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AFCON: Rohr Does Not Exude Enough Confidence — Odegbami

Nigerian legend and 1980 Nations Cup winner Segun Odegbami has said that Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr does not exude the kind of confidence needed by the team to compete against...... Read more Mali Make Easy Work of AFCON Debutants Mauritania, Win 4-1

Mali produced a dominant display to beat tournament debutants Mauritania at the Africa Cup of Nations. Abdoulay Diaby drilled a powerful effort into the top corner from 25 yards to give...... Read more Kodjia’s Strike Fires Ivory Coast Past South Africa

Ivory Coast defeated South Africa 1-0 in their first 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D match at the Al Salam Stadium in Egypt on Monday afternoon. The Elephants were...... Read more Tunisia, Angola Battle to a Draw

Djalma cancelled out Youssef Msakni’s first-half penalty to earn Angola a point against Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations. The 32-year-old fired home on the rebound after goalkeeper Farouk Ben...... Read more Akpeyi Impresses Rohr against Burundi

Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr was impressed by the performance of Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi as Nigeria began their campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory...... Read more BJ Foundation Beats Eagles Wings to Win 1st Edition of Mikel Agu Cup, Rockers Finish 3rd

Benin City witnessed exciting matches from grassroots clubs for 5 days culminating in a hotly contested final match on Saturday 22 in the just-ended Mikel Agu-sponsored invitational tournament. In the final...... Read more Argentina Will Improve Copa America Quarter Finals — Messi

Argentina will start from afresh in the Copa America after averting disaster with Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Qatar that sent them into the knockout stages, star Lionel Messi said. Goals from...... Read more NFF Have Paid Super Falcons — Shehu Dikko

Shehu Dikko, the second vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has denied an allegation that they owe the women’s team outstanding bonuses and allowances The Super Falcons crashed out of...... Read more Afcon: Super Eagles’ Match against Guinea a ‘Must Win’, Ahmed Musa Declares

Ahmed Musa says his Nigeria side already has their eyes set on an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) date with Guinea, billing the forthcoming clash as a 'must win' encounter. Gernot...... Read more No Mane No Problem as Senegal Beat Tanzania

Senegal eased to a 2-0 win over Tanzania in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations opener at 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Sunday. The Teranga Lions were too strong for...... Read more Mahrez Strikes as Algeria Make Light Work of Kenya in Afcon Opener

Riyad Mahrez scored as an untroubled Algeria cruised to a 2-0 victory over Africa Cup of Nations underdogs Kenya in their first game of the competition in Cairo on Sunday. Regular...... Read more Women’s World Cup: Cameroon Coach Rails at ‘Injustice’ Against England after VAR Controversy

Cameroon coach Alain Djeumfa insisted his team remained “very professional” and did not refuse to carry on playing during their bad-tempered 3-0 defeat against England at the Women’s World Cup on...... Read more Copa: Argentina Beat Qatar to Book Quarter Final Place

A stuttering 2-0 victory over Qatar avoided the humiliation of a first-round exit in Brazil, extending the Albiceleste’s interests in the competition for at least four more days. Whether their tournament...... Read more Falcons Protest Unpaid Bonuses, Refuse To Leave Hotel in France after World Cup Ouster

Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the country’s soccer federation clears all of their...... Read more AFCON: Super Eagles Battled Virus Before Burundi Victory — Rohr

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that several of the players in his 23-man squad were sick in the buildup to Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations opener against Burundi. The Super...... Read more No Solution to VAR Yet, Says Nigeria Coach after More Controversy

Nigeria coach Thomas Dennerby believes there is still work to do on VAR after his side lost 3-0 to Germany in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. The use...... Read more Copa: Brazil Spank Peru to Book Quarter Final Place

Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese committed a horrendous error as Brazil ensured top spot in their Copa America group on Saturday with a 5-0 victory in Sao Paulo. Goals from Casemiro, Roberto...... Read more Super Eagles Beat Burundi to Pocket Full Points in AFCON 2019 Opener

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Saturday defeated Burundi 1-0 in team’s opening match at ongoing Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) in Egypt. Eagles striker Odion Ighalo who came in as substitute netted the...... Read more Nigeria Crash Out of Women World Cup after Germany Loss

Germany became the first team to secure their place in the last eight of the Women’s World Cup after Lea Schueller’s late strike completed a hard-fought 3-0 win over underdogs Nigeria...... Read more Super Eagles Set to Take On Burundi in 2019 Afcon Opener

Nigeria will look for a dominant performance in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener against rookies Burundi on Saturday 22 June. The match is set for the Alexandria...... Read more FG Urges Eagles, Falcons to Make Nigeria Proud at AFCON, FIFA Women World Cup

The Federal Government has charged the Super Eagles and Super Falcons to go all out to make Nigeria proud at the AFCON and FIFA Women World Cup respectively. Mr Olusade, Adesola,...... Read more Afcon Update: Nigeria Winger Samuel Kalu ‘Stabilised’ After Collapsing in Training

Samuel Kalu has been confirmed ‘okay’ and ‘stabilised’ after he collapsed during training, a day before the country’s Afcon opener against Burundi on Saturday. Kalu was reported to have fallen while...... Read more Hosts Egypt Off to Ideal Start, Beat Hard-fighting Zimbabwe in Afcon Opener

Hosts Egypt made the ideal start to the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Zimbabwe in the opening game of the tournament in Cairo. Mahmoud Trezeguet scored the only goal of...... Read more Ferrari Penalty Challenge Rejected as Valtteri Bottas Top French GP Practice

Ferrari’s attempt to overturn the penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix has been rejected by Formula 1 officials. The team met with race stewards at the...... Read more World Cup: Super Falcons Break Jinx, Qualify for Knockout Stages for the First Time Since 1999

Chile’s win over Thailand on Thursday was not enough to stop the Super Falcons from reaching the knockout stages for the first time since 1999 Nigeria have finally ended their 20-year...... Read more