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The Digest: The Angolan Football Federation is attempting to lure Nigeria’s head coach, Eric Chell, with a doubled salary offer of $100,000 per month. The move comes as Chelle leads the Super Eagles through an impressive AFCON campaign Key Points: Angola has offered to double Eric Chelle’s...

The Digest: A Malian native doctor has been arrested on fraud charges after collecting over €33,500 from fans by promising AFCON victory for Mali. His predictions collapsed when Senegal won the quarterfinal Key Points: The native doctor, identified as Mr. Sinayogo, promised rituals to...

The Digest: Senegal has secured its place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over a resilient Sudanese side, a predictable result given the massive gulf in rankings and resources between the two nations. Key Points: Senegal progressed after coming...

The Digest: The Super Eagles will face Tunisia in their second Group C match on Saturday, following an opening 2–1 victory over Tanzania, in a fixture that promises tactical intrigue and high stakes. Key Points: The match preview highlights standout performers from Nigeria’s win against...

The Digest: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Malian referee Boubou Traoré to officiate the Super Eagles’ crucial Africa Cup of Nations clash against Tunisia on Saturday. Key Points: The match will take place at the Complexe Sportif de Fès at 9:00 PM Nigeria time...

The Digest: Ahead of Saturday’s crucial AFCON encounter, here are key facts highlighting the historic and competitive dimensions between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles. Key Points: Nigeria has won the AFCON three times (1980, 1994, 2013); Tunisia once (2004). Nigeria...

The Digest: The Super Eagles will hold a closed-door training session ahead of Saturday’s AFCON clash with Tunisia, as confirmed by team media officer Promise Efoghe. Key Points: Head coach Eric Chelle ordered the session closed to focus on preparations. Only the first 15 minutes of the...

The Digest: Riyad Mahrez scored a brace as Algeria cruised to a 3-0 victory over ten-man Sudan in their Group E opener, signaling their serious intent to reclaim the continental title. Key Points: Mahrez opened the scoring just 82 seconds into the match. He added a second goal just after...

The Digest: Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson and Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez are jointly leading the race for the AFCON 2025 Golden Boot after each scoring a brace in their nations' dominant opening victories. Key Points: Nicolas Jackson scored twice in Senegal's 3-0 win over Botswana on...

The Digest: The Confederation of African Football has announced a historic restructuring of the continent’s football calendar, shifting the Africa Cup of Nations from a biennial to a four-year tournament starting after the 2028 edition. CAF President Patrice Motsepe also unveiled the launch of...

The Digest: Cameroonian football is engulfed in turmoil amid allegations that Football Federation president and legend Samuel Eto'o influenced the shock omission of star striker Vincent Aboubakar from the Africa Cup of Nations squad. The motive is alleged to be Aboubakar's proximity to Eto'o's...

The Digest: Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has scored in consecutive games for Atalanta, helping his side to a 2-0 Serie A victory against Fiorentina. The 2024 African Player of the Year is rediscovering his scoring touch, exploring a timely return to form that engages hopes for both...

Super Eagles striker and Rangers FC star Cyriel Dessers says he remains committed to representing Nigeria at the upcoming 2025 AFCON and dreams of playing at the 2026 World Cup. The 30-year-old also praised newly appointed head coach Eric Chelle, citing his structured style of play and past work...

Nigeria's Flying Eagles defeated host nation Egypt via penalties to clinch third place at the 2025 U-20 AFCON. A late goalkeeper substitution and inspired second-half performance sealed the 4-1 shootout win. Egypt scored early through Omar Osama, but Nigeria responded after halftime with a goal...

President Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Flying Eagles despite their 1-0 semi-final loss to South Africa at the 2025 U-20 AFCON, underscoring the team’s resilience and qualification for the U-20 World Cup. Nigeria lost narrowly to South Africa despite dominating possession and creating...

Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after a tense 3-1 penalty shootout win against Senegal. The match ended goalless in regulation time. Flying Eagles triumphed 3-1 on penalties after a goalless full-time against...

The 2025 U-20 AFCON in Egypt heads into its quarterfinal stage with eight nations confirmed. But beyond the scores, the tournament’s unique format reveals deeper questions about access, development, and representation in African youth football. The tournament features 13 teams split into three...

Nigeria's Flying Eagles secured a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Morocco in their second Group B match at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Captain Daniel Bameyi, who was named Man of the Match, praised his teammates and the coaching staff for their tactical discipline, acknowledging...