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Mali head coach Éric Chelle says there are no concerns over Yves Bissouma and Moussa Diarra who contracted malaria ahead of the Bafana Bafana win. Despite realising Bissouma had contracted the mosquito-borne disease, common in West and East Africa - the Tottenham midfielder managed to last just under an hour. Meanwhile,...

Tanzania will part ways with head coach Adel Amrouche after his controversial statements made ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The Algerian coach spoke to media in his homeland stating that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation controls the Confederation of African Football and match officials. TFF quickly distanced...

Defending champions Senegal booked their spot in the knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Cameroon 3-1 in the Group B match at Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro on Friday.   Former Watford striker Ismaila Sarr saw his turn take a huge deflection and beat...

Cape Verde have thrashed Edmilson Dove's Mozambique to book a place into the knockout stages of the Africa Cup Of Nations in Ivory Coast. Cape Verde started the match with high intensity, as they were looking to get an early goal. After five minutes they had a good two-vs-two situations...

William Troost-Ekong's powerful penalty in the second half was decisive as Nigeria beat hosts Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations second Group A match at Olympique Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Thursday afternoon.    The former Udinese defender’s slam spot-kick that hugely relieved Nigeria came after top...

Mamelodi Sundowns and Namibia striker Peter Shalulile was self-critical despite captaining his side to their first-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations. Shalulile has won the golden boot back-to-back in the DStv Premiership and finished second behind Bradley Grobler in 2020/21. He also finished 2023 among the world's top goalscorers,...

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Mandla Masango says the fact that there are no Amakhosi players in Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad shouldn’t matter, as it’s also proving that no one is guaranteed a spot in the team because of the club they play for. Chiefs have endured...

Zambia and DR Congo played out to a 1-1 draw in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group F opener at Le Stade Laurent Pokou on Wednesday evening. Kings Kagwa handed Avram Grant's side the perfect start when they profited from some woeful defending as Lionel Mpasi was caught way off his...

Mali captain Hamari Traore has hailed the quality of the South Africa national team players and tipped them to advance to knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Traore opened the scoring on the hour mark in the 2-0 win over Bafana Bafana on Tuesday evening at the...

Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau was left reeling after his decisive penalty miss in their 2-0 defeat to Mali in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations opener on Tuesday evening. South Africa were in control in the first half against the West Africans at the Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly in...