Chelsea summer arrival Hakim Ziyech produced a sublime performance in Morocco’s African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Central African Republic, scoring twice and providing an exquisite assist in his side’s comprehensive 4-1 victory. Ziyech missed the start of Chelsea’s…
AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast opens 60,000-seater stadium
Ivory Coast inaugurated Saturday its new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, built with the help of China, in Ebimpe, on the outskirts of Abidjan, in preparation for the African Cup of Nations soccer in 2023. The ceremony, with a great show of…
Original Africa Cup of Nations trophy ‘missing’ in Egypt
An investigation has been launched by the Egyptian FA (EFA) after it found that several trophies have disappeared from its headquarters in Cairo, with an original African Cup of Nations reportedly among them. Egypt received the prize after winning the…
Mathematical Segun Odegbami Shoots and Scores – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nothing can be sweeter than playing the beautiful game called football. It sweetens my soul this moment to remember that I once played in the same team with legendary Segun Odegbami, and both of us scored goals for our team…
FIFA confirms AFCON postponement to 2022
FIFA has confirmed that the African Cup of Nations, originally scheduled to hold in Cameroon in January next year, has been rescheduled for 2022. The tournament, FIFA said, has been pushed back 12 months due to the global health crisis…
Onyekuru flies out to Monaco with family at first wedding anniversary
Super Eagles forward, Henry Onyekuru, has flown out with his family in a private jet to Monaco, “to meet up with club commitments”. The former on-loan Galatasaray winger, who featured for the three-time African champions at the 2019 African Cup…
Europe-based Eagles may not honour Sierra Leone game
Due to the travelling restrictions in some countries across the world over the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) scare, there are fears that most of the players invited for this month’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra…
Akwa Ibom begins preparation for Eagles/Squirrels’ AFCON qualifier (Guardian)
The Akwa Ibom State government has affirmed its readiness to next week’s African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Squirrels of Benin at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The Akwa State government has…
Sanwo-Olu denies withdrawing $470m to fund FG delegation to AFCON
The administration of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied the allegation that it withdrew a whopping $470 million to fund the federal government delegation to the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. According to a statement by…
10 players that could surprise at AFCON 2019 – Ikem Aginam
The ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt has had its share of surprises as tournaments go. And as action moves to the knockout stage with 16 teams, there is every indication that there will be more surprises to…