AFCON Preview: Nigeria

Nigeria last lifted the AFCON trophy in 2013 and ahead of the return of the continental tournament on January 9 we spoke to Nigerian football journalist Stephan Emmanuel about what we should expect from the Super Eagles in Cameroon. They have been put in Group D alongside Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau.

Do you think Nigeria can win the AFCON this time around? How do you compare them from the last team that won it in 2013?

I do not think Nigeria can win the AFCON 2021 reason being that there is no adequate preparation. The Sacking of Gernot Rohr will definitely affect the performance of the players because the interim manager (Augustine Eguavoen) barely knows the players and the right tactics to adopt for them. The timing is just too short for him.
I think we have a formidable team than the one that won the trophy in 2013. The 2013 set was a combination of home based and foreign players. This set is capable to go far if the right approach is applied.

On the Interim Coach

I don’t expect the coach to bring something new. He has managed the team in the past and I am sure he would adopt the same strategy. The only difference here would be the present crop of players.

Ethiopia faced Nigeria in the group stage of AFCON 2013. What are your memories about that game?

What I will never forget about that encounter with Ethiopia was Victor Moses’ brilliance in that game. He was the player that stole the show for Nigeria. He was just everywhere.

Which players are you expecting to shine for the Super Eagles?

I think players like Chidera Ejuke, Samuel Chukwueze, Chidozie Awaziem would shine.

How do you assess the Emmanuel Dennis situation after it was announced he will stay with his club, Watford?

I think Watford never wanted to release him for the tournament. The excuse they are giving is not convincing. I would only blame the Nigeria Football Federation for not being proactive. On second thought, Dennis was convinced to stay put at the club because he is an important part of the team.

How big of a loss will the absence of Victor Osimhen be?

Osimhen’s absence no doubt would be a huge blow to our campaign. He was our only reliable striker at the moment. Dennis would have filled the vacuum but he would also not be available. It is a big loss to Nigeria really.

Which other sides do you think will be the toughest competitors?

Egypt definitely. But if Nigeria scales through the group stage I see Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Algeria as the toughest opponents in the competition.

