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Ivory Coast are the champions of Africa. The Elephants stunned the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Alassane Quatarra Stadium in Abidjan to win their third AFCON trophy. The Ivoriens started the game on a brilliant note dominating proceedings. It was a one-sided affair as Nigeria dropped back to...

I can't eat nor sleep, Shatta Bandle says following Ghana's elimination in AFCON Ghanaian social media influencer Shatta Bandle has shared that he was heartbroken due to Ghana's elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON). He said he could neither sleep nor eat after the match since he...

Angry fans bashed Ghana national football team's bus after their elimination from AFCON Angry Ghanaians joined forces to destroy the bus conveying members of the Ghanaian national football team. This was caused by the team's elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations after they sealed a draw...

Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o is baffled by the consistently poor performances of the South African national team at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Eto’o, the two-time Nations Cup winner with Cameroon and the tournament’s all-time leading scorer, uttered his confusion during a current trip...

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations commences on Saturday, January 13, 2023, with hosts Ivory Coast clashing with Guinea-Bissau. Senegal are the defending champions of the 2023 AFCON, which will be played in 2024, from January 13, 2024, to February 11, 2024. The Teranga Lions go into the tournament...

Gambia national team airplane en route to Cote D'Ivoire for 2023 AFCON nearly crashed after taking off from Gambia's capital Banjul. The flight had to be forced back to Banjul for an emergency landing as it could not continue on the journey to Cote D'Ivoire. According to one of the players...

Red Star Belgrade attacking midfielder Guelor Kanga went under fire for allegedly falsifying his age during 2021 AFCON As per reports, Guelor Kanga allegedly subtracted five years from his actual age based on findings by football chiefs from Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese Football...

Unlike other African footballers who have linked up with their national teams for 2023 AFCON, Andre Onana will delay his AFCON call-up and stay put with Manchester United for a crunch Premier League tie on January 14. Onana has started all Manchester United Premier League and Champions League...

Algeria and Tunisia are seeking to become the next African nation to score 100 or more goals at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Desert Warriors are aiming to reclaim the trophy which they won in 2019 and to achieve it, they will need lots of goals. The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, who have won...

The African Cup Of Nations is widely considered to be the greatest trophy close to the FIFA World Cup in African football. While some players have won the prestigious trophy more than once, other great footballers have never taken home the coveted cup despite proving to be worthy of it. In...

Sierra Leone's head coach, John Keister, voiced his disappointment after his team was defeated 2-1 by Nigeria on Thursday. In the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie, the Leone Stars rode their luck at times, although they could have been two goals up as early as the 13th minute. In the...

On Day 1 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification series at the MKO Abiola Stadium, the Super Eagles had to come from behind to defeat the tenacious Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1. When Mohamed Turay's rasping effort was turned over by goalkeeper Francis Uzoho in the fourth...

Ivory Coast, the hosts of the next Africa Cup of Nations, got their campaign off to a flying start on Friday, defeating Zambia 3-1. Although Ivory Coast has qualified as the hosts, they will also play in the qualification games but will lose the top slot to the second-placed team if they finish...

The Afcon 2022 is just days away and we are going to dedicate this page to all news related to the event. Everyone is allowed to post contribute and know what going on with players, teams etc. Also, the AFCON starts in just a few days. Just AFCON (African cup of nation start date) When does...

Slavia Prague forward Peter Olayinka says being called up to join the Super Eagles squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is a dream come true for him. Victor Osimhen and Emmanuel Dennis' withdrawals have opened the door for others to make the trip to Cameroon belatedly this week. Olayinka...

The Super Eagles played the Crocodiles Of Lesotho in Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday evening. The very first time in 20 years that the Super Eagles will be playing in Lagos. In attendance was the Lagos state Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representative and some other dignitaries...

Coming from an away victory over Benin Republic, in Porto Novo, Nigeria set to face the South African side, Lesotho, in Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos. Nigeria currently sits comfortably at the top of Group L with eleven points, and Lesotho sitting at the bottom of the table, after five matches...

A goal from Paul Onuachu in the 91st minute ensured that Nigeria left Porto Novo with maximum three points. Onuachu, who replaced Kelechi Iheanacho in the 70th minute broke the deadlock in the 93rd minute with a header that saw the goal go into the back of the net. The Benin Republic side have...