The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will pay Senegal $5 million (£3.7 million) for winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. CAF will also pay Egypt $2.75 million (£2 million) for coming second in the 2021 AFCON tournament and Cameroon $2.2 million (£1.6 million) for winning the third-place final (Bronze medal), according to…
An Accra-based radio station was invaded by armed security operatives earlier this week for “illegal” broadcast of the African Cup of Nations. It was reported that the police officers in Ghana first tried arresting the station’s news anchor Nana Ama Agyarko for what they described as obstruction of their work and abuse of a…
The postponed 2021 African Cup of Nation (AFCON) is set to kick start on January 9, 2022, in Cameroon. Truetells Nigeria report’s that the tournament has however come under COVID-19 threat, with many suggesting that it might be postponed again due to the fast spreading Omicron variant. See full fixtures and kickoff time below: Group stage …
Nigeria have qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Cameroon ahead of their Match Day 5 fixture. This happened after Sierra Leone played a goalless draw with Lesotho on Saturday. Lesotho hosted Sierra Leone in the earlier fixture at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, drawing 0-0. This meant table-toppers Nigeria with…
Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has mandated coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr to push for England U20 midfielder Ebere Eze to switch allegiance to the senior national team of Nigeria. A chieftain of the Federation Who spoke with the press after the report that the 22 year old doesn’t need FIFA to approve…
