Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has admitted the Elephants of Ivory Coast were the better side following the Eagles loss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable…
Men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge – one of…
The Federal Government has sent out a message to the Super Eagles despite their loss to Ivory Coast at the AFCON 2023 tournament on Sunday. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as the hosts fought back to complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title. Nigeria looked set…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Ekweanaedo News reports that the Super Eagles lost the AFCON to Ivory Coast 2–1 on Sunday night. According to Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu commended the team,…
Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson says Tottenham Hotspur will never win a Premier League title. Ferguson stated this hours before Tottenham’s dramatic comeback Premier League victory over Brighton on Saturday. Recall that Brennan Johnson scored deep into stoppage time to secure all three points for Ange Postecoglou’s side as the match ended 2-1in…
Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero again as South Africa beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place match on Saturday. The game went straight into penalties after both teams failed to score in regulation time Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba and Meschack…
Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties as Qatar beat Jordan 3-1 in the Asian Cup final at Lusail Stadium. The result meant hosts Qatar became the fifth team to win back-to-back Asian titles, having also triumphed in 2019. Yazan Al-Naimat’s second-half goal had levelled matters after Afif had dispatched a first-half penalty. However, Afif…
Bayer Leverkusen struck a huge blow in the Bundesliga title race with an emphatic victory over Bayern Munich which sent them five points clear. Xabi Alonso’s side took the lead in the first half when Josip Stanisic finished clinically at the back post. The BayArena erupted again shortly after the break when Alex Grimaldo fired…
England International Jude Bellingham scored twice before going off injured as leaders Real Madrid thumped Girona to go five points clear in La Liga. A sensational long-range drive from Vinicius Jr gave Madrid an early lead at the Bernabeu. Bellingham then scored his first of the game from a sublime Vinicius pass before converting his…
Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead a Federal Government delegation to the 2023 African Cup of Nations, AFCON final on Sunday as the Super Eagles take on hosts, Côte d’Ivoire A statement on Saturday from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, noted that having represented President Bola Tinubu…