Ethiopian Premier League

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Round 1
20 Sep 2024 16:00
MEK
0
1
HOS
20 Sep 2024 19:00
AMK
1
2
DIR
21 Sep 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
BDR
22 Sep 2024 16:00
ELE
2
3
WOD
22 Sep 2024 19:00
KDG
1
2
FSK
23 Sep 2024 16:00
ADA
2
3
SHI
23 Sep 2024 19:00
SID
0
1
HAW
15 Dec 2024 17:00
CBE
0
1
BUN
Round 2
25 Sep 2024 16:00
EIC
0
0
AMK
26 Sep 2024 16:00
FSK
1
1
MEK
26 Sep 2024 19:00
BUN
0
0
ELE
27 Sep 2024 09:30
HAW
1
1
SHI
27 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
2
1
WAU
27 Sep 2024 19:00
BDR
0
1
ADA
28 Sep 2024 16:00
MEC
1
2
SID
28 Sep 2024 19:00
DIR
4
1
WOD
Round 3
30 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
0
1
MEK
30 Sep 2024 19:00
EIC
0
0
ELE
1 Oct 2024 16:00
FSK
0
0
SHI
1 Oct 2024 19:00
BDR
2
0
HOS
2 Oct 2024 16:00
BUN
3
1
HAW
2 Oct 2024 19:00
MEC
3
1
WOD
3 Oct 2024 16:00
CBE
3
1
AMK
3 Oct 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
SID
Round 4
19 Oct 2024 16:00
HOS
1
2
HAW
19 Oct 2024 19:00
MEK
1
1
MEC
20 Oct 2024 16:00
SHI
1
1
DIR
20 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
2
3
KDG
21 Oct 2024 16:00
WOD
2
1
BUN
21 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
1
1
FSK
22 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
1
0
BDR
22 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
1
0
EIC
Round 5
24 Oct 2024 16:00
MEK
3
2
DIR
24 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
1
1
FSK
25 Oct 2024 16:00
WAU
0
3
MEC
25 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
2
0
HAW
26 Oct 2024 09:30
AMK
1
0
BDR
26 Oct 2024 16:00
KDG
0
0
EIC
26 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
2
0
BUN
27 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
0
0
HOS
27 Oct 2024 21:09
WOD
1
0
SHI
Round 6
29 Oct 2024 16:00
EIC
1
0
WAU
29 Oct 2024 19:00
FSK
0
1
AMK
30 Oct 2024 16:00
BDR
2
0
SID
30 Oct 2024 19:00
HOS
0
1
WOD
31 Oct 2024 16:00
MEC
1
0
CBE
31 Oct 2024 19:00
BUN
2
0
MEK
1 Nov 2024 16:00
DIR
1
1
ADA
1 Nov 2024 19:00
HAW
1
2
ELE
Round 7
3 Nov 2024 16:00
BDR
0
0
WOD
3 Nov 2024 19:00
KDG
1
0
AMK
4 Nov 2024 16:00
MEC
2
0
ADA
4 Nov 2024 19:00
EIC
4
0
MEK
5 Nov 2024 16:00
FSK
2
3
ELE
5 Nov 2024 19:00
DIR
0
1
HOS
5 Nov 2024 19:00
BUN
1
1
SHI
6 Nov 2024 19:00
WAU
1
2
CBE
Round 8
23 Nov 2024 16:00
AMK
2
0
WAU
23 Nov 2024 19:30
HAW
0
1
DIR
24 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
0
0
KDG
24 Nov 2024 19:00
ADA
0
2
EIC
25 Nov 2024 16:00
ELE
1
1
MEC
26 Nov 2024 09:30
HOS
1
0
BUN
26 Nov 2024 16:00
WOD
1
1
FSK
26 Nov 2024 19:00
SHI
0
2
BDR
Round 9
28 Nov 2024 16:00
CBE
1
1
EIC
28 Nov 2024 19:00
ELE
0
0
DIR
29 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
2
1
BUN
29 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
1
3
MEC
30 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
0
1
FSK
30 Nov 2024 19:00
MEK
1
1
BDR
1 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
1
1
HAW
1 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
0
1
HOS
Round 10
3 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
3
1
SID
3 Dec 2024 19:00
MEC
4
3
KDG
4 Dec 2024 16:00
BUN
2
0
AMK
4 Dec 2024 19:00
BDR
3
0
CBE
5 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
0
0
MEK
5 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
1
0
WAU
6 Dec 2024 16:00
SHI
0
0
ELE
6 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
2
0
ADA
Round 11
8 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
0
0
KDG
8 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
0
0
CBE
8 Dec 2024 19:00
HAW
0
1
AMK
9 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
3
2
SID
10 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
2
2
ADA
10 Dec 2024 19:00
BUN
0
0
WAU
11 Dec 2024 16:00
MEC
0
0
EIC
11 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
1
0
MEK
Round 12
3 Jan 2025 15:00
AMK
0
1
SID
3 Jan 2025 18:00
FSK
0
0
HAW
4 Jan 2025 15:00
BDR
1
1
DIR
4 Jan 2025 18:00
KDG
2
1
ELE
5 Jan 2025 15:00
WAU
0
3
ADA
5 Jan 2025 18:00
CBE
0
0
MEK
6 Jan 2025 15:00
EIC
3
1
SHI
6 Jan 2025 18:00
MEC
0
1
HOS
Round 13
8 Jan 2025 15:00
HAW
0
1
BDR
8 Jan 2025 18:00
DIR
0
0
BUN
9 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
1
0
WAU
9 Jan 2025 18:00
ADA
1
2
KDG
10 Jan 2025 15:00
SHI
1
2
MEC
10 Jan 2025 18:00
SID
1
1
CBE
11 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
1
1
FSK
11 Jan 2025 18:00
WOD
1
2
EIC
Round 14
13 Jan 2025 15:00
KDG
1
0
SHI
13 Jan 2025 18:00
