The many firsts recorded by 2019 AFCON
The 2019 AFCON which ended on Friday, July 19, is the 32nd edition since the competition started in 1957, incidentally in the same Egypt, recorded many firsts.
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Chukwueze, Troost-Ekong fire Super Eagles into AFCON semi-finals
Nigeria’s Super Eagles booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament with an 88th-minute goal by William Troost-Ekong.
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Nigeria vs Cameroon: Senate President Lawan hails Super Eagles
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Nigeria’s Super Eagle for beating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 3-2 in the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nation (AfCON) in Egypt.
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2019 AFCON: South Africa eliminate hosts Egypt to book date with Nigeria
Hosts Egypt crash out of 2019 AFCON after a late Thembinkosi Lorch goal gave South Africa a 1-0 win in Cairo in a Round of 16 clash.
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Super Eagles come from behind to beat Cameroon at 2019 AFCON
Super Eagles come from behind, after taking the lead, to beat Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions 3-2 and advance to the quarter-finals of 2019 AFCON in Egypt.
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2019 AFCON: Morocco beat Ivory Coast to advance
Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating Ivory Coast 1-0 on Friday to serve notice that they are one of the sides to beat at the tournament in Egypt.
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Femi Kuti to perform at AFCON 2019
The Organising Committee of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has announced that Nigeria’s legendary Afro-beat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will perform at the opening ceremony of the competition.
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French Ligue1, EPL stars dominate 2019 AFCON
The French Ligue 1 and English Premier League (EPL) have the highest number of African stars that will feature at the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) starting in Egypt on Friday. Journalists gathered that the newly expanded 24 -team competition with 552 registered players will have 315 of them from Europe, where most African
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2019 AFCON: Algeria, Senegal look cut above Group C rivals
The four Africa Cup of Nations Group C sides will have differing ambitions in Egypt this month with Senegal and Algeria eyeing the title and Kenya and Tanzania last-16 places.
Read More 2019 AFCON: Difficult to imagine Egypt not winning Group A
Hosts Egypt are favoured not only to win Group A at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations this June, but to go on and lift the trophy a record-extending eighth time.
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