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17 Nov 2019
South Africa’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign may have only just started, but they already face a must-win match when they host Group C rivals Sudan in Soweto today.
Rapper AKA
11 Jul 2019
As Nigerians worldwide jubilate the win of Nigeria over South Africa in a 2-1 defeat in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON), the losing country is not as joyful. One of the people who has reacted to the match is South African rapper, AKA who took to his Twitter page and shared in a…
11 Jul 2019
The Super Eagles again failed to disappoint millions of fans as the Gernot Rohr men staged another spirited performance to knock-out South Africa in a thrilling 2 - 1 victory. The game already looking to be heading for extra time before William Troost-Ekong scored a dramatic late winner to send the Bafana Bafana back home.…
10 Jul 2019
Egyptian police had a tough time with some Algerian journalists yesterday during a tour of the Pyramid organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).   The tour, which saw journalists from different parts of the continent visiting the historic Pyramid, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was almost at its conclusion when…
10 Jul 2019
Ordinarily, Nigerians should be happy that their darling team, Super Eagles are in the quarterfinal of the on-going African Cup of Nations in Egypt. But that is not the case. Not every football fans have confident in the current crop of players emulating the 2013 class, who won the trophy in South Africa, While some…
10 Jul 2019
• Hands over Aiteo’s $75,000 gift to players Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has called on the Super Eagles to rise to the occasion and do the nation proud in today’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal battle with South Africa in Cairo.   At a meeting with the players at breakfast…
10 Jul 2019
A semifinal spot at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is up for grabs when the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in one of the tournament’s quarterfinal games today. The match between two past winners of the African Cup of Nations, billed for Cairo International Stadium, will…
10 Jul 2019
One of the leading goal scorers in the on-going Egypt 2019 AFCON, Super Eagles’ Odion Ighalo says his more concerned with leading Nigeria to win the title than the highest goals scorers’ award.   China-based Ighalo is among the leading scorers. The others are Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Cedrit Bekambu and Adam Oane with three…
10 Jul 2019
Ordinarily, South Africa’s Coach, Stuart Baxter should be relaxed going into today’s African Cup of Nations quarterfinal match against Nigeria. After all, the Bafana Bafana achieved what nobody thought was possible when they beat hosts, Egypt in the last round. The team, which took four points from Nigeria out of six in their last two meetings,…
9 Jul 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria continue their quest to be crowned African champions for the fourth time against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the quarterfinals of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The teams clash at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday at 8:00 pm. Nigeria has come out top in their…
9 Jul 2019
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter dismissed the assertion from his Nigeria counterpart Gernot Rohr that Bafana Bafana is the favourites heading into Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final showdown.
9 Jul 2019
After surviving the round of 16 clash against defending champions, Indomitable Lions of Cameroun, the Super Eagles left their Helnan Palestine Hotel camp in Alexandria for Cairo...

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