Super Eagles face Aboubakar, Njie threats as Cameroon arrives Abidjan
Cameroon’s forward Vincent Aboubakar. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
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Lookman at the double as Nigeria get revenge over Benin
CAPE TOWN : Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman continued his outstanding year with two goals to help his country to a 3-0 home win over neighbours Benin in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday.
Cameroon put turmoil behind them with emphatic win
YAOUNDE : Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice as Cameroon put weeks of turmoil around their national team behind them to beat the Cape Verde Islands 4-1 in their World Cup qualifier in Yaounde on Saturday.
Sorry no longer the hardest word at Cup of Nations
ABIDJAN : Social media has offered players at the Africa Cup of Nations an opportunity to apologise for errors at the tournament and try to appease disappointed and enraged fans.
Ademola Lookman, Gelson Dala Star As Nigeria And Angola Triumph In AFCON
Ademola Lookman scored twice for Nigeria and Gelson Dala bagged a brace for Angola on Saturday to send their countries into a Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals showdown. Lookman struck after 36 minutes against Cameroon in Abidjan and clinched a 2-0 last-16 victory for the Super Eagles by finding the net again in the final minute of regular time. Dala took his goal tally to four -- one less than 34-year-old chart-topper Emilio Nsue of Equatorial Guinea -- by scoring twice before half-time in a 3-0 victory over Namibia in Bouake.
AFCON 2023: Give us this day, fans tell Super Eagles
Super Eagles players brainstorm ahead of Cameroun’s clash tonight
Title holders Senegal beat Cameroon to reach Africa Cup last 16
A few hours earlier, Cape Verde were the first country to secure a last-16 place by hammering Mozambique 3-0 in Abidjan.
Defending champions Senegal beat Cameroon to book last-16 place
Senegal’s midfielder #10 Sadio Mane shoots and scores his team’s third goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group C football match between Senegal and Cameroon at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro on January 19, 2024. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)