(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Matches have been concluded in the Africa Cup of Nations group stage with 16 teams emerging for the knockout stage. There were so many shocking exits in the group stage which saw underdogs making into the knockout stage and some heavyweights being kicked out of the competition. See the full pairings below: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles will play the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) come Saturday at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny. The only goal of Monday’s encounter at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan came in the 36th minute, as a low cross by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles advanced to the next round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Monday in Abidjan with a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau. The result meant Nigeria finished second, after group leaders Equatorial Guinea held firmly to Group A top spot after a 4-0 annihilation of hosts Côte d’Ivoire. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Under 20 football team, the Falconets, on Saturday defeated Burundi 1-0 to qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the match played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja saw both teams playing defensive game in the first half. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal breathed new life into their Premier League title challenge as a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace got the Gunners back to winning ways. Centre-back Gabriel did most of the damage before half-time as he headed in the opener then forced Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson into an own goal. Leandro Trossard made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Friday that the often derided Saudi Pro League was “more competitive” than French Ligue 1. “To be honest, I think the Saudi championship isn’t worse than the French championship. I think it’s more competitive,” five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo told the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. Ronaldo was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, said he used a strategy that worked for the team in their hard-fought 1-0 win over host Cote d’Ivoire at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria landed a major blow in the race for AFCON […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Football Association (Edo FA) held a special ceremony in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Tuesday to recognize and honour Super Eagles players Ahmed Musa and Victor Osimhen. African Examiner Sports writes that brief ceremony, held at the Pullman Abidjan Hotel, saw Edo FA representatives present souvenirs to both players in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mexico has abandoned its bid to host the 2036 Olympics, more than half a century after first staging the Summer Games, a senior official said. “We had a talk with the International Olympic Committee and we saw that the competition is very tough,” Mexican Olympic Committee head Maria Jose Alcala told reporters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles skipper, William Troost-Ekong, has stated that the Super Eagles can’t make use of the harsh weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse to churn out disappointing results at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The African Examiner recalls that Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro, complained about the weather after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Mourinho’s time at Roma came to an end on Tuesday after the Serie A club sacked the “Special One” midway through what has been a deeply disappointing third season in the Italian capital. Mourinho departs Roma after an emotional two-and-a-half years in which he won Europa Conference League in 2022, ending […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the prize for best men’s player in 2023. Haaland was favourite to win after scoring 52 times in his debut season with Manchester City, but Messi edged the vote after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second group A game played at the Alhassan Outtara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday, saw Equatorial Guinea take the lead in the 36 minute of play after Ivan Salvador curled a shot into the far corner of the Eagles net. The three-time African champions replied two minutes later with Victor Osimhen’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria will begin their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) journey on Sunday when they battle Equatorial Guinea. That is in a Group A game in the country’s quest for a fourth AFCON title in the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire. The group has Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday in Ivory Coast with the host nation and Mohamed Salah’s Egypt among the leading contenders to succeed the Senegal of Sadio Mane as continental champions. The 24-team tournament, which concludes with the final on February 11, is the first in the West African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria football legend, Jay-Jay Okocha has slammed the national team over the treatment of Maduka Okoye after his blunder at the last Africa Cup of Nations describing it as “strange”. The African Examiner recalls that Okoye was at fault for Tunisia’s winner in Cameroon that sent the Super Eagles out of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles will be without Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the youngster picked up an injury, the second Nigerian player to be ruled out of the tournament. Leicester City’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi had been ruled out of the competition over an injury […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend’s headline FA Cup third round tie. The result meant the hosts’ dismal form extended into the New Year on Sunday. Arsenal wasted a sackful of chances in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The third round of the 2023/24 English FA Cup is well underway as games continue on Saturday. Chelsea, Newcastle, and a host of teams were some of the sides that played on an action-packed day. On Sunday, Arsenal welcome Premier League leaders Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium in what promises to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp joked Friday that he is not wishing Mohamed Salah too much luck at the Africa Cup of Nations as he prepares for a crucial spell of games without his top scorer. Salah is away with Egypt for the tournament in Ivory Coast while Japan captain Wataru Endo will […]
