Osagie As the Super Eagles step under the Marrakech lights, they face one of their fiercest rivals in African football. History has often pitted both sides on the path to Nations Cup triumph. Every time they have cancelled each other out,

For years, school students in Nigeria were not taught their country’s history… until the government restored it to the curriculum in 2019. This lacuna was filled with accounts written by British colonial officers and expatriate historians. For decades ...

For a tournament already rich in subplots, this is one layered with history, pedigree, and unfinished business.

When Faé's Ivory Coast got drawn against Egypt for this AFCON 2025 quarterfinal, it felt like a chance to rewrite that story...but Egypt had other plans. The match was close, but the Pharaohs took it 3-2 on the back of another Mohamed Salah counterattacking goal.