Nigeria 1 (4) South Africa 1 (2) 🇳🇬: ✅✅❌✅✅ 🇿🇦: ❌✅❌✅ Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The pressure is on for Nigeria as they seek football immortality in the AFCON 2023 final. The Super Eagles take on Cote d’Ivoire or DR Congo eying a fourth continental title on Sunday. …
Read More »DRC boss Desabre dreams of TotalEnergies CAF AFCON glory after quarter-final win
Abidjan, IVORY COAST | THE INDEPENDENT | DR Congo head coach Sébastien Desabre says his side have “points” to win the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after finally recording their first victory of the tournament against Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Leopards had drawn all four previous games …
Read More »Nigeria storms AFCON semis
Nigeria 1 Angola 0 SATURDAY South Africa vs Cape Verde Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria are through to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after a hard-fought 1-0 win over giant-killers Angola in Abidjan on Friday. The Super Eagles had to work hard …
Read More »Champions Senegal knocked out of AFCON
🇸🇳:✅✅❌✅✅ 🇨🇮: ✅✅✅✅✅ IVORY COAST | CAFONLINE | Hosts Cote d’Ivoire pulled off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions Senegal 5-4 on penalties after extra time to advance to the TotalEneriges CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan …
Read More »AFCON: DRC advances to quarter-final after dramatic penalty shootout
Penalties after 1-1 tie 🇪🇬: ✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅❌ 🇨🇩: ✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ IVORY COAST | CAFONLINE | D.R Congo have knocked out Egypt from the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 after defeating them 8-7 on penalties in the round of 16 Sunday. Stade Laurent Pokou was blazing throughout the …
Read More »Afcon’s decision to play 24 countries is paying off
It’s also having dramatic repercussions ANALYSIS | Chuka Onwumechili | By the end of the group stage, the 34th Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was one of the most exciting and memorable Afcon tournaments in recent memory. This was particularly true of the performances of the continent’s best players on the field. …
Read More »Ghana sacks coach Hughton after AFCON exit
ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | Chris Hughton, coach of Ghana national football team, has been relieved of his duties after the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday. The GFA said in a statement that …
Read More »Cameroon FA cautions against fake news about team at AFCON
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday refuted the rumors on social media about the national football team that is currently competing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire. In a statement, FECAFOOT secretary general Blaise Djounang said there was no quarrel between FA …
Read More »‘Prioritise construction of Akii-Bua stadium for 2027 AFCON’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of Akii-Bua Stadium as one of the arenas to support the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) games should be prioritized. Legislators on the Budget Committee made this demand as they received the report of the Committee on Education and Sports on the Budget …
Read More »Ugandans rooting for neighbors Tanzania in Africa Cup of Nations
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the biggest football tournament in Africa, kicked off on January 13 in Cote d’Ivoire. Tanzania will start their campaign on January 17 with a Group F match against 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Morocco, and later play Zambia …
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