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South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos Dissects Super Eagles; Says Team Getting Better With Every Match –

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South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos Dissects Super Eagles; Says Team Getting Better With Every Match -

Ahead of his team’s clash with the Super Eagles, their perennial nemesis and stumbling block opponents, Hugo Broos, the coach od South Africa has remarked that the Super Eagles have nothing to prove in terms of their intimidating record in matches against South Africa.

The Belgian coach is seeking to steer South Africa to their first AFCON final match in 26 years.

South Africa last featured in the final match in 1998 when they lost 2-0 to Egypt.

This time, they need to navigate a difficult path as they will meet Nigeria, a team they have never beaten in the Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Besides, an encounter with the Super Eagles, even if friendly, is always grudge-laden.

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According to South African publications, Sowetan,  South Africa’s coach, Broos has taken note of how the Super Eagles have gathered steam in the on-going AFCON.

The newspaper reported that Broos has also noticed the three goals in two knockout games scored by Ademola Lookman.

 

“When I saw them against Angola, they looked a good team.

“They have a very good side and some very good players, like the player scoring the goals, Lookman — he’s a very good player.

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“So we have to analyse a bit more … and we will see how we can use the weaknesses, but also look at the good qualities — and there are a lot of good qualities in that team.

“It will also be a bit special because in a few months we play them in the World Cup qualifiers, so it can be a test for both of us.”

Peseiro might look for more goals than the lone tournament strike from his star player, Napoli’s classy Arsenal and Real Madrid target Victor Osimhen, who has plenty of destructive potential.

PAOK Thessaloniki centreback William Troost-Ekong, the Fulham pair of defender Calvin Bassey and midfielder Alex Iwobi, Nottingham Forest wingback Ola Aina and Nantes forward Moses Simon are among Nigeria’s other big-name European-based stars.

 

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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Libya’s AFCON dreams go up in flames!

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The hopes of Libya securing a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ticket seem to have gone up in smoke.  This is the sequel to the 2-1 defeat that Rwanda inflicted on the Benin Republic on Tuesday evening.

With the result, Libya’s position is further cemented at the bottom of the table. Nigeria, even with an outstanding match, still leads with seven points.

They are followed by Benin Republic who have six points. Rwanda followed with five points.

The star men were  Innocent Nshuti and Djihad Bizimana  who scored in the space of two minutes as Rwanda came from behind to defeat Benin 2-1 at Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, October 15.

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Rwanda breaks 12-year jinx in victory over Benin Republic

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FILE PHOTO: Rwanda players celebrate in the dressing room after beating Lesotho 1-0 on Tuesday in Durban, South Africa, to go top of Group C in the ongoing World Cup 2026 qualifiers-courtesy.

Rwanda’s defeat of Benin Republic is not just their first win in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, the victory terminates a 12-year winless streak against the Cheetah of Benin.

It is also a renewal of their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. But they still have two more games to play.

The German made two changes from the side that started against Benin last week as Samuel Gueulette and Emmanuel Imanishimwe came in for Kevin Muhire and Claude Niyomugabo respectively.

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Libya vs Nigeria: CAF lifts the burden off Nigeria

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The press release on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) may have lifted a burden off Nigeria as the match with Libya is considered postponed rather than the Super Eagles refusing to play.

The continental body remarked that the matter would be referred to the competent CAF bodies.

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