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Sadio Mane: Senegal Stadium named after football icon for role in first-ever AFCON title

Posted by Kingsley Alaribe
|Date: February 12, 2022
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Sadio Mane: Senegal Stadium named after football icon for role in first-ever AFCON title

Sadio Mane has been rewarded for his part in Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations triumph after the West Afric ...

Sadio Mane has been rewarded for his part in Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations triumph after the West African country won its first-ever AFCON title. The Liverpool striker, 29, converted the titl ...

February 12, 2022
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Senegal wins first AFCON Trophy, Mane scores winning penalty against Egypt

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|Date: February 06, 2022
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Senegal wins first AFCON Trophy, Mane scores winning penalty against Egypt

Senegal has won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout victory over Egypt in a pulsating ...

Senegal has won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout victory over Egypt in a pulsating match on Sunday, February 6. After both sides scored their first penalties, Mohamed Abdelmonem ...

February 06, 2022
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Team monikers clash as AFCON 2021 hots up – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Team monikers clash as AFCON 2021 hots up – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

As I type, the 33rd edition of the Confederation of Football (CAF) sanctioned Africa Cup of ...

As I type, the 33rd edition of the Confederation of Football (CAF) sanctioned Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) goes on in Cameroon. There the various national teams of the continent ...

January 22, 2022
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Super Eagles of Nigeria to face Tunisia in the AFCON round of 16

Posted by Kingsley Alaribe
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Super Eagles of Nigeria to face Tunisia in the AFCON round of 16

The rounds of 16 fixtures at the ongoing Africa Cup Of Nations in Cameroon has been revealed, with the Su ...

The rounds of 16 fixtures at the ongoing Africa Cup Of Nations in Cameroon has been revealed, with the Super Eagles facing a North African rival. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Tunisia on Sund ...

January 21, 2022
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AFCON 2022: A Farce or a Nation’s Cup?

Posted by 1st news
|Date: January 14, 2022
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AFCON 2022: A Farce or a Nation’s Cup?

What is a farce? The Oxford dictionary defines a farce as a comedy involving ridiculous situations; and i ...

What is a farce? The Oxford dictionary defines a farce as a comedy involving ridiculous situations; and it further defines it as an absurd event; while its adjective is termed with the word "farcical" ...

January 14, 2022
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Super Eagles thrash Lesotho in final AFCON qualifier

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|Date: March 30, 2021
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Super Eagles thrash Lesotho in final AFCON qualifier

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30, recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Lesotho 3-0 i ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30, recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Lesotho 3-0 in their final Group L match in the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers at the Teslim Baligun Stadium in Lagos ...

March 30, 2021
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Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2021 with late Onuachu goal

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|Date: March 27, 2021
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Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2021 with late Onuachu goal

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Camero ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Cameroon, ahead of their Match Day 5 fixture, after Sierra Leone’s goalless draw with Lesotho on Satu ...

March 27, 2021
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Super Eagles plays goalless draw against Leone Stars

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: November 17, 2020
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Super Eagles plays goalless draw against Leone Stars

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday, November 17, in Freetown drew goalless with hosts Leone Stars of ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday, November 17, in Freetown drew goalless with hosts Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. The result helped them to maintain their leadership of Group L in the qualifying ...

November 17, 2020
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Ndubuisi Egbo: Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper makes history, becomes first African manager to win league title in Europe

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: July 20, 2020
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Ndubuisi Egbo: Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper makes history, becomes first African manager to win league title in Europe

Nigerian professional football manager Ndubuisi Egbo has entered history books; by becoming the first Afr ...

Nigerian professional football manager Ndubuisi Egbo has entered history books; by becoming the first African coach to win a title with a European side. Ndubuisi Egbo achieved this feat after he helpe ...

July 20, 2020
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2023 AFCON to be played in June/July – CAF

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: July 19, 2020
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2023 AFCON to be played in June/July – CAF

The 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played in June and July of that year in the ...

The 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played in June and July of that year in the Ivory Coast, as confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was mooted that t ...

July 19, 2020
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