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AFCON 2023: Five stars that will be absent from the knockout phase

AFCON 2023: Five stars that will be absent from the knockout phase

The knockout phase of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations begins this evening when Southern African neighbours Namibia and Angola take on each other followed by fierce rivals Nigeria and Cameroon. There are lots of stars to look forward to, however Afrosport takes a look at five high profile names that will not feature in this part of the competition by virtue of exiting from the...

AFCON 2023: Algeria thrash Burundi in pre-tournament friendly in Togo

AFCON 2023: Algeria thrash Burundi in pre-tournament friendly in Togo

Algeria wrapped up preparations for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations with a 4-0 thumping of Burundi at the Stade de Kegue in Togo on Tuesday. Goals from Baghdad Bounedjah, Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani, and Mohamed Amoura ensured the Desert Warriors won their final friendly match after beating Togo 3-0 last Friday. Al Sadd forward Bounedjah put Algeria ahead in the first minute, before team captain...

AFCON 2023: Mahrez & four home-based players make Algeria’s 26-man squad

2016 African Footballer of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, OGC Nice left-back Youcef Atal and four players from the Algerian Ligue 1 have been included in Algeria’s final squad for the. 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The four home-based players who made Djamel Belmadi’s final list are goalkeepers Rais M’bohli, Ousamma Benbot, USM Alger’s Zineddine Belaid and MC Alger forward Youcef Belaili. The Desert Foxes will be...

CAF Awards 2023: Algeria FA to boycott ceremony in support of Mahrez & USM Alger

CAF Awards 2023: Algeria FA to boycott ceremony in support of Mahrez & USM Alger

President of Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi has announced the country's decision to boycott this year’s CAF Awards ceremony, slated for Marrakech, Morocco, later today (Monday). Sadi declared that he would not be present at the event, which honours the best-performing stars on the African continent, as he and the Algerian FA stand in unity with Algerian national team captain Riyad Mahrez and CAF Super Cup...