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Super Eagles stunned as victors seal AFCON progress
Madagascar remained unbeaten at the Africa Cup of Nations, ending the group stage with a surprise 2-0 win over Nigeria. Madagascar claimed the upset of...
Cameroon 0 Ghana 0: Black Stars' AFCON campaign in trouble
Cameroon move onto four points at the top of Group F after a woeful 0-0 draw with Ghana, who are in danger of being knocked out. Ghana remain winless a...
Angola forced a draw with Mauritania after Geraldo's goal was disallowed
Mauritania claimed their first ever point at the Africa Cup of Nations after grinding out a 0-0 draw against Angola in a game that leaves both sides hopef...
Morocco reached the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations
Youssef En-Nesyri scored the game's only goal in the first half after a clever pass from Nordin Amrabat. Ivory Coast had gone close with just 38 second...
Khazri strike cancels out Hassen shocker
Wahbi Khazri boosted Tunisia's hopes of progressing into the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages as his free-kick secured a 1-1 draw with Mali. Havin...
Michael Olunga Stars As Kenya Thrash Tanzania In A 5 Goal Thriller
The former Gor Mahia striker grabbed a double as Kenya revived their hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the competition Kenya came from behin...
Algeria Through To Last 16 After 1-0 Win Against Senegal
Senegal’s haplessness against Algeria continues, as they fall to another defeat to their bogey team. They can point to bad luck - Mané should have been gi...
Ilaimaharitra earns historic first AFCON win
After impressing for a second consecutive match, Madagascar earned their first AFCON win against Burundi on Thursday. Marco Ilaimaharitra's superb free...
‘Kenya has never lost to Taifa Stars Tanzania outside Tanzania’
IN CAIRO It was always going to come down to this in Group ‘C’ when the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw was conducted in April in Cairo: the do-or-...
Egypt Sails Through To Last 16
Egypt sealed their passage to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a straightforward 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo, as Moham...
Zimbabwe Forces A 1-1 Draw With Uganda
Uganda took an early lead through Emmanuel Okwi's close-range finish after Zimbabwe goalkeeper George Chigova had parried Lumala Abdu's shot. But Zimba...
Omeruo sends Super Eagles through as Keita struggles
Nigeria became the first team to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations knockout phase as Kenneth Omeruo's goal earned a 1-0 win over Guinea in Group B....
10-man Black Stars Open AFCON Campaign With Disappointing Draw
Benin took advantage of John Boye's red card to secure a 2-2 Africa Cup of Nations draw against Ghana at the Ismailia Stadium on Tuesday. Mickael Pote...
Banana and Stephane Earn AFCON Holders Cameroon A 2-0 Win Over Guinea-Bissau
Cameroon kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in Tuesday's Group F clash. The 2017 winners were made...
Mali beat Africa Cup of Nations newcomers Mauritania 4-1
Mauritania fell to a 4-1 loss against Mali on their Africa Cup of Nations bow. The tournament newcomers were not disgraced in Suez on Monday but found...