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  • You are a Xenophobe –Former-BBA housemate slams AKA

    Ex-BBA housemate, Akintayo Faniran has attacked South African musician, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, alias AKA, over his comments on Bafana Bafana defeat at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final match played on Wednesday.
    TheNewsGuru recalls that AKA recently reacted angrily to Super Eagles victory over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
     
    AKA, who was angry over the outcome, took to his Twitter account to express his gloom over South Africa’s defeat to the three-time African champion, asking why his country always lost against Nigeria at everything.

    He said that he would have preferred the Bafana Bafana losing their previous matches to avoid facing Nigeria.
    “I’m hurt man.
    ”This match was bigger than football.
    “The biggest rivalry on the continent.
    ”Why do we always have to lose against Naija at everything.
    ”It is a hard pill to swallow man. We keep on losing to Nigeria in every way.
    ”We should have just lost to Egypt, rather than Nigeria.”
    In his reaction, Tayo Faniran slammed the rapper, calling him a xenophobe and a low life.
    “These are highly xenophobic statements,pure display of illiteracy,spoken like a low life from the corner,definitely not an African role model.
    “I’m disappointed in you AKA,we are preaching peace and all you do is to spit out this dirty nonsense? …
    “You see when I mentioned that deep down many of these African stars that we support with our money and minds actually hate us foreigners.
    “I wish all your Nigerian fans can see this,” he wrote on instagram.
     
     

  • It’s difficult to find positives after a loss, South Africa’s Coach Baxter says

    Coach Stuart Baxter of South Africa says it is difficult to find positives after one has lost a game.

    The Super Eagles on Wednesday defeated Bafana Bafana of South Africa 2-1 in the quarterfinals of AFCON 2019 in Egypt.

    Baxter told reporters in a post match interview that his boys played according to instructions and gave their best.

    “It’s difficult when you’ve lost a game in the dying minutes. It’s difficult to find positives.

    “I am sure that in one week’s time, I will find some positives. At this moment, I am finding it very difficult.

    “But we were brave enough to get on the ball in tight spaces in the first half and brave enough to press higher and we tried to do that better in the second half.

    “We tried to get a better more mobile possession which gave Nigeria more problems but we still couldn’t find that last strike on goal to get there.”

    He noted that his team lost to “a better and more organised Super Eagles who were very dangerous on the flanks.

    “Nigeria was always dangerous. They were really well organised and had good players and we didn’t defend as well as we could.

    “We were trying to press higher and left some spaces, especially in the flanks where their good players could attack, while we didn’t have support to get there.

    “But then, you make your choices as a coach. You go defensive and try to take them one-on-one and force the game to extra-time and win the game.

    “So, we tried to win the game but we lost it in the dying minutes, which is very difficult to take.

    “But congratulations to Gernot and his team. I am sure they’ll be one of the teams that will be competing to lift the trophy at the end of the tournament,” he said.

  • 2019 AFCON: Super Eagles will face tricky, tougher tie against Bafana Bafana

    2019 AFCON: Super Eagles will face tricky, tougher tie against Bafana Bafana

    The former Technical Director, Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Olatunde Disu OFR, on Monday warned that the Super Eagles would face a tricky and a tougher encounter against the Bafana Bafana in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
    Disu gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on his reflection about the crunchy and grudge match against the South African side.
    NAN reports that the Gernot Rohr tutored-side will on Wednesday face the Stuart Baxter-side in the quarter-finals duel in Cairo.
    The Bafana Bafana got a 1-0 surprised win over the host Pharaohs of Egypt in the round of 16
    While the Super Eagles got the quarter-finals through a 3-2 win over their eternal rivals, Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt.
    It is on record that the Super Eagles had failed to beat Bafana Bafana in during the qualifiers as the first meeting at the Nest of Champions in Uyo went the way of the Baxter side.
    Tekelo Rantie and Percy Paul goals condemned Nigeria to defeat while the return leg in South Africa ended one goal at piece.
    Disu, a former Green Eagles Assistant Coach, said that the Bafana Bafana now know the Eagles pattern of play better than before, adding that the team should brace up for tougher challenge.
    “The Eagles must not be careless against this South Africans because they now know us better than before. We need to play with caution because they can outwit us.
    “We should remember that they defeated us right here in Nigeria and we also failed to defeat them in South Africa that should mean something to us.
    “I am not saying that the Eagles cannot beat them, no, we have a stronger team to beat them, but technically we must not rely on that, we should play better than them.
    “The Eagles are better now, with what they have displayed so far in AFCON, not minding the Madagascar debacle, they are at their best,’’ he said.
    Disu said the technical crew should look into the goalkeeping department, adding that the current first choice goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi could be suspect.
    “Technically, I may not be supporting the idea of putting Akpeyi in between the sticks because the South Africans knows him better, he plays in their league.
    “Akpeyi remains a suspect in goal for the Eagles because he sometimes fumbles with the balls which resulted in our first defeat in the hands of the Bafana Bafana during the qualifiers.
    “The goalkeeping area remains an issue because the South Africans can shoot from outside the box because they understand our keeper very well, he himself may be too cautious against them,’’ he said.
    Disu also said that he preferred Kenneth Omeruo to be in the heart of the defence with the pairing of Troost Ekong or Leon Balogun.
    “I will prefer Omeruo to be at the heart of the defence because he is strong and has a lot of tackles won, maybe anyone between Ekong or Balogun can pair him.
    “So far so good, the Eagles have showed character in this AFCON, but they should not be careless, they have good ball distribution and well organised defence.
    “I will want them to attack more instead of defending; they need to play to attack the South Africans because they make use of the middle while the Eagles play from the flanks.
    “They should also be more disciplined to win the AFCON which is within distance, they can win the competition,’’ he said.

