A finely-poised tie remained goalless until the 72nd minute, when Ghana goalkeeper Razak Brimah failed to deal with a free-kick into his area and John Boye’s weak defensive header merely served as...
As he strolled past the assembled media, Essam El-Hadary allowed himself a smile before taking a bite from the apple grasped in his left hand. It was a gesture of complete satisfaction, from a man...
Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary’s save from Bertrand Traore’s spot-kick allowed Egypt to beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday as they secured their place in the Africa Cup of...
The Black Stars have left Gabonese town of Oyem for Franceville ahead of their semi-final clash against Cameroon. The Stars are moving into a familiar turf, having based in Franceville in the group...
Sadio Mane agonisingly missed from the spot to allow Cameroon to beat Senegal 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final tie on Saturday. The match went to penalties...
A timely substitution and a stroke of luck helped Burkina Faso to a 2-0 triumph over Tunisia Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte introduced giant...
Port-Gentil (Gabon) (AFP) - Herve Renard will be hoping to move a step closer to winning a third Africa Cup of Nations crown when he leads Morocco into a quarter-final against Egypt in Port-Gentil on...
The Black Stars of Ghana have arrived in Oyem for the game against DR Congo barely two hours after taking off from Port Gentil. The Stars are paying the price for a defeat to Egypt which meant they...
"Look, I'll show you something." Ghana manager Avram Grant pulls out his smartphone and brings up an image captioned "Avram's Triangle." The three sides are labeled "Talent", "Passion", and "Mental...
The Black Stars of Ghana have arrived in Oyem for the game against DR Congo barely two hours after taking off from Port Gentil. The Black Stars were scheduled to arrive in Oyem on Thursday but due to...
The senior national team, the black stars were net with a rousing welcome to Gabonese town of Oyem for quarter finals of the 2017 African cup of nations. The team arrived at 12:15pm local time ahead...
Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse still looks back at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations with a sense of unfinished business, so Saturday's quarter-final against Cameroon offers a...
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's biggest football tournament, is taking place in Gabon. But across the country, there is a quiet unease in the background. Support for the tournament...
Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) - Stadiums may not be full at the Africa Cup of Nations but the supporters who do turn out create a noisy and colourful atmosphere -- and in the case of DR Congo the government is...
Hosts Gabon crash out of Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations hosts Gabon crashed out of the competition in the group stage on Sunday after a goalless draw with Cameroon, who advance to the last...
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says he wants coach Avram Grant to keep his new shirt on after the Black Stars registered a win in their first Group D game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon....
African champions La Cote d’Ivoire had to come from behind twice on Friday to draw 2-2 with DR Congo in Group C’s second round of matches at the ongoing Cup of Nations. Fulham’s Neeskens Kebano...
Asamoah Gyan's status as a living Ghanaian football legend is already cemented - and he's chalked another milestone at Afcon 2017. When the Black Stars took to the field against Uganda in their Group...
Asamoah Gyan's status as a living Ghanaian football legend is already cemented - and he's chalked another milestone at Afcon 2017. When the Black Stars took to the field against Uganda in their Group...
Egypt and Mali capped a first round of group matches at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with a goalless draw on Tuesday. Though chances came the way of the two sides, nothing could separate them at...
