Nigeria

Franco Armani Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has endured an underwhelming World Cup so far but Jorge Sampaoli is backing him to salvage their hopes.

Nigeria

Stephen Keshi Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi was non-committal on his future after his country's FIFA World Cup exit at the hands of France on Monday.

Two second-half goals gave Nigeria a winning start to AFCON qualifying against Chad, while Algeria, Mali and Senegal all enjoyed victories.

South Africa Shakes Mashaba expects to face a "bitter" Nigeria side bent on revenge when they head to Nelspruit to take on South Africa on Sunday.

Edin Dzeko Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Safet Susic hailed the importance of Edin Dzeko, comparing him to star duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The traditional powerhouses of African football all progressed to the third and final round of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

Samson Siasia Egypt remain top of Group G in the AFCON qualifiers after Mohamed Salah's late goal cancelled out Oghenekaro Etebo's opener for Nigeria.