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AFCON 2023: Mane, Mendy & injured Gueye included in Senegal squad

AFCON 2023: Mane, Mendy & injured Gueye included in Senegal squad

Two-time African Footballer of the Year, Sadio Mane has been summoned by Aliou Cisse as Senegal aim to defend their title at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 27-man list that was announced on Friday also includes five injured players - Everton's Idrissa Gueye, Nampalys Mendy, Boulaye Dia, Seny Dieng and Youssouph Sabaly who have been out of action at their respective clubs in recent...

AFCON Qualifiers: Cameroon call 34 players for double-header against Namibia

AFCON 2023: Cameroon coach Song confirms plan for Guinea opener

Cameroon coach Rigobert Song said he has a plan already in place for their opening match against Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that starts on January 13. The Indomitable Lions will begin their quest for a sixth AFCON crown on January 15 against the Syli National of Guinea at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro. Cameroon and Guinea have faced each other...

Martins, Olayinka, Alozie grace Oshoala’s eighth celebrity all-stars match in Lagos

Martins, Olayinka, Alozie grace Oshoala’s eighth celebrity all-stars match in Lagos

Fans were electrified at the Campos Mini Stadium Lagos Island on Boxing Day as the annual Asisat Oshoala's celebrity All-Stars match took centre stage. The event got on the way with an entertaining exhibition match between the Asisat Oshoala Academy and Flourish FC which served the best of women’s football with the girls from Flourish Academy throwing the stadium into frenzy after they secured a 3...

AFCON 2023: Zaha missing but injured Adingra makes Ivory Coast’s final selection

AFCON 2023: Zaha missing but injured Adingra makes Ivory Coast’s final selection

Galatasaray forward Wilfried Zaha is the notable name that did not make Ivory Coast's final 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil. However, coach Jean-Louis Gasset has given injured Simon Adingra a chance to feature in the tournament next month, despite Brighton's statement that he would be on the sidelines for four weeks due to an ankle injury. Zaha's exclusion comes...

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos sets target after announcing final 23-man squad

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos sets target after announcing final 23-man squad

Hugo Broos, head coach of the South African national team, announced on Thursday the final squad list for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The 71-year-old Belgian has named 23 players, with three others on standby, as the Bafana Bafana go in search of their second AFCON title in Ivory Coast. Al Ahly forward Percy Tau, who was voted Interclub Player of the Year...