afcon 2023

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi discuss and share their thoughts on the Super Eagles of Nigeria's 1-2 defeat against the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
They also discuss the abuse faced by Alex Iwobi on social media, players considering retirement, and the future of head coach, Jose Peseiro.

0:00 Promo
0:09 Intro
1:17 Recap of the game
11:37 Rating the Super Eagles’ AFCON Campaign
13:23 Social media abuse of Alex Iwobi 
27:49 Players considering retirement
32:13 Should Jose Peseiro stay as head coach ?
37:24 Closing remarks

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi preview the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday February 11, 2024. 

0:00 Promo
0:15 Intro
1:31 Nigeria’s road to the final
4:11 Ivory Coast’s road to the final
9:28 The history of Nigeria vs Ivory Coast
13:09 Nigeria vs Ivory Coast Head to Head
15:51 Ivory Coast players to watch
24:13 Nigerian players to watch 
27:18 Preferred lineups
32:48 Predictions
34:59 Betting odds
36:30 Final thoughts

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi review the action from the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. They also predict the winner of the bronze medal match between South Africa and DR Congo.

On this exciting episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi discuss and preview the upcoming 23 Africa Cup of Nations semifinal match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa.

0:00 Promo
0:11 Intro
1:27 Nigeria’s road to the semifinals
3:18 South Africa’s road to the semifinals
5:48 The history of Nigeria vs South Africa
9:12 Head to Head 
11:10 South African players to watch 
16:11 Nigerian players to watch 
23:00 South Africa predicted lineup
25:20 Nigeria predicted lineup 
28:41 Form of both teams
31:32 Final score predictions 
33:33 Conclusion

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi review and recap the exciting action from the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after going 4 for 4 with their winner predictions. They also make their predictions for the semifinals with Nigeria facing South Africa, and DR Congo facing Ivory Coast.

Super Eagles fans flood the streets of Abidjan, and share their thoughts with us, following Nigeria’s 1-0 victory over Angola in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

On this very interesting episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi preview the upcoming #AFCON2023 quarterfinal match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Antelopes of Angola.
They also make their predictions of the winner and final score of the game.

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi recap and review the Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. From Nigeria’s win over Cameroon, Senegal falling to a defeat against Ivory Coast, to Morocco’s humbling by South Africa. They also make their predictions, ahead of the quarterfinals which begin on Friday.

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi preview the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s upcoming AFCON 2023 encounter against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.

0:00 Promo
0:09 Intro
2:05 Group Stage performances
7:16 History / Rivalry behind this fixture 
12:15 Recent matches between Nigeria and Cameroon
15:07 How should the Super Eagles set up against Cameroon ?
21:35 How Cameroon may lineup against Nigeria
27:01 Final score predictions
30:36 Overview of the rest of the tournament

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi review the group stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where Senegal emerged as the best team, Equatorial Guinea and Cape Verde emerge as surprise packages, Ghana and Algeria crash out early. They also select their best match of the tournament so far, and predict the winners of each Round of 16 match.

0:00 Promo
0:11 Intro
1:33 Group A review 
7:50 Group B review
14:30 Group C Review
19:03 Group D Review
24:01 Group E Review
27:59 Group F Review
33:43 Round of 16 Draws & Predictions
43:02 Best game so far
46:52 North African teams struggling 

On this episode of the Naija FC Podcast, AyoT and Smith Layi share their thoughts on the Super Eagles’ victory over Ivory Coast, and then preview the upcoming match against Guinea-Bissau. They also looked at some potential Round of 16 opponents for Nigeria.

On this episode of the Naija FC podcast, Smyth Layi and AyoT preview the Super Eagles’ upcoming match in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations against the host nation, Ivory Coast.

0:00 Intro
6:06 Matchday 1 
3:30 Ivory Coast players to watch 
6:04 Nigerian players to watch 
9:00 History of the fixture 
15:19 Ivory Coast predicted lineup
16:28 Nigeria predicted lineup 
23:22 Match Predictions
25:36 Betting odds
28:20 Closing remarks

It’s AFCON O’Clock, and Ayo T is back once again with Smith Layi to preview and predict the Super Eagles opening match in group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations against Equatorial Guinea.

What’s your match prediction ?

AyoT and Smith Layi discuss Moses Simon signing a new contract with FC Nantes, Victor Osimhen signing a new contract with Napoli, Rafiu Durosinmi’s pending transfer to Eintracht Frankfurt, and then a deep dive into the Super Eagles’ 25-man squad for the AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast.

0:00 Intro
0:55 Moses Simon’s new contract 
5:46 Victor Osimhen’s new contract 
11:35 Rafiu Durosinmi to Eintracht Frankfurt 
17:02 AFCON 2023 squad 
18:53 Goalkeepers
26:11 Defenders
34:37 Midfielders
43:34 Forwards
59:48 Final thoughts on the AFCON squad
1:02:42 How far will we go ?

AyoT and Smith Layi review the action from the past weekend before entering an in-depth discussion about the Super Eagles’ 40-man provisional list for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Leave a comment with your final 27-man squad for the tournament.