Moses Simon was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau. Simon was handed his first start of the competition in the game. The Nantes winger’s cross was diverted into the net for Nigeria’s only goal of the game nine minutes before the end of the first half. The 28-year-old was replaced by Ademola Lookman late in …

Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has warned his players to keep their feet on the ground despite the victory against Cote d’Ivoire. Peseiro’s charges recorded a 1-0 victory against the hosts on Thursday. The attention is now on the side’s last Group A fixture with Guinea-Bissau. A point from the game will be enough for the three-time champions to …

Nigeria forward Moses Simon has warned the Super Eagles not to underrate Guinea-Bissau ahead of both teams’ 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tie on Monday evening at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan. According to Simon, Jose Peseiro’s side need to be wary about Guinea-Bissau because they defeated the Super Eagles during the AFCON qualifiers. Nigeria head to the game …

Goals from Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso gave the host nation, Ivory Coast a deserved victory over the African wild dogs of Guinea Bissau late Saturday night at the Olympic Stadium Ebimpe in Abidjan. 28-year-old Fofana who plies his trade with Al-Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia opened the AFCON 2023 scoring chart in the fourth minute. He hit the woodwork …

Morocco and Guinea-Bissau have arrived in Cote d’Ivoire for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The two countries arrived the West African nation on Sunday. The Atlas Lions of Morocco, who were quarter-finalists two years ago, are in Group F with two-time champions DR Congo, 2012 winners Zambia and the Taifa Stars of Tanzania. The 1976 champions will be making …

Baciro Candé, the head coach of the Guinea-Bissau national football team, has officially released the final roster of 25 players selected to represent the nation at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next month. The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau find themselves in Group A, where they will share the stage with host country Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Their …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from his one-week engagements in Saudi Arabia and Guinea Bissau. The Boeing 737 jet conveying the President and his entourage arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, minutes past 7 p.m. (local time). President Tinubu departed Abuja for Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Thursday, 9th November to attend …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today (Saturday) for Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a statement by the presidential Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake on Friday evening, “the …

A 55th-minute goal by Belgium-based forward Zinho Gano was enough for Guinea-Bissau to secure a 1-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe and also take a temporary lead ahead of Nigeria in Group A of next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). After a goalless first half, Gano scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes into the second …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that Union Saint Gilliose forward Victor Boniface did not make the final list of players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations recent qualifier against Guinea-Bissau. This is amid reports that Boniface snubbed NFF’s invitation after the federation failed to send him a flight ticket to join the team. In a tweet, the …