Friday, April 25, 2025

CAF

CAF Confederation Cup playoffs: Enyimba, Rivers United on course to clash, Tunisian giants CS...

Nigeria's most successful club, Enyimba International are on course to meet Rivers United in the playoff round of the CAF Confrontation Cup. Enyimba failed to reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League after losing 4-2 on aggregate to...

Super Eagles to return to Lagos to face Lesotho in AFCON qualifier

Nigeria’s senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles, will play the remaining games of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Benin Republic and Lesotho on March 27 and 30. The first of the two games against Benin will...

Eguma wants improvements ahead of Celtic test

Rivers United technical manager, Stanley Eguma says his charges will need to display remarkable improvements if they are to reach the playoff round of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup.The Nigerian club required penalties to squeeze past Equatoguinean club, Futuro...

Enyimba fightback to tame ES Sétif

Nigeria’s most successful club, Enyimba International came from behind to beat Algeria Ligue 1 leaders, Entente Sportive Sétif (ES Sétif) 2-1 to move to the top of Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup.The Algerians, winless in their previous...

Dike rates Eaglets’ AFCON chances

Former Golden Eaglets head coach, Alphonsus Dike has said the nation’s cadet team have the quality to qualify to the knockout stages of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations championship in Morocco. Eaglets were runners-up from the 2021 WAFU Zone...

Eagles edge Squirrels after AFCON qualification

Nigeria's ticket to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon was secured three hours before a 1-0 win over Benin Republic in Porto Novo but that didn't stop the Super Eagles from celebrating after they sealed a double...

Khune stars as Kaizer Chiefs win on CAF Champions League return

Itumeleng Khune saved a penalty as South African giants Kaizer Chiefs made a winning return to the CAF Champions League by beating PWD Bamenda 1-0 in Cameroon at the weekend. Several superb saves by the 33-year-old goalkeeper kept Chiefs level...

Sundowns cruise, Chiefs crushed in CAF Champions League

South African clubs had vastly contrasting fortunes in the CAF Champions League Sunday (February 28) with Mamelodi Sundowns romping to a four-goal victory and Kaizer Chiefs suffering a four-goal hiding. Themba Zwane scored twice as Sundowns took advantage of Algerian...

Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria's Super Eagles qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday (March 27) without kicking a ball after their group rivals, Lesotho and Sierra Leone played out a 0-0 draw at the Setsotho Stadium, Maseru. The result...

Enyimba off to flying start in CAF Confederation Cup

Nigerian club Enyimba International defeated Libya's Al Ahly Benghazi 2-1 in Aba on Wednesday (March 10) in their opening group game of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup. Austin Oladapo gave Enyimba the lead in the ninth minute via a signature...