The Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off has been brought forward a day from Sunday to this Saturday, 5 February, the Confederation of African Football said on Wednesday. The match will now be played on Saturday at 8pm local time having initially been scheduled to start just three hours before the final on Sunday. Both matches will be played in ...
Tunisia have sacked coach Mondher Kebaier following their quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Carthage Eagles were beaten 1-0 on Saturday by a Burkina Faso side who are 30 places below the North Africans in the world rankings. Kebaier, 51, had been in charge of Tunisia since August 2019. His assistant Jalel Kadri will replace him as ...
The Chairman of the Human Rights Council for Africa, Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka has questioned African leaders about the monies they invest in national teams in the African Cup of Nations(AFCON) that brings nothing significant. According to him, the tournament spearheaded by the Confederation of African Football(CAF) doesn’t travel outside the African continent likewise the European competitions. “A tournament that ...
The referee at the centre of controversy in the AFCON 2021 match between Tunisia and Mali has said that he feared for his life after reportedly suffering heatstroke during the game. Janny Sikazwe spoke to journalists in Zambia after returning to his home country, saying he was relieved to have gone back home alive. “I have seen people going for ...
Mohamed Salah scored one goal and set up the other as Egypt beat Morocco in extra time in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Sofiane Boufal gave Morocco an early lead with a penalty after Ayman Ashraf caught Achraf Hakimi, a decision given by the video assistant referee. But Salah tapped in an equaliser after Yassine Bounou parried a header ...
The Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has labelled Cameroon as future champions after they eliminated them from the Africa Cup of Nations at the quarter-final stage on Saturday. The Belgian tactician praises the Indomitable Lions after they ended the Scorpions’ fairytale in Cameroon The Indomitable Lions reached the last four on home soil after they secured a 2-0 win against the ...
Cameroon are through to the semi-finals of their Africa Cup of Nations after Karl Toko-Ekambi’s double fired them to a 2-0 win over Gambia on Saturday in the hosts’ first game at the tournament since the deadly crush in Yaounde. French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored two goals in the space of eight minutes at the start of the second half, ...
Egypt and Morocco clash in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and soccanews looks at how coach Carlos Queiroz could line up his troops for the North African derby at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. He denied Eric Bailly from the penalty spot during the shootout and should be strongly considered for a start, which will be his first ...
Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kwabena Tahir Hammond has said managers of Ghana football especially the Black Stars must attach all seriousness to the work they are doing and ensure that the team becomes formidable again. Contributing to a discussion on the floor of the House on Wednesday January 26, KT Hammond indicated that the Black Stars remains the ...
Locals watch the AFCON matches, in Djounyat, located some 75 km north of Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, Cameroon, Jan. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Kepseu) Thousands of Cameroonian football fans in the countryside are able to relish the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations thanks to StarTimes digital TVs and projectors in their villages.YAOUNDE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — It’s an important day for Jackson Bessala ...