The first time the African Nations Cup seemed to have any profile on television in the UK was when John Salako stood on a beach in Dakar, rounding up the highlights from the 1992 competition in Senegal. “In 1962, Walter Winterbottom said an African team would win the World Cup by the turn of the
Egypt got their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to a winning start, although their opening game victory over Zimbabwe wasn’t as convincing as many might have expected. Javier Aguirre’s side were strong favourites in front of their own supporters in Cairo and having won three of the four AFCONs they have hosted previously
Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda, opening-day winners of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, will be aiming to bag another three points this weekend as they look to set the early pace in the qualification campaign. The five nations are among the 18 teams to be featured in SuperSport’s nine-match broadcast
Alain Traore’s fine second half strike handed Burkina Faso third place at the 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Ghana 1-0 on Saturday night at Stade Port-Gentil. Ghana had a bright start in the first five minutes and Agyemang Badu missed a header from close range after a great cross from the
Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final following a 2-0 win over Ghana in the second semifinal played at the Stade de Franceville, in the Gabonese city of Franceville, on Thursday evening. Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and Christian Bassogog were on target for the Indomitable Lions as their fairytale run continued as
Egypt advanced to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night. The semifinal encounter was played at the Stade de I’Amitie in Gabon’s capital city, Libreville. The Stallions did most of the attacking in the opening stages of the game as they
Asamoah Gyan headed Ghana into the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Uganda were condemned to an early exit after an agonising defeat to Egypt in Port-Gentil. Gyan scored the only goal of the first match of the day in a Group D double-header in the Gabonese port city, securing a
Egypt have eliminated Uganda from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after claiming a 1-0 win in a Group D clash at Port-Gentil on Saturday night. Combined with Ghana’s earlier win over Mali, the Cranes have been mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the quarterfinals, while Egypt have moved to second place with four points and
Ivory Coast were forced to fight back to hold the Democratic Republic of Congo to a 2-2 draw in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) clash at the Stade d’Oyem on Friday evening. As a result DR Congo remain at the top of the group C standings with four points, while the defending champions
Morocco successfully bounced back to winning ways at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 win over group C opponents Togo at the Stade d’Oyem in the Gabonese city of Oyem on Friday evening. Mathieu Dossevi had given Claude Le Roy’s men an early lead, but goals from Aziz Bouhaddouz, Romain Saïss and
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