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Three former champs headline Monday’s AFCON matches
Three former Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions will headline Monday’s matches in the 2025 edition, as Zambia, South Africa and Egypt chase winni... read more
Barca eyes Egyptian prodigy in January window
Spanish giants Barcelona are reportedly stepping up efforts to sign rising Egyptian star Hamza Abdelkarim from Al Ahly in the impending January transf... read more
Vita ready for Morocco clash
Comorian defender Rémy Vita believes his side is ready to tackle hosts and African powerhouse Morocco in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations... read more
Haller ruled out of AFCON
Ivorian striker Sebastien Haller has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) due to injury. The news was announced by the Fédération Ivoi... read more
Simba announce Barker as new head coach
Simbas SC has unveiled Steve Barker as the club’s new head coach. The club made the announcement on its social media platforms on Friday. Stellenbos... read more
Ndidi named Nigeria captain ahead of AFCON 2025
Wilfred Ndidi will captain Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after he was officially appointed as William Troost-Ekong’s successor to usher in... read more
Injury scuppers Stroeykens’ AFCON dream
Mario Stroeykens’ hopes of making his DR Congo debut at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been dashed after he sustained a knee injury just eight da... read more
Africa need Presidents like Eto’o, Cameroon to win AFCON – Duarte
Guinea head coach Paulo Duarte hopes to see Cameroon lifting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy to honour the work of FECAFOOT president Samuel ... read more
Marmoush on Egypt’s AFCON and World Cup chances
Manchester City and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush is of the thought that his country has enough quality to win both the Africa Cup of Nations and the FI... read more
Ahmed Musa ends 15-year Nigeria career
Nigerian legend Ahmed Musa has officially announced his retirement from international football. The former Leicester City and Al-Nassr winger has dec... read more
Broos: ‘We are far ahead’
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos believes his side are well equipped for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations which is set to commence in Morocco nex... read more
Aubameyang ruled out of Gabon’s AFCON opener
The Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) has announced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be unavailable for his team’s opening match at the 2025 ... read more
Confidence boost for Ghana ahead of CHAN qualifying
Kassim Mingle, head coach of Ghana’s Black Galaxies, believes his side showed its quality and received a confidence boost despite losing 1-0 to South ... read more
Premier League giants ‘rival’ for Semenyo
As one of the most sought-after players in the Premier League currently, Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo is said to have attracted further interest f... read more
Fae: Pepe omitted for off-field reasons
Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae has revealed that Nicolas Pepe was left out of his squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations due to off-the-field fac... read more
Thiaw sweating on new Diao injury
Assane Diao faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of the injury he sustained during Como’s 1-0 defeat to Roma on Monday with the 2025 Africa Cu... read more
Breaking news – 11am – Broos: “I am not a racist”
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has apologized for comments made last week about Mbekezeli Mbokazi and his agent Basia Michaels. Broos blasted bo... read more
Bissouma named in Mali squad
Despite his recent lack of playing time and allegations of Nitrous Oxide use, Yves Bissouma has been named in Mali’s 28-man squad for the 2025 TotalEn... read more
Côte d’Ivoire suffer blow ahead of AFCON
Côte d’Ivoire could be without a key figure at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco as Sebastien Haller was forced off the field due to injur... read more
Thiaw names injured trio in Senegal Squad
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has taken a gamble, naming three injured players in the nation’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The 44-ye... read more
Amorim concerned over African contingent
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is unsure whether Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui will feature against Bournemouth in the Pr... read more