Super Eagles trio of Victor Osimhen, Moses Simon, and William Troost-Ekong came out clean after an anti-doping test was conducted on them at the ongoing AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire. Our Sports reporter gathered that the test carried out on them did not detect any presence of a prohibited substance. This means the three players are…
The Teranga Lions of Senegal have crashed out of the African Cup of Nations after losing 5-4 on penalties to hosts, Ivory Coast. Regulation time and extra time ended 1-1 but Moussa Niakhate crashed his kick against the post as the Ivorians, who got to this stage as one of the third-best teams in the…
Players of the Angola national team have been promised cash rewards and material gifts, should they beat Nigeria in the quarter final on Friday. The Palancas Negras thrashed Namibia 3-0 in the Round-of-16 to qualify for the quarter final The oil-rich nation are now seeking an unprecedented semi-final berth at the premier African competition. A…
Round of 16 action continues at the ongoing African Cup of Nations on Monday with two surprise teams Cape Verde and Mauritania going head to head. Cape Verde topped Group B which also includes African giants Ghana and Egypt. They finished with 7 points winning two and drawing one while Egypt who exited the tournament…
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has described Victor Osimhen’s performance in the victory against Cameroon as fantastic The win means the Super Eagles progress to 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday. Forward Ademola Lookman scored both goals in the 2-0 win against the Indomitable Lions in Abidjan to set up a meeting with Angola…
Two more countries will qualify for the quarter final of the Cup of Nations joining Angola and Nigeria. Both qualified on Saturday. The two that will join Angola and Nigeria are either Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Conakry, Egypt and DR Congo The four nations will lock horns today in a round of 16 fixtures as the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola in the next round of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Nigeria will play the Giant Sable Antelope in the AFCON 2023 Quarterfinals by 6pm, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024. Both teams qualified for this stage after dispatching…
Nigeria’s Male Football team Super Eagles are expected to camp in the UAE ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations. The eagles will be eyeing a fourth Nations cup title when hostilities begin in Ivory Coast. Nigeria have won the title three times in 1980, 1994 and 2002 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Media…
