Football

The Federal Government says all group-stage bonuses owed to Super Eagles players at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations have been released and should reflect in the players' domiciliary accounts within hours. The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this on Thursday amid reports that the national team was considering a boycott of training sessions and might refuse to travel to Marrakesh for their quarter-final encounter against Algeria.

The head coach of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, has been sacked by the club, fourteen months after he was appointed.

Former Chelsea defender Jason Cundy has urged his former club to consider Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as their next manager following the dismissal of Enzo Maresca. Cundy believes Glasner has already demonstrated the pedigree and tactical acumen required to succeed in the Premier League and would be a strong fit for the Stamford Bridge job.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles secured a place in the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3–2 victory over Tunisia in a pulsating Group C encounter at Fez Stadium on Saturday. The Super Eagles appeared to be cruising after racing into a 3–0 lead through Victor Osimhen, captain Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman. Osimhen broke the deadlock late in the first half, rising powerfully to head home a cross from Lookman, before Ndidi doubled the advantage five minutes into the second half with his first international goal, again exploiting Tunisia’s aerial frailties.

The Super Eagles team, who emerged first runner-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), have officially received their national honors certificates as well as title documents for houses and land allocations as pledged by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Prior to the Super Eagles' first game of the next AFCON qualification campaign, the presentation was held on December 22, 2025, at the team's hotel in Fez, Morocco. After Nigeria finished second in the 2023 AFCON competition, which was held in Côte d'Ivoire in January and February of 2024, President Tinubu promised the prizes.

Host Morocco opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Comoros on Sunday, as second-half goals from Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi sealed a winning start in the tournament's curtain-raiser in Rabat. After a frustrating first half in which Soufiane Rahimi saw an early penalty saved, Morocco finally broke through 10 minutes after the interval when Diaz struck from close range at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. El Kaabi, introduced as a substitute, later wrapped up the result with a spectacular overhead kick on a wet and cold night.