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Jurgen Klopp to step down as Liverpool manager at end of season
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is to step down from the role at the end of the season, saying he is “running out of energy”. Klopp was appointed in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026. He won the Champions League in 2019 before leading Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20. “I…
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AFCON enters knockout rounds with mouthwatering fixtures
The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, concluded on Wednesday night, setting up some highly anticipated knock-out stage clashes. The group stage produced everything expected of the grit the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is made of; stellar shocks, goals, records, history and passionate fans turning up at match venues. In the marquee match of…
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Afcon: Ivory Coast risk elimination after Equatorial Guinea 4-0 thrash
Host nation Ivory Coast will have to rely on other results to avoid a shock Africa Cup of Nations group-stage exit after Equatorial Guinea thrashed the Elephants in a huge upset in Abidjan. Emilio Nsue’s double, Pablo Ganet’s 25-yard free-kick and Yannick Buyla’s late goal gave the National Thunder a famous win that sealed top spot in Group A. The…
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Afcon: Nigeria reach last 16 after beating Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 to progress to the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The winner came when Opa Sangante diverted a Moses Simon cross into his own net nine minutes before the break. Both sides had goals ruled out in the second half for offside, while Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen also had an effort disallowed for…
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NPFL: Sunshine Stars FC sack head coach, others
The management of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on Monday announced the sacking of its head coach, Edith Agoye, and three assistant coaches. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Bamidele Ologunloluwa, at a meeting with the coaching crew of the team in Akure. Agoye and assistant coaches Akin Olowokere, Banjo Adepoju and Folorunsho Stephen…
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AFCON: Nigeria seal crucial win over hosts Ivory Coast
Nigeria took a huge step towards reaching the last 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over hosts Ivory Coast in Group A. The match’s key moment came in the 55th minute after Ousmane Diomande caught Victor Osimhen in the box. That allowed William Troost-Ekong to blast home from the penalty spot. Roared on by…
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AFCON: Eagles look forward to ‘interesting encounter’ with Ivory Coast
Nigeria’s playing body has long concluded a diagnosis of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with neighbours Equatorial Guinea and looking very much forward to what they believe will be an ‘interesting encounter’ with host nation Cote d’Ivoire at the 34th Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday. The table-topping Elephants, two-time champions of the continental competition, will look to book an early Round of…
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Super Eagles unlucky, better than Equatorial Guinea – Peseiro
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro says his team were better than their opponents, Equatorial Guinea but were simply unlucky. Peseiro said this while reacting to Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. But beyond the slightly disappointing result, Peseiro said he was satisfied with the performance of Super Eagles players.…
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AFCON: Osimhen scores as Nigeria are held by Equatorial Guinea
Victor Osimhen’s quick-fire equaliser spared Nigeria a shock defeat against Equatorial Guinea in their opening game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Osimhen nodded in straight after Iban Salvador’s opener for the underdogs. Salvador’s classy first-half finish was his side’s only attempt on target and briefly threatened a significant upset in the secondo game of the tournament. Jesus Owono…
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Iwobi starts, as Chukwueze, Aribo dropped from Super Eagles starting XI
Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has made known his starting lineup for the senior national team of Nigeria against Equatorial Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations. Contrary to what we earlier reported Alex Iwobi starts in a midfield three alongside the duo of Frank Onyeka and Alhassan Yusuf, whom we erroneously said was…
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