Super Eagles goalkeeper and man of the match, Stanley Nwabali By Sammy Etuk Stanley Nwabali’s heroics in the penalty shootout powered Nigeria to a 4–2 victory over Egypt, sealing third place at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles goalkeeper produced two vital saves from Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush after a tense contest…
Midfield generalissimo, Alex Iwobi By Dianabasi Effiong President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed fears of possible biased officiating when the Super Eagles lock horns with hosts Atlas Lions of Morocco in Wednesday night’s Africa Cup of Nations second semi-final in Rabat. He stated, “I do not have the same…
L-R (Front row) : The NUJ State Secretary, Comrades Mike Abang; SAWN Secretary, Essien Ita; SWAN Chairman, Mike Akpang; State Chairman, NUJ, Archibong Bassey; SWAN Vice Chairman, Musa Kutama; the immediate past State Secretary of NUJ, Solomon Azu and others. By Anietie Akpan The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Cross River State Chapter, has…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the nation’s senior football team, the Super Eagles, for qualifying for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Morocco. Akpabio in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme…
Man-of-the-Match, Osimhen, peels away from his marker. By Dianabasi Effiong Irrepressible Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday in Marrakech produced an even more superb masterclass to over-run a dazed Algeria and reach the last-four of the ongoing 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco. The Desert Foxes goalkeeper, Luka Zidane, did his reputation a lot…
Defenders Bruno Onyemaechi and Calvin Bassey against Mozambique on Monday By Dianabasi Effiong Saturday’s third quarter-final of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) remains pick of the last-8 clashes as Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Fennecs of Algeria clash for the 23rdtime at senior level. Their first encounter was at the 2ndAll-Africa Games in…