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Spirituality Helped Me Get Number 1 Jersey – Akpeyi (AUDIO)

Being a goalkeeper can be a thankless task. Goalkeepers have no hiding place; always in the firing line, their errors tend to be overly amplified and often prove costly making them an easy target for fans’ ire.

CAF Reveals Prize Money for #AFCON2019 Participants

Following the end of the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed the prize money for all countries that participated in the 24-team tournament. Eventual...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: The Award Winners of the 32nd Nations Cup

Algeria topped the individual awards chart as Ismail Bennacer and Rais M'Bolhi claimed the Best Player and Best Goal Keeper Awards at the just/recently concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Senegal were...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: How Odion Ighalo Shut His Critics Up With His Feet

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo has shut his critics up after officially announcing his retirement from the national team following his award of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot. Ighalo...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Ahmad Denies Foreknowledge of Referee Change Ahead of Senegal, Tunisia Final

CAIRO - The dysfunctional nature of decision-making in the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has been exposed once again as both the organisation's President Ahmad Ahmad and the head of its Referees' Commission, Souleymane Waberi, have both...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Ighalo’s Strike Earns Nigeria First Medal in Six Years

CAIRO - Odion Ighalo’s opportunistic strike earned Nigeria third place and a familiar bronze medal as the Super Eagles prevailed over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Victor Osimhem Expresses Displeasure with His Lack of Playing Time (AUDIO)

CAIRO - Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has given vent to his displeasure at having not played a single minute for the national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt so far.

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Rohr Passes Verdict on Super Eagles’ Campaign in Egypt with Tunisia...

CAIRO - As Nigeria’s campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations nears an end, head coach Gernot Rohr has been assessing his team’s performance in the tournament and his verdict? Despite his team’s failure to reach...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Rohr Decides On His Future with Nigeria (AUDIO)

CAIRO - Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says “it is too early” to discuss his future after his side’s loss to Algeria in the semifinal of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Peterside Calls For Rohr’s Sack After Eagles Semi-Final Defeat (AUDIO)

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Idah Peterside wants head coach Gernot Rohr sacked after the Super Eagles were beaten 2-1 by Algeria in the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

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