AFCON
Nigeria’s Afcon opponents, Egypt name Queiroz who guided Portugal to beat Flying Eagles as new coach
Egypt which the Super Eagles will face in Africa Cup of nations Group D opener in January has named Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz as new coach.
This follows the sacking of Hossam El-Badry after an unconvincing start to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
The new coach was in charge when Portugal beat Nigeria at the final match of the U20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 1989. He is also known to be the longest-serving manager in the history of the Iran national team, serving for almost eight years between 2011 and 2019. He is the only manager in the country’s history to lead the national team to two consecutive World Cups
Full of experience, Queiroz was a former Manchester United assistant and Real Madrid manager. He will be assisted in Egypt by Diaa El-Sayed and long-time former national team goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary on his coaching staff.
It is the latest in a long line of international jobs for the 68-year-old Queiroz, who took Portugal to the 2010 World Cup.
Queiroz is expected to arrive in Cairo next week. He left his role as Colombia coach late last year after a 6-1 defeat by Ecuador.
A former assistant to Alex Ferguson at United, Queiroz has also previously had spells in charge of South Africa and United Arab Emirates.
Senegal beat Malawi 4-0 in a match day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The match saw Brighton Munthali sent off for a foul on Sadio Mané in the 16th minute.
Pape Guèye opened the scoring for Senegal in the 35th minute with a powerful shot from outside the box, and the Lions never looked back.
Sadio Mané added his 45th goal for Senegal in the 69th minute, followed by a quickfire goal from Boulaya Dia two minutes later.
Nicolas Jackson rounded off the scoring in the 77th minute, netting his first goal for the national team after 17 caps.
Mali secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in the match day 3 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. El Bilal Touré scored the only goal in the 62nd minute.
The Eagles struggled to break down their opponents, but the result keeps them in strong contention in their qualifying group.
Angola secured a 2-0 win over Niger in the matchday 3 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. Both goals come in the second half.
Mabululu converted a penalty in the 75th minute, and Milson added a second goal ten minutes later to seal the victory.
Despite Niger’s efforts, they were unable to threaten Angola’s defence, leaving Angola in a strong position in their qualifying group.
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