Senegal and DR Congo booked their places in the knockout phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with commanding 3-0 wins over Benin and Botswana respectively in Group D on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions and Leopards played out a 1-1 draw in their previous encounter and knew that a draw in their final group game would see them through. Round of 16 |...
Benin recorded their first-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Botswana 1-0 in their Group D encounter of the ongoing 2025 edition on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The Cheetahs had failed to get a win in their four previous tournament outings (2004, 2008, 2010 and 2019 before losing their opener of the current competition 1-0 to DR Congo. Benin thought they had the lead...
Nicolas Jackson found the back of the net twice as Senegal started their quest for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations glory with a comfortable 3-0 win over Botswana at Stade Ibn Batouta in Tanger on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Teranga Lions were crowned champions in 2019 but failed to live up to those heights at the 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments. They are still considered favourites...
Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a very interesting one, as it contains continental powerhouses Senegal and DR Congo, who have three titles between them, and both met during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Botswana and Benin are the less-fancied sides with less AFCON experience, but are keen to cause an upset. Afrosport runs through the details of each team. Senegal...
Botswana athlete Collen Kebinatshipi has set his sights on breaking South African Wayde van Niekerk's 400 metres men's world record after winning gold at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Afrosport reports. The 21-year old ran in a time of 43.53 seconds, the 10th fastest time in history, to win the gold medal ahead of Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards and Botswana's Bayapo Ndori. He...
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