Category: Sports
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AFCON: Nine-Man Ivory Coast Dumps Mali Out, Reach Semi-Finals
Host nation, 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire are through to the semi-finals after winning Mali on Saturday night. Snatching the AFCON semi-finals spot, the Elephants squeeze past the wasteful Eagles who lost a penalty in the first half. Despite losing a player in the first half from a red card, the Cote…
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Super Eagles dedicate AFCON win against Angola to late Okwaraji
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dedicated their 1-0 victory against the Palancas Negras of Angola in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations to the memory of late Samuel Okwaraji. Okwaraji, a Nigerian international, slumped and died while playing in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Angola in Lagos. In celebration of their…
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LaLiga: Why I don’t enjoy working at Barcelona – Xavi
Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, has claimed he does not enjoy working at the club from Monday to Friday. According to the 44-year-old, that is one of the reasons he has decided to leave the LaLiga side at the end of this campaign. Xavi revealed after the 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal last weekend, that he…
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BREAKING: Super Eagles Fly To Semi Final In Africa Cup of Nations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has reached the quarter-final stage and the first of those took place in Abidjan on Friday evening, with Nigeria knocking out Angola after a 1-0 victory. It’s now four clean sheets in a row for the Super Eagles, who look defensively solid and to have a platform for success,…
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AFCON: Super Eagles’ starting XI against Angola Revealed
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…
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AFCON: Osimhen, Nwabali Return To Training, Troost-Ekong Still Missing
Super Eagles duo, Victor Osimhen and Stanley Nwabali have returned to training on Tuesday night as the Super Eagles intensified preparations for the clash with Angola in the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cote D’ivoire. Osimhen missed Monday’s training session at the Police College, Cocody, Abidjan, but was back on the grass with…
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We know how to deal with Super Eagles on Friday, Angolan captain boasts
Angola’s captain, Fredy, has boasted that his team would continue its dominance over Nigeria when they meet in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire on Friday. Fredy, who declared that the Palanca Negras fear nobody at the ongoing AFCON, recalled that his side stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the…
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AFCON 2023: CAF Picks Osimhen for Random Drug Test
The Confederation of African Football has picked Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen for a random drug test after his sterling outing against Cameroon in Saturday’s Round of 16 match of the ongoing AFCON 2023. Osimhen was the driving force in the 2-0 win for the Super Eagles with his desperation to win the ball.…
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AFCON : Why Our Match Against Angola Will Be Tougher – Peseiro
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro says he and his boys know the quarter-final match against Angola will be tougher than the Cameroon game. Peseiro said this while reacting to the 2-0 round of 16 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup…
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AFCON: Super Eagles to face Angola after disgracing Lion of Cameroon, see date, time
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Palancas Negras of Angola in the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Both sides defeated their opponents on Saturday to set up a tie in the last eight of the AFCON. Gelson Dala scored twice to help Angola shrugged off the early dismissal…