Tag: AFCON 2021
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AFCON: Sierra Leone coach reveals death threat over squad selection
Sierra Leone coach reveals death threat
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23 players arrive Super Eagles camp ahead of AFCON 2021 [Full list]
England-based trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi were amongst nine players who arrived at the Super Eagles Bolton White Hotel camp on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Other players who arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning include three other English-based players, namely:…
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AFCON 2021: Super Eagles 28-man squad revealed [Full list]
Coach Augustine Eguavoen has announced his final 28-man Nigeria squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with prominent inclusions like Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi. Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze, captain Ahmed Musa and the duo of Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong made the cut alongside Francis Uzoho as well as Torino’s Ola…
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AFCON 2021 Draw: Why we want to avoid Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire – Super Eagles coach Rohr
The delayed TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 to be held between January 9 and February 6, 2022 would not be for the faint-hearted according to Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr. Palpable fears are coming out of the Cameroonian capital city of Yaoundé as the 24 teams including the hosts will know their fate…
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AFCON: South Africa Eliminated After Losing In Sudan
South Africa failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Sudan Sunday in a final-round Group C match in Omdurman. Saifeldin Malik gave the hosts a fifth-minute lead in a clash of former African champions by heading past goalkeeper Ronwen Williams off a free- kick. Mohammed Abdelrahman doubled the…
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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 3 matches on Saturday
The following are fixtures for Day 3 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to be on Saturday across Africa. Group D DR Congo v Angola Group G Egypt v Togo Group L Benin v Lesotho.
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AFCON 2021 qualifiers resume November, Qatar 2022 in May 2021
The Emergency Committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved resumption dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the Africa qualifying group stage of 2022 FIFA World Cup. This means a busy schedule awaits the participating teams, with double-headers from November 2020 through to November 2021 in the battle for spots…
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Why CAF May Postpone AFCON 2021
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to hold in January 2021 may be postponed as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) meet next week in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament is set for Cameroon from January 9 through February 6 but appears increasingly under threat as time begins to run out…
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AFCON 2021: Rohr gives update on Moses, Ndidi, Osimhen, others
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, has provided the latest update on the fitness level of some of his players that include; Moses Simon, Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Osimhen ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers clash against Sierra Leone in March. According to Rohr, goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is the only significant injury…
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AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Rohr confident of key players’ availability
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has expressed confidence that the core of his players will be available for next month’s AFCON 2021 qualifiers despite injuries to key players over the weekend across different clubs in Europe, AOIFootball.com reports. Speaking exclusively to AOIFootball.com, the Franco-German tactician who maintains a close eye on his players, revealed that…