In a spectacular kickoff to the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2023, Ivory Coast celebrated a resounding 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in their opening match on Saturday night. The Alassane Dramane Ouattara Stadium bore witness to a dominant performance by the Ivorians, setting the tone for the competition.
Nigeria faces Guinea Bissau at the end of this month, as part of the 3rd and 4th days of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers. The list of Super Eagles for the double confrontation has been revealed on Thursday.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has approved the request of African football federations to host the AFCON 2024 qualifying matches in Morocco. And among them, the highly anticipated game between Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau.
On Thursday, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Cissoco Embalo accused a former navy chief and two other men arrested in 2013 by the US anti-drug agency of being behind the coup attempt of February 1st.
Calm returns to Bissau! said the President of Guinea Bissau General Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo as he announced on social media his resistance to a coup this Tuesday, February 1, 2022, before holding an urgent press conference this evening in his palace.
