The Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended 62 players after finding evidence they had been lying about their ages, in some cases by over a decade. It will be noted that one of the highest-profile players caught up in the bombshell controversy is Wilfried Nathan Douala, the 17-year-old AFCON 2023 star. The Victoria United midfiel...
•Nigeria’s midfielder, Alex Iwobi controls the ball Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi has made a social media comeback after the backlash he received following Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final game against Cote d’Ivoire. The Nigerian team lost 2-1 to the hosts, triggering a barrage of criticisms against the Fulham star, reports Ch...
•AFCON clerics As reactions continue to trail the recently concluded 2023 African Cup of Nations, VICTOR AYENI writes about the ‘prophecies’ and predictions of some clerics that attracted knocks and kudos from netizens. There was a high level of anxiety among football lovers in Nigeria as the senior national team, the Super Eagles, squared up ...
•Jose Peseiro The Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro today, expressed regret that he did not bring the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations trophy hosted by Cote d’Ivoire to Nigeria. Recall that the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final match played at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, on Sunday […]
•Super Eagles Super Eagles executives and players are scheduled to arrive in Abuja today, Monday, February 12, from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Africa Nations Cup 2023 silver medallists, Super Eagles of Nigeria, departed Abidjan few minutes ago, at 2.45 pm local time (3.45 pm Nigerian time). The team’s media officer, Babafemi Raji, issued the te...
•Alex Iwobi controls the ball during the AFCON final match yesterday Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi has deleted photos from his Instagram page following Nigeria’s loss to Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Nigerian side were defeated 2-1 by the hosts, ending the team’s dreams of a […]
•Coach Jose Peseiro Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has admitted the Elephants of Ivory Coast were the better side following the former’s loss in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria 2-1 in yesterday’s Africa Cup of […]...
•Nigeria’s players greet CAF President Patrice Motsepe(R) after the final match The federal government has sent out a congratulatory message to the Super Eagles despite their loss to Ivory Coast at the AFCON 2023 tournament last night. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as the hosts fought back to complete the most remarkable of [&...
•Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong and CAF President Patrice Motsepe (R) Super Eagles captain, William Troost Ekong has been named the AFCON 2023 Man of The Competition Ekong was instrumental in Nigeria’s progression to the final of the competition even notching in a header to give his side the lead before Franck Kessie and Sebastian Haller overt...
Impressive Super Eagles of Nigeria lost to hosts Ivory Coast in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final match at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan, this night. The impressive Nigerian side lost 1-2 to the host nation. The Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong put Nigeria in the lead in the first half […]