afcon 2023

The CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, claims that two billion people all over the world followed and watched the 2023 African Cup of Nations since the tournament started on January 13, 2023. Note that 50 games were played during the tournament; football fans across the World praised the quality...

They were not selling tickets to Nigerians, X influencer disclosed what went down at the AFCON final An X influencer with the handle @TheSerahIbrahim has complained about how the Cote d'Ivoire refused to sell tickets to Nigerians for the AFCON finals. She claimed that over 57,000 people were...

I want to sell my jersey... I don't want again, actor William Uchemba says after Super Eagles lose AFCON Actor William Uchemba was overwhelmed with emotions after the Super Eagles lost to Ivory Coast at the AFCON finals. This led to a dramatic display from the actor who claimed he no longer...

Please check your blood pressure before today's AFCON final, Aproko Doctor warns Nigerians Nigerian celebrity Doctor known as Aproko Doctor has issued a warning to Nigerians who intend to watch the AFCON 2023 final to check their blood pressure before sitting in front of the screen. Recall that...

Street interview: Nigerians predict the outcome of the AFCON 2023 finals between Nigeria and Ivory Coast A street interview was conducted asking Nigerians to predict the outcome of the AFCON 2023 finals that will be happening between Nigeria and South Africa. Excited football fanatics believe...

The Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali was the hero of the match after saving two penalties to send the Nigerian national team to the final of the African Cup of Nations. It was the Super Eagles' first final in 11 years since they won the tournament in 2013 under late coach Steven Keshi...

Controversial media personality Daniel Regha stated that the Nigerian National football League Super Eagles won South Africa's Bafana Bafana by chance. The Super Eagles team defeated Bafana Bafana in the semi-finals game yesterday after a challenging penalty shoot-out. Nigeria's Ekong won the...

Sebastian Haller scored the only goal of the match for Ivory Coast against DR Congo to send the host to the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. The striker used his strength and height to his advantage to score in the 66th minute of the match to send the Ivorians to the 2023 AFCON final...

Refrain from provocative celebrations should Super Eagles defeat South Africa Bafana Bafana, Nigerian High Commission warns citizens living in South Africa The Nigerian High Commission has warned Nigerians residing in South Africa to be careful of how they jubilate should the Super Eagles...

Ivory Coast are through to the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations after defeating Mali in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Diakite's goal in the 120+3 minute saved Ivory Coast from going for another penalty shootout. The Mali side were the better team, but the better teams don't...

Davido winning Grammy is a better achievement than Super Eagles winning AFCON, man says A TikToker said that he would rather have Davido win the Grammy Award than for the Nigerian Super Eagles to win the Africa Cup of Nations. He said that if Davido wins the Grammy, it will be celebrated in...

Stanley Nwabali broke a 44-year-old record in the history of the Super Eagles goalkeepers with four clean sheets in five matches in the African Cup of Nations. The goalkeeper equaled Best Ogedegbe’s 1980 record of four clean-sheets in a row and surpassed Alloy Agu’s 1990 three clean sheets in a...

AFCON 2023: Victor Osimhen to undergo drug test following his impressive performance against Cameroon The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has announced that Nigerian professional footballer Victor Osimhen is going to undergo a drug test. This was due to his impressive performance at the...

Ivory Coast have advanced to the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after they defeated defending champions, Senegal, in a penalty shootout. The defending champions locked horns with the host country at the Konan Banny Stadium on Monday, January 29, at 21:00...

Ryan Mendes' late penalty secured the well-deserved win for Cape Verde against Mauritania in the 2023 African Cup of Nations. Cape Verde were the better team in the game, with better chances falling on their part, but they failed to take it. Bebe, who had played exceptionally well in the...

The highly competitive affair involving Egypt and DR Congo played at the Stade Laurent Pokou ended via penalties. Both teams gave their all on the day, but they couldn't be separated in normal time despite two goals scored in regular time. Meschack Elia netted the opening goal of the game...

Ghana football legend Asamoah Gyan has heaped praises on Victor Osimhen for his role in Nigeria's AFCON round 16 victory over regional rivals Cameroon. Taking to his social media handle, Asamoah Gyan lauded Victor Osimhen for his passion and focus in the game. The former Premier League player...

2023 AFCON hosts Cote D'Ivoire sank into a six-hour power outage as the continental football showpiece entered matchday eleven. A report shared by Nigerian football Photo Journalist, Pooja, confirmed the shocking development. Ivory Coast enjoys 24/7 power supply and would not lose bearing on...

Equatorial Guinea showed superiority with a convincing 4-0 win over host Ivory Coast. It was Equatorial Guinea's last group-stage match, and they qualified for the next round of the tournament in style. They started with a first-half goal scored by the man of the moment, Emilio Nsue. Ivory...

Sadio Mane's new wife Aisha Timba received a heartwarming welcome back to school from her classmates after her recent marriage to the football star. The 18-year-old bride returned to her studies just a day after tying the knot with Mane, and her schoolmates greeted her with cheers and songs as...