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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,…

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…

Super Eagles midfielder, Mikel Obi is a major doubt for the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. The team’s technical adviser, Gernot Rohr confirmed this on Tuesday morning ahead of Nigeria’s ‘maybe’ clash against perennial rivals, Ghana. Mikel copped…