The much-anticipated 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked off in Morocco last Sunday, December 21. It has barely been a week since the 35th edition of the continental showpiece got underway, but as ever, it has already delivered an engrossing asymmetrical mix of the memorable and the forgettable, overwhelmingly in favour of the former. […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have progressed to the round of 16 stage of the Africa Cup of Nations following a 3-2 win over Tunisia at the Fes Stadium on Saturday, December 27. With a head-to-head lead of three wins to Tunisia’s one in their previous six AFCON outings, Nigeria looked to extend their […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria got their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign underway with a 2–1 win over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania at the Fez Stadium on Tuesday, December 23. Fresh from the disappointment of the World Cup qualification playoffs, the Super Eagles expectedly started brightly against Tanzania and took a […]
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Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has effectively drawn the curtain on his career with Nigeria’s senior men’s national team after 15 years of meritorious service. Musa announced his decision in a statement released on social media on Wednesday, December 17, where he reflected on his journey and the pride of representing his country. […]
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Ahead of the commencement of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on December 21 in Morocco, the Nigeria Football Federation has released a 28-man squad list purportedly picked by head coach Eric Chelle to prosecute Nigeria’s campaign. In light of the captain William Troost-Ekong’s last-minute retirement, senior figures like Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen, Ademola […]
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Just when you thought the blows to the Super Eagles’ preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations can’t hit any harder, a concussive one hits, this time involving first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali’s availability. According to reports from South Africa, the Chippa United goalkeeper is suffering from an ankle and hand injury and might not […]
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For all the eye-rolling with which the bout is met, the Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul fight will happen on December 19 at the Kaseya Centre in Miami, Florida. No one surmised that for his first fight in fifteen months, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion would be taking on a YouTuber turned boxer. It […]
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Moroccan football reached an unprecedented high at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat on Wednesday, where they swept six of the honours on offer, including the main awards: the men’s and women’s African Player of the Year, which Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak won. Hakimi finally beat Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and Egyptian […]
For the first time in 52 years, a defender emerged as African Player of the Year. Fittingly, it was Achraf Hakimi, the Paris Saint-Germain star, who did the honours for Morocco at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat. Hakimi, who won the 2024/25 Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League with PSG, turned two […]
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The ship has sailed, and whatever hopes Nigerians had of their senior men’s team, the Super Eagles, participating at the 2026 World Cup have gone with the tides. The ticket, however arduous, was there for the taking, but the three-time African champions listlessly handed it to the Democratic Republic of Congo after losing 4 – […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will miss the 2026 World Cup after losing to the Democratic Republic of Congo 4-3 on penalties in the final playoffs of African qualifiers at the Stade Prince Moulay Hassan in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, November 16. Having entered the mini-tournament in Rabat as best runners-up across the nine […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have progressed to the final continental playoff stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after defeating the Panthers of Gabon after extra time on Thursday at Stade Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. Being a one-legged knockout affair, the stakes were high, and interest grew even more after Super Eagles […]
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