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AFCON 2023: Why South Africa game is Peseiro’s biggest test as Nigeria coach

AFCON 2023: Why South Africa game is Peseiro’s biggest test as Nigeria coach

Expectations are usually sky-high when Nigeria heads into the Africa Cup of Nations for the obvious reason of its glorious past. There was not that much of such confidence heading into the 2023 edition in Ivory Coast considering some poor string of results during the qualifiers as well as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and some international friendlies. The Super Eagles have, however, proved many...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Osimhen unbothered by goal drought after Angola win

AFCON 2023: Boost for Super Eagles as Osimhen lands in Bouake

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen landed in Bouake on Tuesday morning and took part in the training session at the Stade de la Paix in the evening ahead of Wednesday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final with South Africa. The Napoli star did not travel with the team when they departed Abidjan on Monday owing to abdominal discomfort. He stayed behind in the Ivorian commercial capital...

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos praises home-based players for beating Morocco

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos vows not to lose focus against Nigeria

South Africa have shifted attention to their semi-final match against Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Hugo Broos disclosed that his team will their recovery session in time after their hard-fought penalty shoot-out win against Cape Verde on Saturday. Bafana Bafana played 120 minutes of football without scoring and had to wait for penalty shoot-out to edge the Blue Sharks 2-1. Broos is anticipating...

AFCON 2023: South Africans didn’t believe in Bafana Bafana – Broos

AFCON 2023: South Africans didn’t believe in Bafana Bafana – Broos

South Africa coach Hugo Broos said Bafana Bafana have surpassed expectations after reaching the semi-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 1996 AFCON champions defeated Cape Verse 2-1 on penalties after playing a goalless draw at the end of 120 minutes. Ronwen Williams was the hero of the shoot-out as he saved four penalty kicks to secure South Africa’s progress into the last-four. Broos...

AFCON 2023: Nine-man Ivory Coast defeat 10-man Mail in extra time to reach semis

AFCON 2023: Williams’ penalty heroics earns South Africa semi-final meeting with Super Eagles

Ronwen Williams was at his incredible best as he saved four penalties during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals shootout against Cape Verde, handing South Africa a 2-1 victory after a goalless 120 minutes in Yamoussoukro. Bafana Bafana produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournaments by dispatching favorites Morocco in the previous round while the Blue Sharks edged past Mauritania. Not much was...