Current Africa Cup of Nations holders Ivory Coast moved into the quarter-finals of the 2025 edition after a commanding 3-0 win over neighbours Burkina Faso in Marrakech on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Elephants finished top of Group F by virtue of goal difference ahead of Cameroon while the Stallions finished second in Group E behind Algeria. The Burkinabe started the brighter side with Saidou Simpore and...
Defending champions Ivory Coast began their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over Mozambique in Group F, thanks to a calm second-half finish from Manchester United winger Amad Diallo, Afrosport reports. Despite facing a Mozambique side ranked 102nd in the world, around 60 places below them, the Elephants struggled to turn their dominance into goals in the first half, missing several...
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says his team are prepared for the absence of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui who will depart for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Afrosport reports. The trio will potentially be out for up to a month representing Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively. Their absence is seen as a big loss for United, especialy in...
Wilfried Zaha has earned a surprise recall to the Ivory Coast squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after two years away from international duty, Afrosport reports. The 33-year-old was previously out of favour and missed the Elephants’ title-winning campaign at AFCON 2023, which was held in 2024. Ivory Coast boss Emerse Fae confirmed on Tuesday that he had rebuilt his relationship with the former...
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim sees more room for improvement from Amad Diallo after his performance in Saturday's 2-2 Premier League draw at Nottingham Forest, Afrosport reports. The Ivory Coast star scored his first goal of the season with a brilliant strike in the 81st minute to level the game after Forest had gone 2-1 up at the City Ground. Amad has featured mainly as...
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