AFCON 2023 Latest News

South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan says the success of Bafana Bafana in the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast has made him super proud. Bafana is through to the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations after overcoming Cape Verde on penalties in the quarter-finals...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos admits Nigeria has steadily improved at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of their semi-final showdown in Bouake on Wednesday. Nigeria came into the tournament in disarray with bonus rows and reports of non-payments with head coach José Peseiro, added to their indifferent...

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says his Man of the Match award after a record-breaking penalty shoot-out to beat Cape Verde 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations is not for him to celebrate. Williams saved a staggering four penalties, something not achieved in AFCON history as...

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says the biggest moment of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win over Cape Verde was not his penalty heroics. Williams, 32, made history by becoming the first goalkeeper in the history of AFCON to save four penalties in a single shootout, before Saturday...

South Africa advanced to the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ronwen Williams saved four penalties in a shootout win at the Stade Charles Konan Banny Stadium on Saturday evening. The first half brought out the tactical affair between coaches Hugo Broos and Bubista that was expected...

Bafana Bafana and Cape Verde have announced their starting line-ups for this evening's African Cup Of Nations quarter-final match at Stade de Yamoussoukro. After knocking out AFCON favorites, South Africa find themselves in a favourable role against the Blue Sharks on Saturday. Bafana started the journey in a shacky way...

Ramahlwe Mphahlele, who was part of the Bafana Bafana team that lost to Cape Verde in World Cup qualifiers six years ago, has warned that the South African team must not take their opponents lightly. The 5 September 2017 will go down as one of the most painful days...

Cape Verde head coach Bubista says their past results against South Africa mean nothing heading into the quarter-final showdown in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Bubista, who'se been in charge of the Blue Sharks for four years now comes into the game with history showing no favours, two wins,...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says the opportunity to reach the Last-4 of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 24 years is also motivation for the squad to emulate the class of 1996 in Ivory Coast. South Africa face Cape Verde on Saturday in the...

A solitary goal from Ademola Lookman secured a semi-final spot for Nigeria as they eliminated Angola on Friday. Angola started the match on a good note and had an opportunity to take the lead inside four minutes when Gilberto flicked a corner kick to Mabululu, but the in-form striker was...