Tag: AFCON 2019
10th coach quits over AFCON failure
Florent Ibenge quit Wednesday as coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising to 10 2019 Africa Cup of Nations…
AFCON 2019, one of our best outings – Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated Bronze-winning Super Eagles over their outstanding performance at the just concluded Africa Cup of…
Algeria/Senegal AFCON Final: Who wins
Senegal on Friday will battle Algeria for the trophy of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations at the Cairo International…
Goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles weak – analysts
A cross-section of football analysts and enthusiasts in Enugu say the goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles needs to be…
Ighalo on course for AFCON’s Golden Boot
Odion Ighalo boosted his chances of winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday after he…
AFCON 2019: Super Eagles beat Tunisia to clinch bronze
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have won the bronze medal of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, after beating Tunisia…
AFCON 2019: Nigeria lost to a superior team – Analysts
Some sports analysts on Monday said that the Super Eagles of Nigeria lost 2-1 to a better side in the…
AFCON Semi-final: Match against Algeria will be tough — Odegbami
Ex-international, Segun Odegbami, on Sunday said the semi-final between Nigeria and Algeria at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON)…
Nigeria/Algeria Semi-final clash: How history favours Nigeria – experts
Many football experts and fans on Saturday said Nigeria has what it takes to beat the Desert Foxes of Algeria…
Please, lift the AFCON trophy, Okeowo urges Eagles
Sports Analyst Deji Okeowo has advised Coach Gernot Rohr and the technical crew to map out strategies that will make…
‘Nigeria was always dangerous’ – South Africa’s Coach
A downcast Coach Stuart Baxter of South Africa, yet to recover from Wednesday’s defeat of his team by the Nigeria’s…
Super Eagles should sustain team spirit – Adepoju
Ex- Super Eagles player, Mutiu Adepoju, has urged the national football squad to sustain the team spirit in camp as…
Patience gave us victory over South Africa – Musa
Super Eagles’ Vice-Captain Ahmed Musa says patience was the key to the team’s victory against South Africa in the quarter-finals…
AFCON: 10 things to know about surprise debutants Madagascar
Madagascar will become the first Africa Cup of Nations debutants in 23 years to reach the semi-finals if they defeat…
AFCON: Nigerians never doubted your commitment, Lawan tells Eagles
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles for qualifying for the semi-finals of the African…