And so the unthinkable happened. A penalty shootout defeat by Cape Verde saw Nigeria eliminated from the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in disgrace.
Nigeria looked likely to avoid the disgrace of the unwanted record when Ibrahim Sunusi scored his scra…
Mfon Sunday Udoh must have thought Halloween had come a month early, given his nightmare performance in Nigeria’s opening 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations match on Sunday.
Nigeria lost 2-1 to Togo – their second defeat by the Sparrowhawks in seven days, after their 4-1 reverse in a CAF African Nations Championship qualifier — and the Akwa United FC striker was largely to blame.
Udoh may not have started the match but that certainly didn’t mean his impact wasn’t felt, at least by the millions of Super…
The WAFU Cup of Nations is upon us again, and Nigeria, as usual, will be contenders for the title. The Super Eagles B side has been to the final at each of the three editions they have contested, winning once.
In doing so, they have thrown up a …
Ghana may be one title better, but no other country has made more appearances in the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations final than Nigeria.
Of the four finals played, the Super Eagles have contested three, winning one; Ghana and Senegal are tied on two each. The only final that Nigeria missed was in 2013, when they failed to attend the tournament. Incidentally, one of their final losses was to Togo, their opening-day opponents at this year’s tournament in Senegal; but we will return…
While the African Cup of Nations final may have been tough to watch, Steve Nicol says Algeria’s defence deserves a lot of credit for their victory.
For a record eighth time in their history, Nigeria came away from an African Nations Cup campaign brandishing bronze medals around their necks.
It is not just a record for Nigeria, but also for the tournament. No other country has more third-place finishes in the history of the competition.
When in the past this final podium place has been celebrated as a “golden bronze”, this time emotions have been more varied. Nations Cup winner Segun Odegbami vehemently refused to celebrate it.
There are those,…