Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Latest News

An upset Ghana captain Andre Ayew has slammed the antics of Group C opponents Gabon during their Africa Cup of Nations clash on Friday. The Ghanaians were visibly enraged after the match as players and officials from both teams clashed following the final whistle of their 1-1 stalemate. Gabon had scored...

Malawi have received a major boost ahead of their crucial clash against Zimbabwe on Friday, with all 28 players testing negative after they only had 15 players available for their group opener. The Flames lost their opener against Guinea 1-0, but were massively handicapped after six players, including Orlando Pirates...

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Bernard Parker has tipped the 'golden generation' of Egypt to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The two-time AFCON participant feels the Pharoes and Nigeria are amongst the two leading candidates to be crowned the champions of Africa but feels the North Africans will have the...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has made a final decision on the chaos around Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations clash between Mali and Tunisia. Mali were leading the tie 1-0 when match official Janny Sikazwe blew the full-time whistle in the 85th minute. However, after noticing his mistake the game...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has responded to the chaos around Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations clash between Mali and Tunisia. Mali were leading the tie 1-0 when match official Janny Sikazwe blew the full-time whistle in the 85th minute. However, after noticing his mistake the game continued until minute...

Nigeria legend Jay-Jay Okocha has praised Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi for his role in the Super Eagles squad. The 35-year-old shot stopper is part of Nigeria’s squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations even though he has been replaced as the country’s Nr. 1 by Maduko Okoye. Okocha, though,...

After the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was caught in disarray on Wednesday, Tunisia could be thrown out of the competition after refusing to come back on the pitch for their match against Mali. Africa’s fourth highest-ranked nation found themselves 1-0 down in the 85th of their match against Mali...

Confusion and controversy surrounded Tunisia vs Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations after one of the most bizarre refereeing decisions in Limbe on Wednesday afternoon. Mali secured a historic 1-0 win over the North African giants after a second-half penalty from their attacking talisman Ibrahima Kone. Bosso Mounkoro also saved...

Former Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has explained why Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi lost his Nr.1 spot with the Super Eagles. The German, who got sacked in December despite qualifying for all tournaments he’s even been competed for, was Nigeria’s longest-serving manager. Chiefs keeper Akpeyi featured for Nigeria at the 2019...

Liverpool and Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah has finally broken his silence on his club coach Jurgen Klopp’s comments about the “little” Africa Cup of Nations. Klopp had made a sarcastic remark about this month’s Africa Cup of Nations back in November, calling it a “little tournament” which had caused a...