The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside Guinea, debutants Madagascar and Burundi at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The draws were made in Cairo, Egypt, headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. The Eagles will open their campaign against Burundi. Host Egypt are in […]
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Former Super Eagles player Emmanuel Amuneke has qualified Tanzania for the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time since 1980 after a 3-0 win over Uganda. Amunike who signed a two-year deal to coach the Tanzania national team, replaced Salum Mayanga who was sacked in August 2018. The Tafia Stars defeated the Cranes of Uganda […]
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Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Libya scored eight goals to keep alive their hopes of also featuring at the finals. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali beat Gabon in Libreville and Morocco went through […]
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Madagascar, for the first time, Senegal and former champions Tunisia and Egypt sealed places at the Africa Cup of Nations finals Tuesday with two matches to spare. Njiva Rakotoharimalala scored four minutes before half-time to earn Madagascar a 1-0 Group A victory over Equatorial Guinea on the vast Indian Ocean island. In the same mini-league, […]
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The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee, at a meeting in Rabat (Morocco), on Thursday approved the proposal for the the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in 2019, in Cameroon, to have 24 teams instead of the regular 16 teams. Africa Cup of Nations has featured 16 […]
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