Author: Chidozie Okoroji
Super Eagles assistant coach, Imama Amapakabo has submitted that players of the Super Eagles are ready for tonight’s third-place match against Tunisia at the 2019 AFCON, as they have put the loss against Algeria behind them, being professional players.
Former Super Eagles striker Stephen Ayodele Makinwa has submitted that tonight’s match between the Super Eagles and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia shouldn’t be too tough for the Super Eagles.
Former chairman, technical committee of the Nigerian Football Federation, Barrister Chris Green has stated that the senior national team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have to be commended for their feat so far of reaching the semi-final of the ongoing AFCON, Egypt 2019, after missing out on the last two editions.
Algeria captain and Manchester City winger, Riyad Mahrez has revealed that he remains wary of Senegal despite beating them in the group stage of the ongoing 2019 AFCON, even as both countries get set to battle once again in Friday’s final. Algeria will face Senegal – a team they have already beaten in the group stage at the AFCON – in the final in Cairo on Friday night. The midfielder already has two league title medals with Leicester City and now Manchester City in the just concluded season. Adding another winner’s medal around his neck will be a beautiful love…
Super Eagles and Levante of Spain winger Moses Simon believes Nigeria will recover from their 2-1 defeat to Algeria ahead of tomorrow’s third place game. Gernot Rohr’s men had started the Algeria game on the wrong foot after William Troost-Ekong’s own goal. Late on Riyad Mahrez powered home the winner after Odion Ighalo’s equaliser. Defeat to the Desert Foxes mean the Super Eagles have been eliminated in five of their last six semi-finals at Afcon, after qualifying in six of their previous seven. However, Rohr’s team still have the third-place medal to fight for, and Simon has…
Super Eagles midfielder, John Ugochukwu Ogu has voiced his firm belief that the national team of Nigeria will not leave Egypt empty handed, after seeing their hope of winning the AFCON trophy extinguished by Algeria. The Eagles however do have a chance to win the bronze medal at the tournament in tomorrow’s losers final against the Catharge Eagles of Tunisia by 8:00pm Nigerian time. With the players already trying to put Sunday night’s loss behind them and focus on defeating tomorrow’s opponents, Ogu, formerly with Israeli side, Hapoel BeerSheva, told www.brila.net that they will not leave Egypt without winning anything.…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, says it’s difficult to swallow the team’s defeat to Algeria in the semi-final of the 2019 African Cup of Nations to Algeria. The Gernot Rohr’men succumbed to Riyad Mahrez 94th minutes free-kick , after Ighalo had cancelled out Troost Ekong’s own goal. Akpeyi has come under heavy criticisms on his position , before Mahrez curled in the free-kick, and the Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper admitted he’s sad to be beaten from the angle. ”It is very tough, it is very sad that we have to lose in such a manner and I was beaten by that…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations after losing 2-1 to the Desert warriors of Algeria at the Cario International Stadium on Sunday night.
William Troost-Ekong, the man who scored the last-minute winner for the SuperEagles in the quarter-finals, turns the ball into his own net to give Algeria 1-0 lead.
Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday.
