SUPER Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel has cautioned his teammates that it would be calamitous to underrate their opponents, Mali in Wednesday’s semifinal at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

There is nothing that people can’t do in the name of seeking greener pastures.

As Nigeria confront Mali in tomorrow’s AFCON semifinal match in Durban, an ex-international, Paul Okoku has urged the Super Eagles to build on the momentum of the victory over Ivory Coast to book their passage in the final of the tournament

Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final may be a gimme for Ghana on paper, but this last-four encounter is being played not on paper but on Nelspruit’s heavily-criticised sandy pitch and that, Burkina Faso reckon, puts them in the driving seat.

Nigeria hope to extend an unbeaten run over fellow west Africans Mali when they clash on Wednesday for the chance to play in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final.

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Sonni Samuel Yusuf walked taller Sunday when the Super Eagles sent Ivory Coast’s Elephants crashing out of the Nations Cup.

Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike says they have to be cautious of Mali when they clash in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Wednesday.

When the Super Eagles tackle Mali on Wednesday in the semi final of the African Cup of Nations, Stephen Keshi would be going back to a familiar terrain.

SPEAKER of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu yesterday that Mali’s progress to the Semi Final at a time of crisis in their land in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa was particularly symbolic for the country and the West African sub region.

President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Sani Ndanusa has charged the Super Eagles to go for victory in tomorrow’s AFCON semifinal match against Mali in Durban.

Long before the first ball was kicked in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations quarter final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Ivory Coast, many had written off the Eagles and given the tie to the Ivorians.

Guinness Nigeria Plc has congratulated the Super Eagles for their heroic performance after defeating the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in the quarterfinal of the African Nations Cup in South Africa on Sunday.

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed shock at a statement in a national newspaper of Monday, 4th February, 2013 in which former NFF Vice President Amanze Uchegbulam claimed the Federation and the Minister of Sports are planning to sack Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi after the Cup of Nations finals in South Africa.

Even in defeat, Didier Tebily Yves Drogba was graceful. Despite swallowing the bitter pill of defeat that has dented his beautiful career – without a Nations Cup trophy, the Ivorian has sent a passionate plea to the Super Eagles

The fragile peace between Togo coach Didier Six and his star player Emmanuel Adebayor has been shattered following the team’s quarter-final loss to Burkina Faso.