Jay Jay Okocha’s legacy lives on through his nephew Alex Iwobi

* As he leads Nigeria’s midfield in AfCON Morocco 2025 with authority, which has been evident throughout in his vision, movement, and timing, consistently dismantling opposition defensive lines * His precise passes and creative orchestration have fueled Nigeria’s explosive attacking trio of Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Akor Adams Maravi Express As Nigeria eye their 4th Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) title in Morocco 2025 one player has quietly become the heartbeat of their attacking engine — Alex Iwobi,…

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COSAFA nations Seychelles and Lesotho drawn against each other in preliminary qualifying round of AfCON Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2027

* eSwatini drawn against Eritrea as Mauritius date Somalia in the preliminaries to be played in two legs between March 25-31, 2026 * Whose six winners will join the other 42 CAF Member Associations in the group stage of the qualifiers Maravi Express Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Seychelles and Lesotho have been drawn against each other in preliminary qualifying round of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 to be co-hosted by CECAFA nations, Kenya, Uganda…

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Nigeria’s presence in the latter stages of AfCON Morocco 2025 is no accident

* Under the guidance of Eric Chelle, the Super Eagles have combined attacking freedom with tactical discipline * Establishing themselves as one of the most complete teams at the tournament — and fully justifying their place in the semi-finals * Against hosts Morocco tomorrow at Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah kick off 21h00 CAT Maravi Express Nigeria’s presence in the latter stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) 2025 — in which they face hosts Morocco tomorrow at…

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Nigeria’s Osimhen, Egypt’s Mo Salah one goal away from leading Golden Boot contender Morocco’s Brahim Díaz

* Brahim has 4 goals ahead of semifinal clash against Senegal and four apiece by Osimhen and Mo Salah of their clash * Two other semifinalists have 3 goals apiece Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi Maravi Express Ahead of the two Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 semifinals, the race for the Golden Boot is still open as the leading scorer with 5 goals, Morocco’s Brahim Díaz, is leading a pack of five other semifinalists…

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Mo Salah has not scored against Senegal in five meetings; Sadio Mané has once

* Mané assisted Salah on 18 occasions as Liverpool teammates, while Salah provided 17 assists for Mané * Together at Liverpool, the pair won six major honours, including the Premier League in 2019-20 and the UEFA Champions League in 2018-19 * As 2021 winners, the Lions of Teranga, date the record 7-time champions, the Pharaohs  at Grand Stade de Tanger in Tangier tomorrow (18h00) Maravi Express Centre of attraction in tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 semifinal…

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3-time champions Nigeria and single titled Morocco meeting at AfCON for first time in 22 years

* It is the second in an AfCON semifinal and overall, their 12th meeting, with Morocco holding the upper hand with six wins to Nigeria’s three, with two draws * Four of their previous five AfCON meetings came in the group stages in 1976 (two games), 2000 and 2004 * They first met in 1976 in the group stages saw Morocco winning both matches 3-1 and 2-1 on their way to their first and only title Maravi Express Africa’s…

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All four AfCON Morocco 2025 blockbuster semifinalists guided by African coaches for first in its history

* A rare class of achievement exists for only two African legends — Mahmoud El-Gohary and Stephen Keshi — who have won the AfCON both as a player and as a coach * Hossam Hassan could join this elite duo if he guides Egypt to victory in 2025, cementing his legacy as one of African football’s greatest Maravi Express For the first time in history of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON), all four semi-finalists in the Morocco 2025…

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Morocco are a strong team and there will be pressure in front of the host nation—Nigeria coach

* The best team will win. I am proud that we will face Morocco, and I hope it will be a good match * As Mo Salah sparkled for Egypt to eliminate defending champions Côte d’Ivoire to book last four date with Senegal  * Mistakes cost us two goals, but we scored three — however, we will correct these shortcomings for the next matches—Egypt coach Maravi Express Africa’s traditional heavyweights are left standing at the Africa Cup of Nations…

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Côte d’Ivoire have only beaten Egypt once in an official match over the past 10 years

* A history clearly in favour of Egypt and the total record in AfCON in 11 matches is 7 wins for Egypt, 2 draws and 2 wins for Côte d’Ivoire * On one side, the record holders of titles with 7 crowns — on the other, the reigning champions who are not ready to let go easily Maravi Express The history is clearly in favour of Egypt ahead of their quarterfinal match against Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco…

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Egypt and their obsession with an 8th star

The 7th title earned in 2010 * The path to historic achievement is never simple at AfCON — but if experience, resilience and quiet authority still count for something, the Pharaohs remain very much in the hunt * Fifteen years have passed since their last triumph in 2010, a period marked by near-misses, heartbreak, and unfulfilled promise * Our people deserve this — they have been waiting for a long time, and we believe we can deliver it to…

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