Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong, who was crowned Player of the Tournament at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), will be out of action for an extended period of time. Troost-Ekong is set to undergo “minor surgery” in Finland this week to repair a thigh injury he picked up in Nigeria’s second group stage game against eventual winners and hosts Ivory Coast, a game in...
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong was crowned as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Man of the Competition after leading the Super Eagles to the silver medal following the 2-1 loss to hosts Ivory Coast in Sunday's final. The POAK FC Defender finished as the Nigeria's joint-highest scorer with Ademola Lookman and the highest scoring defender in the tournament with three goals including the final. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1756809988817748298?t=cUMydBfmb71p6K--EYQxdQ&s=19 Simon...
Nigeria suffered a 2-1 loss to Ivory oast in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final in Abidjan on Sunday. William Troost-Ekong gave the Super Eagles a first-half lead but second-half goals from Franck Kessie and Sebastien Haller turned the game around for the Elephants. Nigeria failed to secure a fourth AFCON trophy in their eighth final appearance while Ivory Coast are now three-time AFCON champions....
Ivory Coast left it late once again as Sebastien Haller scored with nine minutes left to hand Ivory Coast the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title following their 2-1 final win over Nigeria in Abidjan on Sunday night. The Elephants have had to come from behind for much of the knockout phase but started Sunday's final brightly by putting the Super Eagles under some early pressure....
Nigeria defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time to reach their eighth Africa Cup of Nations final. Bafana Bafana were back in the semi-finals for the first time since 2000 while the Super Eagles made it to the last four in the 2019 edition but lost to ultimate winners Algeria before taking the bronze medal. Both sides started on a...
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