Games between Nigeria and South Africa always generate massive interest, and Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg shouldn’t be any different.
Beyond the consequences for AFCON qualification, the match also affords Nigeria an opportunity to halt their recent struggles against South Africa.
In 13 previous meetings between both teams, Nigeria have won seven, drawn four and lost twice.
The Super Eagles’ early dominance of the fixture was buttressed with…
Ghana have confirmed that Kwadwo Asamoah will not join the Black Stars for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia after picking up a knee injury.
The utility man was named in Kwesi Appiah’s squad for Sunday’s qualifier against the Walias in Addis Ababa, but misses out after picking up an injury at the weekend.
The 29-year-old was hurt during Inter’s 4-1 defeat by Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.
“Kwadwo Asamoah has been ruled out of the Ghana versus Ethiopia game due to recurrent…
Odion Ighalo tells KweséESPN he is “devastated and sad” after suffering an injury that has effectively ended his season.
A scan on Thursday morning showed that the Super Eagles striker suffered a torn hamstring, which will keep him out of action for four to five weeks, effectively ending his season with Chinese Super League outfit Changchun Yatai.
But Ighalo told KweséESPN he was more upset about missing next week’s grudge 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.
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South Africa host Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium on November 17, a match in which both sides will have the opportunity to book their place in the finals in Cameroon next year.
Bafana Bafana come up against argua…
Galatasary forward Henry Onyekuru has been called up from the standby list to replace Odion Igahlo ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in South Africa on November 17.
Igahlo sustained an injury on Wednesday while playing for Changchun Yatai against Tianjin Quanjian in the Chinese Super League, and will now sit out the Super Eagles’ meeting against Bafana Bafana, having missed out on the reverse fixture in similar circumstances.
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Ighalo’s withdrawal is the second in three days after…
Kwesi Appiah’s latest Ghana squad has highlighted the severity of one of the Black Stars’ longest standing problems – the dearth of quality strikers coming through.
There are few major talking points from Appiah’s squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia on November 18, although a lack of in-form strikers is an exception.
Jordan Ayew is making a return to the international fold after a year in the cold on the back of arguably his trickiest season in English football.
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Hearts of Midlothian midfielder Arnaud Djoum has been named in Cameroon’s squad for the Indomitable Lions’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco on November 16.
The 29-year-old returns for the first time since appearing in last year’s World Cup qualifiers after being summoned by new coach Clarence Seedorf.
Djoum recovered from a six-month injury layoff in August, and will also be a part of the squad that face Brazil in England four days after their showdown with the Atlas Lions.
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Andre and Jordan Ayew are set to end their year-long absence from the Black Stars squad after Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah named the duo in the West Africans’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.
The brothers are among 20 players called up for the game in Addis Ababa on November 18.
They’ve not played for the national side since the 1-1 draw against Congo-Brazzaville in a World Cup qualifier in September 2017, having opted out of the return match.
Captain Asamoah Gyan, who also hasn’t played…
The return of Thulani Serero to the Bafana Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria came as a welcome surprise, but one that has finally seen sanity prevail in what was a unseemly incident that painted both the player…
Thulani Serero has received a surprise recall to the South African national side for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria at FNB Stadium on November 17, as the injury-ravaged Bafana Bafana cast their net wide.
The South African Fo…