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12 Tunisian Players, Head Coach To Miss AFCON Clash With Nigeria After Contracting COVID-19
Ahead of the round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with the Super Eagles, several Tunisian players and Mondher Kebaier, the head coach, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Kebaier was absent during the pre-match press conference…
AFCON 2021: CAF Names Nigeria’s Eguavoen Group Stage Best Coach
Confederation of African Football has named Nigeria’s interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen the best manager at the group stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.
CAF announced this on its website after AFCON 2021 group stage, saying…
Ghana’s Serbian Coach Sacked Over AFCON 2021 Failure
Following Ghana’s unimpressive performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, the country’s Sports Ministry in an emergency meeting on Friday instructed Ghana Football Association to sack its Serbian tactician, Milovan Rajevac.…
Rasheed Balogun, General Manager Of Shooting Star Sports Club, Is Dead
Rasheed Balogun, General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club in Ibadan, has passed on after battling illness for months.
His death was confirmed by the club also known as 3SC in a statement on their Twitter handle, saying the…
Australian Open: Defending Champion, Naomi Osaka Knocked Out By Amanda Anisimova
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open defence has come to an end on Friday at the hands of Amanda Anisimova with the American fending off two match points to advance to a meeting with world No 1, Ashleigh Barty.
The Japanese superstar won the…
Billionaire, Femi Otedola Promises To Give Super Eagles $250,000 If They Win AFCON 2021
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has promised Super Eagles $250,000 (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
According to ThePunch, the national team will also receive N49,389,600 ($120,000) for the six…
2022 Qatar World Cup: 1.2m Tickets Requested Within 24 Hours
About 1.2 million tickets were requested within the first 24 hours after they went on sale for the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar from November to December, it has emerged.
Football governing body FIFA, which disclosed this on…
Nigeria To Play Tunisia In AFCON Second Round As CAF Releases Knockout Stages Fixtures
Nigeria is set to play Tunisia on Sunday in the second round of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations being held in Cameroon, it has emerged.
The new development comes as Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the 16 teams that will…
Ivory Coast Send Reigning Champions Algeria Crashing Out Of AFCON
Ivory Coast have crushed an abject Algeria 3-1 on Thursday with Nicolas Pepe among the scorers as the reigning champions crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage.
Franck Kessie and Ibrahim Sangare scored in the first…
Breaking: Sadiq Umar, Ekong Score As Nigeria Defeat Guinea Bissau 2-0
Super Eagles have cruised to another win after defeating Guinea Bissau 2-0 in Group D on Wednesday, January 19, finishing comfortably atop Group D with nine points.
Both teams created good chances but failed to score in the first half.…
Ghana Eliminated From 2021 AFCON After 3-2 Loss To Comoros
Four-time champions Ghana have on Tuesday been eliminated from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after crashing 3-2 to Comoros in Group C.
Black Stars (Ghana) had captain Andre Ayew sent off after 25 minutes and, after wiping out a…
Everton Appoint Duncan Ferguson As Interim Manager
Everton has on Tuesday announced they had appointed Duncan Ferguson as interim manager for the second time following the sacking of Rafael Benitez.
The struggling Premier League club face Aston Villa at home on Saturday before a two-week…
Real Madrid Legend, Paco Gento Dies At 88
Paco Gento, who won a record-equalling 23 trophies with Real Madrid including six European Cups, has died aged 88, the Spanish giants announced on Tuesday.
Gento’s stood for over 50 years and was equalled by Real captain, Marcelo when he…
Eguavoen Warns Super Eagles Not To Be Complacent Against Guinea Bissau
Super Eagles Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has warned his team not to be complacent when they confront Guinea Bissau at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua on Wednesday.
Nigeria have made it into the Round of 16 as group leaders, with a…
Robert Lewandowski Defeats Messi, Salah To Win FIFA’s Best Player Of 2021
Bayern Munich’s record-setting striker, Robert Lewandowski has on Monday retained FIFA’s top men’s player title at “The Best” of 2021 ceremony as Barcelona captain, Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women’s player.
The…