The Confederation of African Football has selected five members of the Super Eagles for the Best Eleven after Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 on Sunday to lift the Nations Cup title for the third time. Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, defender Efe Ambrose, midfielder Mikel Obi and forwards Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike were selected to complete […]
By KUNLE SOLAJA, National Stadium, Johannesburg On the alluring turf of the 90,000-seater National Stadium and in front of enthusiastic and appreciative crowd, it was Super Eagles all the way! They beat hard-fighting Burkina Faso 1-0! The Super Eagles are the champions for the third time. The inscription on their ceremonial dress after the final […]
By Ian Hughes BBC Sport Sunday Mba scored a magnificent winner as Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time. The dominant Super Eagles made the breakthrough just before half-time when Mba clipped the ball over Mohamed Koffi and then volleyed into the far corner. Burkina Faso almost equalised when Wilfried Sanou […]
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KANO (AFP) – Three doctors killed in a knife attack in a volatile town in northeastern on Sunday were South Korean and not Chinese as originally reported, police said. Men armed with knives slit the throats of the three Korean doctors in a pre-dawn attack in the town of Potiskum, police said, in the latest […]
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Two pastors in Kenya were shot by unknown gunmen who killed one of the men and wounded the other, according to a report from Open Doors, a Christian persecution watchdog. Open Doors, who has ministry workers in the east Africa country, received information that Pastor Ibrahim Makunyi of the East Africa Pentecostal Church and Pastor […]
Indian villagers beat a leopard and hanged it from a tree after the beast savaged three people in the state of Assam. These photos were taken yesterday in the village of Choriyakhola Bisiondoi in the Golokgunj area, which is rife with the ferocious animals. The leopard entered the house of Haren Roy and attacked him […]
“Nigeria have defied the odds – and recent recent form – to reach the Afcon final in Johannesburg” Nigeria will hope to end an astonishing 19-year wait for a continental title on Sunday evening at the National Stadium when they take on Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Stephen Keshi was the […]
Head coach of the Nigerian national team, Stephen Keshi will not make a decision on the injured duo of Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike “until the last minute” ahead of today’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Burkina Faso. Both player picked up injuries during Nigeria’s 4-1 semifinal win against Mali on Wednesday and are […]
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