By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Editor Abuja Two second half goals scored by Egyptian super stars, Mohamed Salah in the 53rd minute and old warhorse, Mohamed Trezeguet in 100th minute ensured that Egypt beat Morocco 2-1 despite conceeding early after Sofiane Boufal put Morocco ahead via penalty in the 7th minute in the Sunday’s quarter final match of the  on-going Africa ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Forward Dango Ouattara’s goal scored in the 45+3 minutes was all that Burkina Faso’s Stallions needed to beat  hard-fighting Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles 1-0 in Saturday’s quarter final match of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) played at Stade Roumde Adjia, Garoua in Cameroon. This is even as the goalscorer was dismissed towards the ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor -in -Chief,  Abuja Ahead of the crucial two-legged Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) ‘Morocco 2022’ qualifier matches between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and La Elephants of Cote d Ivoire billed for February, Head Coach Randy Waldrum has invited a total of 35 players to the Abuja camp of the team including the usual suspects, Captain Asisat ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Another big name in African football has again bite the dust as Nigeria was on Sunday dumped out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by Tunisia after a 1-0 victory over the West African nation in the Round of 16 match played at Stade Roumde Adjia, Garoua. A 47th minute long range effort ...

By Harry Awurumibe ,Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja Ten top African contenders to represent the continent in the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 have been paired as they now know their opponents after the draw for the Third and Final Round of the African Qualifiers was held on Saturday in Cameroon, the host of the on-going 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has kick-started activities for the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Cote d’Ivoire in 2023 as the preliminary round draw was made on Friday in Douala, Cameroon. The draw marks the kickoff towards the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations tagged, Cote d’Ivoire 2023. ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Super Eagles Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen is  gradually but steadily etching his name in Nigeria’s football history book by leading Nigeria to win all three group matches for the second time in his coaching career at Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Eguavoen on Wednesday led a second string Nigerian team to beat Guinea-Bissau’s Wild Dogs ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja After two deserved victories over the Pharaohs of Egypt and Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane, capped with  superlative performances by the team in the two previous matches at Stade Roumde Adjia, Garoua, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are primed to beat Guinea-Bissau in the final Group D match at the same venue today in the on-going 2021 Africa ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja No fewer than 50 girls from the Minawao refugee camp from the far-North of Cameroon shared a special moment with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe at Roumdé Adjia Stadium in Garoua during the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations between the Super Eagles and Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane. According to a statement made available to journalists ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja It will be a proud moment for the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) and Africa to join other Football Confederations as a quartet of women match officials have been appointed to officiate one of the matches in the group stage of the 33rd African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on Tuesday. Rwandan-born top referee, ...