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Ivory Coast kick off AFCON with 2-0 win over Guinea Bissau
Ivory Coast’s Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in each half as the hosts completed a 2-0 Group A victory over Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game played in energy-sapping humidity on Saturday. Fofana gave his side a fourth minute lead with a superb shot from the edge of the box before Krasso made up for…
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Super Eagles vow to fly over Equatorial Guinea in AFCON opener
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will conclude the first matches of Group A of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations ongoing in Cote d’Ivoire when both nations clash at the brand-new Stade Alassane Ouattare in Ebimpe, outside Abidjan, on Sunday. Matches between both nations have been few and far between, but Nigerians continue to relish a double over the neighbours to…
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Top 10 players to watch at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast
The CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Ivory Coast when the hosts face Guinea-Bissau on January 13 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Senegal are the defending champions as they beat Egypt on penalties at the last edition in Cameroon. Here’s a look at our top 10 players whose performances are likely to be decisive if their…
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PHOTO NEWS: Black Stars of Ghana arrive Côte d’Ivoire in style
Ghana National football team, Black Stars have arrived Cote D’Ivoire for the Nations Cup tournament. The former champions arrived Abidjan on Wednesday to the hands of their supporters. Ghana as one time champion is one of the teams that is expected to reach the final of the tournament.
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NTA to show all AFCON games live after deal with AfroSports TV
The forthcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be shown live on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the station announced on Wednesday. The federal government-owned broadcaster said it had reached an agreement with AfroSports TV, a Free-To-Air (FTA) sports channel that covers the continent, to air all 52 games of the tournament in Ivory Coast. “NTA signs a memorandum of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu hosts Super Eagles ahead of AFCON in Ivory Coast
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted national team players and the coaching crew to a dinner Tuesday night at Marina Government House ahead of the commencement of Nations Cup tournament in Ivory Coast. The continental football fiesta will start on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Governor Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke alongside other senior government officials serenaded the footballer and charged…
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AFCON: Moffi replaces injured Boniface for Super Eagles
Ahead of upcoming Africa of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Super Eagles has called up OGC Nice striker Terem Moffi as replacement for injured Victor Boniface. This was disclosed by the team’s media officer on Monday. Boniface picked up an injury in the team’s training camp in UAE. Moffi’s participation in Ivory Coast is however subject to the approval of…
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Oscar Pistorius released on parole in South Africa
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. Ms Steenkamp’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but added her family was the…
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Tinubu hosts Oshoala, salutes excellence of Nigerian women
President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, hosted Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcons striker and 2023 CAF Women’s Player of the Year, in Lagos, on Thursday. President Tinubu and the First Lady had congratulated the Barcelona Femeni star on winning the best African female footballer of the year for the sixth time. The President and the First Lady…
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Tinubu congratulates Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie on CAF awards
President Bola Tinubu Tuesday congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award. The President also celebrated the remarkable achievements of Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, who clinched the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of The Year for the sixth time, and Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was awarded the Woman Goalkeeper of…
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