![Home News Sports Investigations Metro Plus Videos Politics Business HealthWise Editorial Columns PUNCH Lite [FULL LIST] AFCON 2025: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 others secure spots as qualifiers intensify 15th November 2024 AFCON AFCON trophy By Tosin Oyediran Kindly share this story: Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With 15 teams already securing qualification and 24 set to participate, the battle for the remaining nine spots in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations intensifies. The tournament, which will be hosted by Morocco next year, December 2025 to January 2026, as obtained from the CAF website, promises fierce competition as the road to the finals narrows. PUNCH ONLINE reports on Friday that the defending champion and runner up in the last edition, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria have both secured their qualification spots in their respective groups. AFCON AFCON trophy Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uganda all confirmed their places on Thursday, some benefiting from other results in the latest round of qualifiers. Tunisia clinched a dramatic 3-2 victory over Madagascar, courtesy of Ali El Abdi’s stoppage-time header, ensuring their record 18th consecutive AFCON appearance. Meanwhile, Gabon qualified from Group B without playing, as their closest rival, the Central African Republic, lost 1-0 to Lesotho. South Africa and Uganda also advanced without taking to the pitch, cementing the top two places in Group K after Congo fell 3-2 to South Sudan. For Nigeria, a 1-0 win by Libya over Rwanda earlier in the day secured their top-two finish in Group D. Later, the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by Benin, with Victor Osimhen’s late equaliser sparing Nigeria from defeat. Among other developments, Ghana’s qualification hopes were revived after Sudan suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Niger, setting up a tense finish in Group F. However, Ghana must win their remaining two fixtures and hope Sudan falter in their last match against Angola. Elsewhere, Algeria, already qualified alongside Equatorial Guinea from Group E, dropped their first points of the campaign in a goalless draw against Equatorial Guinea in stifling Malabo heat. So far, these nations have secured their spots at AFCON 2025: Morocco – Host (Automatic) Burkina Faso (Group L) Cameroon (Group J) Related News Libya deliver Eagles 2025 AFCON ticket Ghana drop Arsenal ace Partey as country seeks AFCON survival CHAN Qualifiers: Eagles regroup next week for Ghana clash Algeria (Group E) – Table leader DR Congo (Group H) Senegal (Group L) Egypt (Group C) Angola (Group F) – Table leader Equatorial Guinea (Group E) Côte d’Ivoire (Group G) Gabon (Group B) Uganda (Group K) South Africa (Group K) Tunisia (Group A) Nigeria (Group D) With Friday’s qualifiers featuring 10 matches across the continent, the race to complete the list of finalists continues. Teams like Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are poised to claim their places with home victories, while others will fight to keep their dreams alive.](https://i0.wp.com/sundiatapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/images-13-1.jpeg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
OGUN- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has appealed to truck owners to ensure their tyres are in good condition before embarking on journeys to reduce mishaps, particularly during the ember months.
Mr Anthony Uga, the Ogun Sector Commander, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, Ogun.
He spoke while reacting to the numerous accidents involving tankers along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.
Uga noted that most of the road crashes involving trucks or trailers across the state, especially on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, were caused by burst tyres.
“We enjoin the truck owners and companies to always check the tyres of their vehicles as most of them have expired.
“In addition, we implore them to embrace regular training of their drivers and adhere strictly to functionality in driving,” the sector commander said.
Uga urged truck drivers to always take adequate rest when embarking on long distance journeys to prevent avoidable crashes.
According to him, most of the truck drivers involved in crashes are not from Ogun but those coming from the Northern part of the country.
He explained that some of those drivers would want to reach Lagos early in the morning to avoid gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Uga said this development and overloading contributed to multiple crashes along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as vehicles coming behind would ram into crashed vehicles due to poor visibility.
The sector commander said the FRSC would embark on motorised patrol to educate motorists on the importance of safety and check excesses of drivers. (NAN)
![Home News Sports Investigations Metro Plus Videos Politics Business HealthWise Editorial Columns PUNCH Lite [FULL LIST] AFCON 2025: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 others secure spots as qualifiers intensify 15th November 2024 AFCON AFCON trophy By Tosin Oyediran Kindly share this story: Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With 15 teams already securing qualification and 24 set to participate, the battle for the remaining nine spots in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations intensifies. The tournament, which will be hosted by Morocco next year, December 2025 to January 2026, as obtained from the CAF website, promises fierce competition as the road to the finals narrows. PUNCH ONLINE reports on Friday that the defending champion and runner up in the last edition, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria have both secured their qualification spots in their respective groups. AFCON AFCON trophy Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uganda all confirmed their places on Thursday, some benefiting from other results in the latest round of qualifiers. Tunisia clinched a dramatic 3-2 victory over Madagascar, courtesy of Ali El Abdi’s stoppage-time header, ensuring their record 18th consecutive AFCON appearance. Meanwhile, Gabon qualified from Group B without playing, as their closest rival, the Central African Republic, lost 1-0 to Lesotho. South Africa and Uganda also advanced without taking to the pitch, cementing the top two places in Group K after Congo fell 3-2 to South Sudan. For Nigeria, a 1-0 win by Libya over Rwanda earlier in the day secured their top-two finish in Group D. Later, the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by Benin, with Victor Osimhen’s late equaliser sparing Nigeria from defeat. Among other developments, Ghana’s qualification hopes were revived after Sudan suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Niger, setting up a tense finish in Group F. However, Ghana must win their remaining two fixtures and hope Sudan falter in their last match against Angola. Elsewhere, Algeria, already qualified alongside Equatorial Guinea from Group E, dropped their first points of the campaign in a goalless draw against Equatorial Guinea in stifling Malabo heat. So far, these nations have secured their spots at AFCON 2025: Morocco – Host (Automatic) Burkina Faso (Group L) Cameroon (Group J) Related News Libya deliver Eagles 2025 AFCON ticket Ghana drop Arsenal ace Partey as country seeks AFCON survival CHAN Qualifiers: Eagles regroup next week for Ghana clash Algeria (Group E) – Table leader DR Congo (Group H) Senegal (Group L) Egypt (Group C) Angola (Group F) – Table leader Equatorial Guinea (Group E) Côte d’Ivoire (Group G) Gabon (Group B) Uganda (Group K) South Africa (Group K) Tunisia (Group A) Nigeria (Group D) With Friday’s qualifiers featuring 10 matches across the continent, the race to complete the list of finalists continues. Teams like Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are poised to claim their places with home victories, while others will fight to keep their dreams alive.](https://i0.wp.com/sundiatapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/images-13-1.jpeg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
