Category: Sports
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A verified X account with the handle @Angolans has congratulated Nigeria after the Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Angola. The Super Eagles qualified for the Semi-Final clash of the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast after defeating Angola 1 – 0 at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.…
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Aboubakar Kamara plays for the Mauritanian National team who knocked out one of the pre tournament favourites Algeria at the ongoing AFCON 2023. The 28 year old currently plies his profession at Al Jazira football club in the Dubai Football League, but between the 2017/18 and 2020/2021 seasons, he played for Fulham Football Club in…
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Chris Hughton has been sacked as coach of Ghana after the Black Stars’ early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. Hughton’s side failed to win any of their three group-stage matches in Cote D’Ivoire, picking up only two points and finishing third in Group B. A statement from the Ghana Football Federation on Tuesday…
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Ghanaians force Black Stars out of team bus to boo them after draw with Mozambique knocks them out! As the players alighted from the bus, they were met by angry fans and journalists raining curses on them and booing them!
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Nigeria go through! Super Eagles progress to knockout rounds thanks to Opa Sangante error as Victor Osimhen draws a blank in narrow Africa Cup of Nations win. Nigeria booked their place in the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a narrow win against Guinea-Bissau on Monday. Sangante own goal settled match…
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These are the Nigerian highest goals scorers in the history of Afcon. Can the records be broken this time?
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The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau and Morocco – have arrived early in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Both teams will be hoping to stop the Super Eagles of Nigeria from winning the tournament Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Guinea-Bissau’s arrival on Sunday night, 7 January. CAF also announced the arrival…
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Senegalese football superstar and two-time African Footballer of the Year, Sadio Mane has exchanged vows with his longtime lover Aisha Tamba in a dazzling ceremony held in Keur Massar, Newspremises reports. This joyous celebration unfolded on January 7, 2024, embellishing the tranquil landscape of Keur Massar merely a week before the commencement of the highly…
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Former unified world heavyweight champion Joshua is expected to share the ring with Ngannou, a former UFC champion, after the planned fight was announced by promotional teams Matchroom and Queensberry on Friday night. A press conference has been scheduled on January 15 to reveal more details, with reports suggesting that Joshua will face Ngannou on…
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The first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and coach, Mario Zagallo was as instrumental a figure as any in Brazil’s rise to prominence as a global football power. Zagallo, who died Friday at the age of 92, was the only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the…