Africa Cup of Nations

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 resigning himself with immediate effect on Sunday night. Efa’s official twitter account…

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 players forward, Thembinkosi Lorch struck on the counter-attack after 85 minutes.…

Nigeria knocked out defending champions Cameroon in a five-goal last-16 thriller in the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Odion Ighalo put Nigeria ahead in Alexandria, Egypt in the 19th minute but two quick fire goals from Stephane…

Ten-man Benin rode their luck to eliminate heavily fancied Morocco on penalties in an extraordinary upset in the opening match of the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday. Benin advanced to quarter-finals, after four…

Sadio Mane scored his third of the campaign as Senegal defeated Denis Onyango's Uganda to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Liverpool star struck on 15 minutes with a close-range shot after a passing move carved…

Nigeria will face defending champions Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1146181954817155079 The Super Eagles qualified for the knockout phase after finishing…

Sadio Mane scored twice and missed a penalty as Senegal beat Kenya 3-0 to book their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. In the group C match, the Liverpool forward had a first-half penalty saved by Kenya keeper Patrick…

Angola earned a point against mighty Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations as Djalma cancelled out Youssef Msakni's first-half penalty. The 32-year-old fired home on the rebound after goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha failed to hold on to…