Defending champions Senegal will lock horns with Cameroon today in Group C of the 2023 AFCON. Predict the score line of the game and stand a chance of winning one of our monetary prizes. Drop your prediction in the comment section of the post. The first two correct predictions will win get the prizes, and predictions will end by 6:00pm Nigerian time. More than one entry will be disqualified. Stroll down, and click on ADD A COMMENT to make your prediction.
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William Troost-Ekongâs second-half penalty handed Nigeria a narrow 1-0 victory over Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosts Ivory Coast, a first defeat for the Elephants in nine matches and a result that blows Group A open with one fixture to go. The first competitive meeting in over a decade between these two multiple-time tournament winners began with an electric pace. Nine minutes on the clock, within 60 seconds of one another, at one end of the field Victor Osimhen broke free of the hostsâ back line before skying his first attempt at goal. Then rushing towards the opposite goal, Stanley…
Olympique Lyon have completed the signing of Nigerian striker Gift Orban for âŹ13m. The striker joins the French club from Gent until 2028 after completing his medical yesterday. The Nigerian attacker has enjoyed an extraordinary rise since joining Norwegian club StabĂŚk Fotball back in 2022 from Bison FC, a club in Nigeria. In his first and only season there, he scored 19 goals and gave seven assists in just 24 appearances, drawing the attention of KVV Gent who signed him last winter for âŹ3.3 million. His form didnât stop there, as in his first half-season in Belgium he proved to…
It was a dream start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for hosts Ivory Coast as they avoided the ignominy of becoming the first host nation to lose their opener in this century with a 2-0 win over Guinea Bissau on Saturday. Ivorian fans can now dream of becoming the first host nation to lift the trophy since Egypt in 2006, but looking to derail those aspirations next will be opponents here Nigeria. Jean-Louis Gassetâs side will enter this clash in high spirits and with some solid form under their belts having lost just one of their last 11 matches (W7,…
PREDICT AND WIN! đ âď¸ Itâs the Nigeria Super Eagles đ host country Ivory Coast today at the 2023 AFCON. Predict the score line of the game and stand a chance of winning one of our monetary prizes. Drop your prediction in the comment section of the post. You can only predict once on a game, as more than one entry will be disqualified. The first two correct predictions will win our cash prize, and predictions will end by 6:00pm Nigerian time. Good luck.
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has admitted that he is unclear as to how Umar Sadiq has seemingly recovered from injury weeks ahead of schedule. Sadiq was due to be one of the players to lead the line for the Super Eagles at the African Cup of Nations, but Peseiro dropped him from the squad after an injury. It was thought the Real Sociedad forward would be out for around three weeks, and thus he was sent home from the African Cup of Nations in Cote dâIvoire. Yet on Tuesday the striker played the last 17 minutes for Real Sociedad in…
Saudi Pro League club Al Etiffaq have agreed to terminate Jordan Henderson’s contract. The England midfielder is on the verge of a return to Europe – just six months after quitting the Premier League for the riches of Saudi Arabia. The former Liverpool captain will leave their training camp in Abu Dhabi and return to England, as he searches for a new club. However, Henderson is close to joining Ajax, and preparations are being made for his arrival in Amsterdam but no deal has yet been concluded. The 33-year-old was lured away from Anfield in the summer by Al-Ettifaq, who…
Italian club AS Roma confirm that JosĂŠ Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect. Jose Mourinho took over at Roma in May 2021, following his departure from Tottenham. He led the team to win the Conference League in Tirana on May 25th, 2022, and to the Europa League final in Budapest last season. Roma official statement: âWe would like to thank JosĂŠ on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club,â said Dan and RyanFriedkin. âWe will always have great memories of his tenure…
Equatorial Guinea extended their unbeaten record in all competitions to seven matches following a creditable 1-1 draw with traditional heavyweights Nigeria at the Olympic Stadium of EbimpĂŠ in Abidjan. Having previously not faced each other since the Super Eagles emerged victorious in January 2018, Nigeria spurned a glorious chance to break the deadlock in the 11th minute. However, when presented with the simple task of finding the back of an empty net, Zaidu Sanusi inexplicably managed to misfire wide of the mark. Down the opposite end of the field, Equatorial Guinea had to be patient in their efforts to call…
Host nation Ivory Coast kicked off the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau, meaning they have now lost just one of their previous 11 matches. For only the second time in the tournamentâs history and the first since 1984, Ivory Coast are the AFCON hosts, and they were clearly eager to put on a show in front of their own supporters. They were dominant in the opening period against the African Wild Dogs, who embarked on only their fourth participation in this tournament, and the home side needed only four minutes to take the…