The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced an increment in the prize money for the winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON by 40%. This development was revealed in a statement issued by CAF on its official website.
Italian Club Juventus FC has publicized the signing of the 22-year-old Nigerian Super Falcon midfielder, Jennifer Echegini for a two-and-a-half-year contract to play for the women's team from the Florida State Seminoles, a well-known American football club. The club in a statement on their website on Thursday, 4 January 2024, said Echegini signed a contract until 30 June 2026 and will wear the number 26 shirt. Echegini was born in the Netherlands and raised in England, arrived at Juventus from Florida State Seminoles, in the United States of America. She was among the finalists of the MAC Hermann, the most prestigious award in US university football.
MultiChoice in a statement on Wednesday announced that SuperSport Channel will not broadcast African Cup of Nations games (AFCON) as its cable branch, DSTV failed to secure the tournament’s braodcasting rights.
Super Eagles suffered a major setback ahead of their African Cup of Nations campaign with midfielder Wilfred Ndidi ruled out of the tournament in Ivory Coast. The midfielder sustained injury while playing for his Club, Leicester City.
Super Eagles manager, Jose Peseiro, has stated that his team will do everything possible to be victorious in the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Peseiro who announced his 25-man squad for the tournament conceded that Eagles are in tough group, “with the likes of Ivory Coast it is definitely going to be tough,” Peseiro said.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, has slammed, Antony Martial saying he does not “understand the game”. Schmeichel was speaking after the Manchester Unites 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest, calling the manager, Erik ten Hag to consider dropping the Brazilian after his latest poor display.
