*By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The last time Morocco hosted the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 1988, it lost by a single goal in the semi-finals to eventual winners, Cameroon, which advanced to the final and overcame Nigeria to emerge as champions. Eight years earlier, at the same stage, NigeriaContinue Reading
The group stage of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 has reaffirmed African football’s enduring balance between proven greatness and emerging ambition. Across six groups and 24 matches, decorated African Footballers of the Year and rising talents shaped results, lifted performances and fuelled debate over the continent’sContinue Reading
The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco on Sunday, with a total of 24 teams playing in the continent’s main international men’s competition. AFCON 2025’s mascot, Assad, readies to welcome supporters from all over the continent for the tournament [Getty/file photo] The 2025 edition of the Africa CupContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has appointed Algeria’s Houssam Benyahia as the Referee for CAF Champions League first round second leg match between Rivers United FC (Nigeria) and FC Les Aigles du Congo (DR Congo) The “Pride of Nigeria” will host the return leg againstContinue Reading
12 September 2025. By Lawal Muh Jamiu. Cristiano Ronaldo has promised Dominik Szoboszlai to give him his shirt after the Liverpool midfielder missed out on swapping jerseys with his idol in Hungary’s World Cup qualifier defeat to Portugal. Szoboszlai, who has admired Ronaldo since childhood, was left disappointed after theContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong FLOWERBUDNEWS: Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals suffered a setback on Tuesday after the Warriors of Zimbabwe scored a last-minute equaliser in their Matchday 6 encounter at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. The result meant the Super Eagles are still stuckContinue Reading
Dianabasi Effiong Super Eagles Head Coach Éric Sékou Chelle has named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Kayode Bankole; defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina; midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi; and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in his final list of 23 players for theContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Okon Super Eagles Head Coach Éric Sékou Chelle has named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Kayode Bankole; defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina; midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi; and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in his final list of 23 players forContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has intensified the search for clarity over the tragic death of former Nigeria U20 player, Abubakar Lawal, in Uganda on Monday. The NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, made it known on Friday that the country’s football-ruling body had kept its feetContinue Reading
