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Defending champions Senegal were knocked out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 5-4 on penalties to hosts Ivory Coast. The two African giants Ivory Coast and Senegal faced each other for a place in the quarter-finals. The defending champions started the match with an early goal inside...

Equatorial Guinea hammered hosts Ivory Coast to top the group, and Nigeria also won to advance in second - but the hosts's future is in the balance as Group A wrapped up in Abidjan, at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations. In the final games of Group A in Abidjan,...

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Greg Etafia says his compatriot Stanley Nwabali has all the tools to succeed and play abroad after he starred for the Super Eagles in their victory against host nation Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations Group A match on Thursday.   However, he said it...

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...

Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has warned Ivory Coast that just because they are hosting the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) doesn’t mean they will win all their matches. The two former African champions meet in their second Group A match on Thursday evening in Abidjan with the Super Eagles needing...

In this week’s edition, Velile Mnyandu brings us an interview with popular Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Nkosingiphile Ngcobo. We also bring you an interview with Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender Grant Kekana, who spoke to Rob Delport and the Cape media during Bafana’s camp in Stellenbosch. Lethabo Kganyago caught...

Mali hope to have Mohamed Camara fit for the Africa Cup of Nations opener against Bafana Bafana at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo on Tuesday (22:00).   Camara, according to the FEMAFOOT, picked up an injury for his club Monaco when they lost 1-0 to Lyon at home on...

Ivory Coast opened the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a win over Guinea-Bissau in there tournament opener on Saturday evening. The atmosphere was fever pitch, matching the extreme humidity of Abidjan from the moment arrived at the iconic Le stade Alassane-Ouattara, named after nations President. The tone was set for...

The Opta supercomputer has predicted that Senegal will defend their Africa Cup of Nations title, while Bafana Bafana's chances of winning the tournament were rated at just 2.1%. This year's AFCON, which was pushed to 2024 due to weather concerns last year, seems to be an evenly-matched tournament, with no...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has commended his team's performance after they played to a 1-1 draw against next year's Africa Cup of Nations' hosts, Ivory Coast and also made a plea with South African football fans. Themba Zwane gave Bafana a first-half lead, but Sebastien Haller found an equaliser...