African Union Admits Morocco As A Member
The North African kingdom quit the AU three decades ago The African Union formally admitted Morocco as a member on Tuesday, more than three decades after Rabat withdrew from the predecessor...
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Afcon 2017 Update
Morocco head coach, Herve Renard, said he was proud of his charges despite their exit from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Sunday night. The Lions of the Atlas were narrowly beaten by the...
Morocco Readmited Into the African Union After Three Decades
Morocco has been readmitted into the African Union on Monday since it left in 1984 after the organisation’s recognition of the independence of Western Sahara. The readmission was approved during...
Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat Wins African Union’s Top Job
African Union (AU) leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat beat Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. The race is...
Ghana Deserved Victory
DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge says Ghana were the better side following the Leopards' quarterfinal elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The Central Africans suffered a 2-1 defeat at...
Egypt’s Mohamed Elneny Ruled Out of Semi-Final
Egypt and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny will not recover from injury in time to ace Burkina Faso in Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. The 24-year-old is still nursing a calf problem...
Dussuyer Resigns As Ivorian Coach
Michel Dussuyer on Sunday stood down as Ivory Coast manager following his team’s early elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Frenchman’s decision to resign after 18 months in the post was...
Michel Dusuyer Quits Ivorian Job
Michel Dusuyer has resigned as coach of Ivory Coast Michel Dussuyer has resigned as coach of Ivory Coast after the defending champions failed to advance from the group stage at the African Nations...
7 Times Champions Egypt Beat Morocco To Reach Semis
Record seven times champions Egypt needed a late goal to defeat Morocco 1-0 in Port-Gentil and reach the semifinal, to mark their return to the continent’s mastrrpiece after seven years of absence...
AFCON Day 14 Round Up
Sunday evening saw the final matches in the Afcon 2017 quarterfinals. In the opening match of the night a strong Democratic Republic of Congo team battled against the 2015 Afcon runners-up Ghana. A...
AFCON 2017: Ivory Coast Head Coach Dussuyer Resigns
Ivory Coast’s head coach Michel Dussuyer resigned on Sunday following his shock exit from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations underway in Gabon. The Ivorian Football Federation announced the...
Michel Dussuyer Resigns As Ivory Coast Manager
French trainer Michel Dussuyer has resigned as the head coach of Ivory Coast following his team's early elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations. The defending champions were kicked out of the...
Egypt To Face Burkina Faso In Semis
A Mahmoud Karhaba goal in the 88th minute gave Egypt a ticket into the semi-final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. They beat North African rivals Morocco 1-0 in the last quarter-final match...
Ghana Is More Corrupt Than It Was 4 Years Ago
Ghana has dropped its lowest in corruption rating for the past four years, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index. Sponsored by the Transparency International, the index indicates that...
Black Stars’ Anxiety Heighten At AFCON 2017
Gyan’s injury during Ghana’s 1-0 loss to Egypt in the final group D AFCON match has caused him to undergo tests to ascertain if he is fit to continue. It appears to be a season of injuries for...
Supersub Bance Sets Up Dramatic Burkina Faso Win
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...
Prof Ken Attafuah Appointed NIA Boss
Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafua has been appointed the Executive Secretary for the National Identification Authority. His appointment comes on the back of recent reshuffling in major positions at the...
Ghana Under Serious Threat In AFCON Quarter-Final Against DR Congo
Concerns surrounding captain Asamoah Gyan's fitness could scupper Ghana's bid to reach a sixth successive African Nations Cup semi-final when they take on the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last...
DR Congo Captain Zakuani Identifies Ghana Threats Ahead of Clash
DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani is cautioning his team-mates about Ghana's attack ahead of Sunday's quarter-final clash. The Leopards, who won bronze in the last edition of the competition, face...
CAF Won’t Change Venues For AFCON Quarter-Final Matches
Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced that there will be no venue changes for the upcoming quarterfinals that commence tomorrow in Franceville and Libreville. Speaking to the media,...