2023 AFCON Latest News

Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau missed a first-half penalty as Mali secured a 2-0 win in their Group E opener at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Tuesday evening. After the proverbial curtain raiser, where Namibia stunned Tunisia at the same venue in...

Mamelodi Sundowns senior coach Manqoba Mngqithi has slammed Andre Onana's decision to arrive late ahead of Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations opener. Onana, 27, featured for his club, Manchester United in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, less than 24 hours before Cameroon kick off their tournament...

Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns full-back Khuliso Mudau has highlighted the importance of Hugo Broos and Bafana's Masandawana spine ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations opener. Mudau, 28, has quickly turned into one of the key figures of Bafana after initially being overlooked by Broos. But ever since he's part...

Highly-rated South African referee Abongile Tom will take charge of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations match between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea - which will be his first-ever AFCON match. Tom can look back at an impressive year 2023, where he was part of the CHAN referee, the FIFA U20...

Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has revealed his favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Mosimane, who is currently without a head coach job, is one of the analysts at SuperSport during the AFCON tournament. 'Jingles' is arguably the best club coach on the continent and...

Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana wing-back Khuliso Mudau has discussed his ambitions about a potential move to Europe after he was recently linked with Premier League side Burnley. Mudau, 28, is the reigning PSL Defender of the Season and arguably one of the most consistent players in the DStv Premiership...

The Opta supercomputer has predicted that Senegal will defend their Africa Cup of Nations title, while Bafana Bafana's chances of winning the tournament were rated at just 2.1%. This year's AFCON, which was pushed to 2024 due to weather concerns last year, seems to be an evenly-matched tournament, with no...

Multichoice have announce a major u-turn, as SuperSport TV will now all 52 games of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, as earlier reported by iDiski Times. Initially Multichoice had released a statement that they failed to secure the rights for Africa's biggest showpiece, which had caused a major outcry...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has confirmed that Mothobi Mvala is a serious doubt for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Mvala suffered a groin injury in training and is undergoing medical tests today, but he's not likely to be able to travel with the team, if he's ruled...

Bafana Bafana's Group E opponents, Mali and Tunisia had mixed results in Saturday's warm-up friendlies ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations. Tunisia are the highest-ranked team in the group, but they struggled to break down world number 105 Mauritania. The team coached by Jalel Kadri were held to a goalless...