Angola head coach Pedro Goncalves will have to come up with a new plan as four players have withdrawn from their 25-man squad just days before their final matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The Palancas Negras, whose spot in next year’s AFCON in Morocco is already guaranteed, will host the Black Stars of Ghana in Luanda on November 15 before battling Sudan three...
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong is expecting another tough battle when they face Benin Republic in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers matchday five, Afrosport reports. The two West African nations will lock horns at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan on Thursday, marking their third meeting in five months. The Cheetahs got the better of Nigeria with a 2-1 win in the...
Auxerre defender Gabriel Osho has expressed his delight with receiving a call-up to the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old received his second invitation to the team having been named to the 23-man squad for this month’s fixtures in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers by Super Eagles interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen. Osho was previously called up to the...
Benin Republic will be without influential defender Olivier Verdon for their crucial matches against the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old has been ruled out of both games because of injury, Benin’s head coach Gernot Rohr confirmed on Tuesday. 🚨 𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗘𝗧 𝗟𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗬𝗘 ❌ Après l’absence de...
New arrivals on Tuesday have taken the number of players in the Super Eagles camp in Abidjan to 21 ahead of their final round of matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, Afrosport reports. The new faces include reigning African player of the year Victor Osimhen, who makes a return to the squad after missing the October games,...
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