The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is drawing ever closer, with Ivory Coast staging the finals for the second time. The tournament kicks off on Saturday, 13 January when the hosts will take on Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Record seven-time champions Egypt are also in action on the opening weekend, facing Mozambique in Group B, ...
African Champions Senegal will arrive on Ivorian soil on Tuesday, 09 January 2024 while FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco will land on Sunday, 07 January as the world counts down to the opening match on 13 January 2024. Morocco and Guinea Bissau will be the first to arrive for the tournament. The two teams are scheduled to arrive on Sunday, ...
December 27, 2023 – In a prelude to the impending Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), reports have surfaced that Senegal’s head coach, Aliou Cisse, and his technical staff have not received salaries for six months. According to Sports News Africa, Cisse and his team have been awaiting payment since June 2023, with no resolution in sight as the AFCON tournament ...
The tournament will take place from January 13 to February 11, 2024. Ahead of the tournament, some qualified countries have selected places for their camping before they go to the hosting venue. This is to prepare them to achieve their target of going to the competition. This is what to know about teams and their camping venues. Ghana 🇬🇭 – ...
With less than a month to the first games of AFCON 2023 Qualifiers, 14 countries including the host of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations are without a home ground to host their upcoming AFCON qualifiers matches. While countries like Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Namibia, South Sudan, and Burundi have settled down in Morocco, South Africa, Egypt and Tanzania others are ...
The Black Stars of Ghana have been placed in Pot One ahead of the draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers. The West African country is in Pot One with Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Dr. Congo, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Others include host Cote D’Ivoire, Algeria, Tunisia, and Cameroon. The draw for the qualifiers will be held ...