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VICTOR OSIMHEN'S 2025 AFCON VOW: NIGERIA MUST TRANSLATE GOLDEN GENERATION TALENT TO TROPHIES
Inspired by Victor Osimhen, Nigeria is desperate to win the AFCON 2025 title to overcome its consecutive World Cup failures. The pressure is immense on the "golden generation."
Nigeria, inspired by Victor Osimhen, is eager to bounce back after missing out on the World Cup again. The best way to do that? Win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. It's been a tough stretch for the Super Eagles, who haven't missed two consecutive World Cups since the early '90s.
After finishing second in Group C behind South Africa, Nigeria had another shot as one of the better runners-up. They beat Gabon 4-1 in the semi-finals with two goals from Osimhen, but then lost on penalties to the Democratic Republic of Congo, sending them home.
Our players are hurting, and we need to fix that. "We need to make our opponents feel the pain," said head coach Eric Chelle.
Osimhen added, Nigerians keep calling us a golden generation, but we’ve failed to reach the World Cup twice in a row now. If we’re so good, why do we keep falling short? Now, we have to go back to Morocco and win the Cup of Nations.
We have many talented players in Europe. It’s time we turned that talent into trophies.
Nigeria is in Group C with Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Being the top seeds, they'll play all their group games in Fes. The Super Eagles and Tunisia are the favourites, and their match on December 27 should decide the group winner.
These two teams have met six times in the competition, with Nigeria winning three, Tunisia winning one, and two draws.
Tunisia has been great this year, Chelle said, pointing to their draw against Brazil in a friendly match.
He added, Uganda is getting better under Paul Put, and many Tanzanian players are in one of Africa’s strongest leagues.
There’s a lot of pressure on the team and me because every Nigerian feels like a coach. I have been avoiding social media to focus on my work.
Chelle, who previously coached Mali to the 2024 AFCON quarter-finals, knows one problem in Morocco will be choosing from his many talented strikers.
Besides Osimhen, he has options like Ademola Lookman, Victor Boniface, Samuel Chukwueze, Tolu Arokodare, Moses Simon, Adams Akor, and Chidera Ejuke.
Tunisia coach Samy Trabelsi sees Nigeria as a major force with great talent in Europe.
Still, he is hopeful about his own team. Anything can happen at AFCON. If we are determined, we have an opportunity. I want to reach at least the semi-finals.
Tunisia had a rough AFCON qualifying, losing at home to Comoros and Gambia. They did better in World Cup qualifying, winning nine games, drawing one, and keeping ten clean sheets.
Uganda is back in the tournament after missing the last two. Coach Put has promised fans a team that won’t back down against stronger teams.
Tanzania made a late coaching change, bringing in Argentine Miguel Gamondi, who also coaches Singida Black Stars.
Mbwana Samatta's good form in France has earned him a recall as captain. The Taifa Stars hope to win their first AFCON game after failing to do so in three previous appearances.
CRISTIANO RONALDO PROTESTS AL-HILAL'S BENZEMA DEAL BY SKIPPING AL-NASSR LEAGUE MATCH
Cristiano Ronaldo is fuming. Discover why the Al-Nassr star skipped his last match and is now threatening to leave Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the main attraction in the Saudi Pro League ever since he landed in the Middle East three years ago. Now, for the first time, it looks like he’s actually thinking about leaving. He’s frustrated. He feels the playing field isn’t level, and it’s starting to get to him.
Here’s the deal: Four clubs in the league—Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ahli—get their backing straight from the state. But Ronaldo sat out Al-Nassr’s match against Al-Riyadh on Monday night. Why? He was protesting. He found out Al-Hilal was about to sign Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad, and that was the last straw. From Ronaldo’s perspective, Al-Hilal keeps getting more freedom to splash cash than everyone else. They’re the current champions, and Ronaldo still hasn’t managed to win his first Saudi title.
Saudi officials tried to calm him down. According to Diario AS, they reached out and argued that most of Al-Hilal’s extra spending comes from Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, not the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Al-Hilal just brought in Kader Meite for €30 million, Saimon Bouabre for €23 million, and now Benzema. Al-Nassr, on the other hand, only managed two free transfers this winter. Sure, they spent a lot more in the summer, but that didn’t seem to matter to Ronaldo.
Reports from Portugal, cited by AS, say Ronaldo’s not ruling anything out—not even leaving Saudi Arabia this summer. That’s despite just signing an extension with Al-Nassr until 2027.
And honestly, he has a point. Since he arrived, Al-Hilal have spent €647 million, while Al-Nassr have shelled out €410 million and Al-Ittihad €365 million. These numbers probably don’t include salaries—and let’s face it, nobody’s making more than Ronaldo. He’s supposed to return on Friday when Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad, but right now, no one really knows if he’ll play or if he’s planning his next move.
N’GOLO KANTE SKIPS TRAINING AS AL-ITTIHAD BLOCK HIS MOVE TO FENERBAHCE OFFICIALLY
N’Golo Kante has gone on strike at Al-Ittihad after a paperwork error blocked his move to Fenerbahce. Can he still sign by Friday?
N’Golo Kanté didn’t show up for Al-Ittihad training on Tuesday, and it’s not hard to see why. He was all set to head to Fenerbahçe, but the deal fell apart at the last minute—apparently because Al-Ittihad messed up some paperwork. Kante was supposed to fly to Istanbul and sign, but thanks to this administrative slip, he’s stuck in limbo. There’s still a shot at reviving the transfer sinceKanté Turkey’s transfer window stays open until Friday, February 6.
Kante was one of the first big European names to jump to the Saudi Pro League, joining Al-Ittihad in 2023 after seven years with Chelsea. He’s been a key player in Jeddah, helping Al-Ittihad win the 2024-25 league title and the King’s Cup.
Then, in the middle of the January window, word got out that Fenerbahce wanted him. The Turkish club were eager to add a World Cup winner to their squad. The plan was to swap Kante for Youssef En-Nesyri, who’d head to Saudi Arabia. Everything seemed set until deadline day, when news broke that an error by Al-Ittihad in the Transfer Matching System stopped the transfer cold.
Fenerbahce didn’t hold back. They blamed Al-Ittihad directly, saying they’d done everything right: agreements with the players, medicals, paperwork, all wrapped up on time. But Al-Ittihad entered something wrong in the system, and that was that. Fenerbahçe even asked for an extension and reached out to FIFA, but nothing moved. In the end, the deal died, and Fenerbahçe put out a statement saying they understood the frustration and would keep working to strengthen the squad.
Meanwhile, Kante’s making his feelings clear. According to Ben Jacobs, he skipped training on Tuesday, still hoping the move to Fenerbahce can happen. Santi Aouna says talks between the clubs aren’t dead yet. L’Equipe is reporting that Kanté doesn’t want to play for Al-Ittihad while he waits for FIFA’s decision. With the Turkish window open until Friday, there’s still a glimmer of hope for Kante, though En-Nesyri’s move is off the table for now.
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