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SEN vs NGA: Nigeria Team News, Possible Lineup, And Kickoff Time Ahead Of Sunday’s U-20 AFCON Opener

February 18, 2023 Admin

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria face Senegal in their opening group stage fixtures of the 2023 U-20 African Cup of Nations Championship campaign on Sunday. The Ladan Bosso-led team will be going into the game after their 6-1 demolition of Kawkab Athletics in the last warm-up game, and they will be aiming to build on the remarkable feat when they face Senegal on Sunday in their first game of the 2023 U-20 African Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt. Team News: The Nigerian team will be going into Sunday’s…

Nigeria vs Egypt Live Stream, TV Channel, Watch AFCON 2021 Live Online in US and UK

January 11, 2022 Admin

Nigeria vs Egypt Live Stream, TV Channel, Watch AFCON Live Online in US and UK

Streamed Nigeria vs Egypt live online and watch AFCON 2021 live on tv channels, as the live update starts 4:30 pm with the live commentary few minutes before the kick off of the game. Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Pharaohs of Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations group D campaign in Cameroon today. Group D in the latest edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to open with a bang as two of the continent’s elite clash with Nigeria taking on Egypt. Making their 19th AFCON appearance,…

Cameroon vs Burkina Faso: All you need to know about the AFCON 2021 match opener

January 9, 2022 Admin

The five-time winners and the host Cameroon kick off the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations against Burkina Faso in the Group A opener on Sunday. Match Details Date: 9 January 2022 Time: 17:00 local time (16:00 GMT) Venue: Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé Group: A Match: Cameroon v Burkina Faso Following are the Match Facts about Cameroon and Burkina Faso 1. This will be Cameroon and Burkina Faso’s third encounter in the Africa Cup of Nations. Both previous meetings came in the group phase: Cameroon won 1-0 in the 1998 before…

Victor Osimhen out of AFCON tournament, Ademola Lookman in for Super Eagles

December 31, 2021 Admin

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen confirmed out of Africa Cup of Nations after he tested positive to covid-19 and Leicester star, Ademola Lookman have huge change to replace him in Super Eagles Squad. Austin Eguavoen should consider a chance for Leicester city star Ademola Lookman to replace Victor Osimhen as he has confirmed being rule out of the AFCON tournament in Cameroon. According to Complete Sports, the 22-year-old cited health reasons for his decision to stay away from the continental showpiece. “Osimhen is out of AFCON. The coach has released him…

NFF reveals that new Nigeria Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro will miss AFCON 2022

December 30, 2021 Admin

Newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro arrives in Nigeria

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Jose Peseiro as new Super Eagles coach but will not lead Nigeria to AFCON tournament in Cameroon. Peseiro replace German coach, Gernot Rohr who was sacked by NFF on 13 December, 2021. NFF confirm that Austin Eguavoen who is the interim head coach will lead the Super Eagles to AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. Peseiro will “only play role of Observer” during the tournament while Eguavoen will return to his role as Technical Director after the tournament. Meet New Super Eagles Coach Jose Peseiro Jose…

Why Leicester hit man, Ademola Lookman dropped from Super Eagles AFCON squad

December 29, 2021 Admin

Leicester City rave of the moment Ademola Lookman has been clearer by FIFA to play for Nigeria but was dropped by interim coach Austine Eguavoen. Lookman who has scored in his last two games for Leicester City against Manchester City and the winner against Liverpool yesterday was included in the 40 man list submitted by ex coach of the team Gernot Rohr. The ex England international was picked by Rohr after getting the all clear by FIFA to play for Nigeria after representing England at several youth levels. He was…

Newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro arrives in Nigeria

December 29, 2021 Admin

Super Eagles new foreign coach, who is likely to be the Portuguese Jose Peseiro, will arrive in Nigeria on January 2 and his appointment will announced four days later, according to Sporting Life. Peseiro, who was recommended by former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, is expected to be appointed ahead of compatriot, Jose Morais, officials disclosed. He was until recently coach Venezuela, but experts have questioned his achievements and suitability to replace sacked Gernot Rohr. However, he will only be an “observer” at the AFCON in Cameroon with his first assignment…

Full List Of Nations With Their Team Squads For AFCON 2022

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Admin

Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Qualifiers Results

The anticipated Africa Cup of Nations tournament will Kick-off on January, 9, 2022 – some nations have released their squads for the AFCON tournament in Cameroon. Here are the squad lists released so far for the Total Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon Goalkeepers: Simon Omossola, Devis Epassy, Andre Onana. Defenders: Collins Fai, Olivier Mbaizo, Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, JC Castelletto, Harold Moukoudi, Enzo Ebosse, Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo, Jerome Onguene, Nouhou Tolo. Midfielders: Jean Onana Junior, Malong Kunde, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Samuel Gouet Oum, Martin Hongla, James Lea Siliki, Yvan Neyou. Forwards: Ignatius…

Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, 13 others countries qualified for AFCON

March 28, 2021 Admin

Nigeria and other 16 countries have qualified for AFCON 2022 tournament in Cameroon, Super Eagles earn a qualification after Paul Onuachu scored at the stoppage time for Nigeria against Benin at Port Novo on Saturday. Full list of qualified nations Here are full list of countries that have secured a qualification to the next AFCON tournament. Algeria Burkina Faso Cameroon Comoros Egypt Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast Mali Morocco Nigeria Senegal Tunisia Zimbabwe Contenders (16, for seven places) Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville,…

18 Players Arrived in Super Eagles Camp For AFCON Qualifiers

March 23, 2021 Admin

18 Super Eagles players have arrived in Camp ahead of AFCON Qualifiers game against Benin and Lesotho on March 27/30th. Nigeria Super Eagles will travel away to Port Novo on Saturday, March 27th to take on Benin in their AFCON qualifier match campaign and welcome Lesotho at Teslim Balogun in Lagos on Tuesday, 30th of March 2021. The list of Super Eagles players that have arrived in Camp as Gernot Rohr call up Ahmed Musa in his squad for AFCON qualifier. Update! 18 players now in camp. Musa, Troost-Ekong, Aina,…