The stage is set for the final of the FIBA U16 African Championship 2019 as Egypt and Mali will be renewing a rivalry which dated back to the inaugural edition in 2009 with Mali winning three of their five meetings across three editions of the competition. Mali saw off Nigeria 54-45 in a keenly con... Read more...
Daniel Akpeyi was made the scapegoat for the Super Eagles failure to qualify for the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after they conceded an injury time free-kick, from which Riyad Mahrez scored. The Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper is trending for all the wrong reasons on social media with many Su... Read more...
Riyad Mahrez rifled in a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Algeria a dramatic 2-1 victory over three-time champions Nigeria on Sunday and set up a rematch with Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Algeria led through a first-half own goal by William Troost-Ekong before Nigeria equalised with ... Read more...
In an interview after Algeria advanced to the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations, Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez is certain of one thing, that the Super Eagles will be more formidable than their quarterfinal opponents, Ivory Coast. The Desert Foxes captain pointed out that the Super Ea... Read more...
Algeria and Nigeria will be going toe to toe in an epic semi-final showdown for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final when the two giants meet at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday evening. Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-1 in the quarter-finals with goals from Samuel Chukwueze and W... Read more...
Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi is expecting several attacks from the Super Eagles when they meet in the semi-final of the AFCON 2019 Sunday night. This is why Belmadi will be doing a lot of job in his defense. Speaking at a pre-match press conference on Saturday, Belmadi said Algeria must be well-pr... Read more...
Towering defender William Troost-Ekong turned out to be a hero for Nigeria at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after scoring the winning goal in Wednesday's 2-1 win against South Africa in the quarter final, securing a spot for his team amongst the best four teams of the tournament. He wa... Read more...
Super Eagles defender William Troost Ekong has stated that the Nigerian team has the utmost respect for the Fennecs of Algeria who is their semi-final opponents at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. It was Ekong’s 89th-minute clincher that was the difference the Eagles 2-1 win ov... Read more...
By Akeem Busari Following the unfortunate spate of sicknesses and other socio-economic challenges bedeviling several ex-Nigeria footballers and the empathy that followed, the National Association of Professional Footballers, NANPF led by former Nigeria international, Tijani Babangida, MON, has rev... Read more...
He was young enough to participate at this year's Under-20 World Cup, but Samuel Chukwueze is assuming a far greater role as a future Nigeria lynchpin with his country attempting to capture a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title. At 20 years and 49 days, Chukwueze became the youngest scorer at this ... Read more...