Tag: Emmanuel Adebayor
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Daniel Amokachi to lead other African legends in CAF’s ‘’Protect The Dream’’ campaign
Super Eagles veteran, Daniel Amokachi is set to lead a host of other African legends in the ‘’Protect The Dream’’ campaign, initiated by the African football governing body in the fight against African player’s trafficking and exploitation across the globe, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Other African football legends include; Amanda Dlamini of South Africa, and Emmanuel Adebayor…
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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: top African legends to grace final event
Legends of African football, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Daniel Amokachi, and Amanda Dlamini, are among the prominent players announced for the CAF African Schools Football Championship 2024 Continental Finals, which will take place in Zanzibar from May 21–24, 2024, Nigeriaosccernet.com reports. Around 800 000 boys and girls under the age of 15 compete in the CAF…
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“He has the right attitude, mentality and determination to excel” Adebayor sees Osimhen and the new Drogba of England
Former Nigeria-Togolese striker, Emmanuel Adebayor believes Victor Osimhen is has the right mentality to play in England and replace former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. While Osimhen recently extend his contract to 2026, the Napoli striker is still on the radial of top clubs in Europe. Chelsea being one of the leading teams. With…
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Morocco ahead of Nigeria for 2025 AFCON hosting rights
Morocco are in pole position to get the hosting right of the 2025 African Nations Cup ahead of the Nigeria/Benin Republic joint bid and Algeria, Nigeriasoccernet.com can reports. There are strong indications that the North African country who hosted the Women’s last edition will host ahead of the country bidding to host. Reports gathered say the…
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South Africa Joins List of Countries Challenging Nigeria for AFCON 2025 Hosting Rights
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has recommenced submissions for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. CAF officially revoked Guinea’s hosting privileges last weekend after it initially gave the West African country the hosting rights. Guinea, one of the most impoverished countries on the continent, officially announced it was not prepared to host the competition,…
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North African Big Boys officially join the race to host AFCON 2025
North African big boys have made known their interest to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, following CAF’s official announcement that Guinea have been stripped of the rights. Algeria and Morocco are keen to join the race to host 35th edition of the AFCON according state media in both North African Countries. In statement…
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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s Readiness to Host AFCON 2025 and its Benefits
During the Independence Day Celebration in Nigeria, Saturday, 1 October, the Executive Committee of the Confédération Africaine de Football(CAF) met in Algiers, Algeria to announce the re-opening of bids for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025. Guinea who were supposed to host Africa’s prestigious tournament were stripped of the hosting rights to the 2025…
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CAF Re-opens Hosting Bid for AFCON 2025
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Executive Committee met on Saturday 1 October 2022 in Algiers, Algeria to announce the re-opening of bids for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025. The African football ruling body stripped Guinea of the right host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, following the visit of Patrice Motsepe (CAF…
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Nigeria could host 2025 AFCON as CAF strips hosting rights off Guinea
The Confederation of Africa Football announced the removal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights from Guinea on Thursday. CAF had announced Guinea as the hosts for the 2022 AFCON on November 30, 2018 but the football body has now withdrawn the mandate after the Executive Committee approved the decision to strip Guinea…
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Nigeria, Benin Republic To Co-host 2025 AFCON
According to multiple reports, Nigeria and Benin Republic have shown interest in co-hosting the African Nations Cup in 2025. The competition is originally billed for another West African country, Guinea. President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick stated that the Confederation of African Football is likely to withdraw the hosting right of the…