Category: SPORT

Virgil van Dijk’s header deep into extra time gave an under-strength Liverpool a remarkable Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea at Wembley. Van Dijk had seen a header contentiously ruled out for offside on the hour but there was no reprieve for Chelsea when he glanced home another from Kostas Tsimikas’ corner in the 118th minute. Liverpool’s 10th triumph in the competition was achieved without a host of injured star names, including forward trio Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota, also losing Ryan Gravenberch when he was taken off…

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Victor Osimhen marked his return from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a vital goal that helped his club Napoli to snatch a vital 1-1 draw against Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Wednesday night. Napoli’s form had dipped during Osimhen’s absence, managing only three wins in 11 matches. The tide seemed to turn against them again when Barcelona dominated the opening 25 minutes. Youngster Lamine Yamal made history as the youngest player ever in…

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Nigeria Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has emerged Player of the Tournament while Equatorial Guinea captain, Emilio Nsue won the Golden Boot Award with five goals despite his country’s round of 16 exit. Other awards include the Fair Play Team Award won by South Africa and Goalkeeper of the Tournament award clinched by Ronwen William of South Africa. In the final match between hosts Ivory Coast and Nigeria, Ivorien Simon Adingra put up a masterclass of football wizardry to emerge TotalEnergies Man of the Match. Ivory Coast won the Cup…

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Against all predictions in favour of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the host of 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire, beat Nigeria 2-1 on Sunday night to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). If Nigeria had won, it would have been their fourth, but this year’s win is the third time Cote D’Ivoire will lift the cup. Although Cote D’Ivoire dominated the field of play right from onset, there was high hopes in Nigeria when the Super Eagles opened the scoring in the 38th minute of the…

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…Kashim Shettima To Lead Presidential Delegation Nigeria’s Vice President Mr Kashim Shettima will today lead a presidential delegation to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan, where the Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire in a thrilling encounter. The two teams had met at the group stage of the competition and Nigeria came better off after beating them with a lone goal from the spot by the Nigerian captain William Troost-Ekong. Shettima had earlier on Wednesday led the government delegation to…

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Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was again the hero for his team and country as South Africa defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off on Saturday. The tournament will come to a close today when the Super Eagles of Nigeria face the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the much-anticipated final game of the 2023 AFCON hosted by Cote d’Ivoire. The third-place game had ended 0-0 following 90 minutes in Abidjan, Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba…

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Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali who emerged man of the match plays his club football in South Africa for Chippa United Just as Nigeria became the first team to book the semi-final ticket at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty was all the Super Eagles needed to book the first ticket to the final, which holds on Sunday. The Eagles beat South Africa 4-2 during the shootout win. The game in Bouake finished 1-1 following a remarkable end to normal time which involved…

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Nottingham Forest defender, Ola Aina, has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles are ready to face South Africa in the semi-finals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) today. Aina spoke at the pre-match press conference ahead of the game, which will see Nigeria make another decisive move to secure a fourth consecutive victory over the Bafana Bafana senior team of South Africa in the history of the tournament. “It is going to be a good game between two good teams. Myself and my teammates are ready for this…

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