Africa: Nwabali Anticipates Interesting Clash Against South Africa

[ad_1] Super Eagles new number one, Stanley Nwabali has said he is looking forward to Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against South Africa in Bouake. Nwabali who plies his career with Chippa United in South Africa said he knows the players and they know him. He further said he would have a sweet day stopping all efforts by the Bafana Bafana and then seeing them shunted to the third-place match. "I want to play against South Africa. I really […]

February 6, 2024 3

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Nigeria/South Africa: Peseiro Demands More Goals Despite Watertight Defence

[ad_1] Nigeria manager José Peseiro has called on his side to be more clinical up front despite boasting the strongest defence at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. The Super Eagles are into the semi-finals after a 1-0 win over Angola which represented their fourth straight clean sheet at the competition. Quietly and without fanfare, Nigeria are steadily advancing in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 with a clash with South Africa on Wednesday. The coach […]

February 6, 2024 2

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Nigeria/Ghana: Flashback – How Babangida Wrecked South Africa in 2000 Afcon Semi-Final

[ad_1] PREMIUM TIMES takes a trip down memory lane to revisit the occasion when these two countries clashed at the same stage of the AFCON tournament held by Ghana and Nigeria 24 years ago Nigeria and South Africa will slug it out for a place in the final of the 2023 AFCON following successes in their quarter-final games against Angola and Cape Verde, respectively. While Ademola Lookman's solitary goal did the magic for the Super Eagles, Ronwen Williams' astonishing four […]

February 5, 2024 3

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South Africa/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 Semi-Final – Don’t Underrate South Africa, Coach Amun Warns Super Eagles

[ad_1] Amun advised the Super Eagles to be well prepared to give their best against the Bafana Bafana on Wednesday Fanny Amun, a former Super Eagles coach, has advised the team not to underrate South Africa in their semi-final encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire. Amun, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, also applauded the performance of the Super Eagles, saying the team had improved with each […]

February 5, 2024 2

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Egypt Fire Coach After Afcon Disappointment

[ad_1] Egypt has parted ways with head coach Rui Vitoria after the national team's underwhelming performance at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed on Monday. Vitoria's dismissal follows Egypt's dramatic penalty shootout defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 16, dashing their hopes of a record-extending eighth AFCON title. The team's lackluster group stage performance, marked by three draws, further fueled frustrations, prompting apologies from the EFA to the Egyptian fans. […]

February 5, 2024 2

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Nigeria/Cote d’Ivoire: Onigbinde Hails Nwabali’s Superb Goalkeeping

[ad_1] The Technical Adviser of Doma United, Coach Akinade Onigbinde, has lauded Super Eagles new number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali on his brilliant goalkeeping at the ongoing Africa Cup of nations (AFCON) in Cote d' Ivoire. The Chippa United of South Africa keeper has so far kept four clean sheets at the championship to draw plaudits from Nigerian football fans. Although he was injured in the Round of 16 victory against Cameroon, the former Lobi Stars and Katsina United keeper […]

February 5, 2024 2

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Africa: ‘South Africa 1-0 Nigeria’, Tyla’s Grammy Win Sets Tone Ahead of Afcon Semi-Final Showdown

[ad_1] To some critics, this is a forestaste of what Nigerians should expect on Wednesday, gloating that South Africa are already in an early lead ahead of the AFCON semi-final clash against Nigeria. South African singer, Tyla on Sunday defeated four Nigerian artistes to win the Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammy Awards. Tyla who had her breakthrough with the hit song 'Water' in 2023 defeated a line-up of Nigerian artistes that includes Davido, Burna boy, Asake […]

February 5, 2024 3

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Angola: MPLA Parliamentary Group Praises the Team’s Performance

[ad_1] Luanda — The MPLA Parliamentary Group congratulated the National Team for its performance in the African Football Championship (CAN'2023), which takes place in Côte d'Ivoire, considering the campaign honorable. In a communication to which ANGOP had access, on Saturday, the MPLA Parliamentary Group expressed its enormous pride in the Palancas Negras, for yet another historic feat, with reaching the quarter-finals, positioning themselves among the eight best in Africa. On behalf of the Deputies of the MPLA Parliamentary Group and […]

February 5, 2024 2

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Africa: Afcon2023 – South Africa’s Coach Speaks On Semi-Final Clash With Nigeria

[ad_1] He also noted that not many people in South Africa believed in the team. Hugo Bruce, South Africa's coach, says he will approach the semi-final match against Nigeria differently from Bafana Bafana's style in their quarter-final game against Cape Verde on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero as South Africa beat Cape Verde 5-3 on penalties following a goalless 120 minutes to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. […]

February 5, 2024 3

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