Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria will aim to continue their formidable record at this Africa Cup of Nations when they take on South Africa in the semi-finals on Wednesday, while hosts Ivory Coast meet the Democratic Republic of Congo after a miraculous run to the last four. Nigeria appear the strongest side left at the competition with […]
Last-Gasp AFCON Triumph For Ivory Coast, South Africa Also Reach Semis
Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi-finals, and South Africa later joined them. A brilliant back-heel by the substitute in added time at the end of extra time in Bouake gave the Elephants a 2-1 victory over Mali, […]
'Hunger Is Big' In South Africa Squad To Reach AFCON Final, Says Hugo Broos
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his team’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign must already be considered a success after they reached the last four on Saturday, but the veteran Belgian insisted “the hunger is big” to go all the way to the final. Bafana Bafana beat Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties in the last […]
Nigeria And DR Congo Win Through To AFCON Semi-Finals
A solitary Ademola Lookman goal was enough for Nigeria to beat Angola on Friday and qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, while the Democratic Republic of Congo joined them by coming from behind to defeat Guinea. Atalanta forward Lookman, the former England Under-21 international, had scored both goals in Nigeria’s defeat of Cameroon […]
Nigeria vs Angola live score, updates, lineups, and result from AFCON quarterfinal
Nigeria will be wary of becoming the latest victim in an Africa Cup of Nations full of heavyweight upsets. Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Senegal and Tunisia have all been knocked out, meaning the five highest-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings are out of contention. As such, opportunity knocks for the Super Eagles, although they meet an […]