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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…

Five-time African Champions Cameroon have named a 28-man final squad for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations due in three weeks on home soil. Indomitable Lions head coach António Conceiçao made public the squad on Wednesday 22 December 2021. Full…

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe says the delayed Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned. Speculation has persisted in recent weeks that the finals would be delayed or cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic while…

Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet announced his provisional 40-man squad to begin preparations towards next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. He spoke to WADR:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been banished from Arsenal first-team training and will continue to be exiled from Mikel Arteta’s plans until the end of 2021 at the earliest. The striker’s future at Emirates is looking increasingly bleak following the decision to strip…

The Confederation of African Football has fixed the draws for the group stage of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup for December 28. This was disclosed on the CAF website on Wednesday.

Supporters attending matches at next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will be required to show proof of vaccination and present a negative Covid-19 test result, officials announced Thursday. The announcement was made in a joint statement signed by…

Former Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain player Kaba Diawara has been appointed head coach of Guinea one month to the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The French-born Guinea former international was temporarily appointed head coach of the…