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Gambia’s Ablie Jallow scored early as they made an impressive debut at the Africa Cup of Nations finals by beating Mauritania 1-0 in their opening Group F encounter at Limbe Stadium on Wednesday. Jallow struck with a left-footed effort from…

Morocco and Senegal scored late goals on Monday to get off to winning starts at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon. The Teranga Lions in the first match of the day laboured to an uninspiring lone goal…

Nigeria made a winning start to its Africa Cup of Nations campaign after seeing off a lackluster Egypt 1-0 while reigning champion Algeria was held to a stalemate by Sierra Leone on Tuesday. Nigeria's Kelechi Iheanacho overshadowed fellow Premier League…

Hosts Cameroon has made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign, beating Burkina Faso 2-1. Cameroon came from behind with two penalties in the space of eight minutes at the end of the first half to beat…

As the Africa Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament draws closer, Cameroon has deployed troops and armored cars to towns that will be hosting matches in its troubled Southwest region. Beginning Sunday, the Central African country will be hosting the…

The Panthers have been training in Dubai for the continental tournament that will begin on Sunday Gabon players have refused to board the plane to Cameroon for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations due to unpaid bonuses, according to reports.…

The Amavubi of Rwanda have defeated Guinea 3-0 in an international match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Monday evening. Coach Kaba Diawara Syli Nationale team used the match to prepare ahead of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of…

Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and entered self-isolation; his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match…

Watford has refuted accusations from the Senegalese football federation (FSF) on Sunday of preventing forward Ismaila Sarr from playing in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. The FSF claimed Watford had displayed “disrespectful, pernicious and discriminatory behavior”. However, Watford believes…

Guinea have had to replace injured defenders Antoine Conte and Florentin Pogba in their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Conte, a former France Under-21 international who has switched allegiance, said he had not yet recovered from injury after…

Wilfried Zaha, Nicolas Pepe and Eric Bailly are among the Premier League players included in Ivory Coast’s provisional 28-player squad for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. AC Milan’s Franck Kessie, Ajax striker Sebastien Haller, ex-Tottenham defender Serge Aurier,…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has accepted a request to delay the release of players involved in the Africa Cup of Nations until just six days before the tournament kicks off. FIFA regulations had meant that those called up…