Football
12 Feb
Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae toasted his team of "miracle survivors" after the host country completed one of the greatest turnarounds in major tournament history to win the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's final.
12 Feb
With the game beamed onto a huge screen in a Lagos stadium, Nigerian football fans put on brave faces as they watched their side lose to Ivory Coast in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final. Some spectators though began to trickle out of the Onikan stadium even before the final whistle sounded on Nigeria's 2-1…
12 Feb
Who said what during the Africa Cup of Nations which concluded Sunday with hosts Ivory Coast defeating Nigeria in the final in Abidjan:
12 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Sports Development Minister, Senator John Owan-Enoh say they are proud of the Super Eagles for coming second at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which ended on Sunday.
11 Feb
Nigeria's Super Eagles take on hosts Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday, aiming to create history by becoming only the third team to defeat an AFCON host in the final. This year's final marks their second clash with the Elephants, having already secured a 1-0 victory in the group stage. To lift their fourth AFCON trophy, the…
10 Feb
Former Nigerian national team star, Paul Okoku, has issued a passionate appeal to the current Super Eagles team, urging them to rewrite history and claim AFCON glory in Sunday's final against Ivory Coast. Drawing upon his experience as part of the Eagles team that fell short in the 1984 final, where Nigeria lost 3-1 to…
10 Feb
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9 Feb
Fulham manager Marco Silva has said the club will give their full support to Nigeria's Super Eagles in Sunday's AFCON final against hosts Côte d'Ivoire.
9 Feb
Some of the clubs in the Saudi Arabian Professional League are strongly interested in snapping up Nigerian defender, William Troost-Ekong ahead of the summer transfer window.
9 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be present at the Stade Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan to support the Super Eagles against Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday.
9 Feb
AC Milan winger, Samuel Chukwueze has declared that it is time for the Super Eagles to bring the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy back home to Nigeria.
9 Feb
Ivorian-Nigerian, Ibrahim Sangare, has disclosed the reasons why he provided four buses for about 100 Nigerian journalists at the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
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