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Kunle Adelabu The Super Eagles of Nigeria beat their Pharaohs of Egypt counterparts 4 – 2 in a penalty shootouts on Saturday, to claim the third place at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The win was the ninth bronze medal by the Super Eagles in their 20 appearances in the AFCON, and the highest tally by any country. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties, including the first from Mohamed Salah and another from Omar Marmoush, to give victory to his team. Nigeria and the Atalanta forward,…

Kunle Adelabu After their respective disappointing semi -final games, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt will, on Saturday, meet to determine the third -place team in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. While Nigeria lost its semi -final match 4 – 2 in a penalty shootouts, in a very controversial manner to the host country on Wednesday, Egypt also lost hers to Senegal 1 -0.The two teams will play at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco. CAF, on Friday, announced Jayed as the…

Kunle Adelabu Senegal has qualified for the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after beating Egypt 1 – 0 in the semi -final game, played at the Grand Stade de Tanger, Morocco. Today’s win made it 7th final for the Senegalese in the AFCON history. Liverpool player, Sadio Mane scored the only goal of the encounter for Senegal in the 78th minutes. The Teranga Lions did not just win the game, but dominated the first semi -finals with 65% to Egypt’s 35%. Senegalese also had 11 shots…

Kunle Adelabu A stakeholder in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Football Association, Mr Samuel Umoh, has predicted that the much -talked about semi -final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria, and the Atlas Lions of Morocco on Wednesday, will be a highly technical and tactical game. Umoh, speaking ahead of the match, also said that the Nigerian team has been improving game by game with technical depth, and will continue to do better. The FA Chairman shared his thoughts with THE IMPACT at…

Kunle Adelabu writes from AFCON, Morocco The Chairman, Anambra State Football Association (ANSFA), General Chikelu Iloenysi, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, to defeat their Moroccan national team counterparts in the AFCON semi-final game on Wednesday. General Chikelu, a former Super Eagles’ defender and the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), All Nigerian Players Union, while stating that the Nigerian team keep improving in their tactical and technical abilities and give their best in every game, also added that the home advantage won’t count for…