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The Amapiano Derby: Originator vs Moderniser… AFCON 2023 Semi finals: ????????NIGERIA VS ????????SOUTH AFRICA

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2024

By Kunle Osisanya, fdc As the AFCON 2023 soccer match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa comes up on Wednesday 7th February 2024 at Bouake in Cote Divoire, soccer fans across Africa and the rest of the world have dubbed the encounter the ‘Amapiano derby’.

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AFCON 2023: Osimhen declared fit for South Africa match …to join teammates in Bouake

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2024

Super Eagles forward and Napoli hitman, Victor Osimhen has been declared fit to feature in the crucial semi final match against arch rivals, Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday. News coming from the Super Eagles camp suggested that Osimhen is currently on his way to Bouake to meet up with the team after being cleared by […]

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AFCON 2023: South Africans threaten to kill Nigerians if Bafana Bafana lose to Super Eagles

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2024

Nigerians resident in South Africa are facing fresh threats to their lives as their hosts have vowed a violent attack against them ‘if the South African national team, Bafana Bafana, lose their Wednesday AFCON 2023 semi-final tie against Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Already, the South Africans have started circulating hate messages on social media against Nigerians  […]

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AFCON: CAF picks Super Eagles striker, Osimhen for drug test

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2024

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been selected by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for random drug tests at the tournament. A source told DAILY POST that Osimhen was tested against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. “(He was) tested against Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. That is twice in four games,” the source said. The […]

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AFCON: Akpabio hails Super Eagles, charges them to conquer Africa…

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2024

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has applauded the Super Eagles of Nigeria for beating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to qualify for the quarter finals of the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF African Cup of Nations. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message to the Nigerian team signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, […]

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Breaking: Super Eagles beat Cameroon, get quarterfinals opponent

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2024

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. They did this in style on Saturday when they beat eternal rivals Cameroon in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d’Ivoire. The two goals from the encounter for the Super Eagles against the Indomitable Lions were scored by Ademola […]