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Salah Penalty Sends 10-Man Egypt Into Knockout Stages
A first-half penalty from captain Mohamed Salah secured a gritty 1-0 victory for Egypt over africa/">South Africa on Thursday, booking the seven-time champions a spot in the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Pharaohs…
Mane’s Late Strike Sends Senegal to AFCON 2025
Sadio Mane 's injury-time winner against Malawi secured Senegal's qualification for the 2025 africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), joining Angola, DR Congo, and Egypt who have also booked their places with two rounds of…
Mane scores winning penalty as Senegal edge Egypt to win Afcon
Celebrations erupted across Dakar on Sunday night after Senegal claimed their first africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations title in a penalty shoot-out over seven-time winners Egypt.
It was Sadio Mane who stepped up to make…
The Gambia beat Mauritania in dream Afcon debut
The Gambia made a fairytale debut in the africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Mauritania 1-0 in Limbe to tie for first place in Group F.
After 10 minutes, Ablie Jallow scored the game-winning goal, controlling Musa…
Cameroon edge Burkina Faso 2-1 in Afcon opener
Cameroon came from behind to overcome Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening match of the 2021 africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.
The match was a fierce and, at times, tense affair,…
IT’S TIME FOR AFRICA!
It’s finally time for the much-delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations to be played. The 33rd installment of the competition will be played out in Cameroon from Sunday 9th January to Sunday 6th February. The competition has been the subject of…
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Sadio Mane
Senagales professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Senagal national team. He is widely considered as one of the best players in the world.
Mane was described…
Ranking reward for Algeria: Soared 28 places in FIFA Ranking
With their victory at the 2019 CAF africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt, Djamel Belmadi’s side surged from 68th to 40th in July’s FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and from 13th to fourth among African teams.…
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 won their one and only AFCON back in 1990 in their home country, took on Senegal,…
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 Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal.
Algerian star Mahrez was part of the…