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Sarah, 20, reacts while watching a Guinea counter-attack against Algeria on screen during the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (Afcon), in Algiers

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AFCON: Cameroon, Gambia surprise, Morocco vs Egypt in quarter-finals

The round of 16 of the 2021 African Cup of Nations saw the favourites Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire fail to qualify, while Cameroon, Morocco and Senegal a...

Africa Cup of Nations – Group E – Ivory Coast v Algeria

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AFCON: Ibrahim Sangaré tipped to push Côte d’Ivoire to victory With Ghana, Algeria and Nigeria all out of the tournament, and Senegal having stuttered unconvincingly in the group phase, Côte D’Ivoire seemed to be ...
People walk up the stands at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde

Tragic loss

AFCON football stadium crush kills eight in Cameroon A disaster in Cameroon yesterday left eight people dead and 38 injured in a stadium accident at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament...
© Germany’s Carsten Ramelow heads the ball beside Cameroon’s Patrick Mboma during their Group E match at the World Cup Finals in Shizuoka June 11, 2002. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

home advantage

AFCON: Cameroon’s Patrick Mboma says ‘The Indomitable Lions are a pleasure to watch!’ Former captain of the Indomitable Lions (56 caps, 33 goals) and two times winner of the CAN in 2000 and 2002, Patrick Mboma is following with interest...

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Premium badgeHayatou, Infantino, Motsepe… investigating the scandals of the Confederation of African Football Failures, nepotism, wars of influence… The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been plagued by scandal. The latest: a chaotic situation surrou...

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Premium badgeHayatou, Infantino, Motsepe… investigating the scandals of the Confederation of African Football Failures, nepotism, wars of influence… The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been plagued by scandal. The latest: a chaotic situation surrou...

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Cameroon African Cup Soccer

turning point?

AFCON Algeria in must-win match against Côte d’Ivoire Algeria will have to win against Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday in Douala if they want to extend their run in Cameroon, where they finished last in the gro...
Mali’s Adama “Malouda” Traore, right, jumps up to avoid a slide tackle by Tunisia’s Bilel Ifa, during the African Cup of Nations 2022 group F soccer match between Tunisia and Mali at the Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe, Cameroon, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.

from congo to cold bath

AFCON: Mali’s Adama Traoré – The TP Mazembe trampoline Adama Traore of Mali, who now plays in Moldova, made his name during his long stay at TP Mazembe, from 2013 to 2018. The striker is also one of the bi...
A Gambia supporter waves a flag before the Group F Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Mauritania and Gambia at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe on January 12, 2022.

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AFCON in Cameroon: Why the stadiums remain empty The exceptional atmosphere of the opening match of the African Cup of Nations has died down and the host country is struggling to fill its stands. Sev...
Nigeria and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze in action

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AFCON: Can Samuel Chukwueze help Nigeria beat Egypt? Nigeria faces Egypt and the mighty Mo Salah in today’s clash in the Africa Cup of Nations at 5pm Cameroon time. But Nigeria are no slouches in attack ...
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Premium badgeHayatou, Infantino, Motsepe… investigating the scandals of the Confederation of African Football Failures, nepotism, wars of influence… The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been plagued by scandal. The latest: a chaotic situation surrou...
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team talent

Africa Cup of Nations: Andre Onana, Sebastien Haller, Bamba Dieng… Six players to watch Here are six particularly promising players to watch closely during the 2022 African Cup of Nations: André Onana (Cameroon), Sébastien Haller (Côte d’...