AMK
2
0
ADA
14 Jan 2025 15:00
CBE
1
0
ELE
14 Jan 2025 18:00
MEC
0
0
DIR
15 Jan 2025 15:00
SID
0
0
MEK
15 Jan 2025 18:00
WAU
0
2
WOD
16 Jan 2025 15:00
FSK
0
1
BUN
16 Jan 2025 18:00
EIC
2
0
HAW
Round 15
18 Jan 2025 15:00
DIR
0
2
KDG
18 Jan 2025 18:00
SHI
0
1
AMK
19 Jan 2025 15:00
WOD
0
0
SID
19 Jan 2025 18:00
ELE
0
1
MEK
20 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
1
0
CBE
20 Jan 2025 18:00
BDR
0
1
EIC
21 Jan 2025 15:00
HAW
1
1
WAU
21 Jan 2025 18:00
FSK
1
1
MEC
Round 16
23 Jan 2025 15:00
AMK
2
1
WOD
23 Jan 2025 18:00
CBE
1
1
SHI
24 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
2
0
ADA
24 Jan 2025 18:00
EIC
1
0
BUN
25 Jan 2025 15:00
MEC
1
1
BDR
25 Jan 2025 18:00
KDG
1
1
HAW
26 Jan 2025 15:00
WAU
1
0
HOS
26 Jan 2025 18:00
SID
0
2
ELE
Round 17
27 Jan 2025 15:00
MEK
2
2
AMK
27 Jan 2025 18:00
ADA
0
2
CBE
28 Jan 2025 15:00
WOD
0
2
KDG
28 Jan 2025 18:00
BUN
3
1
BDR
29 Jan 2025 15:00
ELE
1
1
WAU
29 Jan 2025 18:00
HAW
1
0
MEC
30 Jan 2025 15:00
HOS
0
1
EIC
30 Jan 2025 18:00
DIR
1
2
FSK
Round 18
2 Feb 2025 15:00
KDG
0
0
BUN
2 Feb 2025 18:00
SID
1
0
SHI
3 Feb 2025 15:00
ADA
0
3
ELE
3 Feb 2025 18:00
WAU
1
1
DIR
4 Feb 2025 15:00
MEK
0
1
WOD
4 Feb 2025 18:00
AMK
3
3
HOS
5 Feb 2025 15:00
CBE
2
0
HAW
5 Feb 2025 18:00
EIC
0
1
FSK
Round 19
7 Feb 2025 15:00
ADA
0
0
SID
7 Feb 2025 18:00
SHI
1
0
WAU
8 Feb 2025 15:00
BUN
1
0
MEC
8 Feb 2025 18:00
HOS
1
0
KDG
9 Feb 2025 15:00
BDR
2
1
FSK
9 Feb 2025 18:00
WOD
1
1
CBE
10 Feb 2025 15:00
ELE
2
1
AMK
10 Feb 2025 18:00
DIR
0
3
EIC
Round 20
27 Feb 2025 15:00
HAW
0
0
HOS
27 Feb 2025 18:00
MEK
0
1
CBE
28 Feb 2025 09:30
SID
1
1
WAU
28 Feb 2025 15:00
SHI
0
1
BUN
28 Feb 2025 18:00
ELE
0
2
ADA
1 Mar 2025 15:00
EIC
0
1
WOD
1 Mar 2025 18:00
AMK
1
0
FSK
2 Mar 2025 15:00
DIR
0
0
MEC
2 Mar 2025 15:00
KDG
1
4
BDR
Round 21
4 Mar 2025 15:00
ELE
0
1
BUN
4 Mar 2025 18:00
SID
1
1
HOS
5 Mar 2025 09:30
SHI
0
1
CBE
5 Mar 2025 15:00
MEK
2
5
HAW
5 Mar 2025 18:00
ADA
1
3
AMK
6 Mar 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
BDR
6 Mar 2025 18:00
KDG
-
-
WOD
7 Mar 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
WAU
7 Mar 2025 18:00
EIC
-
-
DIR
Round 22
4 Mar 2025 15:00
HAW
-
-
BUN
4 Mar 2025 18:00
ELE
-
-
SHI
5 Mar 2025 09:30
EIC
-
-
CBE
5 Mar 2025 15:00
HOS
-
-
BDR
5 Mar 2025 18:00
SID
-
-
ADA
6 Mar 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
WAU
6 Mar 2025 18:00
AMK
-
-
MEK
7 Mar 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
FSK
7 Mar 2025 18:00
KDG
-
-
DIR
Round 23
2 Apr 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
HOS
2 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
DIR
3 Apr 2025 09:30
WAU
-
-
FSK
3 Apr 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
MEK
3 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
EIC
4 Apr 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
SHI
4 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
BUN
5 Apr 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
SID
5 Apr 2025 18:00
AMK
-
-
ELE
Round 24
7 Apr 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
KDG
7 Apr 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
EIC
8 Apr 2025 09:30
ADA
-
-
WOD
8 Apr 2025 15:00
HOS
-
-
DIR
8 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
MEK
9 Apr 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
HAW
9 Apr 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
SID
10 Apr 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
CBE
10 Apr 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
BUN
Round 25
13 Apr 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
SHI
13 Apr 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
MEK
14 Apr 2025 09:30
KDG
-
-
CBE
14 Apr 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
BDR
14 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
WOD
15 Apr 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
FSK
15 Apr 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
AMK
16 Apr 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
ADA
16 Apr 2025 18:00
DIR
-
-
ELE
Round 26
18 Apr 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
HOS
18 Apr 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
KDG
19 Apr 2025 09:30
BUN
-
-
SID
19 Apr 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
SHI
19 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
MEC
20 Apr 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
DIR
