Jay Jay Okocha says Tunisia out-smarted and that there was no leadership in the 10-man Super Eagles team in Sunday’s shock last sixteen loss to The Carthage Eagles. Nigeria then suffered a further setback when 59th minute substitute Alex Iwobi barely lasted seven minutes before he was sent-off after Msakni felt the force of his studs. “We had a bad ...
Asante Kotoko has lengthened their lead on the Ghana Premier League to six points after beating Medeama by 1:0 in Kumasi on Sunday. Forward Mfegue Omgba scored with 11 minutes remaining to ensure Kotoko secured three points to extend their unbeaten run to six games. Games between these two great teams often live up to the hype, and Sunday was ...
Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi ended his goal drought in the French Ligue 1 as his side Lorient suffers a 4-2 defeat at Nantes. The Super Eagles are currently preparing for their match against Tunisia, but one of the players not in the squad was on target in the French top-flight Moffi had not scored since he found the back ...
The former Dutch midfielder, George Boateng, has pup up as a aspirant for the Black Stars job following the sacking of underperforming coach Milovan Rajevac. The Aston Villa youth team coach has been recognized as a replacement for Milovan Rajevac after his bad record set with the Black Star at the ongoing African cup of the nation in Cameroon. ...
Ghana’s Black Princesses defeat Uganda 2:1 in the 1st leg of the third round of the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup qualifiers in Entebbe on Saturday. There were plenty of eyes on the Princesses heading into the fixture, with Coach Ben Forkuo’s side losing skipper Evelyn Badu to suspension. Striker Salamatu Abdulai latched on to a pass from Grace Anima and ...
Augustine Eguavoen has disclosed a fitness update of the eleven players who will be making it to the theoumdé Adjia Stadium, for Sunday evening’s Africa Cup of Nations round of sixteen clashes against Tunisia. According to the super eagles head coach, the team is in tip-top condition for the African cup of nation encounter with Tunisia. Joe Aribo and Ola ...
Comoros could be without a goalkeeper in their Africa Cup of Nations knockout game against Cameroon on Monday due to injury and covid 19 outbreak in the team. There are 12 cases of COVID-19 within the squad, with two of Comoros’ three goalkeepers positive. Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada are self-isolating, and will miss the round of 16 match. Their ...
Coach Augustine Eguavoen has encouraged Nigerians that the Super Eagles will play for a win and nothing else in their encounter with Tunisia in the African cup of nations round of 16 games tomorrow. Nigeria topped Group D with the maximum nine points, while Tunisia came in as one of the best losers, after finishing last in Group F. Speaking ...
Super Eagles centre-back Leon Balogun has expressed his delight at returning to action for Rangers after weeks on the treatment table. Balogun had not played for club or country since he limped off during Rangers’ Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat to Hibs in November due to a back injury. The Berlin-born defender still made Nigeria’s 28-man squad to the 2021 ...
Ex-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has tipped Nigeria for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon following their strong performance in the group stage. Gernot was sacked just a month before the start of the tournament but has still named the Eagles as favorite to win the title dispute the eagles sacking him a month before the competition. ...