Category: Sports
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AFCON: Super Eagles qualify for quarter-final after humilating Cameroon 2-0
Nigeria Super Eagles have qualified for the quarter-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 after humilating Cameroon 2-0 in their clash on Saturday. Ademola Lookman scored twice in each half to hand Nigeria a famous win over the Indomitable Lions. Victor Osimhen broke free and laid off a pass to Lookman,…
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AFCON: Nigeria vs Cameroon starting line-up
The Super Eagles starting XI for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 encounter against Cameroon has been unveiled by the head coach, Jose Peseiro. Peseiro unveiled this ahead of the anticipated 9 pm kick-off on Saturday. Defender William Troost-Ekong returned from injury and will captain Nigeria against the Indomitable Lions at the…
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Osimhen To 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…
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AFCON: Super Eagles Captain, Musa Sends Message To Tinubu Ahead of Saturday’s Match
The Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come and cheer the team to victory in Ivory Coast. Musa, who spoke on behalf of the Super Eagles players, said this during the team’s Zoom meeting with the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, on Wednesday. The former Leicester…
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Ghana Sacks Coach Hughton After AFCON Elimination
Chris Hughton has been sacked as coach of the Black Stars of Ghana following the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Ghana Football Association announced this on Tuesday shortly after the team’s elimination was confirmed. “Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties as head coach…
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Nigeria to face Cameroon in round 16 of AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night. By the win, they finished Group C…
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Nigeria To Face Cameroon in Round 16 of AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night. By the win, they finished…
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AFCON 2023: Violence erupts over Cote d’Ivoire’s embarrassing defeat to Equatorial Guinea
Police have been mobilised after supporters of the host nation Cote d’Ivoire resorted to violence following the country’s disastrous 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea in their final group game on Monday. In a video seen, the body of a bus apparently forced to be abandoned as a result of the violence was riddled with holes…
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Sunshine Stars Sack Coach Edith Agoye Over Fear of Relegation
The Ondo government has announced the sacking of Edith Agoye as the head coach of Sunshine Stars FC. According to NAN, Bamidele Ologunloluwa, the state’s commissioner of sports and youth development, announced the sack at a meeting with the team’s coaching crew in Akure on Monday. Agoye was fired alongside three of his…
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2023 AFCON: Salah Leaves Egypt Camp, Returns to Liverpool
By: Ade Phillips The Egyptian Football Association has confirmed that the captain of their national team, Mohamed Salah, will return to Liverpool as he recovers from a back injury sustained at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. This was made known in a statement released on Sunday night, adding that the 31-year-old will…