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Florent Ibenge: quits as coach of Congo DR Florent Ibenge quit Wednesday as coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising to 10 2019 Africa Cup of Nations coaches who have departed. Javier Aguirre (Egypt), Clarence Seedorf (Cameroon), Paul Put (Guinea), Ricardo Mannetti (Namibia) and Read More …
African Cup of Nations champions Algeria have received $4.5 million, Senegal $2.5m, while third place contestants Super Eagles and Tunisia earned $2.m. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed the prize money for all participant countries. Algeria lifted their second ever AFCON trophy since Read More …
The Super Eagles of Nigeria would play against the Desert Foxes of Algeria for a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Final on Sunday. Both teams have been particularly impressive throughout the tournament but the North Africans go into the tie as favourites Read More …
Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaires, have promised the Super Eagles $75,000 for every goal scored in their remaining games at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Dangote has promised $50,000 per goal, while Otedola pledged the sum of $25,000 for each goal scored Read More …
The Super Eagles will play in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final, after they beat South Africa 2-1 on Wednesday. Samuel Chukwueze gave the Nigerians the lead in the first half, before Bongani Zungu levelled for South Africa following a VAR decision. William Troost-Ekong netted Read More …
Super Eagles of Nigeria booked a place in the semi final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night with a 2-1 defeat of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the Cairo International Stadium. Villarreal forward, Samuel Chukwueze put Nigeria in the lead in Read More …
Senegalese national football team this evening defeated their Beninois counterparts in the ongoing African Cup of Nations to advance to the Semi Final. The Senegalese team scored the only game of the match in the 69th minute to take the game. The Beninois team played Read More …
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has put everything in place, to ensure that Video Assistant Referees (VAR), is used from the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The technology was not used in the group stages and Round of 16 fixtures. However, Read More …
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha delved into memory lane as his cousin Alex Iwobi fired home the winning goal of their round of 16 clash against Cameroon yesterday in Alexandria, Egypt. Iwobi At the 2004 AFCON in Tunisia, Okocha denied Cameroon the Read More …
The Nigerian national football team this evening defeated their Camerounian counterparts in the ongoing African Cup of Nations 3-2 to qualify for the Quarters finals Goals by Odion Ighalo who scored twice and Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi gave Nigeria victory despite the fact that the Camerounians Read More …