Emilio Nsue, top scorer in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast has been suspended indefinitely by his country's football federation. The Equatorial Guinea striker was allegedly involved in "several episodes of serious indiscipline" during the AFCON 2023 according to the Equatoguinean federation (Feguifut). Nsue, 34, finished...
Only six years after making her debut on team Zambia, footballer Racheal Kundananji has become the world's most expensive women's player. The 23-year-old has signed a deal with Bay FC of the American National Women's Soccer League worth $860,000, prising her away from Madrid CFF. Kundananji is the first African player, male or female, to brea...
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, a fellow athlete who went to the hospital and saw Kiptum's body said. Kiptum was 24 and on course to be a superstar of long-distance running. Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in the crash at around 11 p.m., said Kenyan...
In a bold move to immerse Nigerian football enthusiasts in the AFCON semi-final clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana boys of South Africa, TECNO turned Ojo Square in Yaba into a vibrant arena of football enthusiasm. The crowd, buzzing with energy, witnessed not just a game but a dynamic spectacle where TECNO's commitment ...
Сборная Кот-д'Ивуара 11 февраля обыграла команду из Нигерии и выиграла Кубок Африки. Для нее эта победа в турнире стала первой с 2015 года. Кубок африканских наций этого года состоялся дома у победившей сборной. Матчи турнира прошли на шести стадионах в пяти городах — в Абиджане, Буаке, Корого, Сан-Педро, Ямусукро. Финал Кубка прошел между сборными...
Two teams and only one trophy. The Africa Cup of Nations showpiece final will pit 3-time winners Nigeria, against host nation and two-time winners Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday night. The coaches of the two teams shared their impression on Saturday. The Super Eagles are unbeaten in the tournament. After a chaotic start, Cote d'Ivoire is on a incred...
Congo's players and coach Sébastien Desabre protested before their team's Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday to spotlight the armed violence taking place in the east of their country. The players and French coach Desabre all held their right hands in front of their mouths and two fingers to their temples during a portion of Congo's ...
Celebrations rocked several towns in Ivory Coast after Oumar Diakite scored in stoppage time of extra time to send 10-man Ivory Coast into the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 2-1 win over northern neighbor Mali on Saturday. Fans watching on large screens in Abidjan flipped into party mode, jumping, dancing and celebrat...
Сборная Кот-д'Ивуара по футболу победила команду Мали в четвертьфинальном матче домашнего Кубка африканских наций.Встреча, прошедшая в Буаке, завершилась со счетом 2:1 по итогам дополнительного времени. В составе малийцев отличился Нене Доржеле (71-я минута), у победителей голы забили Симон Адингра (90) и Умар Диаките (120+2).На 16-й минуте футболи...
Nigeria and Angola kick off the AFCON quarter-finals on Friday (Feb. 02) at 5 PM GMT. The tie pits the highest ranked FIFA team still in the competition, against the lowest ranked. The Super Eagles beat rivals Cameroon in the round of 16 while Angola eliminated Namibia to make history by recording a first victory in the tournament's knockout ...
8 teams have made it to the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. On Friday, Nigeria will play Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, at 5pm GMT. Three hours later at 8 PM GMT, DR Congo will play Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan. On Saturday, Mali will take on host Cote d'Ivoire at the Stade de la Paix, in B...
William Troost-Ekong's second-half penalty was enough for Nigeria to jolt its Africa Cup of Nations campaign into life with a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast on Thursday. The "Super Eagles" were under pressure to get a victory after drawing their opening game against Equatorial Guinea and are now all but certain of reaching the knockout stage....
A bus taking journalists back to Abidjan after an Africa Cup of Nations game crashed in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving several people injured. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. On Wednesday, from Yamoussoukro to Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city and commercial centre, where most media are staying to cover the soccer tournament. The...
Сразу несколько топ-сборных с треском провалились, а парочка андердогов внезапно удивила. Закончился групповой этап Кубка Африки. Это было если не легендарно, то очень ярко. Уже определились пары по 1/8 финала, но мы подводим итоги только что завершившейся стадии. Поверьте, есть чему удивиться. Группа А — страну-хозяйку положили на лопатки В Кот-д'...
It was a much-anticipated contest, and it lived up to all its promises. But in the end, it was Senegal who won the Lions' clash against Cameroon. A 3-1 victory at the end of a perfectly controlled match, even if Aliou Cissé's players had a few scares after Cameroon reduced the score to 2 goals to 1. However, the man everyone is waiting for in...
Сборная Алжира сыграла вничью с Буркина-Фасо в матче 2-го тура группового турнира Кубка африканских наций — 2:2. У алжирцев Багдад Бунеджа оформил дубль. У буркинийцев отличились форвард «Ахмата» Мохамед Конате и Бертран Траоре (с пенальти).Буркина-Фасо с 4 очками лидирует в группе D. Алжир набрал 2 очка и занимает 2-е место в таблице. https://m.sp...
Турнир по мини-футболу AFROGOAL, организованный африканскими диаспорами Москвы совместно с «Африканской инициативой», прошел в спорткомплексе «Динамо». Матч открыл легенда российского и африканского футбола, выдающийся тренер Валерий Кузьмич Непомнящий. Многие как в России, так и в Африке помнят сборную Камеруна на чемпионате мира 1990 года, её ярк...
Africa's player of the year Vctor Osimhen will lead Nigeria's array of attacking talent for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after coach Jose Peseiro named a 25-man squad for the tournament in Ivory Coast. The 25-year-old Osimhen became the first Nigerian man to win the continent's top individual prize since 1999, and he also finished eighth in...
Athletic Bilbao's in-form striker, Inaki Williams, is preparing to take part in the AFCON with his national team, Ghana. Williams, who has 8 goals and 3 assists to his name with the Basque club, is aware that his absence will be felt, but he has every confidence in his team-mates to stay on course. "It may be difficult for the team to count o...
AFCON 2023 is just a few days away. A competition that brings together the best African nations in Côte d'Ivoire. For this 34th edition, Burkina Faso could pull out all the stops. Having finished fourth at the last edition, the Etalons have a strong case for claiming the title in Côte d'Ivoire. What if the AFCON 2023 was for Burkina Faso? In ...
