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AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Martins leads as Madagascar land in Nigeria ahead of clash with Super Eagles

Soccer Madagascar land in Nigeria ahead of Super Eagles clash. (Photo by Imago) The Madagascar national team, led by coach Corentin Martins, have landed in...

AFCON 2027Q: Madagascar unleash Ligue 1 GK, Gift Orban’s teammate on Super Eagles

Soccer Eric Chelle of Nigeria. Copyright: Imagoxloulidiphotox The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2027)...

AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles coach Chelle faces big decision as key player gets injured

Soccer Coach Eric Chelle the Super Eagles of Nigeria Photo by ImagoxNsidibe Akpan Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle could be facing one of his...

AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Why Tanzania’s presence makes Group L a dangerous trap for Super Eagles

Soccer ​The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been handed a tricky draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Soccernet.ng reports that...

“I was away at AFCON and told I’d get two weeks extra, then they signed Nicolas Pépé” — Alex Iwobi explains how Arsenal let...

Nigerian football star Alex Iwobi has opened up about how his exit from Arsenal F.C. happened, revealing that the decision came while he was still on holiday after the Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking about the experience during a podcast interview called High Performance, Iwobi said he had just finished a strong AFCON tournament when

Afcon 2025: Senegal’s title being handed to Morocco ‘has to be denounced’, says Caf executive

Soccer The decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title is "abject" and "we have to denounce it", a senior...

Seven AFCON 2026 standouts Premier League clubs must target in January

The two best African teams will face off in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, and it promises to be an excellent game. Morocco fought off Nigeria on penalties to set up a showcase final with Senegal, who beat Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 2-0 in their semi-final. There have been some standout performers at

AFCON 2025

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play today's match for the 2025 AFCON semi‑final against Morocco  without captain, Wilfred Ndidi who  was suspended for card accumulation. Ndidi picked up yellow cards in the Round‑of‑16 win over Mozambique and again in the quarter‑final victory against Algeria, triggering an automatic one‑match ban.He was cautioned in the 67th minute of