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AFCON QUALIFIER: SANWO-OLU CHARGES SUPER EAGLES TO BEAT BENIN, LESOTHO

Tolani Giwa 25/03/2021

Gives Atlanta 96 Gold Medalist, Pascal Three-Bedroom Apartment We Won’t Disappoint Nigeria, Rohr, Musa Assure Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat the Squirrels of Benin Republic and Crocodiles of Lesotho in the crucial 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who promised to support […]Read More

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Enyimba beat Al-Ahli Benghazi 2-1 in Group Opener.

Ayomide Oyewole 11/03/2021

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday began their CAF Confederation Cup group stage campaign on a positive note with a 2-1 win over Al-Ahli Benghazi of Libya in Aba. Goals from Enyimba’s Captain Austin Oladapo and Victor Mbaoma as well as a consolation goal from Imhamed Abd’Allah for the visitors saw the hosts […]Read More

COVID-19 threatens 2021 AFCON

Ayomide Oyewole 29/06/2020

If feelers from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are anything to go by, then next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Cameroon may be played a year later in 2022 because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The 2021 AFCON is originally fixed to be played from January 9 to February 6, 2021, in […]Read More

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VAR to be used from Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals

Ayomide Oyewole 09/07/2019

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, increasing the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filled with refereeing controversy but this year rather muted. It was originally planned to use VAR from the semi-final stage but it will now be brought in […]Read More

Omeruo promises better times for Nigeria’s Supporters

Ayomide Oyewole 27/06/2019

Super Eagles’ goal scorer against Guinea in the second group game of the on-going African Cup of Nations, Kenneth Omeruo has promised to ensure Nigerians have more opportunities to celebrate in this competition. Happy that the Super Eagles advanced to the last 16 of the competition through his 73rd minute goal, Omeruo assured Nigerians that […]Read More

CAF Picks Ighalo’s Goal as Best of Day 2

Ayomide Oyewole 24/06/2019

The Confederation of African Football has picked Odion Ighalo’s sublime strike in Nigeria’s 1-0 win against Burundi as the best goal of Match Day 2 at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Ighalo, who came on as a substitute for Paul Onuachu in the 72nd minute, netted the decisive strike four minutes later. […]Read More

Egypt 2019-Africa’s Soccer Fiesta Begins

Ayomide Oyewole 21/06/2019

The best of football artistry will be on display as the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial continental men’s football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) kicks off in Egypt today. For the first time in the competition’s history, 24 countries will battle for the top prize after […]Read More

Women’s World Cup: Super Falcons qualify for round of 16

Ayomide Oyewole 21/06/2019

The Super Falcons on Thursday qualified for the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 20 years. The Falcons have reached the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup just once before now, a quarter-final appearance in the competition in the United States in 1999. They will confront former champions […]Read More

Eagles, Senegal Friendly To Hold Behind Closed doors

Ayomide Oyewole 14/06/2019

Nigeria’s international friendly game against Senegal billed for the Ismailia Stadium on Sunday will be played behind closed doors. This is because both coaches of Nigeria and Senegal have unanimously agreed on this as they hope to use the practice game to run through some last-minute tactical experiments on their respective teams. According to the […]Read More

U-20 World Cup: Utin Targets Win Against Qatar

Ayomide Oyewole 24/05/2019

Captain Ikouwem Utin says two-time runners up Nigeria will go all out for the three points against Qatar at the 15,300 -capacity Tychy Stadium, in their opening match of Group D of the 2019 U-20 World Cup finals on Friday (today). “It is a big match for us, as every other match in this competition. […]Read More