South Africa will conclude their Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) group-stage campaign against Tunisia at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Wednesday.

South Africa, the 1996 champions, suffered a 2-0 loss to Mali in their campaign opener and bounced back with a thumping 4-0 win over Namibia on Sunday. Percy Tau broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 14th minute and Themba Zwane bagged a first-half brace.


Thapelo Maseko, who came on as a substitute in the 70th minute, registered himself on the scoresheet just five minutes later, scoring his first goal for Bafana Bafana.

Tunisia, who were the runners-up in the 1996 edition of the competition, have endured a winless start to their campaign. After losing 1-0 to Namibia in their campaign opener, they held Mali to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Both teams scored in the first half as Lassine Sinayoko's 10th-minute opener was canceled out by Hamza Rafia 10 minutes later.

The draw made things very interesting in the Group E table, with first-placed Mali and last-placed Tunisia separated by three points. So, each team from the group is in contention to qualify for the knockout round.

Mauritania will square off against 2019 champions Algeria in their final group-stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) at the Stade Bouaké on Tuesday.

Both teams have endured a winless start to their campaign, with Mauritania suffering back-to-back defeats and the 2019 winners playing two draws in a row.


The Lions of Chinguetti are making their third-straight appearance in the group stage of the AFCON and have been winless in eight games thus far. After failing to score in the previous edition, they found the back of the net in their meeting against Angola last week.

Algeria were held to a 1-1 draw in their campaign opener by Angola and in their previous outing, they narrowly avoided a loss and played out a 2-2 draw against Burkina Faso.

Baghdad Bounedjah was the hero once again as he equalized for his side in the 51st minute. After Burkina Faso retook the lead thanks to Bertrand Traoré's penalty, Bounedjah headed in the equalizer in the fifth minute of injury time, with Adam Ounas, who replaced Riyad Mahrez in the 74th minute, picking up the assist.

The Desert Warriors need a win from the match to ensure a top-two finish in Group D. Angola and Burkina Faso, both have four points to their name and meet on Tuesday. If they settle for a draw, Algeria's chances of making it into the next round will be slim.

It may only be Matchday 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations, but South Africa and Namibia already find themselves at a potentially pivotal moment ahead of their duel at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Sunday due to contrasting fortunes in their respective Group E openers.

South Africa lost 2-0 to Mali on MD 1, meaning more dropped points this weekend will almost certainly require them to win their final – and toughest on paper – game of the group stage against Tunisia next week if they’re to have any realistic hope of reaching the knockout phase.

Namibia, on the other hand, opened their campaign with a shock 1-0 win over Tunisia, earning their first-ever victory at the Africa Cup of Nations. If they make it two from two, they’ll achieve another first by booking their spot in the next round.

Zambia and Tanzania will bring the curtain down on Matchday 2 in Group F on Sunday, with both sides seeking their first win of the tournament. In fact, Tanzania are still looking for their first win in AFCON history, losing six and drawing one of the seven games they’ve played in the competition. Adel Amrouche’s side have shipped 3+ goals in four of these seven games, including a 3-0 defeat to Morocco on MD 1.

In truth, it was always going to be difficult for Tanzania to threaten the Atlas Lions, but it was alarming just how toothless they were going forwards. The Taifa Stars managed just two touches in Morocco’s box, their lowest tally in an Africa Cup of Nations game, while only Namibia (1) against Morocco in 2019, and Zimbabwe (1 against Guinea in 2022) have had fewer on record.

Morocco enter Matchday 2 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with expectations only growing about their chances of glory. They have only won the competition once before – back in 1976 – and have also only made the final on one other occasion (2004), so they don’t have much AFCON pedigree, but their current team is arguably their greatest ever.

Following on from finishing fourth at the World Cup in Qatar, Morocco are among the tournament favourites in the Ivory Coast and will have only strengthened any belief in their chances with a hugely convincing 3-0 win over Tanzania on MD 1 in Group F.

They will come up against stronger opposition in this tournament, but having kept their opponents to only two shots and a total of just 0.03 xG, they showed just how defensively sound this team is. It was that defence upon which their remarkable World Cup run was built, and it will be key to their progress at AFCON 2023, too.

