SENEGAL — When Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Ibenegbu clinched the top scorer award at the 2011 WAFU Cup of Nations, having won the tournament alongside current Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa the year before, he appeared primed to enjoy a move to a lucrative European league.
However, unlike other African players who leverage the opportunity afforded them by the regional West African Football Associations tournament, or the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for local-based players across the continent,…
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Joseph Esso scored in Ghana’s victory over Gambia to move the Black Stars on to the Cup quarterfinals. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
Ghana kicked off the defence of their WAFU Cup of Nations title with a slender 1-0 win over Gambia at Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal, on Tuesday.
The Black Stars started strong and came close to the opening goal in the 10th minute when Joseph Esso unleashed a long-range thunderbolt, but his effort went narrowly wide of the target.
The Gambians offered very little in the way of attack in the first half with their only significant chance coming courtesy of a 22-yard free-kick in the 20th minute,…
Joseph Esso scored in Ghana’s victory over Gambia to move the Black Stars on to the Cup quarterfinals. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
Jerome Bonou’s 93rd-minute winner capped an exciting 2-1 victory for Benin over Guinea. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
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Mali found the net early and often as they defeated Niger 3-0 to advance to the Cup quarterfinals. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
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Mali double their lead with a sensational header in the second half against Niger. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
Sierra Leone advanced to the Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Liberia, after light issues delayed the match. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.
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…