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Africa Cup of Nations
Ranking reward for Algeria: Soared 28 places in FIFA Ranking
With their victory at the 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt, Djamel Belmadi’s side surged from 68th to 40th in July’s FIFA/Coca-Cola World…
AFCON 2019 final: Baghdad Bounedjah fires Algeria to second title
An underwhelming Africa Cup of Nations came to a conclusion on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, with a fittingly uninteresting final for the most part.
Algeria, who…
Senegal Vs Algeria: Sadio Mane-Riyad Mahrez Face Off In Title Clash
Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of…
Mahrez’s last gasp stunner sends Algeria to Afcon final
Riyad Mahrez scored a sensational stoppage-time winner to send Algeria to the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 2-1 win over Nigeria.
Algeria who started…
VAR madness and missed penalties as Senegal edge Tunisia to reach Afcon final
Senegal progressed to the final of the Africa Cup Of Nations for the second time after sinking Tunisia 1-0 thanks to an extra time own goal by Dylan Bronnon.…
Tunisia end Madagascar dream to reach Afcon Semifinal
Tunisia ended Madagascar's fairytale run in the Afcon 2019 to reach their first ever semifinal since 2004 with a 3-0 victory at Al-Salam Stadium Cairo on…
VAR to be used from Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is starting today. The mein…
Tunisia beat Ghana on penalties to reach Afcon quarter finals
Tunisia edged past Ghana 5-4 on penalties to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Monday.
Goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha was the hero,…
Egypt coach sacked following AFCON failure as FA president resigns
The president of Egypt’s Football Association did not take the shock defeat to Bafana Bafana too well and sacked Pharaohs coach Javier Aguirre before…
South Africa knock out hosts Egypt in AFCON
South Africa knocked hosts Egypt out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a late winner and set up a quarter final tie against Nigeria.
With Egypt throwing…