The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the provisional 41-man Super Eagles squad list ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria will be gunning for a fourth AFCON title as they battle hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in Group A. The squad list is spear-headed in attack by Victor Osimhen who will be looking to be fully involved in the tournament...
Former Nigeria U17 and Tanzania national team coach, Emmanuel Amunike has advised the Nigeria Football Federation to devolve power to states’ Football Associations to foster talent discovery in the country. Amunike suggested that Nigeria can produce more football stars like newly-crowned African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen if there is a plan that will empower state FAs nuture talents. The former Barcelona striker invited Osimhen...
Yves Bissouma played his last game in 2023 after receiving a straight red card in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Friday night. The Lilywhites were off the back of a 4-1 win over Newcastle United last time out and scored in either half against Forest at the City Ground courtesy of Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski. Bissouma was however the...
Bryan Mbeumo will miss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for Cameroon after undergoing surgery from an ankle injury that will rule him out for three months. The 24-year-old was taken off in the first half of Brentford's 2-1 Premier League loss at Brighton & Hove Albion a fortnight ago, scoring first goal of the game from the penalty spot. He missed the next game against...
Moroccan fullback Noussair Mazraoui is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up a calf injury while on duty for Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The 26-year-old, who started the Bavarians 1-0 win against Manchester United on Tuesday, is expected to be out for at least six weeks, and he is set to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024....
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