20 Apr 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
MEK
21 Apr 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
EIC
21 Apr 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
CBE
Round 27
30 Apr 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
WOD
30 Apr 2025 18:00
ADA
-
-
WAU
1 May 2025 09:30
BUN
-
-
DIR
1 May 2025 15:00
FSK
-
-
HOS
1 May 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
KDG
2 May 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
ELE
2 May 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
MEC
3 May 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
EIC
3 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
SID
Round 28
5 May 2025 15:00
ADA
-
-
MEK
5 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
HOS
6 May 2025 09:30
ELE
-
-
KDG
6 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
WAU
6 May 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
FSK
7 May 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
AMK
7 May 2025 18:00
EIC
-
-
BDR
8 May 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
HAW
8 May 2025 18:00
SID
-
-
MEC
Round 29
11 May 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
ADA
11 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
WOD
12 May 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
HAW
12 May 2025 18:00
ELE
-
-
SID
13 May 2025 09:30
FSK
-
-
EIC
13 May 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
MEK
13 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
WAU
14 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
BDR
14 May 2025 18:00
MEC
-
-
SHI
Round 30
16 May 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
WOD
16 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
KDG
17 May 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
EIC
17 May 2025 18:00
DIR
-
-
AMK
18 May 2025 09:30
WAU
-
-
ELE
18 May 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
ADA
18 May 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
CBE
19 May 2025 15:00
BDR
-
-
MEC
19 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
SHI
Round 31
23 May 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
AMK
23 May 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
EIC
24 May 2025 09:30
DIR
-
-
BDR
24 May 2025 15:00
KDG
-
-
SID
24 May 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
ELE
25 May 2025 15:00
CBE
-
-
ADA
25 May 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
MEC
26 May 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
SHI
26 May 2025 18:00
HAW
-
-
FSK
Round 32
28 May 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
SID
28 May 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
AMK
29 May 2025 09:30
ADA
-
-
HOS
29 May 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
BUN
29 May 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
ELE
30 May 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
KDG
30 May 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
DIR
31 May 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
HAW
31 May 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
FSK
Round 33
2 Jun 2025 15:00
ADA
-
-
BDR
2 Jun 2025 18:00
AMK
-
-
BUN
3 Jun 2025 09:30
DIR
-
-
WAU
3 Jun 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
KDG
3 Jun 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
HAW
4 Jun 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
CBE
4 Jun 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
WOD
5 Jun 2025 15:00
HOS
-
-
MEC
5 Jun 2025 18:00
MEK
-
-
SID
Round 34
13 Jun 2025 15:00
AMK
-
-
KDG
13 Jun 2025 18:00
WOD
-
-
BDR
14 Jun 2025 09:30
MEK
-
-
BUN
14 Jun 2025 15:00
WAU
-
-
HAW
14 Jun 2025 18:00
CBE
-
-
HOS
15 Jun 2025 15:00
EIC
-
-
MEC
15 Jun 2025 18:00
SID
-
-
DIR
16 Jun 2025 15:00
ELE
-
-
FSK
16 Jun 2025 18:00
SHI
-
-
ADA
Round 35
19 Jun 2025 15:00
SID
-
-
AMK
19 Jun 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
HAW
20 Jun 2025 15:00
DIR
-
-
SHI
20 Jun 2025 18:00
WAU
-
-
MEK
21 Jun 2025 09:30
CBE
-
-
WOD
21 Jun 2025 15:00
BUN
-
-
KDG
21 Jun 2025 18:00
EIC
-
-
HOS
22 Jun 2025 15:00
MEC
-
-
ELE
22 Jun 2025 18:00
FSK
-
-
ADA
Round 36
25 Jun 2025 15:00
WOD
-
-
DIR
25 Jun 2025 18:00
BUN
-
-
CBE
26 Jun 2025 15:00
MEK
-
-
ELE
26 Jun 2025 18:00
BDR
-
-
WAU
27 Jun 2025 09:30
FSK
-
-
SID
27 Jun 2025 15:00
HAW
-
-
ADA
27 Jun 2025 18:00
HOS
-
-
AMK
28 Jun 2025 15:00
SHI
-
-
EIC
28 Jun 2025 18:00
KDG
-
-
MEC

