Loveness Bernard / BackPagePix Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle is uncertain about his future with the national team following their Africa

Nigeria, like Iran and Venezuela, has become a target of the United States’ increasingly aggressive foreign policy under President Donald Trump. The U.S. military launched airstrikes on northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state on Christmas Day, claiming that it was protecting Christians from what Trump called “ISIS Terrorist Scum.”

This AFCON semifinal between Nigeria and Morocco takes place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. WEST local time in Morocco, which is 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia.

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has hinted that referee decisions cost Nigeria a place in the AFCON final after the Morocco defeat in the semifinal penalty shootout.

Christians killed in Nigeria reaches alarming levels as Open Doors reports 3,490 of 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide for their faith occurred in Nigeria.

Nigeria has entered a phase of economic consolidation after two years of reforms that helped steady inflation, stabilise the currency and lift investor confidence, Finance Minister Wale Edun said on Thursday.

Sadio Mane scored the only goal of the game as Senegal booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final at the expense of Mohamed Salah's Egypt in Cameroon