•Super Falcons celebrate goal In what is becoming an African classic, the Super Falcons of Nigeria and South Africa’s Bayana Bayana will square off in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers later today. The second leg of the last phase of qualification for the Games is billed for Pretoria in South Africa, reports AFP. Nigeria […]
•Nigerian players celebrate goal The Super Falcons of Nigeria have moved a step closer to securing the ticket to the football event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after seeing off South Africa 1-0 in a first-leg match in the final round of qualifiers. Rasheedat Ajibade converted a 43rd-minute penalty to hand the Nigerians victory […]
•Jacob Zuma South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma today filed an appeal against a decision by electoral officials barring him from running in elections as tensions mount ahead of the May polls. The electoral commission last week excluded the 81-year-old politician, who is campaigning for a new opposition party, over a 2021 contempt of cou...
•South Africa Flag A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people on board, the transport ministry said. An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor and had been taken to hospital with serious injuries, reports AFP. The vehicle had been heading […]
•Speaker of South Africa’s Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Investigators raided the house of South Africa’s National Assembly speaker today as part of a corruption probe, prosecutors and parliament said, prompting opposition calls for her to resign. Coming just over two months before national elections, the raid adds to the woes of the rul...
•Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos, feels his side played better against Nigeria in yesterday’s semi-finals encounter which they lost 4-2 on penalties in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to take the game to penalties but ended […]
•Victor Osimhen (C) and teammates celebrate the victory The Super Eagles of Nigeria have beaten South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on penalties to reach the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 final. The match finished 1-1 after extra time and the three-time champions will face hosts Ivory Coast or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the […]...
•AFCON 2023 The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation has denied possible threats on Nigerians living in or visiting the nation, while urging them to remain calm ahead of the CAF African Cup of Nations semi-finals match between Nigeria and South Africa. The department announced this following the statement issued ...
•Super Eagles Nigeria are up against bitter foes South Africa for a place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in what is a repeat of the semi-final clash between both sides 24 years ago. The Super Eagles won that game 2-0 as co-hosts of the 2000 tournament, needing a brace […]
•Victor Osimhen Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has reportedly been cleared by the team’s medical staff for tomorrow’s semi-final clash against South Africa. It was earlier reported that the Super Eagles travelled on Monday evening from Abidjan to Bouaké without star striker Victor Osimhen as a result of abdominal discomfort. The team’s ...