Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

AFCON: Following the completion of group stage matches yesterday at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, the fixtures for the knockout phase has been officially confirmed AFCON 2023 group stage witnessed many categorized underdogs progressing while many house hold name crashed out Woefully. Host nation, Cote d’Ivoire got surprisingly lucky has they completed the fourth third-place spot following the defeat of Zambia in the hands of Morocco in Group F. It wasn’t a good outing so far for North African teams with the likes of former champions Algeria and Tunisia among the early exit. While West African…

Morocco gave host nation Ivory Coast a lifeline by beating Zambia to send the Elephants into the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 through the back door. Morocco rendered a huge Favour to host Nation Cote d’Ivoire as they defeated Zambia who needed a point from the Group F finale to deny the hosts the fourth and final qualification spot for the group stage’s best third-placed teams. Meanwhile, Ivory Coast, who sacked boss Jean-Louis Gasset earlier on Wednesday after their disappointing group displays put the West Africans on the brink of an early exit, will meet Senegal in a mouth-watering…

DR. Congo secured qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), last 16 following a goalless draw with the now-eliminated Tanzania, who are still waiting for their first-ever win at the tournament after nine matches. DR. Congo face off with Tanzania in the final Group F encounter. This clash pitted two sides yet to taste victory in AFCON after their opening two group games, leading to an understandably tentative start. Gaël Kakuta tested the water early on for DR Congo with a free-kick which sailed straight into Aishi Manula, while Lionel Mpasi Nzau made a comfortable save to keep out…

Namibia qualified for the knockout phase of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time, as they held Mali to a 0:0 draw in their last group game on Wednesday. Namibia qualified as one of the four best third-placed finishers after they ended their Group E campaign with four points. Mali won the group with five points and South Africa were second also with four, finishing above Namibia after beating them 4-0 on Sunday. On the other hand, Tunisia were eliminated after they drew 0-0 with South Africa in the other Group E game. Group winners Mali advance to…

Tunisia’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign Over as a goalless draw against South Africa left them bottom of Group E. Tunisia remarkably crash out of AFCON 2023 after a goalless draw against Bafana Bafana left them short in a tournament that started with a history-making defeat to Namibia ends at the group stage for the Carthage Eagles, who looked out of action from inception. Haythem Jouini headed over the bar in the dying embers but that proved about the only clear-cut chance the 2004 winners could create. It was a cagey contest in the sweltering heat of Korhogo, though South…

Ghana Football Association have announced that head coach Chris Hughton has been fired. This isn’t by any chance a surprise, as the abysmal record of crashing out of two consecutive AFCON tournament is a big deal for a National Team like Ghana. The search for a new Head Coach will commence in earnest as the Black stars look to put their current situation behind them.

Algeria have decided to part ways with head coach Djamel Belmadi – it’s over with immediate effect. This is following the woeful performance of the Algerian National Team at the on going AFCON tournament where they crashed out remarkably without winning any match. Details Later………

Super Eagles Ahead of the all important clash against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, will train behind closed doors (Govima Sport Reports) Nigeria who qualified as runners-up from group A will battle it out against Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations after the Indomitable Lions edged out Gambia 3-2 in a dramatic group C contest  on Tuesday. Reports coming out of the camp of the Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire suggest that the training session will resume without the presence of any media coverage. According to our correspondents, it was gathered that the…

As part of preparations for the AFCON tournament which was to be hosted by Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria played against Guinea in a Pre-AFCON friendly which featured Real Sociedad striker, Umar Sadiq and this is the story behind the whole saga. (Govima Sport Reports) with credit to SportDokita via Twitter for the full story. Sadiq Umar was part of the team as the Super Eagles prepare for the AFCON tournament and During the friendly match against Guinea, Sadiq had a knock and the Nigerian medical team recommended an immediate substitution but Sadiq insisted that he was fine and saw out the…

Gambia’s head coach of the National team Tom Saintfiet  has resigned from his post following the team’s unsuccessful exploit at the AFCON tournament on going in Cote d’Ivoire. Gambia who couldn’t get a single point at the group matches had a thrilling encounter against  Cameroun which ended in a 3-2 defeat for Gambia in the Group C Final match. They crashed out of the tournament without any points and their 50 year old Belgian coach has dim it fit to call it a day in taking charge of the team. Gambia struggled throughout the Tournament having lost all the 3games…

Angola Beat Burkina Faso 2:0 last night to move through into the round of 16 and likewise also Burkina Faso who despite the loss still finished as group runners-up to make the knockout phase. Goals from Mabululu and Zini in the 36th and 90th minutes respectively inspired Angola to brush aside Burkina Faso. In what was a delightful 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso on Tuesday night. The win means Angola won Group D and will feature in the Round 16 stage of the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast. It was the final Group D game at the on going AFCON…

Algeria suffered a shock Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), group stage exit, as they were sensationally beaten 1-0 by minnows Mauritania. Mohamed Dellahi’s first-half goal proved enough to earn the Lions of Chinguetti a famous victory that ensured they progressed to the knockout stages for the first time in their history.  Djamel Belmadi’s side, who needed a win to guarantee progression to the last 16, had plenty of chances to open the scoring early on, as Youcef Atal and Adam Ounas both had shots saved. Their best opening fell to Houssem Aouar, although he failed to hit the target from…