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A late winner from Mohamed Bayo sent Guinea into the quarter-final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, eliminating giant killers Equatorial Guinea. After a good run in the group stage of the tournament, Equatorial Guinea started the game on low note, allowing Guinea to put them under pressure. After 20...

South African match officials Abongile Tom and Akhona Makalima will be involved in Sunday's last 16 games at the African Cup Of Nations. Highly rated Tom will be officiating his third match in the AFCON finals after making his debut two weeks ago in a 1-1 draw between Nigeria and...

Morocco coach Walid Regragui's ban of two matches has been lifted after being appealed, which means he will be on the bench against Bafana Bafana in the Africa Cup of Nation quarter-final on Tuesday.   Regragui was fined and banned for four matches (two suspended for a year) by the...

Bafana Bafana playmaker Themba Zwane was left pleased with their last-16 qualification in the Africa Cup of Nations as he shed light on the size of the task in Ivory Coast. Zwane pulled out consecutive Man of the Match displays in the 4-0 win over Namibia and the 0-0 draw...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says their squad dominated by the PSL have shown they have the quality to compete but they still need to consistently face opposition at the level exposed to at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. When Broos was appointed as head coach he stated...

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage XI has been released with four players from the Morocco national team. Bafana Bafana's last-16 opposition won Group F and Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Sofyan Amrabat and Azzedine Ounahi all made the cut. It's no surprise to see the Group A winner Equatorial...

Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Brian Baloyi has explained why he is concerned about the depth of the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations. For the past two matches, coach Hugo Broos did not change the starting line-up as they qualified for the round of 16 where they will...

Morocco national team coach Walid Regragui will miss the Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 match against Bafana Bafana in San Pedro on Tuesday.   Regragui has been fined and banned for four matches by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after he was involved in a heated spat...

A solitary goal from Hakim Ziyech sent Zambia packing, while Morocco finished ahead of DR Congo after their goalless draw with Tanzania. It also meant hosts Ivory Coast sneaked into Last 16. Zambia started the game knowing very well a loss is something they can’t afford. Meanwhile Morocco had the...

South Africa and Namibia both secured a place in the last-16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after hard-fought encounters in the Group E finale. Bafana Bafana were under the cosh from the first minute with Tunisia on the front foot and hardly offering them a sniff inside their...