A Polaris Bank customer, Onofue Victoria Ife-Michael, has been left embittered over the bank’s refusal to grant her access to funds refunded into her account by a UK university.

In a series of posts on X, Ife-Michael narrated how she had applied to Roehampton University, United Kingdom, and was offered provisional admission.

However, she said, the admission was later terminated over the school’s quota issues after she had been made to pay £2,500 tuition deposit.

The crypto expert said that since November 2022, she made spirited efforts to get a refund of the tuition deposit from the school to no avail.

She said that after many months of agonising back and forth with the school, the tuition deposit was finally refunded into a Polaris Bank domiciliary account she recently opened.

However, Ife-Michael said she was left in tears after the bank informed her that the funds would be returned to the school.

She wrote, “Yesterday, @PolarisBankLtd did something that really broke my heart. Broke my heart so bad that I cried all day and didn’t sleep all night.

“In June 2022, i got into Roehampton university, London and was required to pay a tuition deposit of £2,500 before I could sit for the pre CAS.

“I made a life altering decision and sold my apartment to raise funds for the tuition fee and other traveling expenses.

“But after i paid and sat through the interview, Roehampton’s communication with me drastically changed and I had to start struggling for a response from them.

“Eventually, they said their intake was full and I couldn’t get in. I was hurt, but I moved on.

“In line with their refund policy, I applied for a refund for the first time In November 2022. This would become the beginning of a long and difficult journey to get my money back.

“I wrote so many emails to the school and spent so much money on airtime to call them. There were weeks of total silence and no response from the school, weeks I had to go through not knowing if I would get my money back or not. This singular experience really altered my life.


“Finally, in July 2023, 8 months after the first refund application, I got the first positive response from Roehampton (I say “positive” because I was told to fill a form for the refund, which I did, but in reality, the refund was declined).

“They couldn’t verify the account details.

“I requested a new form in July, and it took another two months to get the link from the school. Again, it was declined.

“It was then a friend in the UK tried sending some pounds to the account and he discovered that the account wasn’t functioning anymore.


“I wasn’t aware because it wasn’t my personal bank account I paid the deposit (£) from.

“I had sent Naira from @PolarisBankLtd in 2022 to a Gtbank account that sent the money to a UK account. This UK account paid pounds to Roehampton on my behalf.

“I did this because I didn’t have a domiciliary account at the time and I needed to pay in time for the pre CAS interview.

“Roehampton’s refund policy states that money can be refunded only to the account that paid directly.

“Since said account wasn’t functioning anymore, I wrote to the school explaining my challenges and how I had no idea about the account’s closure.

“I then pleaded that they send the money to an account I would provide them.

“So I went to @PolarisBankLtd three weeks ago and opened a dom account with them. I provided roe with my account details.

“Fortunately, Roehampton agreed to pay into the account, and they did. It took 7 days, the money got in on Sunday.

“I didn’t even know it had gotten in because I received no alerts. Only to receive a call from @PolarisBankLtd yesterday and was told that the money would have to be returned to the school because I didn’t send the pounds directly from my account originally.

“I would like to know what kind of policy this is because if this money is returned to the school, I have no idea if I’ll ever get it out. Or how long it would take.

“So many people who are directly related to me have been affected by this because that money has its purpose, especially at such a time when the economy isn’t friendly.

“Imagine the heartbreak and hurt this has caused. Is it abnormal to receive funds from a school even after providing all necessary documentation and information requested?”

Ife-Michael urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene in the matter.

