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2021 AFCON host Cameroon started the tournament with 2-1 thanks to a brace from Vincent Aboubakar. The brace gave the hosts the perfect start, as they came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening

Nigeria will be without striker Odion Ighalo at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after his Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab refused to let him join his teammates. The tournament will start on

Egypt national team has revealed their African Cup squad and they have added Aston Villa’s Trezeguet to the team. The 25-man squad included the player who has not played for them since April. The 27-year-old had an operation on a knee injury that

AFCON defending champions Algeria has released their African Cup of Nations squad with Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez set to captain them. The 30-year-old led the Desert Fennecs to their second continental title in Egypt in 2019 with

Crystal Palace head coach Patrick Vieira has insisted that the Africa Cup of Nations deserves more respect. The Senegalese-born former France international is set to lose three of his key players to the

Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech has been left out of Morocco’s squad that will be traveling for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. The 28-year-old missed all six of his country’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) is likely to be called off due to the high rise of the Omicron Covid 19 variant in Africa. Less than a month remains until the tournament’s first game is

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally opened up on the rumour of them postponing the 2022 AFCON tournament. CAF dismissed the rumours that next month’s Africa Cup

The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2022 tournament has been slated to be staged in Cameroon, and now the date during which it will run has been confirmed.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have completed the qualification phase for the 2022 African Cup of Nations with an unbeaten record, after they defeated the Crocodiles of Lesotho 3-0 on Tuesday.

South Africa failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Sudan on Sunday in their final Group C match in Omdurman.