group games against Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau as...
I’m Not Interested In Barca’s Job – Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has distanced himself from replacing Xavi Hernandez as Barca coach at the end of the season The Barca links emerged on Sunday a day after Xavi announced he would be stepping down, saying the club needed a change. While Arteta may harbor ambitions of coaching a top club in his country one day, he outlined how much he...
AFCON 2023: Peseiro Gives Injury Update On Nwabali
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has refused to rule out Stanley Nwabali from the side’s quarter-final fixture against Angola. Nwabali sustained a knee injury in Nigeria’s thrilling 2-0 victory against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon last Saturday. The 27-year-old was replaced by Francis Uzoho 10 minutes from time. READ ALSO: I’m Not Interested In Barca’s Job – Arteta The Chippa United shot-stopper...
Arsenal Make Contact Over Osimhen Deal
Premier League giants Arsenal have made contact over a potential move for in-demand Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen as they hope to sign him from Italian side Napoli. The 25-year-old has established himself as one of the most prolific strikers in Europe during his three-and-a-half year spell with Napoli, after scoring 67 goals in 119 appearances across all competitions. Osimhen netted 26 goals...
AFCON: Top Scorers After Round Of 16
With the Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON concluded, here are the top goal scorers in the competition so far. Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue, despite exiting the tournament, remains the top scorer in the 2023 AFCON with five goals. Nsue is followed by another evictee, Egypt’s Mostafa Mohamed who has four goals alongside Angola’s Gelson Dala, who...
Nigeria Vs Angola: Anything Can Happen To Anyone – Goalkeeper, Nwabali Gives Injury Update
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, on Wednesday insisted that anything could happen to anybody amid the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Chippa United shot-stopper said this while thanking everyone who checked up on him after he sustained a knee injury during Nigeria’s AFCON round of 16 win over Cameroon a few days ago. Nwabali, in a tweet via his...
