2023 afcon

Super Eagles captain William-Troost Ekong won the 2023 AFCON Best Player Award following his immense contributions to the progress of the Super Eagles in the tournament. Playing as a defender, the Poak Thessaloniki center-back was integral to Jose Peseiro's squad throughout the tournament...

CAF President Patrice Motsepe has named an African country he would like to host the World Cup. Speaking at CAF final press conference after Nigeria's AFCON semifinal win over South Africa at the Bouate Stadium, the African football chief said he would support Nigeria to put in a bid to host the...

Super Eagles of Nigeria have mourned its fans who died during the semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations. No less than five persons had died while watching the match between Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday. The Super Eagles, while mourning the fans via...

Two Nigerians have been confirmed dead while watching the Super Eagles AFCON semifinal match against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. In an report shared by Vanguard, one of the deceased happened to be a Kwara Varsity Deputy Bursar, identified as Ayuba. Ayuba reportedly went to watch the...

Nigeria footballing sensation Victor Osimhen has hit back at critics for his lack of goals in the ongoing 2023 AFCON. Osimhen, who scored 26 Serie A goals to propel Napoli to their first Scudetto title in 33 years and emerged as the top scorer in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers with 10 goals, is now...

South Africa have defied the odds to eliminate Morocco from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Bafana Bafana Bafana stunned the Atlas Lions with a 2-0 victory to book their ticket in the quarterfinals of the competition. Against projections, South Africa started the game on the front foot...

Super Eagles Sensation Ademola Lookman has fired a warning to the Black Antelopes of Angola ahead of the Super Eagles AFCON quarterfinal showdown with the Group D leaders. Angola have been the 2023 AFCON dark horses, pulling surprises to reach the last 8 of the tournament. After finishing top...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for 2023 AFCON quarterfinals following an emphatic 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. Atalanta winger Ademola winger scored in both halves as the Eagles easily glide pass the Lions to setup a quarterfinal showdown with Angola. Cameroon...

The Premier League will be depleted of some of its African talents as 2023 AFCON kicks off. The 24-team tournament will take place in Ivory Coast with the inaugural match between tournament hosts Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau on January 13. The Premier League ordered all Premier League clubs to...

It is looking grim for the Super of Eagles of Nigeria ahead of 2023 AFCON. The three-time African champions are among elite national teams expected to wrestle for the trophy along side tournament host Ivory Coast, defending champions Senegal, and seven-time champions and record-winners Egypt...