#afcon qualifiers

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: NFF Vs. LFF. Drama continues as Libyan FF pushes to take legal action Row between Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has taken another twist as the Libyan FA has threatened to take legal action against Nigeria FF over the boycott African Nations Cup qualifier match scheduled to hold on Tuesday. It can be noted that the Super Eagles…

An unexpected interruption marred the highly anticipated 2025 Afcon qualifier match between Ghana and Angola at the Kumasi stadium yesterday. A pitch invader suddenly appeared on the field, causing a brief halt in the game. Security personnel quickly responded, carrying the invader away from the pitch. However, the incident has consequences for the host nation, as Ghana will be fined $10,000 by…

Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 in the first fixture of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series on Thursday evening. The Super Eagles returned to the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja for the first time, since the disastrous 1-1 draw with Ghana in March, which saw the three-time African champions miss out on the 2022 World Cup. However, the game was played without fans, following FIFA’s ban…

The Jose Peseiro’s led – Super eagles team are currently in camp as they prepare for the AFCON qualifier game against Sierra Leone in Abuja on Thursday. This would be Jose Peseiro’s third game since he officially took over the managerial role of the national team; having losed his first two games in international friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador, Nigerians are hoping that the coach by now…

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera hit the street to jubilate after his country qualified for AFCON 2022 [Video]

Malawi was thrown into a state of ecstasy after they beat Uganda to qualify for the African Cup Of The Nations (AFCON) scheduled for the next year, 2022. This was the first time Malawi has qualified for a major competition as far as football is concerned since 2010. President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera could not help himself but join his people who hit the streets and jubilated over their…

AFCON QUALIFICATION: Béninoise Squirrel tests positive for coronavirus, all Super Eagles cleared

Ahead of the penultimate Group L fixture for the TOTAL African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Squirrels of the Republic of Benin, the Football Association of the hosts, the Fédération Béninoise de Football and their coach, Michel Dussuyer, have received some discomforting update. It was confirmed on Friday that one of the 24 players of the Béninoise…

AFCON QUALIFIERS UPDATE: Super Eagles Trained Under Darkness In Benin Republic

Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has revealed his side trained under darkness and had to rely on the moon on their arrival in Porto-Novo. The Super Eagles boarded a boat to their neighboring country on Friday to keep a date with the Republic of Benin for their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Saturday. https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1375377007123517441?s=20 On…

Ex-internationals back Eagles to end Squirrels’ unbeaten run

Ex-internationals have backed the Super Eagles to end Benin Republic’s eight-year home invincibility when they clash at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo on Saturday in a 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations qualifier, The PUNCH reports. The Squirrels are on a 22-game unbeaten run spanning eight years with their last defeat coming against Algeria on October 6, 2013. Speaking ahead of the game on…