The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a significant increase in prize money for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the tournament winners now set to receive $10 million, Afrosport reports. CAF president Patrice Motsepe confirmed the increase during an executive committee meeting in Morocco, raising the champion’s reward from $7 million to $10 million, the highest in AFCON history. CAF says the move is...
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will now be staged every four years from 2028, ending more than six decades of being a biennial tournament, Afrosport reports. Patrice Motsepe, President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), announced the decision following a meeting of the organisation’s executive committee in Morocco, ahead of the start of the 2025 AFCON finals. The move will come into effect after the...
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is not backing down from his comments regarding Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Afrosport reports. Carragher has come under fire for his comments after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The former England international, while on Sky Sports, claimed that Salah, who has scored 30 goals and provided 21...
With the conclusion of matchday four encounters in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, more teams have secured tickets to the continental showpiece scheduled to be held in Morocco in 2025. At the moment, eight nations have booked their place in the tournament, with Egypt, Senegal, Angola, DR Congo, Algeria, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso joining hosts Morocco with two games to spare in the qualifying...
Former Egypt defender Wael Gomaa has lashed out at the Pharaohs head coach Rui Vitoria after the country's exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The seven-time AFCON champions were dumped out in the round of 16 on Sunday after an 8-7 penalty shoot-out defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo after playing a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time. Egypt failed to...
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