query: when did nigeria won the african cup of nations

pos: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2013 to determine the winner of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The match was held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg which also hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. The tournament's closing ceremony was held just prior to kick-off. The decision was announced in May 2012. The final was contested between Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Sunday Mba scored the only goal as

pos: Kingsley Udoh left Nigeria to train with Uruguayan team C.A. Peñarol but failed to sign a contract. After a reported move to Colombian club Llaneros F.C. fell through, he returned to Heartland in January 2013. In December 2013, he joined league rivals Kano Pillars. He recently won the U-17 African and World titles with where Nigeria defeated Spain on penalties. Udoh was called into the Nigeria camp for the 2008 African Nations Cup but was cut from the final 23-man squad. He did however make his debut for the Super Eagles in the warm-up game with Sudan which Nigeria won 2-0. Nigeria's

pos: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Nations. The 2013 tournament is the highest attended edition of the Africa Cup of Nations under the current, 16-team format. The South African team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali, following a penalty shoot-out. Nigeria won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory over Burkina Faso in the final. Nigeria participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF. Bids : Rejected Bids : On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled

pos: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final Nigeria won the final 1–0. Hence, Nigeria then represented CAF at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 and 1994, and were losing finalists in 1984, 1988, 1990 and 2000. Despite this, Nigeria were not favorites coming into the tournament due to a decline in its fortunes, as a result of which Nigeria did not even qualify for the tournament in 2012. New coach Stephen Keshi had brought young, home-based players such as Sunday Mba and Godfrey Oboabona, and foreign-based players like Victor Moses, Vincent Enyeama, Emmanuel Emenike, Brown Ideye, John Obi Mikel

pos: Nigeria national football team Nigeria came back in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in South Africa; after playing through the tournament with an unbeaten run, they defeated Burkina Faso in the finals to lift the Cup for the third time. However, they did not qualify for either of the next two tournaments. On 13 January 2017, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The Super Eagles were grouped in group E alongside South Africa, Seychelles, and Libya. despite failing to qualify for both the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations they

pos: Stephen Keshi Cup by beating Ethiopia 4–1 on aggregate in a play-off. Keshi set a record in African football by being the first African coach to qualify two African nations (Nigeria and Togo) for the World Cup Finals. He also helped Nigeria become the first country to achieve an African Cup of Nations trophy and World Cup qualification, both in 2013. Nigeria progressed to the knockout stage of 2014 World Cup. They started the tournament with a 0-0 draw against Iran, followed by a controversial 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. They lost the final group stage match 2-3 against Argentina, but

pos: Victor Anichebe African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Madagascar in September 2011, with Nigeria head coach Samson Siasia blaming the poor pitch. The "Super Eagles" won the match 2–0 but would miss out on qualification for the tournament one month later, with the injured Anichebe unable to take part in the deciding group match against Guinea. In October 2012, Anichebe announced he was focusing on his form for club side Everton, rather than on earning a return to the Nigerian team. He was subsequently omitted from the squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament which Nigeria won. In

pos: Kennedy Mweene African Nations Cup. On 12 February 2012, Mweene kept a clean sheet during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final and saved one penalty kick (as well as successfully converted his own) in the shootout to decide the game, which was eventually won by Zambia. He was chosen as the goalkeeper of the tournament. During the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Mweene converted a penalty kick, earning a 1–1 draw against Nigeria and also saved two penalties during the tournament. Kennedy Mweene Kennedy Mweene (born December 11, 1984) is a Zambian footballer who plays for South African Premier Soccer League

pos: Nigeria team, known as the "Super Eagles", has made the World Cup on Six occasions 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, and most recently in 2018. In April 1994, the Super Eagles ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest ranking achieved by an African football team. They won the African Cup of Nations in 1980, 1994, and 2013, and have also hosted the U-17 & U-20 World Cup. They won the gold medal for football in the 1996 Summer Olympics (in which they beat Argentina) becoming the first African football team to win gold in Olympic Football. The nation's cadet

pos: Nigeria national football team appeared in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1995, after they won the 1994 Cup of Nations which was their second African Cup of Nations Title. Despite having been absent for years, they returned to the competition in 2013 as the team to represent Africa after their successful run in the 2013 Cup of Nations and they were placed in group B where they lost to both Spain and Uruguay in the last two group stage matches after beating Tahiti 6–1 in their first match. They lost out of qualification to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup after failing to qualify for

pos: Mohamed Koffi friendly match. He has made an appearance in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in a 1–0 loss against Ghana national football team when he came on as a substitute for Paul Koulibaly a few minutes before the full-time, he has made appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when he helped his nation achieve the runners-up position in the tournament, losing narrowly 1–0 to African giants, Nigeria in the finals which is also country's best achievement in the competition's history, the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

pos: Kelechi Iheanacho the competition, where they were defeated on penalties by the Ivory Coast. Iheanacho played a significant role in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he won the Golden Ball award for player of the tournament. Nigeria won the competition, in which Iheanacho scored six times, including once in the final, and provided seven assists. In the run-up to the 2014 African Nations Championship, Iheanacho trained with the senior Nigeria squad but was released from the squad in order to travel to England to sign with Manchester City. He was part of the Nigeria squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20

neg: Nigeria national football team missed the opportunity, but also got eliminated from the tournament. Nigeria first appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1963, when they were drawn in a group with Sudan, and the then United Arab Republic. They did not advance to the next stage. The team withdrew from two African Cup of Nations between 1963 and 1974, due to political instability. In 1976, they came back to the Cup of Nations with third-place finishes in both the 1976 and 1978 Africa cup of Nations Nigeria hosted the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations and also won their first Cup of Nations

neg: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification 2–2 on aggregate." "Zambia won 9–4 on aggregate." "Togo won 4–3 on aggregate." "Nigeria advanced after Central African Republic withdrew." "Tanzania advanced after Madagascar withdrew." "Morocco won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate." "Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate." "Egypt won 6–3 on aggregate." "Sudan won by away goals rule after 4–4 on aggregate." "Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate." The 8 qualified teams are: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the information on the matches and their outcomes for the 1976 African Cup of Nations. "Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate." "Tunisia

neg: 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate." "Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate." "Benin advanced after Niger withdrew." "Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate." "Libya won 3–2 on aggregate." "Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate." "Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate." "Togo won 2–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate." "Algeria advanced after

neg: 2000 African Cup of Nations 2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4−3 on penalties. As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives. It was expected that Zimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 8

neg: 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification Burundi withdrew." "Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew." "Kenya advanced after Tunisia withdrew." "Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew." "Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate." "Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate." "Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate." "Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate." "Benin advanced after Niger withdrew." "Morocco

neg: Best Ogedegbe Best Ogedegbe Best Ogedegbe (3 September 1954 – 28 September 2009) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper. He played with Shooting Stars F.C. most of his career, and was the goalkeeper when Shooting Stars won Nigeria's first continental trophy, the African Cup Winners Cup in 1976. Ogedegbe played for the Nigeria national football team (then known as the "Green Eagles") when they won the 1980 African Cup of Nations. He also represented Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Ogedegbe was an assistant coach during the 2008–09 season for the Dolphins F.C.. He was also a former assistant with Wikki

neg: Egypt national football team round. In the final round, Egypt lost all their games. Egypt lost to Morocco 2–1, 4–2 against Guinea, and 3–2 against Nigeria. However, they scored in these three matches. This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt again failed to qualify for the 1978 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Egypt, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and Tanzania, were in Group A. They won in their first game against the Ivory Coast 2–1, defeated Tanzania 2–1 too, but lost to the host

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." "Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew." "Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew." "Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew." "Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate." "Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate." The 8

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification qualified teams are: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." "Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew." "Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew." "Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew." "Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate." "Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on

neg: 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations "Mauritius won 4–3 on aggregate." "Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate." "Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–0 on aggregate." "Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 5–4 on aggregate. " "Congo won 4–2 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 5–1 on aggregate, but later were disqualified." "Mali had a walkover to the next round, but later were disqualified." "Uganda had a walkover to the next round." "Zambia had a walkover to the next round." "" "Zambia won

neg: 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification 7–1 on aggregate." "Mozambique won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate." "Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 5–2 on aggregate." "Kenya advanced after Sudan withdrew." "Morocco advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew." "Nigeria advanced after Tanzania withdrew." "Zambia advanced after Ethiopia withdrew." "Algeria won 3–0 on aggregate." "Zambia won 1–0 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 2–0 on aggregate." "Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate." "Mozambique won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate." "Morocco won 1–0 on aggregate." 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1986 African Cup of Nations in

neg: 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya. Libya, as hosts, and Nigeria, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Mozambique won 7–3 on aggregate." "Madagascar won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate." "Mali won 3–2 on aggregate." "Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate." "Liberia won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate." "Congo won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate." "Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate." "Equatorial Guinea advanced after Benin withdrew." "Rwanda advanced after Uganda withdrew." "Upper Volta advanced after Gabon withdrew." "Morocco won

neg: 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Morocco, as hosts, and Egypt, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate." "Uganda won 5–0 on aggregate." "Angola won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate." "Congo won 7–2 on aggregate." "Sierra Leone won 3–2 on aggregate." "Tanzania advanced after Ethiopia withdrew." "Madagascar advanced after Mauritius withdrew." "Rwanda advanced after Lesotho withdrew." "Togo advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew." "Tunisia advanced after Mali withdrew." "Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won

neg: 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Algeria, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate. "Angola won 4–1 on aggregate." "Mali won 4–1 on aggregate." "Mauritius won 3–1 on aggregate." "Gabon won 3–1 on aggregate." "Ethiopia advanced after Uganda withdrew." "Guinea advanced after Gambia withdrew." "Libya advanced after Mauritania withdrew." "Mozambique advanced after Madagascar withdrew." "Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate. "Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–1 on

neg: Nigeria national football team Title that year in Lagos. Nigeria came out as runners-up three times and had one group stage elimination, between 1982 and 1990. They also failed to qualify for the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt. Nigeria appeared again in the African cup of Nations in 1992 and 1994, they finished third in 1992 and won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the second time they won the tournament. In 1996 the team withdrew from the tournament due to the political tensions in the country as at that time, they were also banned from entering the 1998

neg: 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification 6–5 in penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–3 on aggregate." "Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast for using an ineligible player in the second leg and Mali were disqualified because of an attack by the security forces on the referees in the first leg. Upper Volta, losers to Ivory Coast in the first round, were given a place in the finals." "Congo won 6–5 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 5–3 on aggregate." The 8 qualified teams are: 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations "Mauritius won

neg: 1988 African Cup of Nations 1988 African Cup of Nations The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1−0. This tournament has the least goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. The original host was Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986

neg: 1998 African Women's Championship 1998 African Women's Championship The 1998 African Women's Championship was the third edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 17 October and 31 October 1998. The tournament determined CAF's two qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana. Nigeria won its third title, beating Ghana 2–0 in the final. Nigeria qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup This was the first World Cup with 24 teams, and Africa's representation was doubled. So 29 African countries competed for 2 spots in World Cup qualification. In comparison, 21 Asian nations also competed for 2 spots, but 33 European nations competed for 13 spots. 1978 finalists Tunisia were eliminated in the first round by Nigeria on penalties. Four series of knockout rounds were played, with the final two spots going down to Nigeria vs Algeria, and Morocco vs Cameroon. Both "Les Fennecs" "(The Desert Foxes)" of Algeria and "Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions)" of Cameroon won 2–0 away and

neg: Rigobert Song the African Nations cup a record eight times, serving as captain in five competitions except in South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso in 1998 and Angola 2010). Song holds the record of most consecutive games played in the African Nations Cup with 35 first-team games. He won the Nations Cup twice in Nigeria 2000 and Mali 2002, losing to Egypt in the finals in Ghana 2008. In 2010, Cameroon was featured in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but failed to win the tournament. On 13 January 2010, the "Lions" lost in a 1–0 group-stage upset against Gabon but won a

neg: Felix Owolabi (of Ibadan). He was with the latter club for 15 years, during which, in 1992, he helped the club win the CAF Cup (now known as the CAF Confederation Cup). Felix Owolabi Felix Owolabi (born 24 January 1956) is a Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played with the Nigerian teams that came third at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and won the African Cup of Nations in 1980.

neg: 1994 African Cup of Nations the Quarter Finals. Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was split into four groups of three. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia in the final 2−1. The Zambian team was recently constituted, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed. The 12 qualified teams

neg: 1994 African Cup of Nations 1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was split into four groups of three. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia in the final 2−1. The Zambian team was recently constituted, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed. The 12 qualified teams are: Teams highlighted in green progress to

neg: 1996 African Cup of Nations 1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to sixteen teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from then-dictator Sani Abacha, reducing the field to fifteen. South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2−0. "For full

neg: 2002 African Women's Championship 2002 African Women's Championship The 2002 Women's African Football Championship was the fifth edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 7 December and 20 December 2002. The tournament determined the CAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 — the winner Nigeria and the runner-up Ghana. Nigeria won its fifth title, beating Ghana 2–0 in the final. In January 2001, the Botswana Football Association

neg: Africa Women Cup of Nations Africa Women Cup of Nations The Total Africa Women Cup of Nations (known as the African Women's Championship until 2015) is an international women's football competition held every two years and sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was first contested in 1991, but was not held biennially until 1998. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, having won a record 11 titles, meaning they have won all but two of the previous tournaments. Ghana hosted the tournament in 2018. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup every

neg: 2000 African Cup of Nations This is the first time ever that the African Cup was co-hosted by two countries. This is also the second time that Nigeria has hosted the African Cup after 1980 and the third time for Ghana after 1963 and 1978 Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. "All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)" Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced

neg: Stephen Makinwa the 2014 season scoring 4 goals in his first 9 games. In July 2014 he was signed by Slovenian side ND Gorica. Makinwa plays for the Nigerian national team, having won 14 caps since making his debut in 2004. Makinwa played for Nigeria in the 2006 African Cup of Nations when they finished third. Two years on, he played in the side which again failed to win, losing at the 2008 African Cup of Nations to Ghana. Both Makinwa and his national teammate Obafemi Martins, are known for celebrating goals by making several consecutive somersaults. Stephen Makinwa Stephen Ayodele Makinwa

neg: Egypt national football team 2017, Egypt set a new record, not being defeated for 24 consecutive African Cup of Nations matches, since their last match at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Egypt also won their 9th consecutive match in the ACN, beating Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations final match, and becoming the first team to win three consecutive ACN titles. Subsequent to leading Egypt to its third consecutive ACN victory under his tenure, Egypt coach Hassan Shehata was offered the role of coaching the Nigeria national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In February 2010,

neg: Africa Women Cup of Nations in the 73rd minute Africa Women Cup of Nations The Total Africa Women Cup of Nations (known as the African Women's Championship until 2015) is an international women's football competition held every two years and sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was first contested in 1991, but was not held biennially until 1998. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, having won a record 11 titles, meaning they have won all but two of the previous tournaments. Ghana hosted the tournament in 2018. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA

neg: Felix Owolabi Felix Owolabi Felix Owolabi (born 24 January 1956) is a Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played with the Nigerian teams that came third at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and won the African Cup of Nations in 1980. Holder of a doctorate degree in Physical education, Owo-blow as he is fondly called, also played for Kaduna Rocks (of Kaduna), Raccah Rovers of Kano, and the IICC Shooting Stars

neg: Emmanuel Kundé part in 1992 African Nations Cup while playing for Olympic Mvolyé. Emmanuel Kundé Emmanuel Jérôme Kundé (born 15 July 1956) is a Cameroonian former professional football defender. He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Canon Yaoundé. He was also a member of the Cameroon national team at the World Cups of 1982 and 1990, and won the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups. Kundé scored the winning goal in the 1988 African Nations Cup final against Nigeria with a penalty kick. Two years later, in the 1990 World Cup quarterfinal match against England, he scored to equalize

neg: 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification aggregate." "Gabon won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate. "Mali won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate. "Ivory Coast won 6–1 on aggregate." "Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate." "Zimbabwe won 5–1 on aggregate." "Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate." "Senegal advanced after Togo withdrew." "Tunisia advanced after Libya withdrew." "Zaire advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew." "Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate." "Kenya won 3–2 on aggregate." "Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 5–3 on aggregate." "Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate." 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying

neg: 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification 3–1 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 6–4 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate." "Zimbabwe won 4–3 on aggregate." "Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate." "Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate." "Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate." "Libya advanced after Zambia withdrew." "Malawi advanced after Rwanda withdrew." "Ivory Coast won 4–1 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate." "Kenya won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate." "Algeria advanced after Libya withdrew. 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details

neg: Samson Siasia was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup. He was also a member of the Nigerian team that won bronze at 1992 African Nations Cup in Senegal. He participated in the National Team over a period of 11 years and was recognized in Nigeria as the third leading scorer for the National Team. In November 2009, the main field at the Yenagoa Township Stadium was named in his honor. In 2005, Samson Siasia coached the under 20 team ("Flying Eagles"), taking them to the finals of both the

neg: Nigeria national football team with players such as Segun Odegbami and Best Ogedegbe, the team, led by Christian Chukwu, won the Cup for the first time in Lagos. Nigeria Olympic men's football team won the football event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, beating Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in the process. They were runners-up in the same event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, losing to Argentina in a rematch of the 1996 event. In 1984 and 1988, Nigeria reached the Cup of Nations final, losing both times to Cameroon. Three of the five African titles won by Cameroon have been won by defeating

neg: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition is planned for 2018. The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup. Only one

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup round, Nigeria faced Italy. Emmanuel Amuneke scored in the 25th minute, leaving Nigeria with a 1–0 lead two minutes from the next round when Roberto Baggio scored in the 88th minute. Baggio scored again in extra time to send Nigeria home. This was the third successive World Cup where an African team progressed beyond the first stage, after Morocco in 1986 and Cameroon in 1990. This was a major factor in FIFA increasing Africa's allocation from 3 to 5 spots as the World Cup expanded from 24 to 32 four years later. 38 African countries entered the qualification process for

neg: Ivo Sajh where for more than three months he did not lose any League or Cup match. In the year 2008 with Libyan side FC Olympic from Al Zawiyah he did not lost any League and Cup Match. FIFA awarded him for his contribution for Development of Football in Asia and his native Country Slovenia. NIGERIA INTERNATIONALS His boys Theophilus Afelokai ( he called him Joel), Gabriel Ikechukwu, Abdulwasiu Showemimo, Solomon Okpako,Muhammad Shagari, Ali Rabiu, Bello Musa Kofarmata, Mohammad Gambo and Ahmed Musa has been played for Nigeria at various levels in Final Stage of African Nations Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup and

neg: Kadiri Ikhana Kadiri Ikhana Kadiri Ikhana (born 31 December 1951) is a Nigerian football coach and former player who last managed Kano Pillars. Ikhana played club football with Bendel Insurance, winning the league in 1979 and the FA Cup in 1978 and 1980. Ikhana represented Nigeria at international level, playing for them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations with Nigeria. Ikhana has coached a number of Nigerian club sides, including El-Kanemi Warriors, BCC Lions, Kwara United, Sunshine Stars, Sharks and Giwa. Ikhana managed Nigeria's Enyimba, winning the African

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup Russia, drew 1–1 with Belgium, and lost 0–2 to co-hosts Japan. Of Africa's five representatives, three won at least once, but only one progressed beyond the first round. Still, Senegal's surprise run made it the fifth successive time an African nation had made it to the Round of 16, and the second time an African country had reached the quarter finals. Three of the five African nations (South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia) took a local coach to the World Cup; only one of those three scored a win. 51 African countries entered the race for 5 spots at the 2006 FIFA

neg: Mudashiru Lawal a military governor. Muda returned to the side four seasons latter as an assistant coach/player. Muda won 86 caps and scored 12 goals for his country, and holds the record of being the only player on the continent to have appeared at five consecutive Nations' Cup finals (1976–1984). Lawal guided Nigeria to its first African Nations Cup title, at the 1980 African Nations Cup. The team also competed at the Summer Olympics the same year. Lawal died in his home in 1991. The Ashero Stadium in his hometown Abeokuta was named after him upon his death. Mudashiru Lawal Mudashiru Babatunde

neg: Ugo Ukah 23, 2014 Ukah, has said he was not shocked Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea because the country’s best players are not playing for the team. The, by then, Čukarički central defender, who has been capped once by Nigeria, questioned the yardsticks coach Stephen Keshi used to call up players and why he benched players who would have helped Nigeria on match day. "“I was not surprised that my darling country Nigeria did not qualify to defend the Nations Cup won just last year. This is because there are better players out

neg: Tijani Babangida participated in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and won the 1996 Olympics with Nigeria. Babangida made his international debut in 1994. He lost his place in the squad right before the 2002 World Cup. After a two-year lay-off from international football, Babangida was recalled to the Nigeria team for the 2004 African Cup of Nations preparations in Tunisia. Babangida, sometimes nicknamed "TJ", was born into a large family in the city of Kaduna in 1970. He was married to Rabah (now his ex), the sister of Daniel Amokachi's wife. Two of his nine brothers, Ibrahim and Haruna are also

neg: CEDEAO Cup CEDEAO Cup The CEDEAO Cup was an international men's football tournament for nations in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; "Communauté Economique Des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest", CEDEAO). The tournament was held biannually between 1983 and 1991, and may also have taken place in 1977, but few data are known. "2–2 on aggregate; Senegal won on penalty shootout." "1–1 on aggregate; Gambia won on penalty shootout." "2–2 on aggregate; Mali won on penalty shootout." "Ghana withdrew; Nigeria advanced." "Mali advanced, possibly by away goals rule." "The return round was not played. Togo advanced." "Nigeria advanced." The final

neg: 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification 2–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 6–0 on aggregate." "Togo won 3–0 on aggregate." "Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate." "Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate." "Egypt won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate." "Ethiopia won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate." "Madagascar won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate." "Malawi advanced after Zaire withdrew." "Togo won 4–2 on aggregate." "Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate." "Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 5–2 on aggregate." "Malawi won 2–1 on aggregate." 1984 African

neg: Tunisia national football team dominant fashion, winning all six of their matches, scoring 19 goals, and conceding only three. In 1977, under new coach Abdelmajid Chetali, Tunisia qualified for the 1978 African Cup of Nations and, at the same time, their first-ever World Cup. Tunisia made the semi-finals at the Cup of Nations, beating holders Morocco along the way, but lost to Ghana in the semi-finals. In the third-place match against Nigeria, Tunisia initially took the lead, but when Nigeria scored a controversial equalizer in the 42nd minute, the Tunisians walked off the pitch in protest and Nigeria were awarded a 2-0 victory by

neg: Nigeria national football team Nigeria. Missing out to Cameroon on many occasions has created an intense rivalry between both nations. Three notable occasions; narrowly losing out in the 1988 African Cup of Nations, qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, and then the controversial final of the 2000 African Cup of Nations where a kick taken by Victor Ikpeba during the penalty shoot-out was adjudged not to have crossed the goal-line by the referee. The Nigeria national team has traditionally utilized a mostly-solid green on green primary set with white numbering, lettering, and highlights; coupled with all-white reversed secondary kits, all emblematic of the colors

neg: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Cup in France. Nigeria were the defending champions. They won the tournament for their third consecutive and 11th overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title. In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Due to this sponsorship, the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations is named "2018 Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations". There were no other associations bidding to host the event other than Ghana. Ghana was de facto awarded the hosting rights on 27 September 2016 and officially in mid December. It

neg: Rasheedat Ajibade African Nations Championship Nigeria women's national football team where she won the tournament alongside the team. Rasheedat Ajibade is a Muslim. Rasheedat Ajibade Rasheedat Ajibade (born December 8, 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for FC Robo in the Nigeria Women Premier League and the Nigeria women's national football team. Ajibade represented Nigeria at age grade competitions, before making her competitive debut for the senior team at the 2018 WAFU Cup in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2017, she was named first in a top 10 list of most promising young footballers on the African continent by "Goal.com". Ajibade has

neg: Mark Fish Jomo Cosmos in early 2007 but did not play an official game due to his low level of fitness. Internationally, Fish is best remembered as being a crucial part of South Africa's victorious national soccer squad when they won the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He scored one of the goals in the quarter final against Algeria. He was named to the Team of the Tournament in both the 1996 and 1998 African Cup of Nations. In total he won 62 caps for the South African national team, scoring twice. He made his international debut in a friendly game against

neg: 2018 African Nations Championship Final name of the scoring cards, firing past Ajiboye from close range on 74 minutes for his ninth of the competition, and seal victory. Morocco thus won its first major continental championship since their triumph in the 1976 African Cup of Nations. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> This final witnessed some records, like: 2018 African Nations Championship Final The 2018 African Nations Championship Final was a football match to determine the winners of the CHAN 2018 tournament and took place on 4 February 2018 at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco and it was contested by Morocco the host nation and Nigeria. This was

neg: Amarachi Okoronkwo but lost to Ajibade. Okoronkwo represented Nigeria at 2010 African Women's Championship. She was called up for a friendly game against Germany as preparation for Nigeria's participation in the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2018, Okoronkwo featured for Nigeria at 2018 WAFU Women's Cup, winning the bronze medal for the team.. She also featured for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations and won the tournament with the team. Amarachi Okoronkwo Amarachi Grace Okoronkwo (born December 12, 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Nasarawa Amazons in the Nigerian Women Premier

neg: Obafemi Martins threatened to ban him from the national team. On 14 February 2007, Martins apologised for missing the game but said he believed his mother's health was more important. He also said that he would be available to play for Nigeria in the future. He made his return to the national side on 24 March 2007, playing the full match against Uganda in an African Cup of Nations Qualifying match and won. Following the end of Nigeria's 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, Nigeria faced Mexico in Ciudad Juárez for a friendly match. Martins scored two goals in a 2–2

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup all their matches after FIFA rejected Libya (due to UN sanctions) and 11 other nations withdrew at various stages. There was a new qualification format, with two group stages. The big casualty of the first stage was 1990 finalists Egypt, as crowd trouble in Cairo turned a 2–1 home victory over Zimbabwe into a crucial 0–0 draw when FIFA ordered the match replayed at a neutral location. In the new second stage of qualification were three groups of three, with winners qualifying for the World Cup. The "Super Eagles" of Nigeria won Group A on goal difference, beating both Côte

neg: Equatorial Guinea national football team was Equatorial Guinea's first win. In the late 2000s, their Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol, along with the Fédération Gabonaise de Football, announced a bid to host the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, against bids from other African nations including Angola, Libya and Nigeria. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon won the right to host the games, and two new stadiums were built in Equatorial Guinea: Estadio de Bata in Bata and Nuevo Estadio de Malabo in Malabo. The first game in the 2012 African Cup of Nations was Equatorial Guinea's first in a major international tournament, and resulted in a historic win

neg: Moses Kpakor the Nigeria senior national team, including a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He played in every match at the 1990 African Cup of Nations, helping Nigeria to a runners'-up finish. After he retired from playing, Kpakor became a football coach. He managed his former club, BCC Lions. Kpakor's son, Kelvin, is also a professional footballer. Moses Kpakor Moses Kpakor (born 6 January 1965) is a retired football midfielder who played for Nigeria at the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Born in Benué State, Kpakor began playing club football as a defensive midfielder for local side Hawks of Makurdi.

neg: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification see: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification" <nowiki>*</nowiki> Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to sixteen teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from

neg: 2000 African Women's Championship 2000 African Women's Championship The 2000 African Women's Championship was the fourth edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in South Africa between 11 November and 25 November 2000. Nigeria won the tournament for the fourth time, beating South Africa in the final 2–0, which was abandoned at the 73rd minute. South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders were qualified automatically, while the remaining six spots were

neg: Joe Blell Team (Leone Stars) that qualified for the African Cup of Nations in 1994 (Tunisia) and won the African Zone II Football Trophy for the first time in December 1993. Prior to his appointment as the Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he was the Regional Director of the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) to Nigeria based in Kano and later Kaduna in Northern Nigeria. 1979-1985. His main area of responsibility was mainly the former Northern Eastern States of Borno, Bauchi and Gongola States. Joe Blell Joseph "Joe" Blell is a politician from the opposition Sierra Leone

neg: Nigeria national football team African Cup of Nations. In 2000 they returned to the Cup of Nations and were the runner-up. They later finished in third place at the 2002, 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria ended their campaign in the quarter finals after losing to Ghana. They qualified for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Angola, but were eliminated by Ghana in the semi-finals. They failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after ending the qualifiers with a 2–2 draw against Guinea with goals from Ikechukwu Uche and Victor Obinna.

neg: Ijeoma Obi defeated Niva-BelCard in the League. In April 2017, Obi was in the starting lineup for Sunshine Queens when they were defeated by her former team, Rivers Angels at Yakubu Gowon Stadium. The result ensured Angels topped the group in the Nigeria Women Premier League. Obi was part of the Nigerian squad for the 2004 African Women's Championship. Obi was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations. At the 2016 AWCON, Obi was an unused substitute in the semifinal game against South Africa, Nigeria advanced to the final defeating South Africa by a lone

neg: Uche Okafor Uche Okafor Uchenna Kizito Okafor, often shortened to Uche Okafor (8 August 1967 – 6 January 2011) was a football defender who played 34 international matches for Nigeria. Okafor's club career took him to many countries before he settled in the USA. Okafor was drafted to Kansas City Wizards in the 9th round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft, and played there for five seasons before retiring after the 2000 season. Okafor played every match when Nigeria won the 1994 African Cup of Nations, but sustained an ankle injury shortly thereafter. He was part of the squad to the

neg: Tunisia national football team won 3–2 after drawed in 2–2), 1984 (0–0 draw in Tunis and the Pharaohs won in Cairo 1–0), 1992 (the teams drew 2–2 twice) and 2015 (Tunisia won 1–0 and 2–1 respectively), in addition to the current 2019 qualifiers for the fifth time, which Tunisia won the first game 1–0 in Radès and lost the second game in Alexandria 2–3. The two teams met twice in the African Nations Cup finals in 2000 in Nigeria when Tunisia won 1-0 and in the next edition in 2002 in Mali when Egypt won with the same result. Hossam Hassan is the most

neg: Kelechi Emeteole Kelechi Emeteole Kelechi Emeteole (1951 – 21 June 2017) was a Nigerian football player and coach. He was part of the national football team in the 1976 African Cup of Nations hosted at Ethiopia. Throughout his career, he had been coach of various teams like Heartland F.C., Enugu Rangers, El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. and the national beach soccer team. Emeteole had played 17 matches for Nigeria scoring 4 goals from 1975 to 1977. He was part of the national football team, called Super Eagles, in the 1976 African Cup of Nations where Nigerian won bronze medal. He was popularly called as

neg: Emmanuel Kundé Emmanuel Kundé Emmanuel Jérôme Kundé (born 15 July 1956) is a Cameroonian former professional football defender. He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Canon Yaoundé. He was also a member of the Cameroon national team at the World Cups of 1982 and 1990, and won the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups. Kundé scored the winning goal in the 1988 African Nations Cup final against Nigeria with a penalty kick. Two years later, in the 1990 World Cup quarterfinal match against England, he scored to equalize the score 1-1, again via a penalty kick. He also took

neg: Florent Rouamba Florent Rouamba Florent Rouamba (born 31 December 1986) is a Burkinabé professional footballer, who last played in France for Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire. Rouamba began his career with Union Sportive de Ouagadougou and was in January 2006 scouted from Sheriff Tiraspol, here wons in 2006 the league and cup also the double with FC Sheriff. He won the Moldova Championship and Cup in 2008. A highlight of his career was when he scored a 40-yard goal in the Europa Cup against AZ Alkmaar. After an impressive performance in the African Nations Cup where Burkina Faso lost in the finals to Nigeria, Roumba

neg: Women's football in Nigeria later, an early match between African nations was played by the Dakar side and a team from Guinea. Despite a lack of support from Nigerian officials, 28 clubs played women's football in the country by 1989, and Nigeria's national team competed in the 1991 Women's World Cup. More women began playing football in the 1990s, in countries like Nigeria and South Africa. In 1998, CAF introduced an official African Women's Championship, following two unofficial versions of the tournament earlier in the 1990s; host country Nigeria won, beginning a stretch of five consecutive titles in the event. The next year, the

neg: Rafik Saïfi African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria. In the first game against DR Congo, Saïfi started the game and was subbed off in the 70th minute, with the game ending in a goalless draw. In the second group game against Gabon, Saïfi was left out of the starting line-up and was a substitute on the bench but he did take part as he came on in the 77th minute, replacing his Troyes AC teammate Farid Ghazi. Algeria won the game 3-1. He did not take part in the final group game against South Africa. In the quarter-final against Cameroon,

neg: Tijani Babangida in all of his team's five games, starting two. He then featured in Nigeria's run to the 2002 World Cup finals, scoring two important first-half goals against Ghana on the final day of the 2002 World Cup qualification, helping Nigeria seal the final African region World Cup berth. Babangida played in all of his team's games at the 2002 Nations Cup, but was dropped ahead of the World Cup, alongside several other experienced players like Sunday Oliseh and Finidi George. He was recalled to the national team for the pre-Nations Cup training camp in Faro, Portugal in 2004, but did

neg: Tunisia national football team 18 August 1960, Tunisia recorded their biggest-ever win: an 8-1 thumping of Taiwan. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time: the team successfully qualified for the tournament and went on to finish third. Three years later, Tunisia hosted the 1965 African Cup of Nations and reached the final, where they lost 3-2 to Ghana in extra-time. Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify for one until 1978. In 1973, however, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in

neg: Reuben Agboola for Nigeria whilst with Sunderland, appearing in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ghana on 13 April 1991 thus becoming one of the first non-Nigerian born players to represent his native country. He was born in London to a Nigerian father and English mother. The "Super Eagles" qualified for the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal, and made it to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Ghana; Nigeria then beat Cameroon in the third place play-off. He made a total of nine appearances for Nigeria, seven in the Nations Cup and two in World Cup qualifying

neg: Thompson Usiyan finishing fifteenth with 57 points in 40 games playing with the San Diego Sockers. He was named Championship Series Most Valuable Player as the Sockers won the championship. Usiyan made several appearances for Nigeria, including a 0–2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss to Algeria on 10 October 1981 in Lagos. He scored on his debut, a friendly match against Kenya in 1976. Usiyan also played for Nigeria at the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals in Ethiopia. He won a silver medal with the Nigerian squad at the 1978 All-Africa Games in Algiers. Usiyan makes his home in San

neg: Kadiri Ikhana Shooting Stars in February 2016. He returned to Kano Pillars in November 2016, before being sacked in April 2017. Kadiri Ikhana Kadiri Ikhana (born 31 December 1951) is a Nigerian football coach and former player who last managed Kano Pillars. Ikhana played club football with Bendel Insurance, winning the league in 1979 and the FA Cup in 1978 and 1980. Ikhana represented Nigeria at international level, playing for them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations with Nigeria. Ikhana has coached a number of Nigerian club sides,

neg: Africa in North African music and dance and, in Southern Africa, Western influences are apparent due to colonization. Fifty-four African countries have football (soccer) teams in the Confederation of African Football. Egypt has won the African Cup seven times, and a record-making three times in a row. Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and Algeria have advanced to the knockout stage of recent FIFA World Cups. South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup tournament, becoming the first African country to do so. Cricket is popular in some African nations. South Africa and Zimbabwe have Test status, while Kenya is the leading non-test team

neg: Andrew Sinkala Andrew Sinkala Andrew Mutambo Sinkala (born 18 June 1979) is a retired Zambian professional football midfielder. From 1999, he was exclusively under contract with clubs in Germany, where he still plays amateur football for SG Köln-Worringen in the sixth-tier Landesliga Mittelrhein. Sinkala captained the Zambia U-20 national football team to both the African Youth Nations Youth World Cup in Nigeria in 1999. He also won his first senior cap in the same year against Democratic Republic of the Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. He represented the Zambian national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000,

neg: Ghana Football Association twice. Ghana became the first African country to win a medal in Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 2009, Ghana became the first African country to win the U-20 FIFA World cup by defeating Brazil. With regard to women's football, the Ghana Black Queens have participated in two World Cup tournaments and the Olympic Games. They have also been runners-up to the Falcons of Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations series. Ghana last hosted the African Cup of Nations Tournament in January 2008. Ghana successfully qualified for the African Cup of Nations Tournament in January 2017 after finishing

neg: Moses Kpakor Moses Kpakor Moses Kpakor (born 6 January 1965) is a retired football midfielder who played for Nigeria at the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Born in Benué State, Kpakor began playing club football as a defensive midfielder for local side Hawks of Makurdi. He would play in the Nigerian Premier League with Electricity FC, BCC Lions FC and Abiola Babes during an 18-year career. He won the Nigerian FA Cup twice (with Abiola Babes in 1987 and with BCC Lions in 1989) and the African Cup Winners' Cup (with BCC Lions in 1990). Kpakor made several appearances for

neg: Tunisia national football team and accordingly, the team's badge was changed to its current design, which incorporates an eagle. African Cup of Nations win qualified them for the 2005 Confederations Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage despite beating Australia, having already lost 2-1 to Argentina and 3-0 to hosts Germany. The following year, they failed to defend their Cup of Nations title, losing to Nigeria in the quarter-finals, but did at least qualify for a third successive World Cup. Once again, however, they could not progress from their group, drawing 2-2 with Saudi Arabia but losing 3-1 to Spain and 1-0

neg: Afro-Asian Cup of Nations of Nations was contested between Japan, winners of the 1992 Asian Cup, and Ivory Coast, winners of the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations. The match was played in one leg in Tokyo, Japan. The 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between Uzbekistan, winners of the 1994 Asian Games, and Nigeria, winners of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate. The 1999 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was contested between Saudi Arabia, winners of the 1996 Asian Cup, and South Africa, winners of the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations. The matches were originally planned to be played

neg: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification the finals by an aggregate score of 6–5." "Uganda withdrew; Egypt qualified for the finals." "Sudan qualified for the finals by an aggregate score of 6–0." "Guinea were disqualified for a rule breach (neutral officials were not provided for the second leg). Nigeria qualified for the finals." 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1963 African Cup of Nations. 10 African nations initially entered the competition. Ghana and Ethiopia both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Uganda would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying

neg: 1962 African Cup of Nations qualification Tunisia's equalizer in the 65th minute. Tunisia was thus awarded a 2–0 win, and qualified for the final by an aggregate score of 3–2."<br> "Uganda qualify directly after a lot drawn by CAF between the three group winners (Nigeria, Uganda, Tunisia)." 1962 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. 9 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining two spots in

neg: Philippe Troussier FIFA World Cup. Entering the job halfway through qualifying he led them into four games throughout the campaign as Nigeria successfully qualified, however the Nigeria Football Federation decided to relieve Troussier of his duties and ultimately let highly experienced coach Bora Milutinović lead them into the tournament due to his experience of already managing three different nations in a World Cup at that time. Troussier quickly found a new job managing another African nation in Burkina Faso where he was assigned to coach them in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, which they were hosting. In a short period of

neg: 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament leg of Burkina Faso v Ethiopia was postponed to 3 October, then to 10 October, due to coup in Burkina Faso. "Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate." "South Africa won 3–2 on aggregate." Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. "Ghana won 6–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate." The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the African U-20

neg: 1978 African Cup of Nations was abandoned after Tunisia walked off in the 42nd minute with the score tied at 1-1 to protest the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2-0 win, and Tunisia were banned from CAF competitions for two years. Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1978 African Cup of Nations The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group

neg: Football in Cameroon African Cup of Nations (CAN) in 1972, Yaoundé and Douala. The competition was won by the Congo. It also hosted the CEMAC Cup in 1988 and 2008. Cameroon women's national football team played its first game on 15 June 1991 in Nigeria (defeated 2–0). Cameroon has been runners up in Africa Women Cup of Nations in 1991, 2004 and 2014. The national team competed for the first time at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and first qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Football in Cameroon The most popular sport in Cameroon is football. The national team is traditionally one

neg: Dennis Oliech Oliech had joined Dubai CSC in the UAE Division 1 league and not Al-Nasr. His first international match was in 2002, when Kenya lost to Nigeria 3–0. He scored five goals at the 2002 CECAFA Cup, leading Kenya to the title as well as getting the top scorer award. Oliech scored three goals, including the winning goal against Cape Verde Islands in the final match of 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification as Kenya qualified for the final tournament. He also scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Burkina Faso in the 2004 African Cup of Nations itself. In

neg: Football in Africa played a match against an Italian club in 1974; five years later, an early match between African nations was played by the Dakar side and a team from Guinea. Despite a lack of support from Nigerian officials, 28 clubs played women's football in the country by 1989, and Nigeria's national team competed in the 1991 Women's World Cup. More women began playing football in the 1990s, in countries like Nigeria and South Africa. In 1998, CAF introduced an official African Women's Championship, following two unofficial versions of the tournament earlier in the 1990s; host country Nigeria won, beginning a stretch