The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana will rekindle rivalry on Friday when both sides meet in an international friendly. The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana will rekindle rivalry on Friday…
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…
Afcon 2023: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau – Fofana and Krasso on target
Hosts Ivory Coast opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau. Seko Fofana gave the Elephants the perfect start in the Group A clash in Abidjan when he blasted home from just inside the…
Nigeria ranks 4th in AFCON tickets purchase
According to the Confederation of Africa Football, Nigeria ranks fourth in terms of tickets purchased ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year, The PUNCH reports. The 34th edition of the AFCON has been slated to…
Advocates battle to publish West Africa’s 1st LGBT magazine
The publication of the first magazine dedicated to West Africa’s LGBT community, originally set to hit shelves on May 12, has been delayed due to difficulties finding gay-friendly printers in the Ivory Coast. “Meleagbo” would be French-speaking West Africa’s first…
Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Mali – Letter
Ivory Coast on Tuesday announced it will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Mali, according to a letter by its Ambassador to the UN. The latter came after Bamako detained…
*LASU beats UNILAG, other varsities at NANS competition (Punch)*Rector harps on dress code, discipline as LASPOTECH admits over 2,000 (Guardian)
LASU beats UNILAG, other varsities at NANS competition (Punch) Lagos State University has emerged winner of the southwest inter-tertiary debate organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students. The competition with the theme, ‘Clash of Thoughts’, had contestants from University…
*Lagosians groan over high transport fare, seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention (Guardian)*Lekki shootings: Youth members boycott panel sitting over frozen accounts (Punch)
Lagosians groan over high transport fare, seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention (Guardian) Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, strategic measures were taken to curtail its spread. Among these measures was the enforcement of social distancing in public transport. To this end, vehicles…
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…
2021 AFCON qualifiers: Ethiopia shock Ivory Coast as Madagascar win big (BBC)
Ethiopia under the guidance of local coach Abraham Mebratu, caused an upset in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a 2-1 win over visiting Ivory Coast. That loss allowed Madagascar to go to the top of Group K when…