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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 round of 16 game. Nigeria crashed out of the AFCON on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon ...

  Tunisia knocked Nigeria out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after securing a 1-0 win in Sunday’s Round of 16 encounter. Youssef Msakni scored the only goal at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in the 47th minute after a ...

    It is not good news in the Tunisian camp as 12 players are set to miss the clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Their head coach is also set to miss the showdown. The players alongside Mondher ...

  Nigeria have landed Ghana in the 2022 Fifa World Cup play-off draw while Algeria will face Cameroon. The draw held on Saturday in Douala was steered by the Confederation of African Football director of competitions Samson Adamu while Senegal football ...

The Confederation of African Football has named Nigeria’s interim coach Augustine Eguavoen the best manager at the group stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. CAF announced this on its website after AFCON 2021 group stage, saying that its ...

Lionel Messi has allegedly called Jamie Carragher a DONKEY in his DM. The footballer was obviously furious with Jamie Carragher after the Liverpool Legend chose Cristiano Ronaldo above him and questioned his performance at PSG. Carragher revealed that the Argentine ...

Forward Alex Iwobi says interim coach Austin Eguavoen has made the Super Eagles “more of a family” since he took charge of the team in December. “I’m not too sure anything has changed playing under Eguavoen, but I feel the ...

Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has promised the Super Eagles the equivalent of $250,000 in naira (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Eagles will also receive N49,389,600 ($120,000) for the six goals they scored ...

Maduka Okoye, has disclosed his relationship status amid admiration from his teeming female fans. The super eagles goalkeeper became an internet sensation recently after he was discovered by Nigerian women, and they haven’t stopped gushing over him because of his ...

  Ousmane Dembele has been told to leave Barcelona immediately after he was dropped from the squad for their meeting with Athletic Club – but the Blaugrana star has fired back, describing attempts to force his exit as “blackmail”. The ...

  Nigeria will square up against Tunisia in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Carthage Eagles booked their place in the knockout phase of the competition as one of the four third-placed countries after ...

  Algeria have been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations following a 3-1 rout at the hands of the Ivory Coast in Douala, ending the reigning champions’ defence at the first hurdle. The incumbent holders, who arrived at the ...

  Its over. Ousmane Dembele has been told to leave Barcelona ‘as soon as possible’ as a move to Chelsea is being mooted. Dembele was informed by Xavi on Wednesday that he would have to depart Camp Nou unless he ...

  The Ghana Football Association is to appear before the Ministry of Youth and Sports to answer questions concerning the nation’s underwhelming performance at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The West Africans’ hopes of ruling the continent for ...

Interim coach Austin Eguavoen will be entitled to only win bonuses as the Super Eagles gaffer at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, Punch Sports Extra reports. Eguavoen was appointed on a short-term deal after the Nigeria ...

Former Brazil star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a gang r3pe way back in 2013. Robinho, 37, was accused of r3ping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub in 2013. ...

Rwandan Salima Mukansanga has become the first woman to referee an Africa Cup of Nations match. She officiated the Group B clash between Guinea and Zimbabwe at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on Tuesday. On 10 January 2022, Mukansanga made ...

Dani Alves has made a public plea to former team-mate Lionel Messi to follow in his footsteps by returning to Barcelona to finish his career as there is no ‘better place’ to play. Alves and Messi worked together for more ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s camp have reportedly informed Manchester United that the forward will look to leave in the summer should they fail to secure Champions League qualification for next season. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner rejoined the Old Trafford giants on ...

  Eden Hazard has shunned a move to Newcastle after Real Madrid accepted an offer worth over £40m’, with the former Chelsea star ‘hoping to attract a bigger club. The 30-year-old has failed to impress in the Spanish capital since ...

  Ghana are out of the African Cup of Nations after being eliminated on Tuesday in a shock defeat at the hands of the Comoros. The Black Stars had captain Andre Ayew sent off after 25 minutes and, after wiping ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo won The Best FIFA Special Award for becoming the all-time leading goalscorer at the international level. The 36-year-old Manchester United star has now scored 115 goals for Portugal, breaking Ali Daei’s previous record of 109. Yesterday, Ronaldo ...

  Robert Lewandowski has won the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award for the second time in a row, beating Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Award for 2021 on Monday as the Poland ...

Nigerian footballer, Abba Bichi has urged Nigerians to have a rethink about blaming his religion, when a Muslim commits a crime. He says when a Muslim person commits a crime, the crime is not committed by Islam — which is ...

Super Eagles players will receive $10,000 each for the victories over Egypt and Sudan at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. This comes after the Nigeria Football Federation and the Eagles reached an agreement over the mode of ...