AT least eight countries have booked their place in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco. They are Congo, Senegal, Egypt, Angola, Cameroon, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Morocco. The Confederation of African Football, CAF, confirmed this in a series of separate posts on their X account on Tuesday. Congo, Senegal, Egypt and Angola … Read more
NIGERIA’S national football team, the Super Eagles, have announced they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya after being stranded at a Libyan airport for over 12 hours without food, water, or transport. The incident occurred after their flight was unexpectedly diverted to a smaller airport, Al Abraq, two hours away from their … Read more
THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Friday that the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals have been postponed by six months. Originally set for mid-2025, the tournament in Morocco will now take place from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. This change accommodates FIFA’s new expanded Club World Cup, which will … Read more
EXCITED by the performance of Super Eagles so far in the ongoing African Cup of Nation, AFCON competition, former Senate President, David Mark, on Friday, charged them to win the trophy in Sunday’s final. He said, as a sports enthusiast, their victory over Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semi-final on Wednesday was a … Read more
AT least five Nigerians died while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday night in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote D’Ivoire. Trojan News reports that the match was tension-soaked even as the Super Eagles defeated the Bafana in penalty shootouts. … Read more