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53 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Gombe-16
Rivers-12
Cross River-8
Kaduna-4
Niger-4
Kwara-3
Bayelsa-2
Kano-2
Ogun-1
Oyo-1

253,780 confirmed
230,145 discharged
3,139 deaths

Today’s report includes 0 cases reported from Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https:///zQrpNeOfet

#TakeResponsibility

36 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-23
FCT-5
Osun-4
Taraba-3
Nasarawa-1

253,727 confirmed
230,045 discharged
3,139 deaths

Today's report:
◼️reflects a corrected computational error of confirmed and discharged cases that occurred last week
◼️includes 3 confirmed cases reported from Taraba state for 2nd Feb
◼️includes 0 cases reported from Ekiti, Kaduna, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau & Sokoto States

February 5 https://www.nairaland.com/6973510/covid-19-update-february-5-2022

145 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Imo-65
Lagos-36
Ondo-20
Kano-6
Osun-6
Rivers-6
FCT-3
Delta-1
Kaduna-1
Ogun-1

253,685 confirmed
230,126 discharged
3,139 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️65 confirmed cases reported from Imo State for 3rd Feb
▪️36 confirmed cases reported from Lagos State for 4th (22) & 5th (14) Feb
▪️16 community discharged cases reported from Imo State 3rd Feb
▪️0 cases reported from Abia, Ekiti, Oyo and Sokoto States

February 4 https://www.nairaland.com/6972514/covid-19-update-february-4-2022

35 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Rivers-15
Katsina-8
FCT-6
Gombe-4
Ekiti-1
Kano-1

253,540 confirmed
229,982 discharged
3,136 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️67 community discharges cases from FCT for 4th February
▪️0 cases reported from Abia, Delta, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https:///zQrpNeOfet

#TakeResponsibility

February 3 https://www.nairaland.com/6970658/covid-19-update-february-3-2022

100 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-22
Yobe-18
FCT-15
Ogun-7
Osun-7
Oyo-6
Sokoto-6
Imo-5
Kwara-4
Bauchi-3
Edo-3
Delta-1
Jigawa-1
Kano-1
Nasarawa-1

253,505 confirmed
229,893 discharged
3,136 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️3 confirmed cases reported from Bauchi State for 2nd Feb
▪️158 community discharged cases from FCT for 3rd Feb
▪️16 community discharged cases from Imo State for 3rd Feb
▪️0 cases reported from Ekiti, Ondo and Rivers States

#TakeResponsibility

February 2 https://www.nairaland.com/6968998/covid-19-update-february-2-2022

65 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-19
Kano-16
Rivers-12
FCT-11
Kaduna-4
Niger-2
Delta-1

253,405 confirmed
229,676 discharged
3,136 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️2 confirmed cases reported from Niger State for 31st January
▪️0 cases reported from Nasarawa, Sokoto and Zamfara States

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

February 1 https://www.nairaland.com/6967275/covid-19-update-february-1-2022

159 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-57
Yobe-37
Rivers-27
FCT-14
Gombe-14
Kano-7
Bayelsa-1
Ekiti-1
Nasarawa-1

253,340 confirmed
229,650 discharged
3,136 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️57 confirmed cases reported from Lagos state for 31st Jan & 1st Feb
▪️172 community discharged cases from FCT
▪️0 cases reported from Delta, Kaduna, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau & Sokoto States

Breakdown of cases by state via https:///zQrpNeOfet

January 31 https://www.nairaland.com/6965789/covid-19-update-january-31-2022

158 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Anambra-82
Lagos-35
Akwa Ibom-13
Cross River-7
Kwara-6
FCT-5
Gombe-3
Kaduna-3
Bayelsa-2
Kano-1
Nasarawa-1

253,181 confirmed
229,315 discharged
3,136 deaths

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Today’s report includes:

▪️82 confirmed cases reported from Anambra State for 14th - 30th Jan
▪️35 confirmed cases reported from Lagos State for 30th Jan
▪️13 confirmed cases reported from Akwa Ibom State for 24th - 30th Jan

▪️82 discharged cases reported from Anambra State for 14 - 30 Jan
▪️68 discharged cases reported from Akwa Ibom State for 24 - 30 Jan
▪️0 cases reported from Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases via https:///zQrpN

January 30 https://www.nairaland.com/6964156/covid-19-update-january-30-2022

22 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Osun -9
FCT-6
Delta-4
Rivers-2
Kano-1

253,023 confirmed
229,019 discharged
3,135 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️ 0 cases reported from Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Kaduna, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, and Sokoto

▪️4 cases reported for Delta state are backlogs from January 28th (3) and 29th (1) 2022

