AFCON: Chelle makes demands ahead of Super Eagles’ clash with Algeria

Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has urged his team to stay focused on Marrakech, training sessions, and their next game against Algeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Chelle’s side will tackle the Desert Foxes in the AFCON last-8 on Saturday evening in Marrakech.

Nigeria recently secured a victory over Mozambique in their previous AFCON encounter, while Algeria triumphed against DR Congo.

“I prefer to remain focused now on Marrakech, and there is a game to play, and after the game we can think about our accommodation,” Chelle said via Yahoo Sports.

“The story starts in Marrakech, so we have to stay focused on Marrakech, training sessions, and the next game.”

Nigeria’s clash with Algeria is set to kick off at 5 pm, Nigerian time.

AFCON: Chelle makes demands ahead of Super Eagles’ clash with Algeria

‘He relies heavily on auto-tune’ – Portable criticises his colleague, Mavo

Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, known as Portable has criticised his colleague, Mavo, describing him as “untalented.”

Speaking in a video broadcast via his social media page, Portable alleged that the Shakabulizzy crooner relies heavily on auto-tune to make music.

Sharing a clip of Mavo’s live performance, the Zazu hitmaker claimed that judging by the performance, he isn’t a talented musician.

Portable also claimed that his signees were more talented than Mavo.

He said, “Mavo uses auto-tune. I’ve been seeing some celebrities associating and collaborating with you. You now went to do a live band. Is that how to perform? Even my signees sing better than you.

“Your live performance is shambolic. That’s not how to use a live band. I blame the superstars who overlook real talents and support overhyped wack artists.”

Mavo is yet to respond to Portable’s criticism.

‘He relies heavily on auto-tune’ – Portable criticises his colleague, Mavo

Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify

Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made history as the first-ever African artist to surpass ten billion streams on the global streaming music platform Spotify.

The Ojuelegba crooner achieved the feat as his streams across all credits on the platform recently hit the 10 billion-stream mark.

His collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake and British singer, Tyla is his most streamed song on the platform with almost 4 billion streams.

His third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’ is his most streamed project on Spotify with over a billion streams.

Wizkid’s most streamed song as lead is ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, which has amassed over 333 million streams.

Meanwhile, American singer Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds Of A Feather’ has surpassed Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ as the most streamed solo song by a female artist in Spotify history.

‘Birds Of A Feather’ recently hit  3.37 billion to surpass ‘Dance Monkey’, which has 3.3 billion streams.

Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify

AFCON: It’s beyond our control – Mali coach, Saintfiet reveals two problems in Morocco

Head coach of Mali, Tom Saintfiet has revealed his two little problems in Morocco amid the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Saintfiet noted that the only challenges he faces during the tournament in Morocco so far are the ‘temperature and rain’ as he admitted that these conditions are ‘beyond our control.’

The 52-year-old praised Morocco’s exceptional organization of the tournament, acknowledging the host country’s proven track record in managing large-scale sporting events.

“It’s been a fantastic AFCON so far. I’ve always loved Morocco for its ability to organize major sporting events. It is a beautiful country with good hotels, magnificent stadiums and excellent pitches for training,” Saintfiet said via CAFOnline.

“Overall, I am very pleased with this AFCON. The only small problem is the temperature and the rain, but that is beyond our control.

“I would say it is a very good AFCON, well organized, with a great atmosphere. The supporters are very positive in the streets.”

AFCON: It’s beyond our control – Mali coach, Saintfiet reveals two problems in Morocco

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