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Following an eventful conclusion of the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, sixty-eight goals were scored and ten of them came from spot kicks after thirty-six matches. The knockout phase of the tourney will see sixteen teams continue their quest; Group winners and runners-up from each of six groups joined by the four best losers who are the four best-ranked third-place nations in their groups. Cape Verde, Malawi, Tunisia and Comoros got the best third-place finish spots Teams that made it to the Knockout phase are: Egypt, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Mali, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Morocco, Malawi, Tunisia and Gabon. The group stage came with lots of surprises, controversies, and upsets. Four-time Africa cup of Nations champions Ghana failed to win a match and were defeated by debutant Comoros Island in their last group game. The black stars of Ghana were joined…

Following the conclusion of the Group Stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s quest for a fourth AFCON trophy in Garoua continues as the Super Eagles will take on another Eagle, the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on Sunday. Austin Eguavoen and Super Eagles are familiar foes with the Tunisians, in 2006 when Eguavoen led the Eagles to the nations cup and won all group stage fixtures, Nigeria defated Tunisia in the quarter final on penalties and the last time both teams met at the AFCON was in Egypt, where the Super Eagles claimed 1-0 victory to win the bronze medal. The Super Eagles finished top of Group D ahead of Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, scoring six goals and conceded one, winning all their three group stage games while the Carthage Eagles lost 1-0 to Gambia…

Against all odds, the much anticipated 33rd edition of the rescheduled African Cup of Nations eventually kicked off in Cameroon as the host came from a goal down to win 2-1 over Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium.African biggest stars across Europe flying the colors of their national teams, as 24 nations compete against each other to determine the next champion of the continent, grabbing the attention of the world with the biggest football showpiece on the African continent.The Super Eagles of Nigeria's quest for a fourth title has been marred with lots of crises from missing a couple of players due to injuries, COVID restrictions, and the Club's refusal to release them for National duties. Emmanuel Dennis of Watford and Odion Ighalo who retired after the last edition of the tourney as the top scorer were both not released by their respective teams while Victor Osimhen of Napoli got…