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https:///zQrpNeOfet

January 29 89 New COVID-19 Cases, 70 Discharged And 1 Death On January 29

89 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-26
Ondo-19
Imo-16
Edo-7
Kaduna-7
Rivers-7
FCT-3
Ogun-3
Kano-1

253,001 confirmed
228,702 discharged
3,135 deaths

Today’s report includes:
▪️1 death reported for Imo state is a backlog from January 24th 2022
▪️ 0 cases reported from Abia, Ekiti, Bauchi, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, and Sokoto
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https:///zQrpNf5Q61

January 26 https://www.nairaland.com/6958326/covid-19-update-january-26-2022

75 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-33
Gombe-13
FCT-11
Osun-8
Edo-3
Rivers-3
Plateau-2
Kaduna-1
Kano-1

252,753 confirmed
228,137 discharged
3,134 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️ 0 cases reported from Abia, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, and Sokoto

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 25 https://www.nairaland.com/6956748/covid-19-update-january-25-2022

250 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-122
Gombe-44
FCT-20
Kaduna-19
Borno-16
Delta-7
Ondo-7
Rivers-6
Jigawa-3
Oyo-3
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Ogun-1

252,678 confirmed
227,491 discharged
3,133 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️ 0 cases reported from Ekiti, Nasarawa, Osun, Plateau, Sokoto, and Zamfara

▪️122 cases reported for Lagos state include additional 90 backlogs from 20th - 23rd January 2022

▪️7 deaths reported for Ondo state are backlogs from 11th - 23rd January 2022

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 24 https://www.nairaland.com/6955096/covid-19-update-january-24-2022

241 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Taraba-98
Rivers-66
Lagos-35
FCT-20
Delta-13
Kwara-3
Abia-2
Nasarawa-2
Plateau-2

252,428 confirmed
227,004 discharged
3,126 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️ 0 cases reported from Cross River, Ekiti, Kano, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto

▪️98 cases reported for Taraba state include 74 backlogs from 1st - 23rd January 2022

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 23 https://www.nairaland.com/6953606/covid-19-update-january-23-2022

228 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-110
Gombe-38
Lagos-32
Osun-14
Taraba-12
Imo-5
Kaduna-5
Rivers-4
Borno-2
Kano-2
Bauchi-1
Delta-1
Ekiti-1
Ogun-1

252,187 confirmed
226,408 discharged
3,124 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️110 confirmed cases reported for FCT for 22nd (99) & 23rd (11) January 2022

▪️19 confirmed cases reported for Taraba state for 17th (12) & 22nd (7) January 2022

▪️2 confirmed cases reported for Borno state for 21st January 2022

▪️10 Discharged cases reported for FCT for 22nd ( & 23rd (2) January 2022 and 308 community discharges for 22nd (100) & 23rd (208)

▪️3 States with zero cases reported: Edo, Ondo and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 22 https://www.nairaland.com/6952054/covid-19-update-january-22-2022

29 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-27
Kano-1
Rivers-1

251,959 confirmed
225,946 discharged
3,124 deaths

States with zero cases reported(4): Anambra, Bauchi, Plateau and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

January 21 https://www.nairaland.com/6950674/covid-19-update-january-21-2022

236 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos -90
Gombe-66
FCT-29
Delta-12
Kaduna-11
Osun-10
Kano-8
Rivers-7
Ekiti-1
Nasarawa-1
Oyo-1

251,930 confirmed
225,906 discharged
3,124 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️90 confirmed cases reported for Lagos for 20th (46) & 21st (44) January 2022

▪️29 confirmed cases reported for FCT for 20th (15) & 21st (14) January 2022

▪️322 Discharged cases reported for FCT for 20th (1) & 21st ( January 2022 and 313 community discharges for 20th (119) & 21st (194)

▪️4 states with zero cases reported: Bauchi, Ogun, Ondo and Sokoto

January 20 https://www.nairaland.com/6949470/covid-19-update-january-20-2022

123 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Edo-38
Osun-25
Rivers-22
Kaduna-12
Oyo-10
Kwara-6
Ogun-3
Bauchi-2
Kano-2
Borno-1
Delta-1
Ekiti-1

