Following Nigeria’s performance in the last African Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July 2019 FIFA ranking, placing it on position 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Liberian football official and CAF executive member, Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from football games for 10 years by FIFA over misappropriation of funds.
Former Manchester City academy midfielder and Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele Bashiru has joined English Premier League club Watford on a six-year contract as a free agent.
Chelsea football club has on 23rd July 2019 stunt Barcelona in a friendly match held in Japan. The club's striker Abraham opened the scoring in the 34th minute by pouncing on a mistake by Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets who attempted to clear the ball.
However, with Chelsea midfielder Jorginho applying pressure, the ball rolled towards Abraham who only had to step past rushing goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and gently send it into the net.
Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo has emerged highest goal scorer of the African Cup of Nations 2019. Ighalo won the golden boot with five goals.Below are other leading goalscorers in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after Algeria won the final in Cairo Friday:
Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal gave Algeria its second Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Friday’s final in Cairo. Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the second minute when his deflected shot looped over Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, and it proved enough for the 1990 champions to lift the trophy on foreign soil for the first time.
