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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 […]
Tunisia coach steps down after dismal AFCON outing
Tunisia coach, Jalel Kadri, announced he was stepping down after his side’s disappointing group exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. He joins the coaches of hosts, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Algeria to leave their posts on Wednesday. Kadri announced his decision in the aftermath of the Carthage Eagles’ goalless draw with South Africa, which […]
FULL LIST: AFCON round 16 fixtures
African Cup of Nations 2023 hosts Cote d’ivoire have qualified for the Round of 16 of the competition.The host who qualified as one of the best losers will face Senegal in Yamoussoukro on Monday. Here is the full list of AFCON round 16 fixtures. Angola vs Namibia Nigeria vs Cameroon Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Egypt […]
Algeria part ways with coach after AFCON exit
Djamel Belmadi has left his post as Algeria head coach following the group stage exit of the Desert Foxes at the ongoing AFCON tournament. According to a statement on the Algerian team’s X account on Wednesday, the country football federation parted ways with the 47-year-old coach after “an amicable agreement”. “A tweet by Mr. Walid […]
Beach Volleyball: Nigeria qualify for 13th African Games
Following their near-perfect performances at the recently concluded African Games qualifiers in Ghana, Nigeria’s men and women’s beach volleyball teams have qualified for the 13th African Games in Ghana, according to The PUNCH. The 13th African Games is scheduled for March 8 to 23 in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast in Ghana. The pair of […]
JUST IN: Ekong ruled out of Guinea-Bissau clash
Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, has been ruled out of the clash against Guinea-Bissau today.The Nation learnt that Troost-Ekong is down with a hamstring injury and was seen with an iced pack to the knee area of his right leg. Last Thursday, the 30-year-old POAK defender scored the winner for the Super Eagles against host […]