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AFCON 2019

16 Jul 2019
Former International, Felix Owolabi has described Super Eagles’ loss to the Desert Foxes of Algeria as unfortunate, saying that Nigeria wasn’t ready for the semifinals game of the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
16 Jul 2019
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, alongside his second Vice President, Shehu Dikko and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi were yesterday at the Le Meridien Cairo Airport hotel camp of the Super Eagles to ginger the players ahead of tomorrow’s third-place match against Tunisia.  
15 Jul 2019
Team chief coach Gernot Rohr must quickly reinforce his team to forget Sunday’s loss to Algeria and go on to beat Tunisia on Wednesday, some coaches advised in Abuja on Monday.
15 Jul 2019
A total of 282 people were arrested in France after unrest following the Algerian football team's qualification for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, the interior ministry said Monday.
15 Jul 2019
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that his team lost to a better side in the semifinals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt on Sunday.
14 Jul 2019
Senegal reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for the second time with a Dylan Bronn own goal giving them a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Sunday in a tense last-four clash in Cairo. With 11 minutes gone in extra time, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed a free-kick against the head of Bronn and the ball…
14 Jul 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria play against the Desert Foxes of Algeria in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. Nigeria looks to clinch a spot in the final where Senegal awaits while Algeria hopes to continue their quest towards their second AFCON title. Follow the live updates here.
14 Jul 2019
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan departed Abuja on Sunday, leading a presidential delegation to cheer Super Eagles in their match against Algeria in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
14 Jul 2019
Segun Odegbami, an ex-international, said on Sunday that the semi-final between Nigeria and Algeria at the ongoing African Cup of Nations(AFCON) would be tough.
14 Jul 2019
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E3MbueXCG2s The semi-final clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Desert Foxes of Algeria is undoubtedly 'The clash of titans'. The teams meet on Sunday night at the Cairo International Stadium in the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria's Super Eagles are on a mission to win their fourth AFCON trophy,…
14 Jul 2019
Former Eagles International, Etim Esin, has tipped Super Eagles’ winger, Samuel Chukwueze, to be the next star for Nigeria, as the country takes on Algeria...
14 Jul 2019
The competition is very good from the technical aspect and we saw many surprises as the premature exit of big guns like Egypt and Morocco.

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