251,694 confirmed
225,455 discharged
3,123 deaths

Today’s report includes 5 states with zero cases reported: Abia, Nasarawa, Ondo, Plateau and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 19 https://www.nairaland.com/6947368/covid-19-update-january-19-2022

230 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-115
Gombe -29
FCT -24
Imo -20
Rivers -10
Ondo-9
Kano-5
Abia-4
Kaduna-4
Oyo-4
Kebbi-2
Ogun-2
Borno-1
Jigawa-1

251,571 confirmed
225,280 discharged
3,117 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️4 confirmed cases reported for Abia state for 18th January 2022

▪️2 confirmed cases reported for Kebbi state for 18th January 2022

▪️1 confirmed cases reported for Borno state for 18th January 2022

▪️203 community discharges for FCT for 19th January 2022

▪️13 discharged cases reported for Abia state for 18th January 2022

▪️5 states with zero cases reported: Ekiti, Nasarawa, Osun,Plateau and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit:

January 18 https://www.nairaland.com/6945826/covid-19-update-january-18-2022

163 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria.

Lagos -59
FCT-33
Delta-16
Kaduna-13
Gombe-12
Osun-12
Ogun-4
Ekiti-3
Oyin-3
Rivers-3
Borno-2
Imo-2
Nasarawa-1

251,341 confirmed
224,939 discharged
3,116 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️2 confirmed cases reported for Borno state for 17th January 2022

▪️199 discharged cases reported for FCT for 18th January 2022 including 198 community discharges

▪️A backlog of 4 deaths reported for FCT for 18th (1), 26th (1), 30th (1) December 2021 & 12th (1) January 2022

▪️3 states with 0 cases reported: Bauchi, Plateau and Sokoto

January 17 https://www.nairaland.com/6944149/covid-19-update-january-17-2022

249 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-59
Adamawa-46
Imo-37
FCT-30
Kwara-14
Rivers-13
Kaduna-10
Taraba-9
Cross River-8
Bauchi-7
Niger-5
Delta-4
Ogun-4
Nasarawa-2
Kano-1

251,178 confirmed
224,629 discharged
3,110 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️46 confirmed cases reported for Adamawa state for 13th January 2022

▪️9 confirmed cases reported for Taraba state for 12th January 2022

▪️5 confirmed cases reported for Niger state for 16th January 2022

▪️36 discharged cases & 1 Death case reported for Taraba state for 12th January 2022

▪️214 discharged cases reported for FCT for 17th January 2022 including 213 community discharges

▪️12 community discharged cases reported for Imo state for 17th January 2022

▪️5 discharged cases reported for Adamawa state for 13th January 2022

▪️3 states with zero cases reported: Plateau, Ondo and Osun

January 16 https://www.nairaland.com/6941588/covid-19-update-january-15-2022

301 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-175
Ondo-42
Osun-23
Rivers-21
Nasarawa-16
Oyo-8
Gombe-7
Kaduna-7
FCT-1
Kano-1

250,929 confirmed
224,052 discharged
3,103 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️175 additional cases reported from Lagos State for 1st - 15th January
▪️Backlog of deaths ( reported from Lagos State
▪️0 cases reported from Abia, Bauchi, Plateau, and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 15 https://www.nairaland.com/6941588/covid-19-update-january-15-2021

267 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Delta-160
Osun-27
FCT-22
Gombe-17
Cross River-16
Enugu-13
Rivers-6
Ekiti-4
Kaduna-1
Kano-1

250,628 confirmed
223,765 discharged
3,095 deaths

Today’s report includes:

▪️160 cases reported from Delta State are backlogs from 24th - 31st Dec (82) and 1st - 10th Jan (78)
▪️4 cases reported from Ekiti State include 3 backlogs from 1st Jan 2022
▪️3 deaths reported from Osun State include 2 backlogs from 3rd Jan
▪️0 cases reported from Abia, Bauchi, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#TakeResponsibility

January 14 https://www.nairaland.com/6940175/covid-19-update-january-14-2021