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  • Super Eagles struggle to beat Seychelles

    Striker Odion Ighalo scored a first half penalty kick while Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon score in the second half for the Super Eagles to beat Seychelles 3-1 in Asaba to end 2019 AFCON Qualifiers as Group E winners. Boby Melaine had drawn the visitors level in the 41st minute.

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    Group E Standings

    Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

    Nigeria 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 10

    South Africa 5 2 3 0 9 1 +8 9

    Libya 5 2 1 2 15 9 +6 7

    Seychelles 6 – 1 5 3 25 -22 1

  • Ighalo: Eagles need to prepare well for 2019 AFCON

    China-based Super Eagles forward, Odion has said that Super Eagles clash with Egypt is good preparation for the team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    The Shanghai Shenhua striker believes the games will help the team tremendously as they prepare for the tournament.

    “We are in a good direction, we just want to continue to work hard together as a team, not to feel relaxed just because we have gotten the ticket to the AFCON,” Ighalo said.

    “It’s one thing to qualify and it’s another thing to go there and perform and that is what we want to do.”

    He added that “We want to compete, we want to do better than what the Eagles before us have done in the past, I just want us to keep the concentration level high, and who knows – everything is possible.”

  • CAF names Egypt host of 2019 AFCON

    The Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) has named Egypt as the host of the 2019 AFCON tournament to be played in June 2019.

    CAF made the announcement in a live press conference on Tuesday that Egypt will take over the hosting rights for 2019.

     

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  • 2019 AFCON: I will unveil Eagles’ list in February – Rohr

    2019 AFCON: I will unveil Eagles’ list in February – Rohr

    Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, will  release in February his squad for the 2019 African Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifier slated for March.

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will stage the draw for the 2019 AFCON qualifying tournament in Libreville, Gabon, on Thursday.

    “I will make my list by the end of February,” AfricanFootball.com quoted Rohr as saying on his plans for the tournament taking place in Cameroon.

    “This will depend on what the players are doing at their clubs.

    “Some new players could come like fullback. We have somebody, but it’s too early to speak about that now.”

    He added the domestic league players will now have a better chance of making his squad as the new season resumes this weekend after the past season officially ended in November.

    “I will watch tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Super Cup clash between Rangers and FC Ifeanyi Ubah to see if I could see some players in the league,” he said.