Afcon 2019 – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 18 Jul 2019 03:08:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Afcon 2019 – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Super Eagles Win Bronze At AFCON 2019 https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-win-bronze-at-afcon-2019/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 03:08:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235792 Super Eagles won the bronze medal by beating Tunisia 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) third/fourth-place match at Al-Salam Stadium on Wednesday. Francis Uzoho featured in goal ahead of Daniel Akpeyi and Ola Aina replaced Chidozie Awaziem that got suspended for the game after accumulating two yellow cards. Odion Ighalo, Samuel Chukwueze, and [...]

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]]> Super Eagles Can Beat Any Team At AFCON 2019 – Garba Lawal https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-can-beat-any-team-at-afcon-2019-garba-lawal/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:42:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235336 Former Super Eagles player, Garba Lawal is of the opinion that the Nigerian team can defeat anyone at the ongoing Afcon 2019, and Cameroon is not excluded. He said Super Eagles will only achieve this if they display the right kind of attitude. He also said the Madagascar defeat was a one-off and on present [...]

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]]> Super Eagles Can Play Better Than They Did Vs Madagascar – Gernot Rohr https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-can-play-better-than-they-did-vs-madagascar-gernot-rohr/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:35:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235322 Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr is not rubbishing Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) hopes as he is currently focusing on the Round of 16. Gernot Rohr’s boys were stunned 2-0 by the small soccer nation at Alexandria Stadium on Sunday, which made them finish as Group B runners-up. The Super Eagles were massive favorites [...]

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]]> Super Eagles Will Bounce Back From Madagascar – Kanu https://www.theinfostride.com/super-eagles-will-bounce-back-from-madagascar-kanu/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:34:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235321 Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu has asked Super Eagles footballers to forget their loss to Madagascar and strive to win Afcon 2019. Gernot Rohr’s boys were stunned 2-0 by the small soccer nation at Alexandria Stadium on Sunday, which made them finish as Group B runners-up. However, Kanu will not dwell on that and has [...]

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]]> We Deserved To Beat Kenya – Mane https://www.theinfostride.com/we-deserved-to-beat-kenya-mane/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:21:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235308 Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane has said he knew it would be difficult to defeat Kenya in the last Group C match of the Africa Cup of Nations finals Mane wasted a penalty before netting a brace in addition to Ismaila Sarr’s goal as Senegal secured an easy 3-0 victory at the 30 June Stadium. His [...]

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]]> Kenya Will Not Be Under Pressure At AFCON 2019 – Victor Wanyama https://www.theinfostride.com/kenya-will-not-be-under-pressure-at-afcon-2019-victor-wanyama/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:26:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235138 Kenya is under no form of pressure ahead of their first AFCON clash against Algeria, according to the captain, Victor Wanyama. Kenya and Tanzania are seen as Group C’s underdogs with Senegal and Algeria expected to qualify easily, but Wanyama believes Kenya will give their all for unexpected results. He said, “I don’t think we [...]

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]]> I Will Solve Ivory Coast’s Defensive Problems At AFCON 2019 – Ibrahim Kamara https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-solve-ivory-coasts-defensive-problems-at-afcon-2019-ibrahim-kamara/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:11:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235079 Ivory Coast coach, Ibrahim Kamara has had his say on his team’s defensive issues ahead of their first match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ivory Coast are about to face South Africa in their first Group D match at the Al Salam Stadium on Monday. The African giant are yet to keep [...]

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]]> AFCON 2019 Is Now Or Never For Some Ghana Players – Atsu https://www.theinfostride.com/afcon-2019-is-now-or-never-for-some-ghana-players-atsu/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 00:16:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235051 Ghana winger, Christian Atsu is of the opinion that some of his teammates will retire if Ghana does not win the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. The Black Stars are trying to win the AFCON after 37 years, only coming close to breaking the jinx when they reached the final in 2010 and [...]

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]]> I Want To Win Afcon 2019 – Ola Aina https://www.theinfostride.com/i-want-to-win-afcon-2019-ola-aina/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:23:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234694 Nigerian defender, Ola Aina has disclosed that he wants to win the Afcon 2019 tournament after narrowly and painfully missing out on the World Cup. Ola was on the stand-by list but failed to make the Nigeria’s 23-man squad in Russia even after rejecting England for Nigeria. He has now revealed that he intends to [...]

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