Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian President Idris Deby who till today was AU leader. African Heads of State...
Libreville (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse insists Africa Cup of Nations opponents Cameroon are favourites to win the eagerly-awaited quarter-final in Franceville on Saturday. Pundits beg to...
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 relatively high number of injuries at this year's African Nations Cup finals has coaches fretting and Ghana's Avram Grant says he knows what is to blame - the poor pitches in Gabon. The players...
Algeria coach Georges Leekens has resigned following the team’s early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Desert Foxes were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were knocked out of the...
Algeria coach Georges Leekens has resigned following the team's early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Desert Foxes were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were knocked out of the...
Tunisia became the first team to score four goals in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match as they beat Zimbabwe 4-2 in Libreville Monday to seal a quarter-finals place. The Carthage Eagles, who led 4-1...
Islam Slimani scored twice but Algeria’s Africa Cup of Nations hopes were ended after a 2-2 draw with Senegal in Franceville on Monday. The Leicester City striker put Algeria ahead on two occasions...
Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after failing to win a single game in Gabon. They were held to a 2-2 draw by Group B winners Senegal in a match they had to win to...
Tunisia beat Zimbabwe 4-2 on Monday, January 23 to join Senegal as the quarter-finalists from Group B in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. With at least a draw needed to seal their qualification,...
After two rounds of matches there is some clarity as to which teams have the most serious designs on the Afcon 2017 trophy. Here’s what we have learnt. Defending champions La Cote d’ivoire have...
Star-packed Algeria came to the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon as one of the title favourites, but they need a miracle in Franceville Monday to reach the quarter-finals. A team including African...
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year...
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year...
Ghana coach Avrant Grant believes the poor pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations are damaging the players. Grant is one of a number of voices to criticise the playing surfaces in Gabon and he declared...
In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on his 88th Birthday & Ghana of 1957, on the eve of the 60th Independence Day Anniversary Celebrations "...(T)he spring of 1957,...Dr. King traveled across...
Donald Trump won the US presidency after suggesting he would make big changes in the way his country relates to the rest of the world. So what does his move to the White House mean for different...
Senegal became the first team qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament, their first since 2006, after a 2-0 win over Zimbabwe in their Group B Day Two clash on Thursday in Franceville. Sadio...
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored as Senegal beat Zimbabwe to become the first team to reach the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Mane tapped in the opener from close range in the ninth...
Senegal became the first team to book a place in the quarterfinal of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations after beating Zimbabwe 2-1 on Thursday in Group B. It was their second win at the tournament...
