The CAF African Schools Football Championship (“ASFC”) WAFU A qualifiers drew to an exciting close on Sunday, 03 March as Senegal and Gambia were crowned champions in the boys and girls respective divisions of competition.InformationGuideNigeria The three-day youth football competition was hosted at Mauritania’s Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott between 01 – 03 March … Read more
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday cleared Nigeria and Super Eagles players of any wrongdoing during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The Super Eagles impressed at the AFCON as they reached the final of the tournament, losing 2-1 to Ivory Coast.informationguideNigeria However, CAF’s investigations did not find any infractions … Read more
The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, concluded on Wednesday night, setting up some highly anticipated knock-out stage clashes. The group stage produced everything expected of the grit the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is made of; stellar shocks, goals, records, history and passionate fans turning up at match venues.JAMB … Read more
Senegal continued their title defense in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 with a hard fought victory over Cameroon at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro on Friday evening.JAMB Portal With what promised to be a big night for the two sides, Senegal took an early lead through Ismaila Sarr. The 25-year … Read more
Former Nigeria midfielder Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has shared his thoughts on the teams that could win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).informationguidenigeria In an interview with SportingLife, Okocha mentioned holders Senegal and Morocco, who reached the semi-finals of the last World Cup, as potential contenders for the AFCON title.NYSC Portal As the tournament … Read more
The report from sowetanlive has it that Senegal got their Africa Cup of Nations title defence off to a convincing start following their 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia at Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro in Ivory Coast on Monday in the first match of Group C.informationguidenigeria A brace by Lamine Camara and another goal … Read more
This will be the first encounter between Senegal and Gambia at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations. Excluding the CAF African Nations Championship, Senegal and Gambia last faced each other in the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup: both games ended in draws (0-0; 1-1).informationguidenigeria Senegal are making their 17th appearance at the CAF Africa … Read more
Senegal President Macky Sall joked about Sadio Mane’s recent marriage during a meeting with the country’s national football team.JAMB Portal Sall congratulated Mane on his recent marriage and wished him a happy marriage. However, he also humorously reminded Mane that he now has another duty to his wife, apart from football. Mane, who currently plays … Read more
The Gambian national football team faced an unexpected situation during their journey to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as their flight had to return to Banjul shortly after takeoff. This incident occurred due to reported oxygen-related problems on the flight carrying the entire Gambian squad on their way to Abidjan.JAMB Portal The Scorpions were … Read more
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched its Ambassadors Programme, securing the participation of some of the continent’s most iconic football figures.NYSC Portal Nigerian football legend Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, celebrated for his mesmerizing skills and achievements, is among the first to join this prestigious initiative.InformationGuideNigeria He is in illustrious company, with former Senegal … Read more