Author: Chidozie Okoroji
Super Eagles and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has termed news reports that suggested he could quit Arsenal if the club signed Wilfried Zaha as “fake news & clickbait”.
Super Eagles forward Jude Ighalo has won the highest goal scorer award at the just concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night. The Super Eagles star scored five goals in the 32nd edition of the African football showpiece in Egypt. Ighalo becomes the second Eagles player, after late Rashidi Yekini to have won the golden boots award at the AFCON. The Shanghai Shenhua of China star striker scored in the third minute of play in the third-place match between Nigeria and Tunisia on Wednesday night. He scored a total of five goals at the 2019 AFCON. He scored…
Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Friday’s final in Cairo. Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the second minute when his deflected shot looped over Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, and it proved enough for the 1990 champions to lift the trophy on foreign soil for the first time. For Senegal, who lost to Algeria by the same scoreline in the group stage, the long wait for a first continental crown goes on as coach Aliou Cisse, the captain…
The group stages coughed up lots of incidents from the goals, the misses, the blunders and the tactics. Not to forget the fans in the stands, the permutations as to who qualifies for the knockout not forgetting the empty stadia. But with the group stage over, eight out of the 24 teams were eliminated whiles sixteen teams also slugged it out in the round of 16 to secure places in the quarter finals. Quarter-finals brought the list further down to four semi-finalists. Algeria eliminated Nigeria and Senegal knocked out Tunisia. That sets up the Algeria vs. Senegal final of July…
Super Eagles forward Odion Jude Ighalo has called it a day with the National team, shortly after Skipper John Mikel Obi made his retirement official, Brila top sources have confirmed.
Despite the satisfaction in some quarters as to the Super Eagles of Nigeria winning bronze at the AFCON 2019 in Egypt, former Eagles defender, Mobi Oparaku has submitted that in as much as he would love to congratulate the team, they didn’t meet his expectations on a personal level.
Super Eagles and Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu has revealed that he is over the moon as well as in cloud nine, after being part of the Eagles team who won bronze last night against Tunisia in the third-place match at the Al Salam Stadium in Egypt in the ongoing AFCON 2019.
Super Eagles youthful striker, Victor Oshimen has revealed that he remains overwhelmed to be part of the Eagles after they claimed the bronze medal at the expense of Tunisia.
Super Eagles and Arsenal midfielder, Alex Chuka Iwobi has described the bronze medal win of Nigeria at the AFCON last night in Egypt as a great achievement.
Super Eagles and Shanghai Shenhua striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has outlined the importance of defeating Tunisia in their third-placed AFCON 2019 match up tonight in Egypt.
