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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have crashed out of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after being defeated by the Carthage of Tunisia. The Tunisia sent  the 10- man Nigeria packing following their 1-0 win over the super eagles. Two minutes into the second half, Youssef Maskni  put the ball past the …

The Nigeria Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured a place  in the second round of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun. The Super Eagles booked their place in the next stage after a  3-1 win over Falcons of Sudan. In the 3mins into the first -half of the …

This was the eighth meeting of the Super Eagles and the Pharaohs in the flagship African tournament and three-time Cup of Nations champions Nigeria have won four and drawn two. Nigeria succeeded after a troubled build-up in which German coach Gernot Rohr was fired following an unimpressive World Cup qualifying …

The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will start today, January 9 in Cameroun. The three-week tournaments which will kick off today, will see the host, Cameroon, take on Burkina Faso in the opening fixture at the new 60, 000 seat Olembe Stadium in Yaounde at 4pm West Africa Time …

Super Eagles striker and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has tested positive for coronavirus for the second time in 2021 This was confirmed by Napoli, the Italian football giants via its Twitter handle on Thursday. The Italian club added that the former Wolfsburg striker has since been in isolation. This will …

Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has appointed  Jose Peseiro as the new Super Eagles head coach. The federation announced Peseiro’s appointment in a communique on Wednesday evening The Portuguese tactician replaces Gernot Rohr, the Franco-German, who was relieved of his duty on December 12. Peseiro is expected to be at the 2022 …

Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at a tearful press conference, just over a month after the 33-year-old was diagnosed with a heart problem. Aguero has not played since the end of October, when he was taken off during the first half of …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Augustine Eguavon as the interim coach of the super eagles. Eguawon replaced Rohr Gernot who was relieved of his duties by the federation on Sunday. NFF confirmed this in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Football …

Lionel Messi has won the 2021 Ballon d’Or for a record seven times in a row. Messi was announced as the winner of the men’s award at the prestigious awards ceremony held in Paris, France. The Argentine forward defeated Robert Lewandowski and 30 other contenders on the list to clinch …

Manchester United have appointed Ralf Rangnick as their  Interim Manager The English club made the announcement on Monday, adding that Ragnick will function as Interim Manager until the end of the season, subject to work visa requirements. The 63-year -old Germean takes over fro Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who was sacked …