Tag: African Football

Ademola Lookman Crowned 2024 CAF Player
December 17, 2024 No Responses

Ademola Lookman Crowned 2024 CAF Player

Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 African Footballer of the Year in a historic event that confirms his status as one of the best players in the world in the current calendar year. The Super Eagles of Nigeria forward...
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Senegal Lift Under-20 AFCON Trophy With 2-0 Defeat Of Gambia
March 12, 2023 No Responses

Senegal Lift Under-20 AFCON Trophy With 2-0 Defeat Of Gambia

The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Ca...
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African Super League Kicks Off In August 2023
July 4, 2022 No Responses

African Super League Kicks Off In August 2023

President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, on Sunday announced that the confederation’s Executive Committee has resolved that the African Super League will kick off in August 2023.  Motsepe who said the league would be launch...
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Senegal Beat Egypt To Claim First AFCON Title
February 7, 2022 No Responses

Senegal Beat Egypt To Claim First AFCON Title

Sadio Mane made up for an earlier penalty kick miss with the decisive kick on Sunday in Yaounde as Senegal claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.  They claimed the title with a 4-2 penalty kick shootout win over Egypt...
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AFCON 2021: We Didn’t Deserve To Lose To Tunisia, Says Eguavoen
January 24, 2022 No Responses

AFCON 2021: We Didn’t Deserve To Lose To Tunisia, Says Eguavoen

Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen on Sunday said his team did not deserve to lose against Tunisia in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 game.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that title favourites...
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Nigeria Cruise Into Last 16 After Win Over Sudan
January 16, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Cruise Into Last 16 After Win Over Sudan

Nigeria cruised to a 3-1 victory over Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations which booked their spot in the last 16. Samuel Chukwueze set the ball rolling for the Super Eagles in the third minute from a Moses Simon...
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Afcon: Cameroon Beat Burkina Faso 2-1
January 10, 2022 No Responses

Afcon: Cameroon Beat Burkina Faso 2-1

Cameroon came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in an incident-packed opener at the Africa Cup of Nations. An acrobatic volley from Gustavo Sangare put the Burkinabe ahead midway through the first half in Yaounde.  But two unerring penalties...
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NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Super Eagles’ Head Coach
December 30, 2021 No Responses

NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Super Eagles’ Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.  A statement issued by NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, explained that the NFF Executive Commi...
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