Standing Table

#
Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
18
10
5
3
35
2 â–˛
19
9
5
5
32
3 â–Ľ
19
9
5
5
32
4 â–˛
19
9
3
7
30
5 â–Ľ
18
8
5
5
29
6 â–Ľ
18
8
5
5
29
7 â–Ľ
18
7
7
4
28
8 â–˛
19
7
7
5
28
9 â–Ľ
18
7
6
5
27
10 â–Ľ
19
6
7
6
25
11
19
6
7
6
25
12
18
5
8
5
23
13
19
5
7
7
22
14
18
4
9
5
21
15 â–˛
19
4
7
8
19
16 â–Ľ
19
5
4
10
19
17
19
3
6
10
15
18
18
1
5
12
8

Top scorers chart

#
Player
Played
Goals
1
Arba Minch Ketema
15
10
2
Hawassa Ketema
19
8
3
Ethiopia Bunna
19
8
4
Mekele 70 Enderta
15
7
5
Ethio Electric
18
6
6
Kidus Giorgis
15
6
7
11
6
8
Bahir Dar Ketema
15
6
9
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
19
6
10
Wolaitta Dicha
17
6
11
Diredawa Ketema
9
6
12
Adama Ketema
18
6
13
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
18
6
14
Kidus Giorgis
17
6
15
Adama Ketema
18
5

2024/25 Competitions

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CAF Champions League
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CAF Confederation Cup
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Ethiopian Cup
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Ethiopian Higher League
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Ethiopian League 1
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Ethiopian Premier League
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Ethiopian U-20 Premier League
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Ethiopian Women's Higher League
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Ethiopian Womens Premier League