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Mauritanian referee, Beida to officiate AFCON final Sunday
Confederation of African Football has revealed that Dahane Beida from Mauritania has been appointed as the referee for the upcoming final of the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations. The highly anticipated final will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on February 11, 2024. Super Eagles of Nigeria will […]
AFCON: Be Mindful Of Where You Watch Semi-Final Match, High Commission Warns Nigerians In South Africa
Nigerians in South Africa have been warned against wide celebration should Super Eagles defeat Bafana Bafana. Nigeria will on Wednesday clash with South Africa for a place in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) ongoing in Cote d’Ivoire. But Nigeria’s High Commission in South Africa has issued a warning to Nigerians […]
AFCON: Super Eagles starting XI for Angola clash
In the AFCON 2023 quarter-final clash between the Super Eagles and Angola today, Friday, February 2, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali will return to action after recovering from injury. The Eagles’ defence will consist of Zaidu Sanusi and Ola Aina, forming a solid five-man lineup to counter Angola’s potent attacking threat. Lineup 1. Stanley Nwabali 2. Ola […]
Tinubu gives Super Eagles ‘pep talk’ ahead of Angola clash
President Bola Tinubu has encouraged the Super Eagles to go for a victory in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final clash against Angola. On his Instagram stories, Seyi, Tinubu’s son, shared videos of the president speaking to the team via video call. In the muted videos, Tinubu is dressed in the Eagles’ home jersey […]
AFCON: NPFL Resumption Shifted To February 14
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has postponed the kick-off date for the second stanza of the 2023-24 season. The resumption date which was initially fixed for January 4 is now fixed for February 14 as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the NPFL, Prince Davidson Owumi, in a letter to the participating clubs said […]
AFCON: Nwabali, Osimhen, Lookman included in Super Eagles’ starting XI against Angola
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali will be between the sticks when Nigeria faces Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final tie on Friday evening. Recall that The Chippa United keeper was a major doubt after he sustained a knee injury during Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Cameroon in the round of 16 clash […]
Amusan shatters 25-year African 60m hurdles record
Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, has set a new African women’s 60-metre hurdles indoor record with a time of 7.77 seconds. The performance came at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan on Saturday. Amusan shattered fellow Nigerian, Gloria Alozie’s longstanding continental mark of 7.82 seconds set in 1999. The 26-year-old stormed to victory in the 60m […]
Why Nigerian referees are not officiating at AFCON — CAF
The Confederation of African Football has revealed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Head of Refereeing at the CAF, Noumandiez Doue, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan, […]
Osimhen will quit Napoli in summer — Official
Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen will leave Napoli this summer and join “either Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or an English club”. The Italian club’s president and owner Aurelio De Laurentiis disclosed this on Friday. De Laurentiis was responding to an interview that Osimhen, who is with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations, gave to American […]
AFCON Top scorers ahead of Round of 16 fixtures revealed
Ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Round of 16 fixtures, here are the top scorers in the competition so far. Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue is currently the top scorer in the 2023 AFCON with five goals. Nsue is ahead of Algeria’s Baghdad Bounedjah, who has three goals to his name. Egypt’s Mostafa […]