A late penalty from Ryan Mendes sent Cape Verde into the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Mauritania 1-0 in Abidjan on Monday night. Cape Verde captain Mendes struck the decisive spot kick…
Franck Kessie converted from the penalty spot to eliminate defending champions Senegal from the Africa Cup of Nations and ignite jubilant scenes in Yamoussoukro. Kessie had given hosts Ivory Coast hope when he coolly dispatched an 86th-minute spot-kick past…
The hosts face the favourites in the round of 16! Ivory Coast, who snuck into the knockouts face off agaisnt the red-hot Senegal on a Monday evening with a quarter-final place on the line. Nigel Naicker previews.AFCON 2023 Match…
Two of AFCON’s surprise packages go head to head for a spot in the quarter-finals. Siphesihle Soni previews Cape Verde v Mauritania. AFCON 2023 Match 41 – Cape Cerde v Mauritania Monday 29 January | 19:00 A quarter-final spot…
Liverpool's long goodbye to outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp began with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over Norwich on Sunday. The Liverpool boss, who on Friday announced his departure at the end of the season, sat in contemplative mood as the…
Manchester United survived a huge FA Cup fright to win 4-2 at Newport after the Welsh minnows levelled having been two goals down. Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo – with his first United goal – struck inside the opening…
Guinea secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a late 1-0 victory over 10-man Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. A poor-quality game looked destined for extra time in Abidjan when Mohamed Bayo headed home…
Egypt suffered more Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the winning penalty to send DR Congo through to the quarter-finals. All four of the Pharaohs' knockout games in the 2021 tournament required additional time,…
A point in their final group game was enough for DR Congo to progress via direct qualification from Group F. The Leopards will set their sights on an Egypt outfit that are yet to record a victory at AFCON,…
The date is set for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea to take centre stage at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe on Sunday evening. The two nations did themselves proud up to this point, but the job is not over and…
We’ve gotten into the business end of the tournament as the round of 16 has started. Nigeria come into the game in a better space having won their last game. Cameroon on the other hand will be hoping for…
Not many people would have jotted down Angola and Namibia clashing in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations! Yet, here we are: two COSAFA teams are vying for a spot in the quarterfinals. To…