Author: Damilola Amuda (Goalgetter)

The captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles Ahmed Musa has led calls to end online bullying against midfielder Alex Iwobi. Some football fans have been trolling Iwobi on social media, blaming the 27-year-old player for their country’s 1-2 loss to Ivory Coast in Sunday’s Afcon final. Iwobi played in the match for 79 minutes, before he was substituted by Alhassan Yusuf. The online attacks prompted Iwobi to delete his Instagram pictures on Monday. Musa and some other Nigerians have come to Iwobi’s defence, condemning the targeted online attacks against the player and saying it is unfair to single him out for…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) today. To make your prediction, scroll down and click on ADD A COMMENT, drop your prediction in the comment box.

For the fifth time this century, the finalists of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have emerged from the same group, although on this occasion neither of them actually topped Group A! Drawn as the ‘home team’ for this final but with the majority of the 60,000 spectators in Abidjan’s Alassane Ouattara Stadium against them, Nigeria have already demonstrated they know how to silence a hostile crowd when they defeated host nation Ivory Coast 1-0 at this very venue last month. That was to be the first of five consecutive games at this tournament in which the Super Eagles didn’t concede a single goal…

South Africa secured a first third-place Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finish since 2000 as they beat DR Congo 6-5 on penalties at the Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny following a goalless draw. Ultimately, this is the match no one wants to be involved in. Nevertheless, Bafana Bafana and Les Léopards had the chance to sign off with a win and a place on the podium – a fantastic achievement for either considering they were largely unfancied before the tournament began. In all honesty, though, neither were deserving of a medal based on a dour first half in Abidjan. There were just two…

Sébastien Haller scored a memorable winner to send host country Ivory Coast through to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final after a 1-0 victory over Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored the only goal of the game in the 65th minute with a volley that bounced down into the ground and up over goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. Haller went close twice more before the final whistle, directing a near-post header onto the roof of the net and seeing an audacious lob drift narrowly wide as the Leopards’ tournament bid ended with a whimper. Ivory Coast…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final for the first time since winning the competition in 2013, after battling through 4-2 on penalties in a thrilling semi-final clash with Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday. The semifinal game finished 1-1 following a remarkable end to normal time which involved the referee going to his video monitor to disallow a Victor Osimhen strike which would have put Nigeria 2-0 up – and instead awarding a penalty to South Africa. Having registered four successive wins ‘to nil’ in the tournament, Nigeria travelled…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lock horns with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa today in the semifinal of the ongoing AFCON. To make your prediction, stoll down and click on ADD A COMMENT and drop your prediction in the comment box.

Ex Nigerian international, Nwankwo Kanu has stated that the Super Eagles are destined to win the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in Côte d’Ivoire. Kanu made this declaration via his official X handle, where he told the players that they are only two games away from making history. “The boys have done us proud. Semifinals here we come. I told you we are going to be in the finals and we are going to win this tournament. Pray for them, support them, wish them the best luck,” Kanu said. “This is our cup. It’s coming back home. Come on…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lock horns with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in one of the semifinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) today. It’s a case of ‘here we go again’ for Nigeria, who have reached the AFCON semi-finals for a record 15th time. It’s not always been a stage that’s treated the Nigerians well though, as five of their last six appearances in the semifinal have actually ended in defeat – the one exception being in 2013 when they went on to lift the trophy. South Africa were the hosts in that year, and it’s…

Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has reaffirmed the team’s ambition to winning the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Côte d’Ivoire. The Portuguese coach disclosed this on Tuesday during the pre-match press conference for the semifinal showdown against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. Peseiro admitted that South Africa is a good team and they must be at their best to beat the 1996 champion. “We are doing a good job. Good organisation and good commitment, we play like a team together,” Peseiro said. “It will be a tough match against a good national team. We want to beat South Africa to…