Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says Kelechi Iheanacho is fully recovered from his injury. Iheanacho missed Nigeria’s pre-2023 Africa Cup of Nations training tour in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates due to a muscular problem. The Leicester City star linked up with the rest of the squad on Sunday morning and was named among…
Ahead of the Make or Mar clash between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Elephants of Ivory Coast Coach Jose Peseiro says the team needs divine intervention to remain in the competition Peseiro was reacting to the several missed opportunities in his team’s first game against Equatorial Guinea. That draw coupled with Ivory Coast opening day victory…
England midfielder Jordan Henderson is close to joining Ajax in a permanent move, with his contract at Saudi club Al-Ettifaq set to be terminated. Preparations are being made for his arrival in Amsterdam but no deal has yet been concluded. The midfielder signed a three-year contract worth a reported £700,000 a week with Al-Ettifaq when…
The second round of group games get under way on Thursday, with hosts Ivory Coast taking on Nigeria in a highly anticipated Group A encounter after Equatorial Guinea face Guinea Bissau earlier in the day. In Group B, Egypt and Ghana will both be looking to get their first win when they meet in Abidjan….
Zambia and DR Congo drew 1-1 as the opening round of group games at the Africa Cup of Nations came to a close. Against the run of play, Kings Kangwa made the most of a defensive mix-up to put Zambia ahead in the 23rd minute. Just four minutes later, the Leopards were level in the…
Tournament favourites Morocco began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in Group F. The Atlas Lions took the lead on the half hour before two second half goals put Tanzania out of the contest Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off with 20 minutes left. Morocco won…
Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and take the lead in Group E. After Percy Tau missed a penalty for South Africa, Mali captain Hamari Traore broke the deadlock after an hour and Lassine Sinayoko added a second six minutes later…
There has still not been a scoreless draw at AFCON 2023, as matchday four delivered another round of surprises and late-game heroics as the underdogs continued to ruffle the feathers of more top teams in Cote d’Ivoire. Two of the games decided on Tuesday were looking destined to end in barren draws before goals came…
The ongoing AFCON today produced another huge upset as Namibia beat Tunisia by a line goal in their opening group match Deon Hotto’s 88th-minute header secured victory over Tunisia The Brave Warriors – ranked 115th in the world and without a victory in any of their previous nine Afcon matches – were worthy winners in…
Burkina Faso on Tuesday defeated Mauritania 1-0 in their opening match at the Cup Of Nations in Ivory Coast in a group D game The game was heading for a draw until a penalty was awarded to Burkina Faso in the sixth minute of added time Betrand Traore made no mistakes as he sent the…
