Algeria will have to turn the form book upside down if they
are to overcome Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Sunday,
having not beaten the Super Eagles on the pitch for nearly 30 years.
In the other…
Algeria defeated the Ivory Coast 4-3 on penalties in Suez Thursday to set up a semi-final showdown with Nigeria.
The quarter-final finished 1-1 after extra time with Sofiane Feghouli giving Algeria a 20th-minute lead that was cancelled by Jonathan…
Nigeria are through into the Africa Cup of
Nations semi-finals when defender William Troost Ekong scored with one minute
remaining to give them a 2-1 win over a gallant South Africa as the tournament
served up more drama on Wednesday.
Troost Ekong,…
Bafana Bafana of South Africa coach Stuart Baxter has said
they have massive respect for their quarterfinal opponents Nigeria but
confident of reaching the last four.
He said the Eagles are stable and remain one if the best in Africa. He…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles quest of winning her fourth Africa
Cup of Nations title will come under scrutiny as the team face Bafana Bafana of
South Africa in the quarter-final at the Cairo International Stadium today.
Both teams are no strangers to…
Odion Ighalo scored twice as the Super Eagles of Nigeria came from behind to defeat the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 3-2 in an enthralling 2019 African Cup of Nations Round of 16 game at the Alexandria Stadium on Saturday.…
Defending champions Cameroon, will face the Super Eagles of Nigeria,
two of Africa’s most successful teams, will go head-to-head vying for a place
in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Alexandria on
Saturday (today), in a potentially explosive…
Cameroon head coach Clarence Seedorf has huge respect for
Nigeria but insists the Super Eagles cannot stop his team from successfully
defending their title at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
The Indomitable Lions will come up against the…
The right-back picked up a hamstring injury in the Super
Eagles’ unconvincing win over Burundi, but could be ready to face the
Indomitable Lions.
Shehu Abdullahi was kept to light duties in training on Wednesday, despite coach Gernot Rohr insisting the right-back…
Defending champions Cameroon’s 0-0 draw with the Squirrels
of Benin Republic coupled with Ghana’s Black Star’s 2-0 win over Guinea Bissau
yesterday, means that the Indomitable Lions will play Super Eagles of Nigeria in
the second round of the 2019 Africa Cup…