Nigeria advances to AFCON Final after crushing South Africa
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Super Eagles of Nigeria soared to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, edging out the resilient Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a tense…
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Super Eagles of Nigeria soared to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, edging out the resilient Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a tense…
By Aliyu Yakubu Yusuf The reigning champions and the best national team in the continent, Senegal, had met its waterloo at the hands of the host, Ivory Coast, who must be…
By Abdulrazak Iliyasu Sansani It is no longer news that another African coach has won the African Cup of Nations, bringing it to six out of the last nine editions…
By Ahmad Deedat Zakari A stadium is set to be named after Sadio Mane in his home town of Sedhiou in Senegal after helping his country to win the just…
By Usama Abdullahi If there’s anything I have learnt from Super Eagles’ sad loss in this year’s AFCON is the absurdity associated with it. Of course, it’s unfortunate Nigeria lost…
By Aliyu Yakubu Yusuf The group stages have come and gone at the ongoing AFCON in Cameroon, with Algeria and Ghana being the biggest casualties. For the 2-time winners Algeria,…
By Ahmad Deedat Zakari President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Super Eagles on their brilliant wins against Egypt, Sudan and Guinea Bissau at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The…
By Abdulrazak Iliyasu Sansani I had initially not titled this article "AFCON: The gigantic tournament" not because I had less respect for it hitherto. “I’ve heard that so often, that…
By Aliyu Yakubu Yusuf Compared to its more illustrious continental equivalents, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) receives far little media fanfare. With its scheduling in the winter when European…
By our Reporter who is in Garoua Hours ahead of Nigeria's Group D opener against the Pharaohs of Egypt, many residents of Garoua have expressed their support for the Super…