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AFCON: Mane resumes Senegal training after head injury
Sadio Mane Published 29 January 2022 Senegal star Sadio Mane has returned to training ahead of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Equatorial Guinea after suffering suspected concussion in their last match. “He’s doing well,” Senegal coach Aliou Cisse said Saturday, suggesting the Liverpool forward would be available despite taking a heavy blow to the…
AFCON 2022 Round of 16: Matches, schedule, times, TV for Africa Cup of Nations knockout round
Getty Images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/1e/e0/africa-cup-of-nations-trophy_bbstalw5shac1gptlz3wz9il1.jpg?t=768931086&w=500&quality=80 With the group stage of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in the books, only 16 of the original 24 teams remain standing, with eight teams heading home. All the first-place and second-place finishers of the group stage qualified for the knockout round, while the four best third-placed teams made it through to complete…
Afcon 2021: Guinea’s Naby Keita scores stunning goal against Zimbabwe
Guinea captain Naby Keita scores a stunning goal as his side reach the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations despite losing 2-1 against already eliminated Zimbabwe.MATCH REPORT: Zimbabwe 2-1 GuineaWatch live coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations on BBC iPlayer.Available to UK users only.
Afcon 2021: Cameroon top group with Cape Verde draw
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar (right) has five goals at this year's Nations CupHosts Cameroon cemented top spot in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde.The Indomitable Lions took the lead when captain Vincent Aboubakar drilled home his fifth goal of the tournament after 39 minutes. Cape Verde…
AFCON 2021: Late frustration for Bailly
Skip to Main NavigationSkip to contentManchester United defender Eric Bailly suffered late frustration as Ivory Coast were held to a 2-2 draw by Sierra Leone at the Africa Cup of Nations.The defender was withdrawn just before the injury-time leveller after the Elephants looked well on course for two wins from two games in Group E.…
Afcon 2021: Hosts Cameroon reach knockout stage with 4-1 defeat of Ethiopia
Vincent Aboubakar leads the Nations Cup scoring charts with four goals from his first two gamesHosts Cameroon became the first team to qualify for the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ethiopia in Group A.Forwards Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko-Ekambi scored twice each after Ethiopia took an…
Who impressed during the first round of matches at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations? WhoScored.com pick their team of the round... Goals were at a premium across the first round of group games at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, with nine of the first 12 matches remarkably ending 1-0. With round one in…
AFCON matchday preview: Cameroon and Cape Verde aim to seal progress
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon are back in action as the second matches of the group stage get under way. Thursday sees Group A take centre stage, with Cameroon facing Ethiopia and Cape Verde taking on Burkina Faso. Cameroon, champions in 2017, of course have the aim of going all the way on home soil…
AFCON 2021: Gambia – Team guide, key players and full fixtures
All you need to know about the Scorpions of Gambia ahead of AFCON 2021. For the neutral, debutants are easy to latch on to. This is even more so the case when, as with Gambia, success has been achieved after a long, deliberate quest. The Scorpions have had a number of factors converge at the…
AFCON 2021: Sadio Mane responds to heart attack threat by ‘Juju’ witch doctor
Liverpool star Sadio Mane has dismissed the effect on African juju. Senegal captain Sadio Mane has received a threat just before the start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The threat to Mane was made by a notable 'juju' witch doctor from the Benin Republic. The Liverpool star was advised by…