Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is a major doubt for their semi-final game against South Africa at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Osimhen is in the Ivorian commercial capital of Abidjan while the rest of the Super Eagles squad arrived in Bouake on Monday to continue preparations for Wednesday match. The Napoli striker is reported to be suffering from abdominal discomfort and he is under monitoring....
Youssef En-Nesyri scored a brace on his return from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as Sevilla defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Monday night in their continuous fight for La Liga survival. The 26-year-old had been on international duty with the Atlas Lions in Ivory Coast, scoring once as the tournament favourites were knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16. En-Nesyri wasted no...
Ivory Coast interim coach Emerse Fae has noted his team’s poor start as a challenge after their hard-fought 2-1 triumph over Mali at 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Elephants scaled into the semi-final of the the competition on Saturday night, thanks to Oumar Diakite’s last-minute winner in the extra-time. Ivory Coast were reduced to 10 men in the first-half after Odilon Kossounou’s expulsion and then...
South Africa have shifted attention to their semi-final match against Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Hugo Broos disclosed that his team will their recovery session in time after their hard-fought penalty shoot-out win against Cape Verde on Saturday. Bafana Bafana played 120 minutes of football without scoring and had to wait for penalty shoot-out to edge the Blue Sharks 2-1. Broos is anticipating...
Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai brands himself with a particular style of punk on his head. The hairstyle has been a signature for the 60-year-old football legend since he moved to Belgian club Lokeren for his first European adventure in 1987. Rufai, in an exclusive chat with Afrosport, revealed how circumstances in Europe coerced him to dump his afro hair for an unusual punk trim. The...
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