A weekend of South African diet continues on Sunday as eight-time champions and Cup holders, Super Falcons, clash with the Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the opening match of Group B of the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations.
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Governor David Umahi among other soccer fans in Ebonyi, have congratulated the Super Eagles over the team’s qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations following their 1-1 draw against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The match was played in Johannesburg
It is a 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier
Sanusi, who led a delegation of the NFF to insect facilities at the 10,000 capacity stadium, told the News Agency of Nigeria after the inspection that the inspection was at the instance of the Ebonyi State Government
The world sports appellate body in a letter dated November 7 in which an earlier decision taken by the CAF Disciplinary Council to disqualify the Equatorial Guinea team from the 2018 CAF Women’s Cup of Nations was examined, agreed with CAF
It was a result which condemned Germany to relegation from their UEFA Nations League group
Bafana Bafana left-back Sifiso Hlanti says as players they are not daunted by facing in-form continental giants Nigeria because representing the national team always comes with pressure.
Ivan Rakitic will miss Croatia’s crunch Nations League clash against England on Sunday with injury, manager Zlatko Dalic has confirmed.
Super Eagles stand-in captain, Ahmed Musa, has been crowned the Footballer of the Year of the 2018 Nigerian Sports Award.
Arsene Wenger, who has been linked with Milan, admits “I feel frustrated” not to be working after leaving Arsenal.
Mohamed Salah scored a last-minute winner as Egypt beat Tunisia 3-2 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.
The crucial indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on a positive note on Friday with the market capitalisation rising by N70 billion or 0.60 per cent.
The Nigerian Football Federation on Friday dismissed reports of an alleged denial of visas to some Super Eagles players by the South African Embassy in Turkey.
AS Roma will donate 150,000 euros (about 132,870 pounds) towards the medical and rehabilitation costs of a Liverpool fan, who was injured in an attack outside Anfield in April.
The Merseyside club are second in the league after 12 matches with 30 points, two behind defending champions Manchester City.
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr rues the injuries and suspension that has robbed him of four of his regulars for Saturday’s crucial 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, but is comforted that the situation has presented opportunities for some other performers to step onto the runway for the Super Eagles.
Three-time African champions Nigeria flew into Johannesburg in the early hours of Friday with a commitment to picking all three points in Saturday’s Group E top-of-the-table clash with South Africa at the FNB Stadium.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to play the second leg of Group E top-of-the-table clash with South Africa at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.