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Nasarawa United technical adviser, Mbwas Mangut has expressed satisfaction with the performance of their newly recruited players in the 2-1 over Niger Tornadoes.

Adekunle Oluwasegun, who was among the newly recruited players, scored the winning goal for the hosts in the game.

Last season’s top scorer, Anas Yusuf, opened scoring for the Solid Miners.

Ahmadu Liman grabbed the consolation goal for the Niger Tornadoes.

“We scored two early goals and made some incursions, however, the most important thing was that we secured the maximum points,” Mangut disclosed to the club’s media.

“I am glad with the performance of our newly acquired mid-season players who are blending well with the established players. We are rotating the team due to fatigue and illnesses to some of the players.”

NPFL: Mangut thumbs up new players performance in win over Tornadoes

Kwara United have tendered an unreserved apology for their poor start to the second half of the season.

The Harmony Boys are without a win in their last two games

Kwara United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Ikorodu City at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday.

The Ilorin-based side blamed their struggles on injuries.

Kwara United said it was not the results they planned for.

“Yet, amid these setbacks, I want to reassure you that we are not standing idle,” Kwara United wrote in a statement after the defeat in Lagos.

“Our squad have been ravaged by an unprecedented injury crisis testing our depth and resolve like never before.”

NPFL: Kwara United apologise for poor start to second stanza

Senegal were crowned African champions on Sunday afternoon, beating Morocco in the AFCON final.

Senegal star, Pape Gueye scored the game’s only goal in the first half of extra time to ensure the Teranga Lions defeated the AFCON host nation.

However, DAILY POST takes a look at the most successful countries in the history of the AFCON tournament.

Egypt, which lost the AFCON third-place playoff to Nigeria on Saturday, is the most successful nation in the competition’s history, having won seven titles.

Behind Egypt is Cameroon, who have five AFCON titles so far.

Here is the list of countries with the most AFCON titles after Senegal triumphs over Morocco:

1. Egypt – 7 titles
2. Cameroon – 5 titles
3. Ghana – 4 titles
4. Ivory Coast and Nigeria – 3 titles
5. Algeria – DR Congo and Senegal – 2 titles

AFCON: Most successful nations in history after Senegal triumphs over Morocco

Former Nigeria international, Odion Ighalo, ex-South Africa forward, Teko Modise and former Chelsea forward, Solomon Kalou, have condemned Senegal for walking off the pitch over a referee decision in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

While the game was tilting towards a 0-0 end, the centre referee disallowed Ismaila Sarr’s header for a foul on Achraf Hakimi.

Then in the 97th minute, the host nation were awarded a controversial penalty which led to a lot of tension.

At a point, Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest of the referee and VAR decisions.

“The world is watching this and for talking about one the Africa Cup of Nations being the same level and of European standard, then this. This should not happen in Africa football, the coach telling player to go out of the pitch and all that,” Ighalo said on SuperSport while reacting.

“Sadio Mane saved them from embarrassment. Always been there. He has won everything. He showed it tonight. He’s a class player in and out of the field. And tonight he respected the game, because he knows it’s more about the football.

“He showed that no matter the situation, you have to respect the game, which he did, and call his teammate to come out and continue the game like he said the coach was supposed to show less emotions, but manage step up and show that he’s class guy,” Ighalo continued.

Kalou added, “I mean, Sadio Mane was not going to go outside the pitch. There he was. He made up his mind. I going to stay on the pitch. And I think that if every team have to work off the pitch because of bad decision in this tournament, then some of the team will have done that long time ago.

“So we can know we cannot just base our football on one decision of a referee.
In that situation, the coach have to be the one with less emotion. Yeah, because they’re out of the pitch. If it is the players we understand. But when you’re the coach and you’re outside, you have to play with less emotion. And sometimes I think Sadio Mane was the one today who made that team to that win the match.”

South Africa’s Teko Modise, said, “And also it helps as well, because he’s got so much respect from his peers, and he has won everything, and he’s a superstar, and in his behavior and his demeanor, he’s the one that still stays on the pitch.

“Look at the leadership that he has… calling the player back on the pitch. And there’s a moment as well where the emotions are flying. There’s a penalty you feel like maybe you shouldn’t have got it, but at another day, we can’t be in a space where if you feel like the decision is not going your way, and then you want to walk out of the pitch, that’s the football.

“He was like, come let’s play. It’s not a problem. Let’s play. That’s what he was telling his teammate, that to tell you is they respect him for what he had won and what the big player that is. But also he understand that it was important for his team to get back on the pitch.”

A first-half extra-time strike from Papa Gueye was enough for Senegalese to claim the trophy in Morocco.

AFCON: ‘Everyone respects him – Ighalo, Modise, Kalou react as Mane recalls Senegalese players