Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the coaching crew and players of the Super Eagles virtually on Friday afternoon ahead of their quarter-final game against Angola at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles are charging for a fourth AFCON title in Ivory Coast and a win on Friday would secure their place in the semi-final. President Tinubu who is away in France...
Alex Iwobi said he is more involved in controlling games for Nigeria than creating chances at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Fulham star has been deployed in a deep-lying role in the Super Eagles which has limited his creativity flair and thus, creation of chances for the forwards. During a press conference on Thursday ahead of the quarter-final match against Angola, Iwobi noted that...
The quarter-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is set to begin on Friday, February 2 with a fixture between Nigeria and Angola in Abidjan. The two teams have their sights set on a semi-final place with the winner to face either South Africa or Cape Verde in the last-four. Group A runners-up, Nigeria made it into the quarter-final after beating Cameroon 2-0 while Group...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has proved to be a tournament of upsets with reigning champions Senegal and heavyweights failing to make it into the quarter-final. All the eight teams who made it to the quarter-final at 2021 AFCON in Cameroon failed to progress to the same stage in Ivory Coast as there is a new set of entry. Nigeria, Mali, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea, ...
Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has tendered an apology to Moroccans after he missed a penalty in their 2-0 defeat to South Africa at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions failed to make it into the quarter-final of competition in Ivory Coast and and their wait for an AFCON trophy since 1976 lingers. Morocco were trailing by 1-0 when Hakimi stepped up for a...
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