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.
The emerging report has it that Mr Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been impeached as 1st Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). His removal took place on Thursday, 18th July 2019 at CAF Executive Committee meeting, after a well-attended congress in Cairo, Egypt.
Odion Ighalo third-minute goal was enough for the three(3) time African Champions to beat Tunisia in the Afcon third-place playoff thus making Nigeria the highest third position gainer in AFCON. Ighalos gaol has put him in contention for the tournament golden boot due to the fact that he has scored five(5) goals, ahead of Sadio Mane(3), Ounas(3) and Riyad Mahrez(3) who will face off in Fridays' final.
Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) have acquired the right to Juventus, meaning that FIFA 20 will not have the official kit or logo of the famous club, they will be known as "Piemonte Calcio" in the new FIFA game.
Some coaches in Abuja have opined that the Team chief coach, Garnet Rohr should re-strategize his team for a win against Tunisia instead of thinking about the Sunday’s loss to Algeria.
