At last the three preliminary match days of Afcon2023 have come to pass, albeit with a mixed grill of expectations and surprises. Consequently, upon the announcement of the pairings for the Round of 16, soccer fans within Africa and around…
Omeruo: Super Eagles will try to win Guinea-Bissau match
Kenneth Omeruo has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will try to win their final Group A match against Guinea-Bissau on Monday. The central defender stated this during the press conference ahead of Nigeria’s match against the lowly-ranked nation yet…
Nigeria drops on TI’s corruption index, now second most corrupt in West Africa
Nigeria has dropped to 149 on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index, the worst ranking received by Africa’s largest country in recent time. Nigeria also scored 25 out of a possible 100 points. In the last TI rating in 2019,…
Equatorial Guinea include 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo (BBC)
Equatorial Guinea have included 16-year-old striker Luis Miguel Nlavo in their squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against South Sudan. Coach Angel Lopez has named a 25-man squad for the Qatar 2022 preliminaries between 2 and 10 September. Equatorial…
Sahara Group canvasses intra-Africa solution for petroleum sector challenges
Executive Director, Sahara Group, Wale Ajibade, has said collaboration between financial institutions, development agencies, trading companies, National Oil Companies and other stakeholders in Africa would enhance the contribution of intra-Africa led solutions to addressing the sector’s trade and project finance…