Ivory Coast hero Simon Adingra makes AFCON Team of the Tournament
by Sam Hammond
at Monday, Feb 12 2024 11:12
After a thrilling month of action at the Africa Cup of Nations, host country Ivory Coast were crowned champions after coming from behind to beat Nigeria in a dramatic final. Here, we run through our team of the tournament, which includes players from South Africa, Angola, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Mali ...
Senegal star Camara leads AFCON Team of the Round
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Jan 18 2024 10:35
With the first round of AFCON games done and dusted, we take a look at the team of the round, with stars from Mali, Egypt, Cameroon and Senegal all featuring.Djigui Diarra (Mali) - 8.02Mali opened their AFCON campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa, with goalkeeper Djigui Diarra key. The 28-year-o...
World Cup play-offs preview: Senegal-Egypt and Nigeria-Ghana among 5 crucial clashes
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Mar 28 2022 15:35
We're at the all or nothing stage of World Cup qualifying for the CAF teams. 10 teams remain, but there are just five spots up for grabs as we head into the second leg games this week. Here, we preview the action ahead of Tuesday's massive set of matches.Senegal vs EgyptThe African heavyweights face...
Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Saturday, Jul 20 2019 09:25
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.41 ratingEgypt breezed through the group stages, progressing to the last-16 at a canter, before their knockout stage defeat to South Africa. It was a blow to the hosts, who had hoped to go all the way on home turf, but they still have three players in the A...
Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Jun 30 2019 15:26
Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Jun 20 2019 11:20