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Bosso Adds Foreign-Based Talent To Flying Eagles’ AFCON Preparations

January 24, (THEWILL) - The Flying Eagles coach, Ladan Bosso, has called up three more foreign-based professionals as part of their preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Zambia, Bosso has...

Golden Eaglets To Commence Preparations For U-17 AFCON

January 20, (THEWILL) - The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are set to begin their preparations for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Monday, January 23, 2023. The team's manager, Nduka Ugbade, has invited 48 players to report...

Kenya Asks CAF To Allow Participation In 2023 AFCON Qualifiers

January 15, (THEWILL) - The Kenyan government has appealed to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to reinstate the country's football team into the qualifying tournament for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). THEWILL recalls that last May,...

U20 AFCON Players Open Camp Ahead Of Competition

January 09, (THEWILL) – Three players, Dominion Ohaka, Aminu Yusuf and Nathaniel Nwosu, have joined the Nigeria national team for the TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Yusuf, a defender for Lobi Stars, arrived on Sunday night, along with...

Ensuring Better Life After Career For Nigerian Sportsmen And Women

Sports can be a lucrative profession, with many professional athletes earning significant sums of money. It is even more so today, especially in sports such as football, where a player like Cristiano Ronaldo will be earning as much as...

Nigeria Likely To Present Combined Bid To Host AFCON 2025 With Benin, Ghana

November 03, (THEWILL) -A combined bid by Nigeria, Ghana, and the Benin Republic to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), is under consideration ahead of the continent's next football showpiece. Previously, Algeria and Morocco were anticipated to compete...

U-23 AFCON: All Set For Saturday’s Nigeria/Tanzania Clash

October 28, (THEWILL) - The delegation of Tanzania's U-23 men's national team, billed to contend against Nigeria's Olympic Eagles in a crucial U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Ibadan on Saturday, has arrived Nigeria. The team is currently lodged...

CAF Revokes Guinea’s Hosting Rights For 2025 AFCON

September 02, (THEWILL) – Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has declared that Guinea will no longer hold the hosting rights for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. THEWILL recalls that on November 30, 2018,...

CAF Reschedules AFCON To Early 2024 Due To Ivorian Weather Conditions

July 03, (THEWILL) –  Due to adverse weather concerns, the 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's most esteemed football competition, has been rescheduled and will once again be held in the middle of the European...

Study Puts Online Abuse Of Euro, AFCON Players At 55%

June 18, (THEWILL) - According to the findings of a new study, almost 55% of players who competed in the Euro 2020 and the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations this year were abused online. The independent research, presented by...
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Kwankwaso Factor in 2031 Thrust Middle Belt Heavyweights onto Tinubu’s Re-election Train

Incumbent President Bola Tinubu is the choice of the Middle Belt leaders for the 2027 poll, THEWILL gathered at the weekend. That is the story behind the photo ops with President Bola Tinubu on Friday, November 6, 2027, when leaders of the Middle Belt and North Central visited the Presidential Villa.
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