Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Latest News

Malawi national team Technical Director and interim head coach Mario Marinica believes any team has a chance to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The tournament kicked off on Sunday, however, Malawi will only be in action on Monday evening in Group B against Guinea. The...

Zimbabwe coach Norman Mapeza has announced his starting XI to face a depleted Senegal, who have several stars sidelined with Covid-19. The Warriors enter the game on the back of a horrible run that has seen them win just one of their last 19 games in all competitions. They have also...

Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore has labelled their Covid-19 test outcomes as a 'scandal' ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations opener. The Aston Villa player believes they were given antigenic tests instead of the PCR tests as per the tournament regulations—and he demanded them to be redone. After Friday's tests,...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have confirmed that VAR will be used in all 52 matches at the upcoming AFCON and also revealed that controversial Senegalese referee Maguette Diaye is one of the 63 match officials at the tournament. It was long known that CAF were keen on implementing...

Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Knowledge Musona believes the Warriors can have a good Africa Cup of Nations, even without the likes of Marvelous Nakamba, Marshall Munetsi and Khama Billiat. The latter opted to retire from international duty after the November international break despite the tournament in Cameroon around the corner. Nakamba...

Chelsea playmaker Hakim Ziyech says he doesn't care about being left out of the Morocco Africa Cup of Nations squad. Speaking after his Man of the Match display in the 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Monday the Atlas Lions star brushed off his exclusion by...

Two Premier League Soccer League (PSL) strikers found the net for Malawi in their Africa Cup of Nations warm-up friendly. Despite only featuring in 141 minutes of first-team football for Orlando Pirates this season due to injury and off-the-field issues, Mhango looks in good touch ahead of AFCON in Cameroon...

Nigeria interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed Watford threatened star forward Emmanuel Dennis about the Africa Cup of Nations. Dennis, 24, was called up to the Super Eagles squad after Gernot Rohr's sacking after being overlooked for selection by the German due to an alleged fallout. However, the Hornets claimed...

Former Premier Soccer League talent Gerald Phiri Junior has retired from international football after being left out of the Malawi squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The 28-year-old who left Baroka for Sudanese giants Al Hilal last month was a surprise exclusion from the final squad heading to Cameroon...

Former Liverpool and England defender Steven Caulker looks set to make his debut for Sierra Leone at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. Caulker, 29, was touted as one of the best defenders in England when he graduated from Tottenham Hotspurs' academy but went on to make a name for...