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AFCON: Finidi warns Super Eagles

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Jide Ige

As the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Egypt today, a former AFCON winner and ex-Super Eagles’ winger, Finidi George has cautioned both players and technical crew of the senior national team not to get complacent ahead of their opening match fixture against Burundi. Speaking exclusively to AOIFootball.com, the 1994 World Cup debutant reiterated that there are no minnows in African football because every team coming into the competition has a mentality of trying to win it. “On paper, Nigeria should beat Burundi but we have seen time and…

Alleged corruption: FIFA forces CAF boss, Ahmad to step down on eve of AFCON

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Jide Ige

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football. The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to cede control of the running of the organisation and have FIFA general secretary, Fatma Samoura parachuted in as “FIFA High Commissioner for Africa”, according to sources. No announcement has been made by African football’s governing body but CAF president, Ahmad Ahmad…