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Morocco head coach Vahid Halilhodžić says certain European clubs have threatened their players about the Africa Cup of Nations. The Nations Cup has often drawn the ire of European clubs due to it being hosted in January whilst several leagues enter the second half of their campaigns. Liverpool, for example, will...

CAF Head of Media Relations and Operations, Lux September has confirmed to iDiski Times that the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations will not be cancelled. It’s only 24 days until the African showpiece is scheduled to start in Cameroon, but reports in Europe emerged on Wednesday that the tournament could...

Senegalese referee Ndiaye Maguette, who was accused of match fixing in the Ghana-Bafana Bafana by the South African Football Association, has been called up to the AFCON. Maguette was the main figure around SAFA’s protest of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier that saw the Black Stars overtake Bafana on...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the Africa Cup of Nations will remain in Cameroon in January amid doubts over their readiness to host the bilineal event. This week reports emerged that the AFCON could be moved to Qatar or Morocco due to Cameroon's infrastructure delays - which...

All 24 teams who will partake in next year’s AFCON have finally been confirmed after Sierra Leone beat Benin on Tuesday. The clash between the two sides was originally scheduled to take place in March but had to be postponed because Benin reportedly had six positive Covid-19 tests. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/chiefs-baxter-not-on-bench-in-cafcl/ Benin had questioned...