Angola put in a spirited performance as they managed to hold 2019 Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria to a 1-1 draw in Group D of the 2023 edition in Bouake on Monday night. The Black Antelopes were making a return to the continental contest after missing the 2021 edition and fell behind to the Algerians in the 18th minute when veteran forward Baghdad Bounedjah latched...
Cameroon got their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign off with a 1-1 draw over 10-man Guinea in Group C on Monday evening. The Indomitable Lions are gunning for a sixth AFCON title while the National Elephants are looking to make another strong statement in the competition. It was the latter that started the game brightly with Valencia centre-back Mouctar Diakhaby's header from a freekick narrowly...
2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner Efe Ambrose said Nigeria players are yet to gel together as a team after their 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Jose Peseiro's team are hunting to clinch Nigeria's fourth AFCON title in Ivory Coast but Sunday's result has raised questions over the team's quality. Stanley Nwabali and Alhassan Yusuf were the two players who made their Super Eagles...
Former Black Stars goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has expressed disappointment after Ghana started their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-1 loss to Cape Verde. Garry Rodrigues' 92nd-minute winning goal broke Ghanaians' hearts as they failed to end their winless run at the AFCON since 2019. The Black Stars' last AFCON victory dates back to June 2019 when they defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in a group...
Reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal began their title defence with a 3-0 win over neighbours the Gambia who finished with 10 men in Monday afternoon’s Group C encounter at Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro. The Teranga Lions began the game brilliantly with star player Sadio Mane teeing up Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye nicely to slot in a lot shot in the bottom right...
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