AFCON 2023

Nigerian government fulfils housing, land pledge to AFCON 2023 Super Eagles squad

Nigerian government fulfils housing, land pledge to AFCON 2023 Super Eagles squad

The Federal Government of Nigeria has delivered on its housing, land, and national honours promises to the Super Eagles squad that finished runners-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, Afrosport reports. Members of the team were presented with their houses, land documents, and certificates of national honours— Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) — at their AFCON 2025 camp...

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Lookman: How picking Super Eagles over England was a turning point for Atalanta forward

Atlanta forward Ademola Lookman has admitted that joining the Super Eagles was the "big turning point of his career", Afrosport reports. Lookman featured for England at U-19 U-20 and U-21 but was out to favour to be called up by the Three Lions as their left wing was stacked with names like Raheem Sterling, Jason Sancho and Marcus Rashford. The 27-year-old had to switch allegiance to...

AFCON finalists Fae & Peseiro to headline CAF’s coaches symposium

AFCON finalists Fae & Peseiro to headline CAF’s coaches symposium

2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning manager Emerse Fae and Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, who led Nigeria to the final of the competition in Ivory Coast, will headline a star-studded list of African coaches for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaches’ symposium. The CAF coaches’ symposium, which will have about 50 coaches from the football governing body’s member associations, will take place on Thursday,...

Kossounou: AFCON 2023 winner to join Atalanta on loan from Leverkusen

Serie A club Atalanta have agreed to sign Ivory Coast international Odilon Kossounou on a season-long loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen, Afrosport reports. Kossounou, who was part of the Ivorian team that won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, will join Gian Piero Gasperini's side in a deal that will see Atalanta pay a loan fee of €5.5 million. According to reports, the agreement includes a...

Cameroon: FECAFOOT suspends Wilfried Douala and 61 others for age fraud

Cameroon: FECAFOOT suspends Wilfried Douala and 61 others for age fraud

The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended sixty-two (62) players, including Wilfried Nathan Douala, who was part of their squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast earlier this year. Douala and the other 61 players have been suspended for “double identity” following suspicions of the players possibly hiding their actual ages. The Cameroon-based midfielder, who plies his trade with Victoria United,...