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AFCON 2023: Nigeria star Yusuf ruled out of Ivory Coast game

AFCON 2023: Nigeria star Yusuf ruled out of Ivory Coast game

Nigeria midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has been ruled out of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations match against Ivory Coast on Thursday. Jose Peseiro confirmed that the Royal Antwerp star is yet to fully recover from the injury he sustained in the Super Eagles' opening match against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Yusuf was stretchered off in the 69th minute of the 1-1 draw and he missed the...

AFCON 2023: Sadiq and two others touchdown Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi

AFCON 2023: Sadiq and two others touchdown Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi

Real Sociedad forward Umar Sadiq, Cyprus-based goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and the newly called up Royal Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf all arrived the Super Eagles training camp in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Sadiq, like Uzoho represented Nigeria at the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in 2021, while Hasssuper eaglrssupan, who replaced the injured Ndidi, is expected to make his Super Eagles and...

AFCON 2023: Injury blow for Nigeria as Alhassan Yusuf replaces Ndidi

AFCON 2023: Injury blow for Nigeria as Alhassan Yusuf replaces Ndidi

Nigeria’s preparation for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been dealt a huge blow as influential midfielder Wilfried Ndidi has been forced to pull out of the final 25-man squad. The Leicester City midfielder suffered an injury prior to his side’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town on New Year’s Day in the English Championship, and Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has called upon Belgium-based...

UCL: Nigeria’s Yusuf scores as Antwerp lose at home to Porto

UCL: Nigeria’s Yusuf scores as Antwerp lose at home to Porto

Nigerian midfielder Alhassan Yusuf was on the scoresheet for Belgian side Royal Antwerp in their 4-1 defeat at the hands of FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old, who was in the team due to a teammate’s injury, broke the deadlock in the 37th minute with a close-range strike into the bottom right corner for his side’s third goal in the...