On Wednesday, group play ends in the Africa Cup of Nations. The UEFA Women’s Champions League resumes.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria crashes out to Mauritania
Cameroon secured a last-16 place with a dramatic victory over Gambia.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Equatorial Guinea stuns host Ivory Coast
Equatorial Guinea pulled off one of the most stunning results in Africa Cup of Nations history on Monday by thrashing host Ivory Coast 4-0.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Namibia’s Brave Warriors shock Tunisia in latest upset
It was a historic first victory in the flagship African tournament for the Brave Warriors
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Leverkusen’s title tilt faces Africa Cup of Nations challenge as Bundesliga resumes
Leverkusen’s bid for a debut Bundesliga title is likely to hinge on how well Xabi Alonso’s side accounts for Africa Cup of Nations absences.
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Morocco roster: Pair of 'exiled' stars return for USA friendly
Defender Noussir Mazraoui, who this week joined Bayern Munich from Ajax Amsterdam, and Marseille forward Amine Harit are back with Moroccan national team after settling disputes the team’s Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodzic. They’ve been included in Halilhodzic’s squad for a friendly against the USA in Cincinnati on June 1 and African Cup of Nations qualifying […]
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Egypt's near-triumph highlights the need for new tournament rules
There’s an adage in soccer that you should ‘always judge coaches by their results.’ It’s mostly put around by coaches who have been successful, but have made few friends along the way. Cut Jose Mourinho down the middle and those are the words you’d find etched into his bilious cadaver. For the sake of a […]
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Watch: A major goalkeeping mishap
Goalkeeper Ali Sangare‘s acrobatic blunder after receiving a headed back pass led to Sierra Leone’s stoppage-time equalizer by Alhaji Kamara. Injury added to the misery as Sangare was stretchered off and defender Serge Aurier spent the waning minutes of the 2-2 tie in goal. Ivory Coast, which faces Algeria on Thursday, is still well-poised to […]
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Watch: Highlights from AFCON quarterfinals
The Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt is down to the final four. The Senegal-Tunisia and Algeria-Nigeria semifinals take place on Sunday. The Ivory Coast’s Jonathan Kodjiaequalized against Algeria in the 62nd minute, but after overtime ended in a 1-1 tied, Algeria prevailed in the shootout. Algeria pass the Cote D’Ivoire test to qualify to […]
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Watch: Africa Cup of Nations golazo by Kenya's Michael Olunga
Kenya’s Michael Olunga’s two goals in a 3-2 win over Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations included this overhead strike.