Emilio Nsue and Lamine Camara were the headline names of the AFCON 2023 best eleven of the group stage unveiled by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Nsue was the star of the group stage with his five goals including a hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau ensuring the National Thunder made it to the knockout phase for the fourth time. Camara, who is the reigning African Young Player...
Nigeria are set to face Cameroon in the round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles advanced into the knockout phase of the competition after finishing as runners-up in Group A with seven points from three games. Cameroon, on the other hand, finished second in Group C behind leaders Senegal with four points in three games. The two...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have relieved Chris Hughton of his duty as the manager of the Ghana national team after a poor outing at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations where they failed to make it out of the group stage. The Black Stars were hoping to mount a serious challenge for a fifth AFCON title and first since 1982 but it did not go...
Mauritania recorded their first-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated 2019 champions Algeria 1-0 in their final Group D match, bringing an end the Desert Foxes' campaign in the Ivory Coast. The Lions of Chinguetti had put in spirited performances against Burkina Faso and Angola but they ended in narrow 1-0 and 3-2 defeats and continued their search for a first win...
Tom Saintfiet has announced his resignation as the Gambia head coach after the country's 3-2 defeat to Cameroon in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. The Scorpions failed to progress beyond the group stage in Ivory Coast as they lost all three Group C matches. The Belgian coach spent five and a half years in the West African country, and he led the country...
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