Fulham manager Marco Silva has stated that he will support Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. Iwobi and Bassey have been instrumental in Nigeria’s run to the championship final. Midfielder Iwobi has played in all six of Nigeria’s competitive games, while Bassey has made five…
Former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has singled out Super Eagles striker Semi Ajayi for appreciation during the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. Speaking to Channels Sports Oliseh stated : “People are forgetting that Ajayi is doing a great work at the back. The man is quiet but he’s doing his…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria would collect $7 million (N8.9 billion) if they win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Nigeria advanced to the final of the 34th AFCON by defeating South Africa on penalties after 120 minutes of football finished 1-1. The Eagles have already secured $4 million to advance to…
Chippa United, the football club of Super Eagles’ Stanley Nwabali, has announced that they would support Nigeria in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final. Chippa United, in a statement, said: “The club wishes to extend its congratulations to Stanley Nwabali for his extraordinary achievement in reaching the AFCON 2023 finals and for also earning…
The Super Eagles players spent a minute of silence on Thursday night, February 9, in memory of the four Nigerians who died during their encounter against South Africa on Wednesday, February 7.Cairo Ojougboh, an APC chieftain, an Ivory Coast-based Nigerian businessman, a serving NYSC member, and Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, the Deputy Bursar of Kwara State…
Stanley Nwabali, Super Eagles goalkeeper, has disclosed that colleague Francis Uzoho is still the team’s first-choice shot-stopper at the current 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. Speaking with The Guardian UK correspondent, Osasu Obayiuwana, Nwabali said: “To be honest it has been nice, it has been God throughout but I am not…
South African goalkeeper Rowen Williams has claimed that his Nigerian opponent, Stanley Nwabali, has high regard for him. “I’m happy for him, I had a chat with him when we played each other in Port Elizabeth and it’s so weird that he told me that I inspire him,” Williams said “The way he’s playing now,…
Hugo Broos, Bafana Bafana’s coach, has stated that Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro exhibited indications of dread during their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, semifinal match on Wednesday. Nigeria defeated Bafana Bafana 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday to move to the tournament’s final, where they will face host Ivory Coast on Sunday. “I saw…
Victor Osimhen, the Super Eagles’ striker, has stated that if his team wins the Africa Cup of Nations, he may retire. Osimhen won Serie A with Napoli last season and was named CAF African Footballer of the Year in 2023. The 25-year-old also placed eighth in the Ballon d’Or rankings. Osimhen said “I have done…
President Bola Tinubu voiced optimism on Thursday that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will win the 2023 All African Cup of Nations, or AFCON, in Ivory Coast. According to Tinubu: “Congratulations once again on the attainment of victory just last night. It was a moment of joy for every one of us united as a nation and…