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Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane has questioned the scheduling of the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA Club World Cup that handicapped the African champions. Mosimane was without seven of his first-team players who were with the Egypt national team when they beat Mexican giants Monterrey 1-0 on Saturday...

After Senegal lifted their first ever African Cup of Nations title, here is how much the 2021 winners received in prize money. The Lions of Teranga beat the Pharaohs 4-2 on penalties after the match had ended in a goalless stalemate in 120 minutes. As a consequence, Senegal banked $5 million...

Former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo has commented the incident that saw South African referee Victor Gomes offer Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah his whistle and card during Sunday’s African Cup of Nations final. The incident happened towards the end of the first half of AFCON final, which Senegal won on penalties...

South African referee Victor Gomes will be the man in the middle in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt. CAF confirmed the appointment of Gomes as the referee for the final on Friday. While a polarising figure in South Africa, Gomes is a highly respected official domestically...

By Rob Delport With Carlos Queiroz having lead Egypt to the Afcon final against Senegal, iDiski Times takes a looks back to twenty years ago this week - in what would turn out to be a significant moment in Bafana's history. 3 February 2002: The crowd erupted… There was...

By Velile Mnyandu A total of eight goals in the last three matches, is a sign that Senegal has peaked at the right time in this tournament and that’s the feeling that its stars Sadio Mane and Cheikhou Kouyate are having and want to carry to the African Cup of...

Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar has spiced up tonight's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Egypt, saying Pharaohs and Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah does not impress him that much. The two African giants will play for a chance to meet Senegal in Sunday's final, after the Teranga Lions beat Burkino Faso...

By Velile Mnyandu in Yaoundé, Cameroon  The Senegalese national team travels with an army of more than 80 journalists and that alone is pressure enough to deliver the title in Dakar when the team lands on home soil on 8 February.  Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse, addressing the media at the...

By Velile Mnyandu in Yaoundé, Cameroon Just a few days after helping Egypt plot the downfall of Morocco, beating them 2-1 in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals, former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and Orlando Pirates head coach Roger De Sa has been suspended for four matches by CAF. De Sa was...

By Velile Mnyandu in Yaoundé, Cameroon Burkina Faso head coach Kamou Malo says they are not at the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to make up the numbers but to also compete and win the title.  Sitting in front of a packed press conference room at the Ahmadou Hindjo stadium,...