Nigeria will face Angola on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, now holding in Côte d’Ivoire. The Super Eagles made that possible after beating old rivals Cameroon 2-0 in the second match of the Round of 16. Angola had kicked out Namibia 3-0 in the first game of the first knockout phase. Ademola Lookman’s 36th …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has charged the Super Eagles to go for victory and bring home the cover tee trophy at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON). In his message to the Nigerian senior national team, he said the Super Eagles have the potential to win the AFCON considering the array of stars and experienced …

Nigeria’s football legends Olusegun Odegbami and Garba Lawal have advised the Super Eagles to be extremely cautious, stay focused, be disciplined and have self-belief when they lock horns with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in their Africa Cup of Nations’ Round of 16 encounter in Abidjan on Saturday. Odegbami, a member of Nigeria’s 1980 AFCON-winning squad and former captain of …

Cameroon have emerged as Nigeria’s Round of 16 opponents in Saturday’s clash in Abidjan as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations enters its knockout phase. The Indomitable Lions beat Gambia 3-2 to topple Guinea at the second spot of Group C and confirm the clash with Nigeria, who also finished second in Group A on Monday. Senegal scored twice in …

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he does not have a preference on which country his team would face in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria confirmed their place in the knockout phase courtesy of a 1-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau on Monday. They are now awaiting the completion of proceedings in Group …

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has congratulated the Super Eagles for what it described as their “outstanding performance in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament”. On behalf of , the president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), the Committee would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their outstanding performance in the …

Nigeria sealed their place in the knockout phase of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by a lone goal victory over Group A’s whipping side, Guinea-Bissau. With Equatorial Guinea walloping hosts Côte d’Ivoire 4-0 in the group’s other fixture on Monday, the Super Eagles finished second behind the surprise team. Both Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria ended up with seven points …

Super Eagles coach, José Santos Peseiro, has insisted that despite looking good for a spot in the Round of 16 following their victory against hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday, his boys will not take their feet off the pedal when they battle Guinea Bissau this evening in their final group A match. “We defeated Cote d’Ivoire, but that is already …

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 …