Nigeria maintained their position in the latest FIFA World Rankings released by the football governing body on Thursday. The three-time African champions are placed 40th in the world and they occupy the sixth position in Africa, following their uninspiring results in the two friendly matches played earlier this month. Jose Peseiro’s men drew 2-2 with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia on October 13 before claiming...
Ghana qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the 10th time in a row after coming from behind to defeat the Central Africans Republic 2-1 in their final Group E 2023 AFCON qualifier in Kumasi on Thursday, and also secured top spot in the process. The race for qualification was intense heading into the final round of fixtures, with only two points separating the Black...
Equatorial Guinea have been potentially denied the chance to finish top of Group J in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after being held to a 1-1 draw by Libya Benghazi on Wednesday. The National Thunder are already guaranteed of a place in next year's final in the Ivory Coast alongside Tunisia but had the chance to cement pole position in the group in the...
The D’Tigers of Nigeria on Tuesday lost their second straight game of the 2024 Africa FIBA men’s pre-Olympic qualifiers at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos and subsequently missed out on a place in the Games coming up next year in Paris, France. Nigeria, who lost to Senegal in their first group game and needed a win to keep hopes of qualification alive, couldn’t hold on...
Nigeria’s men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, remain unchanged in the newly released rankings by the world football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who moved a spot upward from 40 to 39 in the last rankings released in June, maintain their place as the 39th best football team in the world and the sixth in Africa. Since the last rankings were released,...
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