Author: Tumininu Yussuf
Nigeria’s quarter-final opponents at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed, with Algeria booking a blockbuster last-eight meeting against the Super Eagles after edging DR Congo 1–0 after extra time on Tuesday night in Rabat.
Manchester United sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, the club confirmed on Monday morning, bringing an abrupt end to the Portuguese tactician’s turbulent 14-month reign at Old Trafford.
Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign delivered one of its most poignant moments yet, as Super Eagles debutant/forward Akor Adams revealed that his long-awaited debut goal at the tournament came amid an intensely personal battle, his mother’s health.
The Super Eagles bid farewell to Fes delivering a one-sided performance in their AFCON 2025 round of 16 match against Mozambique, Monday night, at the Complexe Sportif de Fes.
The greetings are over. Plates have been cleared. The group chats have mellowed, not because people aren’t watching, but because everyone is finally paying attention. AFCON 2025 has officially moved on from pleasantries to decisions.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles produced one of the most authoritative performances of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations on Monday night, sweeping aside Mozambique 4–0 in Fès to book a place in the quarter-finals of the AFCON Morocco 2025.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Mozambique will lock horns on Monday, 5th of January, with kick-off scheduled for around 8:00pm, as both sides battle for a place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle has firmly dismissed suggestions that the Nigerian media is a distraction to his players.
Super Eagles captain, Wilfred Ndidi has described Nigeria’s painful exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as an important reminder for the current squad to remain focused, disciplined and fully prepared as the tournament enters the knockout phase.
Wet, windy and cold. A graphic depiction of winter football as encapsulated in Fes, and since arriving this Northern Moroccan city for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles, have not only had to adapt to the elements, Eric Chelle’s men have equally valiantly defended the fort.
