With Nigeria finishing third in the recent Africa Cup of Nations, not a bad result though also not what Super Eagles fans were after, the lack of transfer interest in their players is glaring.
Europe’s big leagues appear to have little interest in African football’s biggest team, and with the transfer window slowly closing, there’s little sign that will change.
Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was a rare player to garner attention from a big club, as reports suggested Manchester United could be…
While Cup Final weekend is upon Nigeria, as Kano Pillars go up against Niger Tornadoes to determine who wins the 2019 Aiteo Cup on Sunday, the talk is still on the Super Eagles’ Afcon campaign.
Conversation in Nigeria remains centred on the future of coach Gernot Rohr as the team’s failure to reach the continental final continues to enrage, but little has been said about the team itself. Specifically, the loss of key personnel.
And therein lies the crux of the matter. The Aiteo final, and the domestic…
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,…
Nigeria stars Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel are retiring from international football.
Sources told ESPN that Ighalo, whose goal helped Nigeria to beat Tunisia 1-0 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Final on Wednesday night, informed coac…
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Odion Ighalo’s tap in handed Nigeria their eighth third-place AFCON finish.
Odion Ighalo’s early goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tunisia in their third-place playoff at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old forward, who is the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, was gifted an easy tap-in following a Tunisian defensive mix-up at the Al Salam Stadium.
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Jamilu Collins’ cross from the left was poorly parried by goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia against…
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Riyad Mahrez’s wonderstrike in stoppage time pushed Algeria into the AFCON final.
Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez curled in a free kick in stoppage time to give Algeria a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semifinal played in a volatile atmosphere on Sunday.
The Algerians went ahead when William Troost Ekong turned a Mahrez cross into his own net five minutes before half-time.
Nigeria equalised out of the blue midway through the second half with a penalty awarded for handball and converted by Odion Ighalo following a lengthy VAR review.
There were ugly scenes…
Julien Laurens questions if Algeria have the energy to beat Nigeria and reach the final after their dramatic win over Ivory Coast on penalties.
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson shares his thoughts on who will compete in the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Africa Cup of Nations semifinals are not uncharted territory for Nigeria. And why would they be, when they’ve been to 14 of those already and won every single one of them?
The last time the Super Eagles failed to get past the quarterfinals was in 2008 when they lost to hosts Ghana. A semifinal was thus the lowest bar that the NFF top brass had set for coach Gernot Rohr going into the tournament.
Serious rumblings within the hierarchy, especially after that ignominious capitulation to Madagascar…
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