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Senegal beat Egypt on Penalties to win historic Afcon title

Senegal beat Egypt on Penalties to win historic Afcon title

Posted: February 6, 2022 at 5:39 pm   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Sport, TRENDING

Senegal are African champions for the first time in their history after seeing off Egypt in an intriguing final  The Teranga Lions lifted the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title after beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s final at the Olembe Stadium. It was a goalless affair after 120 minutes of football at the […]

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AFCON Final: Salah, Mane become enemies as Egypt faces Senegal

Posted: February 6, 2022 at 2:21 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, Sport

Liverpool FC’s top strikers, Mohamed Salah, and his African counterpart, Sadio Mane will on Sunday (today) become foes on the pitch as they fight for their countries in the final match of the African Cup of Nations. Mane and his Senegalists teammates defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 in the semis to set up a pulsating final […]

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AFCON 2021: Matches to observe minute silence for those who died in stadium stampede

AFCON 2021: Matches to observe minute silence for those who died in stadium stampede

Posted: January 25, 2022 at 11:04 am   /   AFRICA, news, Sport

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said the remaining matches of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will have a moment of silence for supporters who are dead and those injured from Monday’s night stampede at the Olembe Stadium during the second round game between Cameroon and Comoros. CAF President, Patrice Motsepe disclosed […]

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Buhari hails Super Eagles for advancing to round of 16 in grand style

Posted: January 20, 2022 at 1:12 am   /   AFRICA, news, Sport, TRENDING

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the Super Eagles of Nigeria for keeping hope alive in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon and by winning all their group matches and advancing to the second round of the tournament in grand style. Buhari stated this in a statement by the Special Adviser to the […]

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CAF confirms use of VAR in all 52 AFCON matches

CAF confirms the use of VAR in all 52 AFCON matches

Posted: January 7, 2022 at 1:51 pm   /   Article, news, Sport

Ahead of Sunday, January 9, the kick-off date of the rescheduled 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has confirmed the use of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in all 52 matches. In the last edition of the tournament in 2019, played in Egypt, VAR was only used […]

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