Tag: AFCON QUALIFIER

2022 World Cup playoffs: Nigeria to play Ghana

Aminu Imam

…As AFCON 2023 qualifiers draw confirmed Nigeria’s Super Eagles will have to get the better of the Black Stars of Ghana if they hope to qualify for a fourth straight FIFA World Cup after both sides were paired up in the play-off draw for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This was confirmed yesterday, after the draw was conducted in Douala, Cameroon. The games will take place between March 24 and 29, with the first leg taking place in Ghana while the return leg will come up in Nigeria. They will…

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Nigeria qualifies for AFCON 2021

Aminu Imam

…Super Eagles defeat Benin Republic 1-0 in Porto Novo Nigeria has booked its place as the 17th country to qualify for the AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. The country qualified even before its players, the Super Eagles, kicked-off Saturday’s clash with Benin Republic, in the capital, Port Novo. Nigeria, the three-time continental winner in 1980, 1994 and 2014, will feature in the competition for the 19th time when the next edition kicks-off next January.  The Super Eagles finished in third place at the last edition in Egypt two years ago.

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AFCON Qualifiers: 16 players participate in Super Eagles first training session, Osimhen missing

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Benin had their first training session in the last leg of preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone. 16 of the 23 invited players took part in the training. Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was however missing from the training, even though it was earlier confirmed he had arrived at the team’s camp. Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had earlier confirmed Osimhen’s arrival, adding that he initially had some flight challenges. “Osimhen called me two…

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