Ahead of next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, former Super Eagles midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju, has tagged the trio of Nigeria, Egypt, and Senegal as the favourites to win the tournament. The 34th edition of the AFCON will take place from 13 January to February across five major cities in Ivory Coast. CAF on Wednesday officially released …

After confirming that it had received over 5,000 media accreditation applications for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was quick to add that it would protect the media (TV) rights holders by restricting filming of the competition by non-rights holders. The 34th edition of the AFCON has been scheduled to be …

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has reiterated that Nigeria are ready to give the campaign its best shot when the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ivory Coast next year. The three-time African champions have been paired in Group A alongside hosts, Ivory Coast, Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. The Eagles will begin …

Nigeria legend Emmanuel Amuneke believes the Super Eagles have the quality to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year. The Eagles have been continental champions three times in 1980 and 1994 with their most recent success coming under the late Stephen Keshi in 2013 in South Africa. Nigeria, who have been drawn in Group A …

Super Eagles stand-in captain, Kenneth Omeruo, is confident the three-time African champions have what it takes to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for the fourth time. The Eagles won the 1980 edition of the AFCON on home soil, before going on to win the 1994 and 2013 editions in Tunisia and South Africa respectively. The 34th edition of …

The Super Eagles have been paired with hosts Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. All the teams are in Group A of the competition, which holds from 13th January to 11th February, next year. Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique Group C: Senegal. Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia Group D: Algeria, Burkina …

Three-time African champions Nigeria will on Thursday (today) know their group stage opponents when the draw ceremony for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations holds in Abidjan. The Super Eagles’ drop in the latest FIFA rankings saw them seeded in Pot 2 and they are destined to face either hosts Ivory Coast or any of the top four African countries. …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been placed in Pot 2 for the draw of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The seedings for the draw were released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday afternoon. Jose Peseiro’s men could face hosts Cote d’Ivoire, holders Teranga Lions of Senegal, Atlas Lions of Morocco, Carthage Eagles of Tunisia and Pharaohs of …

All 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. Five-time AFCON champions Cameroon spanked Burundi 3-0 on Tuesday to complete the star-studded list of qualified teams. Twelve former champions, including three-time winners Nigeria, will be on parade in January 2024 when the competition kicked off. …

Kelechi Iheanacho struck in five minutes of added time to give Nigeria a hard-fought victory in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Matchday 5 qualifiers against Sierra Leone in Liberia to earn Nigeria qualification for the 2023 finals in Côte d’Ivoire to be held next January and February. Nigeria had squandered a two-goal lead. A brace by Victor Osimhen in …