A former Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Ebonyi, Charles Akpuenika, has urged the Super Eagles to make Nigerians proud by winning AFCON 2023. Akpuenika made the call while speaking with NAN in Abakaliki on Saturday. He urged the team to use the Cote d’Ivoire showpiece to reciprocate Nigerians’ good wishes. The former commissioner Read More

SOME sections of fans on social media have questioned Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, over the exclusion of K.A.A Gent forward, Gift Orban, following injuries to Victor Boniface and Sadiq Umar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Umar and Boniface have been ruled out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations with injuries and were replaced by Read More

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off today with a tricky tie between Ivory Coast and Guniea-Bissau. The 34th edition of the tournament is considered one of the most wide-open in recent times, with several teams capable of lifting the title on February 11. The Super Eagles are in Group A alongside hosts, Ivory Read More

Former Nigerian forward Victor Ezeji has said that the Super Eagles do not have a crisis in the attacking department despite injuries to two strikers as he believes the presence of Victor Osimhen is enough, Saturday PUNCH reports. On Friday, Sadiq Umar was ruled out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations and replaced by Read More

Another Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar, has been ruled out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations and replaced by Paul Onuachu, PUNCH Online reports. This is coming after striker Victor Boniface (https://punchng.com/injury-rules-out-boniface-from-afcon/) was ruled out of the competition which is scheduled to start tomorrow, January 13 in Ivory Coast. 26-year-old Umar picked up a Read More

In this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE, ex-international Mutiu Adepoju talks about the excitement of winning the AFCON in 1994 and the chances of the Super Eagles at the 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast, which kicks off Saturday rom winning the AFCON to reaching the round of 16 of the World Cup in 1994 and even Read More

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to team up with the rest of the squad in Ivory Coast on Saturday, one day before Nigeria’s first match against Equatorial Guinea at the 2023 AFCON even as Real Sociedad forward, Umar Sadiq is also not fully fit for Nigeria’s opening game, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Read More

Nigerian striker, Brown Ideye, has played down the chances of the Super Eagles winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which holds from Saturday to February 11 in Ivory Coast and would be beamed live in Nigeria by StarTimes, The PUNCH reports. Ideye, who starred for the Eagles on their way to lifting a third Read More

OGC Nice striker, Terem Moffi, is excited to be recalled to the Super Eagles squad for the Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to start on Saturday in Ivory Coast, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Moffi was listed in the provisional squad list for the tournament but missed out on Jose Peseiro’s final squad for the tournament. Read More

Following the arrival of the Super Eagles in Abidan, Ivory Coast for the 2023 AFCON, football followers in Nigeria say they have lowered their expectations from the Jose Peseiro-led team ahead of the tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 34th AFCON will be played from January 13 to February 11. Dressed in white kaftan with Read More

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has again said that the team will make Nigerians proud by winning a fourth AFCON title in Ivory Coast, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 2023 tournament kicks off January 13 and will be played till February 11. It’s been 11 years since Nigeria last won the tournament and Musa, who Read More

Recent injury to Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has prompted some sections of fans to once again question Jose Peseiro final 25-man list submitted to Confederation of Africa Football for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Portuguese tactician December 29, 2023 released the final squad for the AFCON in Ivory Coast naming 25 players while Read More

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has charged Nigerians not to lose trust in the team as they hope to win a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title at the 34th edition of the tournament, which holds from January 13 to February 11 in Ivory Coast, The PUNCH reports. The three-time champions are in Group A, Read More

Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, called up nine AFCON debutants in his squad for the forthcoming continental showpiece in Ivory Coast. PUNCH Sports Extra’s PETER AKINBO analyses each AFCON first-timer in the side eyeing a fourth AFCON title Calvin Bassey It’s been a mixed season for Bassey with Fulham this season but his performances for Read More