Nigeria will have to wait for a bit longer to host the Africa Cup of Nations after losing their losing their joint-bid with Benin for the 2027 edition. The East African combined bid of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania was voted by the CAF Executive Committee to host the the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The success of the combined bid means the Africa Cup of Nations...
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...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in action from start to finish but ended up on the losing side as Gabon were defeated 2-1 by Mauritania in their final Group I 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. Both sides were tied on seven points going into this game and the Panthers needing to take all three points to have the edge on head-to-head after the reverse fixture...
In three years, attention in the football world will be shifted to the United States, Canada and Mexico which will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It marks the first time three countries will host the global showpiece and the first time an entire continent will host a sporting event. The qualification stage for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the South American Football Federation...
It was an eventful two-day of track and field events at the 2023 Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) national trials for the upcoming 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest. The athletics meeting took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City with foreign-based stars making the trip to Edo State this week. Majority of the track events took place on Wednesday while field events followed...
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