Egypt captain, Mohamed Salah, on Sunday, delivered a rallying cry to his teammates after they were beaten by Senegal on penalties in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final. Salah urged his compatriots to “take revenge” on the Teranga Lions…
Nigerians proud of Eagles – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has hailed the Super Eagles “for a good outing” at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Gbajabiamila said despite crashing out of the tournament at the knockout stage, following…
FG owes NFF N1.5bn AFCON money
The Federal Government is yet to release the N1.5bn approved for the Super Eagles to compete at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Sports Extra has exclusively gathered. The Eagles finished third at the tournament behind winners Algeria and runners-up Senegal. A top…
AFCON 2019: Semi-final fixtures confirmed [Full List]
The two semi-final fixtures at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been confirmed, following the completion of the quarter-final matches on Thursday. In the first game, Senegal will take on Tunisia, who defeated Madagascar in the previous round. Nigeria…
AFCON: Dangote, Otedola To Splash $75,000 Per Goal On Super Eagles
Africa richest man Aliko Dangote has promised the Super Eagles of Nigeria 50,000 dollars (18 million naira ) for every goal they score in the semi-final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, (AFCON). Another Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has…
Bafana Bafana attacker Percy Tau wins Proximus League Player of the Season award
The 24-year-old frontman moved to Belgium at the start of the season, but he quickly adapted to his surroundings Bafana Bafana attacker Percy Tau has won the Proximus League Player of the Season award following his scintillating first season with…
Cameroon win Africa U17 Nations Cup
Guinea’s national under-17 male football team on Sunday lost 3-5 after penalty kicks to their Cameroonian counterparts in a pulsating final match at the Africa Under-17 Nations Cup competition. In the final match played at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium…
Amuneke speaks on Rohr, Super Eagles preparation for AFCON, World Cup
Ex-international, Emmanuel Amuneke has stated that he is confident that Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr will qualify the team for the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. Nigeria lost their opening group fixture 0-2…