AFCON
“Jee Turu Ugo” – Nigeria Breweries Brands Chant In Igbo Asking Super Eagles To Go For Glory –
Three Nigerian Breweries iconic brands – Goldberg, Life Continental Lager, and Zagg Energy Malt Drink – have rallied behind the Super Eagles, urging them to claim the AFCON trophy in Sunday’s final against hosts Côte d’Ivoire.
With maximum support galvanized by Goldberg, Life Continental Lager, and Zagg Energy Malt Drink, the Super Eagles had beaten the Elephants 1-0 when both teams faced each other in the group stage.
Now with the stakes much higher and the support from the Nigerian Breweries brands equally at roof-top level, the Super Eagles are expected to do it again and soar to victory in Sunday’s final.
“This journey has been phenomenal,” declared Wasiu Abiola, Head of Media and Sponsorship at Nigerian Breweries.
“From day one, our goal was to reach the final and bring the trophy home. Now, the Eagles have one more hurdle – and we’re confident they’ll jump it and bring AFCON glory back to Nigeria.”
Goldberg, the beer “brewed with the spirit of Nigeria,” understands the team’s fiery passion and has been actively engaged throughout the tournament.
Over 1200 viewing centres across the nation ensure no one misses the magic, with the Farm City Watch Party in Lekki leading the charge, combining football with entertainment and celebrity appearances.
The likes of Mr Macaroni, Iyabo Ojo, and other Omoluabi brand ambassadors are all adding glamour to the breathtaking nights of football and Sunday’s final will not be an exception.
The fans have also been rewarded with mouthwatering prizes in the different challenges; including the Predict and Win and #NaijaGameOn Fantasy League.
Life Continental Beer, known for its celebratory spirit, keeps the energy high with its “#JeeTuruUgo” (Go for Glory) slogan, urging the Eagles to continue their pursuit of victory.
For Zagg Energy Malt Drink, the electrifying brand, pumps up both team and fans with their message: “Just like Zagg gives you the energy to conquer any challenge, the Super Eagles have the power to claim victory.”
This is the first AFCON final for the Super Eagles in over a decade, highlighting that Goldberg, Life & Zagg are more than just brands; they embody the Nigerian spirit, refusing to settle for anything less than the best.
The three brands stand united with the Super Eagles, urging them to etch their names in history and paint the nation green and white with pride by winning the fourth AFCON title for Nigeria
In what mirrors the match days 3 and 4 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, Nigeria and Libya will again meet at the same stage in the qualifiers for the 2025 edition.
The same pattern is also maintained with Nigeria hosting first before heading to Libya days later.
When the fixtures first occurred in 2018, an Odion Ighalo inspired Super Eagles won comfortably, 4-0. In the reversed leg in Sfax, Tunisia, the adopted home ground for Libya, Nigeria won 3-2 after Libya initially cancelled Nigeria’s early two-goal lead.
Heading to another back-to-back encounter, the currently bottom-placed Libya has opted to host Group D leaders Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium..
The facility is located in the city of Benina, some 19 kilometres outside the country’s second largest city, Benghazi.
Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10, 000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.
Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, 11th October, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, 15th October.
While the match in Uyo will kick off at 5pm, the battle in Benina will commence at 8pm Nigeria time.
Libya remain bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.
Nigeria top the pool with four points, after a 3-0 spanking of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.
Frenchman Michel Dussuyer has been named Guinea coach, returning for a third stint in charge of the national team, the country’s football federation has said.
Dussuyer is a veteran of the African coaching circuit and managed Guinea from 2002-04 and 2010-15. He was also twice Benin coach and had a stint in charge of the Ivory Coast from 2015-17.
The 65-year-old former goalkeeper has coached at six different Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, taking Guinea to the quarter-finals in 2004 and 2015.
Dussuyer will be Guinea’s third coach this year after they fired former Arsenal and Paris St Germain striker Kaba Diawara following a World Cup qualifier defeat by Mozambique in June.
Charles Paquille was coach for this month’s opening two matches of the 2025 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, which saw Guinea get off to a poor start, losing away to the Democratic Republic of Congo and at home to Tanzania
They next play two matches against Ethiopia in the Cup of Nations preliminaries on Oct. 11 and 14. Both games will be played in the Ivory Coast because Ethiopia and Guinea do not have a stadium that has been passed fit to host internationals.
-Reuters
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has sacked its Serbian coach, Milutin Sredojević who is popularly known as Micho.
This is coming ahead of Libya’s back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations clashes with Nigeria next month.
Paradoxically, Sports Village Square gathered that the coach’s contract was only recently renewed for six months before the axe fell on the Serbian.
His sack was precipitated by the results obtained in their teo matches of the AFCON qualifiers.
Libya drew 1-1 with Rwanda at home and lost 2-1 away to Benin Republic despite beig a goal up at half time.
The Libyan side, Mediterranean Knights are due to play against the Nigeria Super Eagles in Uyo on 6 October while the return leg holds on 14 October at the 11 July Stadium in Tripoli.
According to information Sports Village Square gathered from Tripoli, the Mediterranean Knights’ coach, Micho led the Libyan national team to win nine matches since taking over in October of last year, he failed to build a strong team due to his poor choices.
He also took a risk with the footballers chosen in the AFCON qualifiers, and the result was shocking to the Libyan sports audience.
According to sources close to the Libyan Football Federation, there is a strong tendency to sign a national coach to lead the Libyan team during the remaining qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations.
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