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Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign got off to a winning start on Saturday as they edged out Burundi 1-0. Gernot Rohr’s side, who are 89 places above Burundi in FIFA’s world rankings, struggled for long periods in their Group B opener at the Alexandria Stadium but sealed all three points in the 77th
The Total AFCON2019 is here and we are pleased to bring to you the whole match fixtures and dates. Check below… All times are shown in local time. Egypt 21:00 Zimbabwe Cairo International Stadium Sat, 22 Jun 2019 DR Congo 15:30 Uganda Cairo International Stadium Nigeria 18:00 Burundi Alexandria Stadium Guinea 21:00 Madagascar Alexandria Stadium
Cameroon and Nigeria are the two African female teams that progressed to the last 16 in the on-going women’s world cup in France. The later’s qualification was based on the outcome of another’s match while the former’s qualification was purely by their making. The Super Falcons of Nigeria 🇳🇬 needed Chile to defeat Thailand
In an unprecedented move, CAF has effectively handed over control to FIFA, the global soccer governing body, in what’s viewed as a stark admission of its incompetence. FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura of Senegal, a former UN official, will run CAF as “FIFA general delegate for Africa” for an initial six-month period. A six-month extension will
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the Second Round of the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France. The girls reached the last 16 picking the last of the four qualification slots reserved for the best placed third teams in the groups, which had earlier been picked by Brazil, China and fellow Africans, Cameroun.
There must be something seriously wrong with the maintainance culture in Nigeria. It becomes even more worrisome when it carries that emblem of NATIONAL identity. The erstwhile National stadium in Lagos is now a den for rogues and a shadow of itself since the national figure was stripped from it. Years later, President Obasanjo constructed
Argentina fans (and Barça fans who support Argentina in major tournaments) always talk themselves into optimism ahead of a new tournament and another chance for Lionel Messi to win a title with his country. The Barcelona superstar did not hide from what was a very physical opening match against Colombia, but the same thing happened again: he has no
Ukraine are FIFA U-20 World Cup champions for the first time after coming from behind to defeat Korea Republic 3-1 in the Poland 2019 final at Lodz Stadium. Korea Republic struck quickly through Lee Kangin, who converted his penalty in the fifth minute after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check determined that captain Hwang Taehyeon
Eden Hazard, Belgium forward and Chelsea of England ex-playmaker earlier switched to Real Madrid of Spain after helping Chelsea Defeat Arsenal to win the Europa League cup in Baga. Eden Hazard who is currently the highest paid Real Madrid player was unveiled today in Santiago Benebau. The frightening crowd was overwhelming and one would mistaken
The 2019-20 Premier League season will start with Champions League winners Liverpool hosting promoted Norwich City on Friday, 9 August. Champions Manchester City will open the defence of their title the following day with a trip to West Ham. Aston Villa and Sheffield United, the other promoted teams, play Tottenham and Bournemouth respectively. For the