Tag: AFCON

Salah & Mane to clash in AFCON final as Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties
Salah & Mane to clash in AFCON final as Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties

Egypt defeated hosts Cameroon three-one on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes to reach the final of this year’s AFCON. The seven-time African champions will now meet Senegal in the final on Sunday with Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane going head-to-head. Cameroon will now face Burkina Faso in the third-place play-off on Saturday, before Egypt…

Nigeria defeat Egypt 1-0 in AFCON opener
Nigeria defeat Egypt 1-0 in AFCON opener

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have won their first match in the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Nigerian national defeated their Egyptian opponents one-zero in their opening Group-D game, which was played in the Cameroonian city of Garoua. Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal of the game in the thirtieth-minute. Super Eagles head coach Austine…

Super Eagles AFCON Camp opens, as NFF confirms JOSE PESEIRO as new Head Coach
Super Eagles AFCON Camp opens, as NFF confirms JOSE PESEIRO as new Head Coach

Three Super Eagles players have arrived in camp in Abuja, ahead of their departure to Cameroon for the AFCON tournament. The first set of players are OLISA NDAH, TAIWO AWONIYI, and JOHN NOBLE, who arrived as soon as the camp opened on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Meanwhile; the Super Eagles of Nigeria now have a new Head…

Sports Minister plans performance review for Super Eagles
Sports Minister plans performance review for Super Eagles

In sports; the entire Super Eagles squad is to under a review following the poor performance in the Africa Cup of National qualifier against Sierra Leone. This was made known by the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, SUNDAY DARE, during a meeting in Minna, Niger State. The meeting in Minna was meant to prepare the ground…

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