President Jacob Zuma has defended the South Africa team after their African Nations Championship group stage exit.

West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka faces a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association on Tuesday over an allegedly anti-Semitic salute.

Morocco last night set up a quarterfinal match with the Super Eagles at the ongoing CHAN after beating Uganda 3-1 at the Cape Town Stadium to top Group B.

Goalkeeper and skipper of the Super Eagles at the ongoing CHAN African Nations Championship, Chigozie Agbim, has attributed his quick return to form to the counseling of Head Coach Stephen Keshi, his family members and fans who kept urging him on when others had written him off.

Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has congratulated the home based national team; Super Eagles campaigning in the on-going African Nations Championship in South Africa on its qualification for the quarter finals, describing it is a good omen for Nigerian football.