SUPER Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says his players were not at their best in Sunday’s defeat to Cote d’Ivoire. Peseiro’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat to the hosts in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria the lead with a header from …

NIGERIA’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima has eulogised the Super Eagles despite the team’s failure to win the title at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles fell to a 2-1 defeat against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the competition on Sunday night. Shettima, who watched the game …

THE International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned that Nigeria is experiencing a deepening economic crisis. IMF expressed concern that the stagnant per-capita growth, widespread poverty, and severe food insecurity have further intensified the persistent cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria. This was contained in its recently published report titled ‘Review of Nigeria’s …

POPULAR singer and activist, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has suggested that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is punishing Nigerians with hunger and hopelessness. Charly Boy gave the assertion in a post on his X handle on Monday. “See as APC dey wicked us with hunger …

By Tunde Odesola DAYBREAK Nigeria! All the make-up is gone now. On the forehead are lines of wrinkles. Short tears dry up midway down the sides of the nose, forming the ruthless eyeshadows of the tiger. The smile has turned into a sneer, the cheers are swallowed up by jeers, …

By Prof Emmanuel Ojeme THE Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday, 11th of February 2024, faces the Elephants of Ivory Coast, the host nation in AFCON, 2024 final duel. The two teams went through the rigor of the tournament which started with 32 teams to emerge as the pair for …

I am beginning to lose confidence in the sensibilities of the handlers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On what premise was the idea that the President should go to Ivory Coast to watch the AFCON final match based? And who proposed such? And to what end? That was the height …

EVERY YEAR, Herbert Wigwe had this culture that he did not miss. He was a big fan of the Super Bowl, the biggest sports ritual in America, and so he cleared his table to travel to California to watch a sport that helps him relax and rejuvenate and which he …

THE Bafana Bafana of South Africa finished third in the 2023 AFCON after defeating DR Congo in the third-place match on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Recall that the Super Eagles of Nigeria ended South Africa’s dream of winning the 2023 AFCON in the semi-final stage of the tournament on Wednesday, …

THE Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the establishment of a viewing centre at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, to allow residents to watch the final match of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Newsextra24 reports that the match, scheduled for Sunday, will feature the Super Eagles …