Ademola Lookman scored in back-to-back games at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as Nigeria defeated Angola 1-0 in Friday evening's quarter-final clash at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium. The Super Eagles got the better of neighbours and rivals Cameroon in the round of 16 while the Black Antelopes thumped neighbours Namibia 3-0 to reach the last eight for the third time in their history. Very...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has proved to be a tournament of upsets with reigning champions Senegal and heavyweights failing to make it into the quarter-final. All the eight teams who made it to the quarter-final at 2021 AFCON in Cameroon failed to progress to the same stage in Ivory Coast as there is a new set of entry. Nigeria, Mali, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea, ...
Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has hinted that he would stick with the same strategy he has been using at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations against Cameroon on Saturday. Peseiro, in a press conference on Friday, admitted that Nigeria are struggling to score goals but they will get better with their conversion in the knockout phase of the tournament. The Super Eagles have struggled...
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is expecting an interesting encounter against Guinea-Bissau in their final group match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles will lock horns against Guinea-Bissau for the second time on the AFCON stage after their last outing ended in a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from Sadiq Umar and William Troost-Ekong in the 2021 edition in Cameroon. Osimhen missed the...
The Super Eagles had a less-than-ideal start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after they only managed to secure a 1-1 against Equatorial Guinea in their Group A opener in Abidjan on Sunday. The result was more disappointing because it was the National Thunder that took the lead before Nigeria responded instantly thanks to reigning African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen. Two goals came...
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