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Reports say the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is yet to release the cash award to the Super Eagles of Nigeria, winners of the 2013 African Cup of Nations... Read More »

The Super Eagles who didn't lose a match throughout the tournament, defeating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final game on Sunday, February 10, 2013 rose from 55th position to 30th position. Read More »

Last night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan hosted African champions the Super Eagles of Nigeria to a dinner where he presented them with National honours and splashed cash gifts on them. check out the photos... Read More »

The Super Eagles who arrived from South Africa on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 were received at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by President Goodluck Jonathan who bestowed on them National awards, plots of lands in Abuja and of course millions of Naira. Read More »

The players where met at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 3:15pm by a host of fans, spectators and primary and secondary school students who joyfully welcomed them. Read More »

Former coach of the Super Eagles Adegboye Onigbinde says he is not surprised with the way Stephen Keshi has revived the Super Eagles... Read More »

Insiders believed that Keshi was put under a lot of pressure from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) while the tournament was on. Nigeria couldn’t secure a win until after their first two matches Read More »

Budding Nigerian singer Saeon has recorded a new song for the Super Ealges who won the 2013 edition of the African Cup of Nations in South Africa over the weekend... Read More »

Togolese striker and Tottenham FC forward Emmanuel Adebayor says he isn't quitting the Togo national team despite losing out to Burkina Faso in the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations. Read More »

It keeps getting better for the Super Eagles; Telecoms boss Mike Adenuga has dashed them the sum of $1m (N157,000,000) for winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, reports say. Read More »

D'banj was spotted on the football pitch celebrating with the Super Eagles of Nigeria last night after Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso in the final of the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Read More »

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday congratulated the Super Eagles for winning the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 1-0 final victory over Burkina Faso... Read More »

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled their Best Eleven squad hours after the 2013 African Cup of Nations ended and five Nigerian players make the list.. Read More »

Nigeria lifted the Africa Cup of Nations title for the first time in 19 years with a 1-0 win over underdogs Burkina Faso at the National Stadium, in Johannesburg, on Sunday night... Read More »

History repeated itself on Saturday, after a first-half Mahamadou Samassa header and an early second-half Seydou Keita strike guided Mali to a second successive third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), as the Eagles defeated Ghana 3-1 at a soaked Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Read More »

NET has exclusively gathered that pop star D'banj will be performing at the closing ceremony of the 2013 African Cup of Nations on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Read More »

Nigerian billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has splashed the sum of N130m on the Super Eagles of Nigeria for reaching the final of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Read More »

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned Tunisian referee; Slim Jdidi after his controversial performance in Wednesday’s semi-final between Burkina Faso and Ghana. Read More »

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their victory over Malian counterparts at on-going African Cup of Nations finals in South Africa. Read More »

Rank outsiders Burkina Faso will face Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations final after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Ghana on Wednesday. Read More »

A stunning first-half display helped Nigeria book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final demolishing Mali 4-1 in their semifinal clash at Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban, on Wednesday... Read More »

Check out some interesting facts about the African Cup of Nations... Read More »

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are sure glad they won their quarter-final African Cup of Nations match on Sunday, February 3, 2013. Read More »

Jonathan Pitroipa’s header in extra time was all Burkina Faso needed to secure a semifinal berth at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Read More »

Eboue is disclaiming last week's series of offensive tweets, explaining that he isn't the owner of that Twitter account Read More »

The dreams of hosts South Africa and the tiny Cape Verde Islands came to a shattering halt on Saturday when they were knocked out of the African Nations Cup by Mali and Ghana respectively in the quarterfinals. Read More »

Super Eagles' midfielder, John Mikel Obi was a happy man on Friday after CAF cleared him for the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal duel against the Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire in Rustenburg on Sunday. Read More »

The Ghana Football Association has moved swiftly to refute allegations of match-fixing leveled against them by the media, labeling the stories as amichvious campaign against the Black Stars. Read More »

Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has slammed the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and the local organising committee for the state of the pitch at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit... Read More »

Ivory Coast fought back to draw 2-2 with Algeria in Rustenburg to finish top of Group D to march-on in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Read More »