African News
Guinea-Bissau’s Djurtus hoping to strengthen grip in Group A
Guinea Bissau head coach Baciro Cande will lead his side to face Sao Tome for the second time in the race to Ivory Coast 2023. Having thrashed Sao Tome in the first meeting 5-0, Wednesday's matchday...
Al Ahly win CAF Champions League for the 11th time
Egyptian giants Al Ahly continue their dominance in the African Champions League, winning the top club competition for a record-breaking eleventh time after scoring a late equaliser to grab a 1-1...
CAF unveils 2023 Africa Cup of Nations logo
CAF and the Côte d’Ivoire Local Organising Committee (“LOC”) have unveiled the official identity for 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The Confederation of African Football says...
Ivorian International Jean-Philippe Gbamin joins Everton
Premiership side Everton have confirmed the signing of Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin on a five-year contract for £25m. The 23-year-old is delighted with his move to the Premiership club....
Lesotho Crocodiles on menu for Sierra Leone’s international return
Sierra Leone to open Afcon 2021 campaign at home The Leone Stars will face Lesotho Crocodiles for the first time Leone Stars last home match was a 2-1 win over Kenya in 2017 Sierra Leone play their...
Fifa boots former LIB’s FA boss Bility with 10-year ban from football
Musa Bility banned for 10 years and fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($507,200). Musa Bility, a senior African football official, has been banned for 10 years by Fifa over financial wrongdoing, including...
Egypt’s Mahmoud Hassan aka Trezeguet pens Villa Deal
Egyptian winger, Mahmoud Hassan, commonly known as Trezeguet, has completed his move to English Premiership side Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee. Trezeguet, 24, who made four appearances and...
Algeria crowned African Champions after 29 years wait
Algeria crowned Africa Champions after 29 years wait. Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years with a fiery 1-0 victory over Senegal in...
Nigeria captain John Mikel retires from International football
Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi has confirmed his retirement from international football, BBC Sports reports. The 32-year-old midfielder made 89 appearances for his country between 2005 and 2019,...
Clarence Seedorf sacked as Cameroon coach
The Cameroon Football Federation sacked coach Clarence Seedorf and assistant Patrick Kluivert on Tuesday, the pair paying the price for the defending champions' last 16 exit at the Africa Cup of...
Senegal in Africa Cup of Nations final after 17 years wait
Senegal have reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for only the second time in their history after a bizarre own goal in extra time in Sunday’s semi-finals. As a result, the Teranga Lions will...
Tunisia down Madagascar to set up cracker with Senegal
They face Senegal at 17:00 BST on Sunday, with Algeria facing Nigeria at 20:00 BST. Tunisia proved too strong for debutant Madagascar with a 3-0 victory at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Thursday...
Egypt coach fired, FA boss resigns after Afcon exit
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre has been sacked a few hours after South Africa eliminated his side from the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16. Thembinkosi Lorch 85th-minute goal on Saturday ended the...
AFCON: South Africa face Nigeria after victory over Egypt
South Africa will take on Nigeria in Wednesday's quarter-final after their impressive 1-0 victory over host Egypt on Saturday in Cairo. Thembinkosi Lorch scored the winner for South Africa in their...
Goal-shy Cameroon bank on Ekambi in mega clash with Nigeria
Cairo (AFP) - Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf wants forward Karl Toko Ekambi to rediscover his La Liga form when they meet Nigeria on Saturday in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 blockbuster in...
Jordan & Thomas Partey on target as Ghana top Group F
Two Second-half goals from Jordan Ayew and Thomas Partey gave Ghana a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau to edge out Cameroon as Group F winners in the Africa Cup of Nations. Qualification was in the...
Guinea’s Syli Nationale AFCON 2019 last 16 hopes alive
Guinea’s AFCON 2019 last 16 hopes still alive Guinea defeated Burundi 2-0 in their final AFCON Group B match at the Alexandria Stadium in Cairo on Sunday to keep their last 16 hopes alive but will...
#AFCON2019: Olunga scores brace in Kenya’s win over Tanzania
Kenya’s Harambee Stars restored their last sixteen hopes after a 3-2 win over neighbours Tanzania at the June 30th Stadium in Cairo on Thursday night. Striker Michael Olunga scored twice in either...
Nigeria beat Guinea to advance into AFCON last 16
Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters: Naby Keïta made his first start since Liverpool’s 3-0 first-leg loss to Barcelona. The Super Eagles of Nigeria become the first nation to advance to the knockout...
10-man Ghana Black Stars draw in AFCON opener
Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew were both on target as 10-man Ghana were forced to a surprising draw against Benin on Tuesday in Ismailia Stadium at the Africa Cup of Nations. Benin stunned the...
Debutants Madagascar secure first AFCON point
SAT 22 JUN 2019 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS - GROUP B Guinea 2-2 Madagascar Alexandria Stadium Debutant Madagascar played to a 2-2 draw with Guinea in their first-ever match at the Africa Cup of Nations...