Egyptian veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary wrote a new chapter in history when he became the oldest ever player to take part in the African Cup of Nations, but he was not to celebrate ads the Pharaohs were held to a goalless draw by a determined Mali side. The second match of the Group D-day
The Black Stars of Ghana got a strong 3-point boost to their African Cup of Nations title ambitions after triumphing 1-0 over their Ugandan counterparts in their Group D match at the Africa Cup of Nations. Deputy Captain and West Ham striker Andre Ayew in photo put the Ghanaians ahead in the 36th minute converting
Defending champions Ivory Coast, who handed Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha his competitive debut in their opening Group C match at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon against Togo, played to a goalless draw. Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia was close in the 10th minute forcing the Togolese keeper into a smart save while
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, on Sunday. The Leicester winger had put his side ahead with a curling shot off the post. But Kudakwashe Mahachi’s low shot into the corner and a Nyasha Mushekwi penalty kick
Liverpool’s Sadio Mané (Pictured in action) converted a 10th-minute penalty to send Senegal on their way to a 2-0 victory over Tunisia and top of Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Mané scored from the spot after Aymen Abdennour had brought down Cheikhou Kouyaté in the penalty area, giving Senegalthe lead
Desportivo Mafra defender Juary Soares equalizer for the debutants in the 90th minute as Guinea-Bissau held host Gabon to a 1-1 draw in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations opener at the Stade de l’Amitié in Libreville on Saturday evening. The Panthers took the lead in 52 minutes when superstar Borussia Dortmund goal poacher Pierre-Emerick
Egypt’s national coach Hector Cuper has stated his team will do its best to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals which kicks off in Gabon on 14 January. Under the helm of Argentinean coach Hector Cuper, the Pharaohs will be based in Port-Gentil for their group stage matches and they face tough competition
Super Eagles skipper Mikel John Obi today completed his move from Chelsea to Tianjin TEDA and admitted he had to leave Stamford Bridge for a new challenge. Football Sierra Leone understands that the Nigeria international has signed a three-year contract with Tianjin in the Chinese Super League. The 29-year-old deal we understand worth around £140,000-a-week.
The Algerian-born Pictured Riyad Mahrez is the CAF player of the year Algerian international and Leicester City forward born Riyad Mahrez was named the Confederation of African Football’s player of the year on Thursday night. The 25-year-old Algerian beat Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Liverpool striker Sadio Mane for the honour after helping Leicester secure
New Cameroon coach Hugo Broos is confident Liverpool defender Joel Matip will be arriving in camp by Tuesday. Joel Matip is one of eight Cameroon players who do not want to play at the Africa Cup of Nations. Matip pulled out of contention for the tournament this month, saying he wanted to “concentrate on Liverpool,”
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