The bell tolls already. From December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, the world will be treated to the best of African football, once again.

My immediate feeling is that Nigeria can win AFCON 2025, but the Super Eagles will not!

It has been a battle between my heart (for patriotic reasons) that wills the Eagles to win it, and my head that tells me they are not good enough to win it this time around.

The draws of the TotalEnergies CAF African Cup of Nations were concluded last week in Rabat, Morocco. The road to the most prestigious football championship in Africa was, thus, flung open to analysts and soothsayers, and the wagering war has begun.

So far, I see nothing in my Crystal ball that even remotely suggests that the Super Eagles are one of the favorites to win it.

Can they? Yes, on paper. Will they? In my realistic consideration, far from it.

https://guardian.ng/sport/football/who-wins-afcon-2025/