The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations produced yet another upset as South Africa defeated tournament favourites Morocco 2-0 in Tuesday's night round of 16 tie in San Pedro. Bafana Bafana finished second in Group E while the Atlas Lions expectedly topped Group F ahead of DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania. Indeed, Walid Regragui's side were tipped to win a second AFCON title and first since 1976...
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...
Newly-crowned African Goalkeeper of the Year, Yassine Bono and African Player of the Year finalist Achraf Hakimi have both been named in Morocco’s final 27-man shortlist for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, released on Thursday. Bono, who enjoyed a successful year with Sevilla before moving to Saudi side Al-Hilal, and Paris Saint-Germain fullback Hakimi both played an integral role in helping the Atlas Lions make...
Former Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Amunike has cleared the air by explaining his mention of Mohamed Salah in the aftermath of the 2023 CAF Awards on Monday night where Victor Osimhen was awarded the Men's Player of the Year. The Napoli star edged past Achraf Hakimi and Salah as the first Nigerian to win the prestigious award since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. There was however outrage...
The continent’s best eleven have been announced at this year’s CAF awards, and the trio that made the final shortlist for the Men’s Player of the Year award—Victor Osimhen, Andre Onana, and Mohamed Salah—all made the star-studded list. The list comprises two Cameroonians, one Congolese, one Egyptian, two Ghanaians, two Moroccans, two Senegalese, and Osimhen as the sole representative for Nigeria. 2️⃣✖ ???????? 1️⃣✖ ???????? 1️⃣✖...
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