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Former Super Eagles captain, Augustine Eguavoen has stepped down as the interim coach of the Nigeria national team. This follows the Super Eagles’ defeat to Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 clash on Sunday.…

Super Eagles of Nigeria have on Sunday been eliminated from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 1 - 0 to Tunisia in the Round of 16. Eagles of Carthage (Tunisia) took the lead in the 47th minutes after Youssef Msakni found the…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles has been drawn to play Ghana in the playoffs that will determine who represents Africa in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The draw was held in Douala, Cameroon, on Saturday. The two-legged tie will be played between…

Ahead of the round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with the Super Eagles, several Tunisian players and Mondher Kebaier, the head coach, have tested positive for COVID-19. Kebaier was absent during the pre-match press conference…

Confederation of African Football has named Nigeria’s interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen the best manager at the group stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. CAF announced this on its website after AFCON 2021 group stage, saying…

Following Ghana’s unimpressive performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, the country’s Sports Ministry in an emergency meeting on Friday instructed Ghana Football Association to sack its Serbian tactician, Milovan Rajevac.…

Rasheed Balogun, General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club in Ibadan, has passed on after battling illness for months. His death was confirmed by the club also known as 3SC in a statement on their Twitter handle, saying the…

Naomi Osaka's Australian Open defence has come to an end on Friday at the hands of Amanda Anisimova with the American fending off two match points to advance to a meeting with world No 1, Ashleigh Barty. The Japanese superstar won the…

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has promised Super Eagles $250,000 (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. According to ThePunch, the national team will also receive N49,389,600 ($120,000) for the six…

About 1.2 million tickets were requested within the first 24 hours after they went on sale for the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar from November to December, it has emerged. Football governing body FIFA, which disclosed this on…

Nigeria is set to play Tunisia on Sunday in the second round of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations being held in Cameroon, it has emerged. The new development comes as Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the 16 teams that will…

Ivory Coast have crushed an abject Algeria 3-1 on Thursday with Nicolas Pepe among the scorers as the reigning champions crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage. Franck Kessie and Ibrahim Sangare scored in the first…

Super Eagles have cruised to another win after defeating Guinea Bissau 2-0 in Group D on Wednesday, January 19, finishing comfortably atop Group D with nine points. Both teams created good chances but failed to score in the first half.…

Four-time champions Ghana have on Tuesday been eliminated from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after crashing 3-2 to Comoros in Group C. Black Stars (Ghana) had captain Andre Ayew sent off after 25 minutes and, after wiping out a…