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Kenya Hold Nigeria in Four-Goal Thriller to Bow Out of U20 AFCON
Kenya’s U20 side signed off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a spirited 2-2 draw against Nigeria in Cairo. Despite twice taking the lead, the Rising Stars were pegged back by a resilient Nigerian side, with both teams trading penalties in an end-to-end contest.
Senegal claim their first Africa Cup of Nations title after they defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties
A hard-fought 120 minutes saw the teams play out a 0-0 draw, though the Teranga Lions were the dominant force for most of the match, as the Pharaohs relied...
Cameroon came from 3-0 down to level at 3-3 against Burkina Faso
The Burkinabe went 3-0 up through Steve Yago's poked finish, Andre Onana's own goal and Djibril Ouattara's header. But roared on by the home supporters, C...
Morocco edge Ghana
The Atlas Lions of Morocco got off to a bright start in Group C of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as they edged four-time champions Ghana 1-0 in Ya...
Late penalty give Senegal victory against Zimbabwe
Senegal’s Sadio Mané converted a penalty seven minutes into stoppage time to hand the pre-tournament favourites a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at the start of...
Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso: Africa Cup of Nations – as it happened
Burkina Faso, who were without their coach Kamou Malo and six players who tested positive for COVID-19 in the build-up to the match, gave away two clumsy p...
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Comoros overtakes Egypt in Group G after 2-1 win against Kenya
Comoros cemented their place at the top of Group G with eight points following a 2-1 victory over Kenya in their final game of the international break....
Africa Cup of Nations postponed to 2022
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the decision in an Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, as the continent continues to battle the s...
Riyad Mahrez leads Algeria to Africa Cup of Nations 2019 final victory
Algeria have won their first Africa Cup of Nations since 1990. Baghdad Bounedjah’s heavily-deflected early goal gave them an privilege that, ove...
Nigeria beat Tunisia 1-0 to claim AFCON Bronze Medal
Nigeria's Super Eagles wrapped up their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Egypt with a 1-0 victory over Tunisia at the Cairo International Stadium....
Senegal and Algeria through to the finals to be played on date 19/07/2019
The tournament had been waiting for Riyad Mahrez and in the semi-final he finally arrived. It came down in the end to one shot. A free-kick, perhaps 20 ya...
AFCON Highlights: Ivory Coast 1-1 Algeria (3-4 on Penalties) & Madagascar 0-3 Tunisia
Algeria set up an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Nigeria with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Ivory Coast following a 1-1 draw in Suez....
Egypt Sack Coach After Exit From Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre became the first casualty of the Africa Cup of Nations as he was sacked just hours after the hosts were bundled out of the tour...
Afcon 2019: Africa reacts to Sadio Mane and Denis Onyango drama in Senegal victory
Two of Africa's greats battled one another at Cairo International Stadium in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Friday night Senegal beat Uganda 1-...
Yattara strikes twice to keep his side in AFCON contention
Guinea made the most of the man advantage as they beat Burundi 2-0 in Cairo to remain in with a chance of reaching the last 16 of the AFCON. Mohamed Ya...