The former Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has revealed why Nigeria lost to Tunisia at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. The coach had blamed bad officiating for Super Eagles loss to Tunisia on Sunday. He pointed out that the red card against Alex Iwobi was not fair because the foul […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued their winning run at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday with another victory over Guinea-Bissau. Just like the encounter with Egypt and Sudan, Nigeria displayed a brilliant performance to outclass their West African counterparts 2-0 amid excitement and cheers from supporters. The Eagles took on the […]
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Ghana are out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in the group stages. This follows a shock 3-2 defeat to debutants Comoros on Tuesday night. The Black Stars came into their final Group C clash with one point and needing a win to progress.
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Bayern Munich’s striker Robert Lewandowski retained FIFA’s top men’s player title Monday at “The Best” of 2021 ceremony as Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women’s player. Lewandowski 38, who set a Bundesliga goal record last season, won the trophy for the second time, edging Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Egyptian Mohamed […]
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Coach of the Super Eagles Augustine Eguavoen has warned his players against complacency in future matches in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition in Cameroon. Eguavoen said this at a press conference after Nigeria booked a spot in the second round with a comfortable 3-1 win over a hapless Sudan. “No game comes […]
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Super Eagles unbeaten start to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations continued with a comfortable 3-1 win over Sudan. However, the result ensured that the Super Eagles booked their ticket for the knockout stage of the competition with one game of Group D left. Samuel Chukwueze and Taiwo Awoniyi scored in the first half […]
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Goalkeeper Ali Abou Achrine was Sudan’s hero as he saved a late penalty to keep his team in a 0-0 draw with Guinea Bissau in Garoua on Tuesday. It was a scoreline that capped an unhappy start to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals for both countries, who are the underdogs in Group […]
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Air Peace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Allen Onyema, has promised to give the Nigerian Super Eagles a whooping sum of fifty million naira, if they win the ongoing African Cup of Nations, which kicked off on January 9, 2022. Onyema, who made the pledge in Garoua, Cameroon, while speaking to the Super Eagles […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said they hired Jose Peseiro as the new boss of the national team because of his impressive resume. The Portuguese coach has signed an initial two-year contract and will be at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as an observer. Interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, will still be in charge […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Jose Peseiro as the new Super Eagles coach. This was made known in a communique on Wednesday after a virtual NFF executive committee meeting. Part of the Communique reads, “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed […]
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