Gambia’s AFCON flight had pressurization scare. Quick pilot action prevented issues. Team trains, faces Senegal in AFCON opener. Gambia national football team narrowly escaped a potential tragedy as their flight to Ivory Coast for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) faced a life-threatening situation. Coach Tom Saintfiet revealed that an Air Cote d’Ivoire … Read more
Algeria will bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after Guinea revoked hosting rights. CAF president Patrice Motsepe says “around ten countries” are interested in replacing Guinea. Past hosts Morocco, Nigeria, and Senegal could be among potential bidders. Algeria’s football chief Zefizef Djahid announced on Saturday that his country will bid to host … Read more
Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football, according to his country’s association. Barcelona’s Aubameyang, Gabon’s all-time leading scorer with 30 goals in 72 games, confirmed his decision in a letter to the federation on Tuesday. “After 13 years of pride in representing my country, I announce I am ending my international … Read more
Diogo Jota’s double kept Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Leicester, while Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at Wolves gave the Gunners the advantage in the race for the top four. Liverpool still trail Manchester City at the top of the table by nine points, but have a game in hand on the champions … Read more
Africa Cup of Nations’ favorites Egypt will take on Senegal in the final of the tournament this year. Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohammad Salah will be playing in the opposite teams as their teams fight for the title. Meanwhile, Egypt called on Africa Cup of Nations organisers to delay this weekend’s final against Senegal … Read more
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have helped Liverpool conquer England and Europe, now both crave Africa Cup of Nations winners’ medals. Both sharpshooters will be in quarter-finals action on Sunday in Cameroon with Mane-inspired Senegal tackling surprise packets Equatorial Guinea while Salah and his Egypt teammates confront Morocco. Mane says he would “swap all the … Read more
Santiago Eneme scored the decisive penalty as minnows Equatorial Guinea edged Mali 6-5 in a shoot-out after a drab 0-0 draw following extra time in Limbe on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. After France-based Eneme converted, Malian Falaye Sacko had a kick saved by Jesus Owono and his country bowed out … Read more
African football supremo Patrice Motsepe says an “inexplicable” decision to keep an entry gate closed was responsible for the deadly stampede which killed eight people before an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroonian capital Yaounde on Monday. “That gate was supposed to be open because if it was open they would have walked through, … Read more
GAROUA, Cameroon – Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations. The girls, ranging in age from 15 to 20, fled with their families to Cameroon years ago, as Boko Haram fighters wreaked havoc in their … Read more
YAOUNDÉ – Eight people were killed and dozens others injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match, officials said Tuesday. Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered an investigation into the tragedy that occurred Monday as crowds attempted to enter Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left proud of the fight his team put up against Liverpool in the first-leg of the League Cup semifinal on Thursday to manage a 0-0 draw at the Anfield. The Gunners looked set to pay for another moment of madness from former captain Granit Xhaka when he was sent off … Read more
YAOUNDÉ: The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Cameroon on Sunday with the continent’s top-ranked side Senegal seen as the team to beat alongside reigning champions Algeria. AFP Sport picks out six stars to watch at the tournament: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Bayern Munich and Cameroon) Choupo-Moting was dismissed at times during his two-year stint … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: Morocco head to Cameroon without out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech and hoping to end a 46-year wait for a second Africa Cup of Nations title. The North Africa kingdom boasts one of the strongest leagues in the continent and its stars are dotted across Europe, but the national team consistently underachieves in the flagship tournament. … Read more
ABUJA: Nigeria have selected Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who is still recovering from a serious injury, as part of its 28-man squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Osimhen looked certain to miss the tournament, which is scheduled to kick off in Cameroon on January 9, after initially being ruled out for … Read more
DAKAR: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse named a squad on Friday he hopes will finally bring him an Africa Cup of Nations which has eluded him for over two decades. The 45-year-old tasted defeat in a final first as captain in 2002 — he missed a penalty in the shootout defeat to Cameroon — and then … Read more
ABIDJAN: Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha was recalled Thursday to the Ivory Coast squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations. The 29-year-old refused to join the team at their last gathering in November but coach Patrice Beaumelle has included him in the squad for the tournament which gets underway on January 9 in Cameroon. … Read more
Kaba Diawara, who had spells for Arsenal and West Ham, will coach Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations next year, the country’s federation said Sunday. The 45-year-old French-born former Guinea international took over temporarily after French coach Didier Six was sacked when Guinea failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Sega Diallo, the … Read more
Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems certain to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations as he needs three months to recover from surgery to a smashed cheekbone, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a clash of heads during Napoli’s defeat at Inter Milan on Sunday. The 22-year-old … Read more
Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to be held in January next year in Cameroon has been postponed by one year. The event will now take place in 2022, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided. The decision has been taken in the wake of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 health crisis has delayed … Read more
