CAF Africa Cup Of Nations Latest News

In our latest edition out earlier this week, iDiski Times named its Best AFCON XI, with four Bafana Bafana players recognised. While CAF's official Team of the Tournament only included two South Africans, our internal selection included four players - Goalkeeper of the Tournament Ronwen Williams, Teboho Mokoena, Aubrey Modiba...

CAF have announced the official 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament and two South Africans were included. In what was billed as the greatest-ever AFCON, hosts Ivory Coast were crowned champions in a fairytale comeback 2-1 win over Nigeria in Sunday's final. It was also a memorable...

Hosts Ivory Coast were crowned African champions after coming from behind to complete a fairy tale 2-1 win in the final of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan.  Unsung hero Franck Kessié and poster boy Sebastien Haller were the goalscorers for the Elephants, after Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has commented on recent reports suggesting that there may be interest from Tunisia in his services. Broos led the South African team to the bronze medal at the ongoing CAF Africa Cup of Nations, after Bafana beat the DR Congo in a penalty shootout on...

Ahead of Sunday night's AFCON final against hosts Ivory Coast, Nigerian coach Jose Peseiro has hailed the overall effort of their talisman Victor Osimhen. While the Napoli striker has scored only one goal this season, he is the player who has attempted the most shots at this year's Africa Cup...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos could be missing a few players when they take on Congo DR in the third/fourth playoff at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Bafana and Congo face each other after losing in the semi-finals to Nigeria and Ivory Coast respectively. Bafana lost...

Hosts Ivory Coast completed a remarkable tournament comeback, booking their place in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria after beating Congo DR 1-0 at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Wednesday night. They were almost dead and buried after the group stages and even fired Jean-Louis...

Bafana Bafana's all-time record goalscorer Benni McCarthy has sent a message to the South African team ahead of their 2023 AFCON semi-final against Nigeria. McCarthy, who was once a candidate to become Bafana coach, is now part of the technical team at English Premier League giants Manchester United. South Africa's only...

Rui Vitoria is the latest casualty of the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, after Egypt decided to part ways with the Portuguese coach. While they qualified for the last 16, Egypt failed to win a game in Ivory Coast, drawing all three of their group games, as well as...

Congo DR reached the CAF Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals for the first time in eight years as they beat Guinea 3-1 on Friday night at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. They will play the winner between hosts Ivory Coast and Mali who meet in an all-West African affair...