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[ad_1] Both teams began the tournament shakily but have steadily improved, with both recording clean sheets in their last four matches The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) hots up on Wednesday as two footballing rivals, Nigeria and South Africa, clash in an eagerly anticipated semi-final showdown at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake. Both teams began the tournament shakily but have steadily improved, with both recording clean sheets in their last four matches. This encounter marks their […]

[ad_1] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has assured that South Africa does not pose any danger to Nigerian citizens, as the two countries are set to face each other in the semi-final match of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tonight. This assurance follows a safety advisory issued by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria on Tuesday, for its citizens residing in South Africa. "The attention of the Nigerian High Commission Pretoria has been drawn to potentially […]

[ad_1] The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has encouraged South Africans to get behind Bafana Bafana as they take on Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals on Wednesday. Bafana Bafana have captured the hearts of South Africans and football fans in their performances at AFCON, reaching their first semi-final in the competition in 24 years. "Bafana Bafana have inspired many at the 34th AFCON. The team has risen from past disappointments to display the […]

[ad_1] Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen could miss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against South Africa after failing to travel with the rest of the squad from Abidjan to Bouake. Nigeria face rivals South Africa in the first semi-final of the competition on Wednesday in Bouake for a place in Sunday's final. In a statement released by the Super Eagles media team, Osimhen will be monitored in Abijdan while the rest of the squad head to Bouake […]

[ad_1] Nigerians in South Africa have been warned against wide celebration should Super Eagles defeat Bafana Bafana. Nigeria will on Wednesday clash with South Africa for a place in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) ongoing in Cote d'Ivoire. But Nigeria's High Commission in South Africa has issued a warning to Nigerians in the Nelson Mandela country. In an advisory, the high commission said: "The attention of the Nigeria High Commission Pretoria has been drawn to […]

[ad_1] Super Eagles new number one, Stanley Nwabali has said he is looking forward to Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against South Africa in Bouake. Nwabali who plies his career with Chippa United in South Africa said he knows the players and they know him. He further said he would have a sweet day stopping all efforts by the Bafana Bafana and then seeing them shunted to the third-place match. "I want to play against South Africa. I really […]

[ad_1] Nigeria manager José Peseiro has called on his side to be more clinical up front despite boasting the strongest defence at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. The Super Eagles are into the semi-finals after a 1-0 win over Angola which represented their fourth straight clean sheet at the competition. Quietly and without fanfare, Nigeria are steadily advancing in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 with a clash with South Africa on Wednesday. The coach […]