2023-AFRICA-CUP-OF-NATIONS

South African female referee Akhona Makalima

VAR a necessary tool – PSL referee Akhona Makalima

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.

Nigeria Defender Calvin Bassey

Super Eagles squad counting on ‘matured performance’ for the rest of AFCON

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

Nigeria coach assess Angola ahead of quarterfinal clash

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 head coach Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin looks back with pride at Namibia's best ever AFCON

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.

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Egypt eliminated from AFCON in shootout drama with DR Congo

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.

Mauritania coach Amir Abdou

AFCON Preview: Why Cape Verde versus Mauritania Round of 16 a big deal

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.