  • Bafana Bafana are not afraid of Nigeria – Baxter

    Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says he and his team holds no fear over facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg.

    Baxter, who is gunning for his third win in three games when Bafana face the Super Eagles, expects the three-time African champions to have vengeance on their mind ahead of the clash.

    The British gaffer led South Africa to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in 2004 in a Mandela Challenge before defeating the Super Eagles 2-0 in a 2019 AFCON qualifier in Uyo in June 2017 – his first match in his second stint at the helms.

    “We do have Nigeria first‚ in the small matter of an African Nations Cup qualifier‚” Baxter told the Sowetan, a South African online newspaper.

    “Everybody knows the list of injuries that we have had. Everybody knows what I said in the first press conference (a week ago) that despite that (the injuries) I want to speak about the players that we do have because even though we respect Nigeria, we do not fear them.

    “I think we still have enough talent‚ enough desire and if we can structure a game plan in the next three or four days‚ I think by the time we run out onto the FNB Stadium, we would be confident‚ we would not be complacent‚ because Nigeria have just come from a (2018) World Cup (in Russia).”

  • Bafana will be ready for Super Eagles’ revenge mission – Baxter

    Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says he and his team holds no fear over facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium Johannesburg, CSN reports.

    Baxter who is gunning for his third win in three games when Bafana face the Super Eagles expects the three-time African champions to have vengeance on their mind ahead of the clash.

    The British gaffer led South Africa to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in 2004 in a Mandela Challenge before defeating the Super Eagles 2-0 in a 2019 AFCON qualifier in Uyo in June 2017 – his first match in his second stint at the helms.

    “We do have Nigeria first‚ in the small matter of an African Nations Cup qualifier‚” Baxter told the Sowetan, A South African online newspaper.

    “Everybody knows the list of injuries that we have had.

    “Everybody knows what I said in the first press conference (a week ago) that despite that (the injuries) I want to speak about the players that we do have because even though we respect Nigeria, we do not fear them.

    “I think we have still enough talent‚ enough desire and if we can structure a game plan in the next three or four days‚ I think by the time we run out onto the FNB Stadium, we would be confident‚ we would not be complacent‚ because Nigeria have just come from a (2018) World Cup (in Russia).

    “They are undefeated since we beat them the last time (in the first qualifier in June last year) and they will certainly want to wreak their revenge.

    “So‚ we will be ready and I still believe that we have a very good chance of getting the result that we need.”

    After the matchday-five AFCON qualifier on Saturday in Johannesburg, the Bafana Bafana will travel to Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium to welcome Paraguay in the Nelson Mandela Challenge next Tuesday.

  • AFCON 2019: Eagles ready for Bafana Bafana clash – Uzoho

    AFCON 2019: Eagles ready for Bafana Bafana clash – Uzoho

    Ahead of next month’s crucial AFCON 2019 qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Super Eagles’ first choice goalie, Francis Uzoho has revealed the team is now beaming with so much confidence and will be ready for the challenge of coach Stuart Baxter’s boys, AOIFootball.com reports.
    Uzoho, who is yet to taste a defeat in the qualifiers after keeping two clean sheets, further admitted that the team will take the South Africa game with all seriousness.
    “We will take the game against South Africa seriously because we have never underrated any team we have come up against.
    We know it won’t be an easy game but we are ready for them,” Uzoho said.
    The on-loan Doportivo La Coruna shot-stopper, who is yet to start a match for Elche in the league will be hoping his national team form will earn him another appearance for the club, having been in goal already in the Copa del Rey.
     

  • AFCON2019: South Africa breaks jinx, defeats Nigeria [NGR 0-2 RSA]

    AFCON2019: South Africa breaks jinx, defeats Nigeria [NGR 0-2 RSA]

    It is victory for South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Saturday, as the team humbles Super Eagles of Nigeria.

    Despite battling a comeback to the Africa Cup Nations after missing out on two sucessive editions, Super Eagles suffered their first competitive loss to South Africa, falling 2-0 at home in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

    Nigeria were stunned by South Africa’s two second half goals at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.

    Also read: Watch South Africa’s stunning counter attack goal

     

    Bafana Bafana Starting:

    Itumeleng Khune, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Tebogo Langerman, Erick Mathoho, Thulani Hlatshwayo (captain), Dean Furman, Bongani Zungu, Themba Zwane, Keagan Dolly, Sibusiso Vilakazi, Tokelo Rantie.
    Substitutes: Darren Keet, Andile Jali, Percy Tau, Tiyani Mabunda, Lorenzo Gordinho, Lebogang Manyama, Abubbaker Mobara.

    The Super Eagles starting:

    Daniel Akpeyi (GK); Shehu Abdullahi, Elderson Echiejile, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem; Oghenekaro Etebo, Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi; Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho.