By Frank Ulom The Republic of South Africa defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo to lift the bronze at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. The battle for third place ended in a stalemate at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium on Saturday. With the new rule, the match went straight into penalty shoutout after 90…
By Our Reporter Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has called for closer diplomatic ties between Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The Governor made the call when he played host to the Consuls General of both countries in Calabar on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Speaking when he received the Consul General of the Republic of…
By Frank Ulom Good news for lovers of football as an update coming from the Super Eagles camp has it that Victor Osimhen has been declared fit to face South Africa. CONVERSEER reports that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on 7 February 2024 in a semifinal class…
By Frank Ulom Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has failed to travel with the team as Nigeria take on South Africa in the semifinal of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON on Wednesday. The team made the journey from Abidjan to Bouaké on Monday by 10pm but the forward failed to join them due…
By Frank Ulom The Confederation of African Football, CAF has taken disciplinary action against 10 officials including referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, etc at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Ivory Coast. CONVERSEER learned that the affected referees/officials have been sent home by CAF and won’t officiate any game again until the…
By Frank Ulom Nigerians expected President Bola Tinubu to be at the stadium in Ivory Coast watching the Super Eagles but it was Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate who was spotted at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Obi’s presence at the stadium has sparked reactions among Nigerians on social media, calling the Labour…
By Chris Njoku A cleric, Bishop Emmah Isong, says the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is a wake-up call for the sub-regional bloc. Isong, who is the General Overseer/Founder of Christian Central Chapel International, CCCI disclosed this in an interview with the News…
By Frank Ulom Struggling host, Ivory Coast came out on top after stunning the defending champions, Senegal, in the round 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, at the Stade Charles Konan Banny, Yamoussoukro on Monday, 29 January 2024. The Elephants went behind when Habibou Diallo calmly slotted in Sadio Mane’s byline cross…
By Our Reporter No fewer than 15 persons have been reportedly killed following an exchange of gunfire between the Biafra separatist fighter group, Dragon Fighter Marine and the Rapid d’intervention Battalions (BIR) of Cameroon As reported by Sunrise Daily TV, the pro-Biafra militant group in a bid to capture localities in Isangele subdivision of Bakassi…
By Frank Ulom Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, 28 January 2024, defeated Egypt in round 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The game ended in a draw after Mostafa Mohamed’s 45+1 minute penalty cancelled Meschack Elia’s 37th-minute strike in the first half. No one was able to find the…
