The CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) has approved the 2025 competition calendar and announced that the final draw for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 will take place on January 27, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. The announcement was made during the EXCO meeting on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, chaired by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe. Morocco has been ...
Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football team was held at the Al-Abraq Airport in eastern ...
Emerse Fae, the man who coached Ivory Coast to glory at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), believes it would be “easier” for organisers and players if the tournament was played every four years, instead of every two. The Nations Cup has long had issues around its scheduling, and the repeated battles between clubs and countries over its timing ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (AFCON). According to CAF, the qualifiers would take place from September to November this year to make way for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers slated for 2025. Ghana will open its campaign against Angola at home before making a trip to ...
Nigeria and South Africa are poised to clash in the semi-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday night. Kick-off is at 5pm GMT. Nigeria arrive boasting impressive form, having won four consecutive games, drawing just once, scoring six goals, and conceding only one. They are riding a wave of confidence ...
South Africa coach Hugo Broos admitted he took great satisfaction from his side’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final qualification after years of pessimism surrounding Bafana Bafana. Broos guided the 1996 champions past Cape Verde on penalties on Saturday to set up a last four clash with Nigeria. The Belgian believes the achievement can boost South African football after ...
Yoane Wissa, the star player who led DR Congo to a thrilling 3-1 comeback win over Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals, beamed with pride after being named Man of the Match. His penalty kick was a game-changer, securing a historic semi-final spot for his nation. “I like taking on these responsibilities, like all my teammates,” Wissa ...
Ghana’s football landscape is set to witness a unique movement as prominent sports journalists join forces to call for change. Led by Saddick Adams, Patrick Osei Agyemang (Countryman Songo), Veronica Commey, and others, the group secured a permit for a peaceful demonstration on February 14, 2024, in Accra. This initiative arises amid increasing dissatisfaction with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) ...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) serves up another mouth- watering Round of 16 clash as Group F winners Morocco lock horns with Group E runners-up South Africa at the Stade Laurent Pokou on Tuesday evening. Kick-off at 8pm GMT promises a battle of wills between two teams with contrasting strengths and AFCON legacies. Morocco, the indomitable Atlas Lions, ...
Four Ghana legends, Rev. Osei Kofi, James Kuuku Dadzie, Kofi Pare, and Willie Klutse, made a morale-boosting visit to the Black Stars training ground in BengerVille on Saturday, ahead of their crucial final Group B match against Mozambique on Monday. The legends, currently in Côte d’Ivoire to support the team during the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, shared their ...