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Nigeria To Host 2025 AFCON, Pinnick Reveals

Nigeria To Host 2025 AFCON, Pinnick Reveals

July 27, 2022 4:03 am

The generalissimo of Nigerian football has revealed that the country is presently in a favourable position to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), if it scales all hurdles placed before it which are very surmountable.

Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick disclosed in Lagos also said that  CAF is likely to withdraw the hosting right of the 2025 AFCON from Guinea, and ‘We are putting a bid together for a co-hosting of the tournament with the Benin Republic’.

‘The Minister of Sports has given his endorsement on the bidding . It is high time Nigeria hosted an international …

Nigeria Record Biggest-Ever Win, Destroy Sao Tome 10-0

Nigeria Record Biggest-Ever Win, Destroy Sao Tome 10-0

June 14, 2022 5:02 am

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen on Monday evening scored four goals as the Super Eagles destroyed Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Monday to give Nigeria their biggest win in history.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Osimhen opened the score sheet with just 9 minutes gone into the tie, before adding one each in the 48th, 65th, and 84th minutes. This was his first hat-trick and haul for the senior team.

Terem Moffi netted twice, just as Oghenekaro Etebo, Simon Moses, and Ademola Lookman got one each in the tie.…

Nigerian Super Eagles Labour To 2-1 Victory Over Sierra Leone

Nigerian Super Eagles Labour To 2-1 Victory Over Sierra Leone

June 10, 2022 4:27 am

Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to winning ways last night as the three-time African champions laboured to earn a 2-1 victory over Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in an AFCON 2023 Group A qualifier at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.

The performance of the Eagles who are now being managed by Portuguese Head Coach, Jose Peseiro, was far from satisfactory.

The team appeared rusty and lacked the familiar flair of the senior Nigerian team.

The three points from the game appears as the only consolation to Nigerian fans who were locked out of the game as punishment for the crowd …

Lesotho Vs Nigeria: AFCON Qualifiers Today At 5pm

November 17, 2019 6:35 am

Lesotho and Nigeria will face off for the third time on the international scene as they continue their qualification campaign for the 2021 african cup of nations.

Super eagles head into sunday’s encounter as group L leaders following their 2-1 win Over benin at the godswill akpabio stadium on wednesday.

While the crocodiles fought back to hold sierra – leone on a 1-1 draw on wednesday.

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The last two matches between the two countries were during the 2008 Afcon qualifiers. With nigeria wining the two leged fixtures. 1-0 in maseru and 2-0 …

South Africa Arrive Egypt For U-23 AFCON With 12 Players

South Africa Arrive Egypt For U-23 AFCON With 12 Players

November 5, 2019 4:38 pm

South Africa arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on Friday, with just 12 players.

They are due to open their campaign, of what is also the qualifiers for the men’s Olympic football tournament ,against Zambia on Saturday with just 15 players available.

South Africa’s top clubs refused to release their players before Monday, when the Fifa window for international matches begins.

The South African Football Association (Safa) fail in its bid to get the clubs to release players early.

However instead of finding replacements Safa has taken a gamble in naming players …

Rohr Denies Plan To Resign, focuses On AFCON Qualifiers

Rohr Denies Plan To Resign, Focuses On AFCON Qualifiers

October 13, 2019 2:06 am
  • Match Starts At 1pm Nigeria time

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, has refuted claims that he plans to dump the male senior national team. The German-French coach, who is in Singapore, as Eagles take on the Samba Boys in today’s friendly game, slammed the rumour circulating in the social media, as baseless.

While saying he was preparing the team for the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho, the Super Eagles sweat merchant said: “The game against Brazil will show how much we are progressing after finishing third at the Africa Cup in …

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles soar to 3rd place in Africa

Eagles will now get $75,000 for every goal scored at AFCON

July 12, 2019 8:55 am

Nigeria’s billionaire businessmen Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr Femi Otedola have promised the Super Eagles $75,000 for every goal scored in their remaining two matches at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

While Dangote made a pledge of $50,000 to the team for every goal in their two matches at the championship, Otedola promised $25,000 for every goal.

A statement issued by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) comes on the heels of Super Eagles’ impressive performance against South Africa in the quarter-finals encounter of the competition.

The game, played Wednesday night, saw the Super Eagles defeat the Bafana Bafana …

AFCON 2019: Eagles 69% ready, says Rohr

March 27, 2019 8:26 pm

Despite handing out Nigeria’s first defeat to Egypt since 1990, one of the favourite teams to win the 2019 AFCON in summer, Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr is not deluding himself that he has a team to surprise the continent yet.

Speaking at a crowded post match briefing shortly after Paul Onuachi’s record eight second strike welcomed the Pharaohs into the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Tuesday, the Franco-German coach admitted his team is still work in progress but not looking for new players.

“No, there is no need calling up new players to the Super Eagles before …

Nigeria vs Libya: Osimhen delivers U23 AFCON qualification

March 25, 2019 2:36 pm

Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and a goal from Chidozie Okereke against Libya handed Nigeria a slot in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Imama Amakpakabo’s men rallied past the Libyan 4-0 after losing the first leg 2-0 at the Ben Guerdane Stadium in Tunisia.

Osimhen, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Francis Uzoho were drafted into the team after the team lost the first leg. The quartet were included in the starting line up at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

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