After Friday’s collapse in Benin, the German tactician must keep faith in these five players in the reverse fixture in Freetown Friday’s 4-4 draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium has set things up for an entertaining game at the National Stadium. Given how Gernot Rohr’s troops somehow contrived to blow away a 4-0 lead, the Read More…
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France eclipses holders Portugal to reach UEFA Nations League final four
France handed defending UEFA Nations League champions Portugal a rare defeat on Saturday, winning 1-0 in Lisbon. N’Golo Kante’s second half strike helped the world champions to reach the competition’s final four at the expense of the holders. Anthony Martial missed three clear-cut first half chances for France before Kante scored only his second international goal Read More…
Spain draws with Switzerland after record-man Ramos misses 2 penalty kicks
Spain captain Sergio Ramos missed two penalty kicks as Switzerland drew 1-1 with them in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday. Gerard Moreno came off the bench to grab a late equaliser for them to earn the draw. The result relegated Switzerland and Spain lost top spot in Group A4 to Germany, who earned a Read More…
2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Friday
The following are results of all Day 3 matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Friday. Group AMali 1 Namibia 0 Group CSouth Africa 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Group EMorocco 4 Central African Republic 1 Group JTunisia 1 Tanzania 0 Group KNiger 1 Ethiopia 9 Group INigeria 4 Sierra Read More…
Nigeria 4-4 Sierra Leone: Super Eagles stunned as Leone Stars come back from four down
Gernot Rohr’s men roared into a four-goal lead at Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, but were ultimately forced to settle for a point Nigeria surrendered a four-goal lead to draw 4-4 against Sierra Leone in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Friday evening. Alex Iwobi’s double and strikes from Victor Osimhen and Read More…
Super Eagles must relieve fan pain because of Covid-19 and protests – Dosu Joseph
The former international has urged Gernot Rohr’s men to go for all three points at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Dosu Joseph has advised the Nigeria national team to aim for victory in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone. The Super Eagles will host the Leone Stars at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Friday Read More…
Osimhen says he’s not in competition with fellow Nigerian strikers
Nigeria and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen says he and other Super Eagles strikers are not in competition but united in winning to make the country proud whenever on national call. Osimhen, during a pre-match press conference ahead of Friday’s Super Eagles/Leone Stars’ 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin, said he and his colleagues were focused on Read More…
‘Nigeria want to win both games’ – Rohr sets Sierra Leone target
The German tactician has set his sights on defeating the Leone Stars over two legs towards securing an early ticket to Cameroon 2022 Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stated his team’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are must-win games, to shift attention to World Cup qualifiers. The Super Eagles currently lead Group L with Read More…
Liverpool star Mane on target as Senegal defeat Guinea-Bissau
The Reds forward helped the Teranga Lions stretch their unbeaten run with his strike in Thies Liverpool star Sadio Mane opened the scoring for Senegal in their 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on Wednesday. Mane stepped up to fire Aliou Cisse’s side ahead from the penalty spot two Read More…
Osimhen missing from first Super Eagles training for Sierra Leone
16 players participate in training session for AFCON qualifiers The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Benin had their first training session in the last leg of preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone. 16 of the 23 invited players took part in the training. Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was Read More…