Morocco has emerged as host country for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The North African country won the bid to replace Guinea after North African rivals Algeria opted out of the challenge on Tuesday. Morocco will be hosting the rest of the continent for the first time since 1988 where they finished fourth on home soil. Since they lifted the AFCON title in 1976, Morocco's...
Nigeria and Benin have turned their attention to winning the hosting rights for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations after dropping their bid for the 2025 edition. Nigeria and Benin's joint-bid faces competition from West African rivals Senegal, Botswana, Egypt and combined East African bid from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Algeria were in contention for the 2027 hosting rights until Tuesday morning when they withdrew their...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria booked their spot in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after their narrow 3-2 win over Sierra Leone in the penultimate round of the qualifiers on Sunday. It looked like it was going to be a routine win for Jose Peseiro's men when Victor Osimhen scored a first half brace in the space of 13 minutes but once Sierra Leone pegged...
Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa is not taking Sierra Leone for granted as both teams square off at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia in the penultimate round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. The Super Eagles sit second in Group A behind Guinea-Bissau who defeated Sao Tome and Principe on Wednesday. Victory in Monrovia will hand Nigeria a third consecutive AFCON appearance...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Leone Stars of Sierra Leone go up against each other in the penultimate round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday. Both teams go into the game knowing their qualification fate can either be guaranteed or terminated. Afrosport presents all that the key details of this crunch fixture. Head to head The Super Eagles and Leone Stars...
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