The 32nd edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will kick off on Friday 21 June 2019 in Egypt. With draws having been completed, the Super Eagles have been handed a somewhat comfortable group featuring two debutants.
The draw for the 2019 AFCON is set to hold today 12th of April, at about 7 pm Nigerian time (6 pm GMT) in Cairo Egypt. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been seeded in pot 1 ahead of the draw.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is scheduled to arrive the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday. This is ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The tour of World Cup Trophy is per tradition of football tournaments, as same was done 13 months ago with the FIFA World Cup (for men).
Juventus forward, Moise Kean scored the winner in a 2-1 win on Saturday against AC Milan, putting Juventus closer to the Serie A title for the 8th consecutive time. This feat comes after he was racially abused on Wednesday by Cagliari fans.
The Nigeria Super Eagles have moved up four places to 42nd place in the latest world ranking released by Fifa on Thursday. The Super Eagles climbed four spots from the 46th position they got in the first global ranking for 2019 after back to back wins against some African teams.
One of the most decorated football player that has adorned the Jersey of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, who was known for his exploits in Lokomotiv Moscow, West Brom and Stoke City respectively. The forward who drew the curtain on his goal (136) laden career striker made this disclosure at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley on Wednesday.
