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2021 Africa Cup of Nations set to be postponed

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations set to be held in Cameroon could be postponed to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.  The upcoming tournament was set to take place between January 9th to February 6th but with four rounds of fixtures postponed, in addition to play-offs,

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AFCON: Garba Lawal blames Super Eagles loss to Desert Foxes on poor tactics

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

As more Nigerians react to the Super Eagles loss to the Desert Foxes of Algeria in Sunday’s semi-final, ex-international Garba Lawal has attributed it to poor tactics by the players. Lawal told newsmen in Kaduna on Monday that though the loss was painful, but the Algerians were better than the Super Eagles. “The Algerians were […]

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Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON lands in Egypt

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2019

Super Eagles 23-man squad landed in the city of Ismailia, Egypt on Sunday night ahead of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time African Champions played a 0-0 draw with Zimbabwe in a friendly on Saturday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba before departing Delta State for the host nation via a chartered MAX […]

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Friendly: Super Eagles to play Senegal in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2019

Nigeria’s international friendly against the Teranga Lions of Senegal may hold in Spain as part of build up ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, President of the Senegalese Football Federation Augustin Senghor has revealed. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Senghor who has returned to Dakar after witnessing the draw for the Africa Cup of […]

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CAF reinstate Equatorial Guinea for AWCON

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2018 0

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has reinstated Equatorial Guinea to the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after an appeal. Two-time winners Equatorial Guinea will replace Kenya at the finals in Ghana that begin on 17 November. Kenya were awarded a place in the finals in October when Caf ruled Equatorial Guinea had fielded […]

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Stuart Baxter upbeat on November 17 AFCON qualifier against Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

South Africa’s national team coach, Stuart Baxter, has declared that he and his players are confident of beating Nigeria in next month’s decisive match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Although his side unwittingly gave up their to surge to a leadership position in Group E by failing to beat Seychelles last time out, […]