The African Cup of Nations resumes on Monday 15 January when the current champions Senegal take on Gambia. It’s quite a big one for the champions to set the tone early for the tournament as they will need to…
Cameroon have appointed football legend Samuel Eto’o as it’s head of their football federation. The all-time leading goal scorer of the AFCON tournament has shaken things up since being appointed the reigns and is not afraid to make the…
Khuliso Mudau says it helps to have a large number of Mamelodi Sundowns players in the Bafana squad at AFCON. South Africa boss Hugo Broos selected 10 players from the DStv Premiership champions, all with vast experience of playing at…
Samuel Eto'o says he doesn't understand why Bafana are so poor when the majority of players come from the highly-rated DStv Premiership. The South African national side have notoriously underperformed on the national stage. Bafana have only won the…
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena wants to see South Africa face Namibia in the Africa Cup of Nations final. The Brazilians have 10 players in the Bafana team, and a smattering of players across other squads, including Shalulile with…
Tournament hopefuls Nigeria and Egypt were both held to draws in their opening games at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea Nigeria failed to overcome Equatorial Guinea as the two sides drew 1-1 at…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend in earnest with what appears to be relatively straightforward matches for the established teams against their unfancied opponents. On paper, the second Group B match of the tournament between…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend in earnest with what appears to be relatively straightforward matches for the established teams against their unfancied opponents. Egypt will set the ball rolling in Group B in an…
The three-time champions, Nigeria, begin their AFCON journey with a feisty encounter against Equatorial Guinea. The Super Eagles will need to navigate their group, having one of the best attacking squads at this edition of the tournament. To win…
In the curtain raiser for the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations, host nation Ivory Coast squares off against Guinea Bissau at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe on the 13th of January. The match promises to set…