Highly rated PSL referee Akhona Makalima is relishing the opportunity to be part of the VAR team at the AFCON, describing football’s most recent technology as a necessary tool.
Members of the Super Eagles squad are counting on Nigeria building from their impressive display against Cameroon at the weekend to see out the rest of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has concluded the AFCON is anybody’s tournament to win when asked for his opinion of Angola ahead of their quarterfinals tie on Saturday in Abidjan.
Namibia returning home with their first ever win in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, and also for qualification to the knockout phases, is the biggest achievement football stakeholders in that country should build on top of.
Egypt suffered more Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the winning penalty to send DR Congo through to the quarter-finals.
It didn’t bother Mauritania coach Amir Abdou that the press conference room at the Palace of Culture in Abidjan was half empty ahead of their Round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations tie against Cape Verde tomorrow night.