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Super Eagles Face Egypt For AFCON Third Place Match Today

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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…

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AFCON 2025 Exposes Fans’ Ignorance About New Laws Of The Game – Ref. Ogunmuyiwa FIFA (Rtd)

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Kunle Adelabu A retired FIFA badge referee, Mr Jelili Ogunmuyiwa, has claimed that most of the criticisms by football fans, especially Nigerians against officiating at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Morocco, were due to ignorance of the new laws of the game. He said that officials at the tournament, who have been exposed to the new laws before the tournament, only implemented the provisions of the laws and rated the general officiating at 8.5/10. He also commended the Ghanaian referee, Mr Daniel Nii Laryea, whose handling of the Nigeria versus…

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Mane Sends Teranga Lions Into AFCON Final

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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…

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AFCON: Super Eagles Chasing Eighth Final Against Morocco In Rabat

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Kunle Adelabu As the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), gradually winding down, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, will, tonight, be gunning for the eighth final appearance at the continental tournament as they take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the second semi-final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco. Super Eagles was runner – up in the AFCON two years ago. ‎ This match will be the 12th encounter with Morocco at AFCON with the Atlas Lions winning six times and Nigeria thrice with two draws. This…

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Super Eagles’ Semi-Final Match Against Morocco Will Be Highly Technical, Tactical, But Nigeria Will Win – Akwa Ibom FA Chair

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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…

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AFCON: Anambra FA Chair Confident Of Super Eagles’ Win Over Atlas Lions Of Morocco

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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…

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Super Eagles Qualify For AFCON Semi -Finals

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Kunle Adelabu It was a sweet revenge when Nigeria on Saturday beat Algeria to move into the AFCON 2025 semi-finals. The match was played at the over 45, 000 capacity Grand Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco. The dominant Super Eagle defeated the Fennec Foxes 2 – 0, to erase the memory of 2019 when Algeria sent them packing from the AFCON semi – finals.  Algerian forward, Riyad Mahrez via free kick in stoppage time gave his team 2-1 win over Nigeria in the tense match. At the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh, Victor…

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Nigeria To Face Algeria In AFCON Quarter -Finals

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Our Reporter Nigeria will be playing in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with Algeria, on Saturday, January 10. The two teams will face off at the Marrakech Stadium, Marrakesh at 5 pm Nigerian time. The last time Nigeria played Algeria at the AFCON was in 2019, a match won by the Foxes which eventually went on to win the competition. While Nigeria conveniently defeated the Mozambicans 4 – 0 in the Round of 16 game on Monday at Fez Stadium in Fez, Algeria beat DR Congo…

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Nigeria Brush Mozambique Aside 4 – 0 To Book Quarter -Finals Ticket

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Kunle Adelabu reports from AFCON, Morocco The Super Eagles of Nigeria walloped Mambas of Mozambique 4 – 0, to ease themselves into the last eight of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco on Monday The game was played at the Fez Stadium, where the Eagles enjoyed massive support from not only the Nigerian supporters club and Nigerians that travelled for the tournament, but also from Moroccans who stormed the venue to root for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, who emerged as the player…

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AFCON: Journalists Rate Super Eagles High Against Mozambique, Raise Concern Over Defence

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Kunle Adelabu reporting from AFCON in Morocco Journalists covering the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, have rated the Super Eagles high to beat the Mambas of Mozambique in the Round of 16 matches today, going by the Super Eagles excellent group stage performance which earned the Nigerian team the qualification to the knock-out stage. The match against Mambas boys is slated for 8:00pm at the 56, 000 capacity, Fez Stadium in Fez, Morocco. The Eagles dominated their stage games securing the maximum 9 points to top the…

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