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 …

The Super Eagles boosted their chances of emerging from the group stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with victory over host nation, Côte d’Ivoire. Captain William Troost-Ekong converted from the spot in the 55th minute following a penalty won by Africa’s footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen. It proved to be the only goal of the match and …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have a win-or-perish fixture this evening (Thursday) as the Matchday 2 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opens in Côte d’Ivoire. Having forced a 1-1 result on Sunday against Equatorial Guinea, the clash with the hosts is now more of a decider for Nigeria’s Portuguese coach, José Peseiro and his team. With just a point, …

Super Eagles vice captain, William Troost-Ekong has said the team is battle-ready for the game against Cote d’Ivoire. Troost-Ekong and his teammates must avoid defeat against the Elephants to stay in contention for a place in the Round of 16. Jean-Louis Gasset’s men will enjoy the support of their vociferous fans at the Alassanne Quattara Stadium. The atmosphere is expected …

The Super Eagles gave themselves a harder task to go through the group phase of the Africa Cup of Nations, which entered Day 2 on Sunday with a 1-1 outcome against Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan, the Ivorien capital. Playing the second game of Group A after hosts Côte d’Ivoire had beaten Guinea Bissau in the opening fixture of the competition …

Former Nigeria international, Sunday Oliseh has admitted that he is worried about the Super Eagles midfield without Wilfred Ndidi heading into the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Leicester City star was originally named in the Super Eagles squad for the AFCON which starts in Ivory Coast on Saturday. Ndidi was forced to pull out of the squad after …

For some Nigerians, the 34th African Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins tomorrow (Sunday), Côte d’Ivoire. As far as these section of fans are concerned, any competition begins and ends with their national team. So the last AFCON, in their minds, took place in South Africa. Inspired by coach Stephen Keshi and captained by Mikel Obi, the Super Eagles lifted the …