Guinea Bissau have crashed out of AFCON 23 tournament after they lost 4-2 to Equatorial Guinea in their group A encounter Defeat to host Ivory Coast on the opening day, means they are all but out of the competition They are currently on zero point from two games and will next play Ivory Coast in…
Ivory Coast midfielder, Seko Fofana has warned Nigeria’s Super Eagles that his team is ready to face them when both sides clash on Thursday at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Fofana, who scored the tournament’s first goal last Sunday against Guinea-Bissau, noted that it would be up for Ivory Coast to work hard…
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…
