Ivory Coast interim coach Emerse Fae has noted his team’s poor start as a challenge after their hard-fought 2-1 triumph over Mali at 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Elephants scaled into the semi-final of the the competition on Saturday night, thanks to Oumar Diakite’s last-minute winner in the extra-time. Ivory Coast were reduced to 10 men in the first-half after Odilon Kossounou’s expulsion and then...
South Africa have shifted attention to their semi-final match against Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Hugo Broos disclosed that his team will their recovery session in time after their hard-fought penalty shoot-out win against Cape Verde on Saturday. Bafana Bafana played 120 minutes of football without scoring and had to wait for penalty shoot-out to edge the Blue Sharks 2-1. Broos is anticipating...
Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai brands himself with a particular style of punk on his head. The hairstyle has been a signature for the 60-year-old football legend since he moved to Belgian club Lokeren for his first European adventure in 1987. Rufai, in an exclusive chat with Afrosport, revealed how circumstances in Europe coerced him to dump his afro hair for an unusual punk trim. The...
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said Bafana Bafana have surpassed expectations after reaching the semi-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 1996 AFCON champions defeated Cape Verse 2-1 on penalties after playing a goalless draw at the end of 120 minutes. Ronwen Williams was the hero of the shoot-out as he saved four penalty kicks to secure South Africa’s progress into the last-four. Broos...
Ronwen Williams was at his incredible best as he saved four penalties during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals shootout against Cape Verde, handing South Africa a 2-1 victory after a goalless 120 minutes in Yamoussoukro. Bafana Bafana produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournaments by dispatching favorites Morocco in the previous round while the Blue Sharks edged past Mauritania. Not much was...
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