The Falconets on Saturday defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-0 in a second leg match of the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup African zone qualifiers. Victory in the match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja saw the Falconets advancing to the qualifiers’ next round. The Nigerian national under-20 Read More…
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Eriksen back to football by returning to EPL with Brentford
Former Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen has joined English Premier League (EPL) club side Brentford on a deal until the end of the season. The move which has come just seven months after the Dane suffered a cardiac arrest makes the Bees the first EPL club to make a move on transfer deadline day. The Read More…
Salah shines in Egypt’s comeback victory over Morocco for AFCON semi-finals berth
Mohamed Salah on Sunday scored the equaliser and created the winner for Egypt to come from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Morocco went ahead in the seventh minute from a penalty kick converted by Sofiane Boufal in this quarter-final match. But Egypt came storming back as Read More…
Burkina Faso stun Tunisia 1-0 to book semi-final berth
Burkina Faso on Saturday stunned the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia by a lone goal to progress to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cameroon 2021. Dango Ouattara’s goal on the stroke of halftime was enough for Burkina Faso to beat Tunisia at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua. Ouattara, who was sent Read More…
Super Eagles painfully fail to subdue Carthage Eagles, crash out of AFCON
Title favourites Nigeria crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday in Garoua after a 0-1 loss to Tunisia who now advance to the competition’s quarter-finals. In the Round of 16 match at the Stade Roumde Adjia, the Super Eagles failed to raise their game to the expected level and fell Read More…
Super Eagles test their might against Carthage Eagles in AFCON knockout on Sunday
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will Sunday clash with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in one of the second round matches of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Tunisia on Thursday lost 0-1 to the Gambia, but booked their place in the knockout phase as one of the four third-placed teams. Read More…
Brazil’s Pele returns to hospital for tumour treatment checkup
Brazilian soccer great Pele has returned to the hospital for a routine checkup, his business’s manager told Reuters on Thursday, as he undergoes treatment after having a colon tumour removed last year. Sports TV network ESPN reported earlier in the day that Pele, 81, was back at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital for new chemotherapy Read More…
Super Eagles advance to knockout stage with best group phase record
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Wednesday in Garoua advanced in style to the knockout phase of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. They beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 at the Stade Roumde Adjia to become the only side at this 33rd edition of the competition to win all their three group games. The winners of Read More…
Super Eagles looking good to swoop on Wild Dogs in ‘dead-rubber’ game
The Super Eagles encounter with Guinea Bissau counterparts at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), has been termed by sports enthusiasts as a “dead rubber game’’ for Nigeria. This is coming on the heels of Nigeria’s qualification to the Round of 16. However, both teams will be looking to end their group campaign Read More…
Nigeria whip Sudan 3-1, zoom into knockout phase, Salah goal rekindles Egyptian qualification hopes
In picture above: Wilfred Ndidi went close for Nigeria early on against Sudan on Saturday. Credit: Getty Images Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat their Sudanese counterparts 3-1 in a Group D clash at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at Garoua in Cameroon to advance to the knockout phase of the competition. An early goal Read More…










