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African island country in the Indian Ocean
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth-largest island, the second-largest island country, and the 46th-largest country overall. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
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The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON in English and CAN in French, and currently known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. The competition is expected to revert to even-numbered years and become a quadrennial event, taking place in leap years from 2028.
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Moses Usor is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK and the Nigeria national team.
More on Wikipedia ↗Debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor scored as Nigeria’s Super Eagles came from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1 in their 2027 AFCON qualifier.
Madagascar's early goal briefly raised memories of their famous 2-0 victory over Nigeria at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday. The win was secured by debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor, who scored either side of half-time to overturn…