Only Senegal sit above Morocco among African teams in the FIFA World Ranking and the Atlas Lions made it two wins and two clean sheets from two matches at this tournament as they beat the debutants of Comoros 2-0 at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde.
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Three points off arguably their fiercest opponent, Egypt, has boosted the confidence and bounce of the three-time champions.
Cameroon were the only team out of 24 at the tournament to score more than a single goal in the opening round of group matches when a brace of Aboubakar penalties saw them beat Burkina Faso 2-1 on Sunday.
Musa Bajoro, Permanent Secretary, Adamawa State Ministry of Youths and Sports, made the call on Wednesday in Yola.
The striker pulled out of international duty with Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations after testing positive for COVID-19.
The referee initially blew the final after 85th minutes before the match resumed again.
It was learnt that the gun battle occurred before a match between Mali and Tunisia.
Iwobi is expected play a key role for his nation as they aim to win the tournament for a fourth time and former Everton defender Yobo saluted the forward’s quality, work-ethic and versatility.
The Riyad Mahrez’s side struggled to break down one of the tournament’s rank outsiders as the game lasted.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal put Nigeria ahead in the 30th minute of the game with a shot into the top-left corner of the goalpost.
Eguavoen, who leads Nigeria from the bench, was involved in that cagey affair in the cold of central Tunis, but envisages that there will be nothing cagey about Tuesday’s game.
The Africa Cup of Nations kicked off yesterday, with 24 teams competing for the most prestigious title in the continent.
The Liverpool star blasted home from the spot after a handball from Kelvin Madzongwe deep into stoppage-time.
He gave the charge on Sunday when the leadership of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club paid him a courtesy visit.
It’s not only Mola the Lion who is closely shielded. England-based strikers such as Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Sadio Mane and Man City’s Riyad Mahrez are getting armed guards for the tournament in Cameroon.
The one-month prestigious tournament, postponed from 2020, will stream live on Showmax, courtesy of SuperSport.
The Pharaohs, who have won the competition a record seven times, were due to depart Cairo for Yaounde on Friday.
The decision was taken at an Executive Committee meeting chaired by the President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe in Douala.
The 2019 edition in Egypt only saw the technology introduced from the quarter-finals by the organisers, Confederation of African Football.
The Saudi Arabia-based winger stated this shortly before the team’s departure for Cameroon on Wednesday in Abuja.