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Toothless Egypt held by Comoros as Algeria, Ghana win
Egypt, without injured striker Mo Salah, lacked a cutting edge in front of goal as they were held to a 0-0 draw by tiny Comoros Islands in their 2021 ... Sports -
Bosnian coach Halilhodzic hired as Morocco coach
Vahid Halilhodzic signed a four-year contract as the new coach of Morocco but was handed a tough list of targets by his new employers. The ... Sports -
Algeria win Africa Cup of Nations with fortuitous early goal
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a fortuitous second-minute goal gave them a 1-0 win over Senegal in the final ... Sports -
Mahrez free kick gives Algeria stoppage-time win over Nigeria
Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez curled in a free kick in stoppage time to give Algeria a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semi-final ... Sports -
Senegal in African Cup final after extra-time thriller
Senegal is in the African Cup of Nations final after beating Tunisia 1-0 in an extra-time thriller on Sunday. Senegal won with an own-goal in the ... Sports -
Streetwise Tunisia end Madagascar’s dream with 3-0 quarter-final win
Tunisia ended Madagascar’s remarkable Africa Cup of Nations run when they beat the rank outsiders 3-0 in their quarter-final on Thursday, ... Sports -
Nigeria grab late winner against South Africa to reach semi-finals
Nigeria sneaked into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals when William Troost Ekong scored with one minute remaining to give them a 2-1 win over a ... Sports -
Algeria seal shootout win over Ivory Coast to book semi-final berth
Experienced striker Wilfried Bony and midfielder Serey Die missed penalties in the shootout as Algeria sealed a 4-3 victory over the Ivory Coast ... Sports -
African Cup: Tunisia knock out Ghana on penalties
Tunisia knocked Ghana out of the African Cup of Nations in a penalty shootout on Monday, extending the Black Stars’ run of pain at the ... Sports -
Belaili, Mahrez star as Algeria outclass Guinea
Superbly-taken goals from Youcef Belaili and Riyad Mahrez set Algeria on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Guinea as they reached the Africa Cup ... Sports -
Madagascar in last 8 as African Cup fairytale debut goes on
Madagascar beat Congo 4-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to ensure its fairytale debut at the African Cup of Nations continued as it advanced to the ... Sports -
Hosts Egypt knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations
Thembinkosi Lorch scored five minutes from time to hand South Africa an upset 1-0 win and knock holders Egypt out of the Africa Cup of Nations as the ... Sports -
Egypt sacks Mexican coach after exit from Cup of Nations
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre became the first casualty of the Africa Cup of Nations as he was sacked just hours after the host was bundled out of the ... Sports -
Benin knocks out Morocco on penalties at African Cup
Benin began the African Cup of Nations knockout stages with a major upset, beating Morocco in a penalty shootout on Friday to reach the quarterfinals ... Sports -
Egypt forward Salah misses training with a cold
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah missed training with a cold on Friday, two days before the Africa Cup of Nations hosts meet South Africa in a round-of-16 ... Sports -
Morocco beat Ivory Coast to advance at Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast 1-0 on Friday to serve notice that they are one of the sides ... Sports -
Morocco beat Ivory Coast to advance at Cup of Nations
Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast 1-0 on Friday to serve notice that they are one of the sides ... Sports -
Mohamed Salah on target as Egypt progress to last 16
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations to help the hosts to a 2-0 win over the Democratic ... Sports -
African Cup: Nigeria needs late goal vs. debutant Burundi
Odion Ighalo scored a late winner four minutes after coming on as a substitute to see a relieved Nigeria squeeze past debutant Burundi 1-0 at the ... Sports -
Salah’s Egypt opens African Cup with 1-0 win over Zimbabwe
Egypt has opened the African Cup of Nations by beating outsider Zimbabwe 1-0 in Cairo. Trezeguet provided relief for the host nation on Friday with ... Sports -
Chelsea defender Baba set for Ghana comeback
Chelsea defender Abdul Rahman Baba is set to make his return for Ghana at the African Cup of Nations finals after being named in their 23-man squad ... Sports -
African Champions League final to be replayed at a neutral ground
The second leg of the African Champions League final will be replayed after the original fixture was abandoned and the match awarded to Esperance ... Sports -
Abandoned final a hefty blow to African football
African football’s image took another hefty blow on Friday when the final of the continent’s top club competition was abandoned after ... Sports -
VAR to be used at African Cup from quarterfinals onwards
The African Cup of Nations will use video reviews for the first time at this year's tournament, from the quarterfinals onwards.Hassan Waberi, the ... Sports -
Egypt, Mo Salah to face Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe at African Cup
Mohamed Salah and host Egypt will face Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the group stage of an historic African Cup of Nations this year, the first time ... Sports -
Host Egypt picks six venues for African Nations Cup
Egypt has chosen six venues across five cities to host this year's African Nations Cup finals, local media reported, including the Port Said Stadium ... Sports -
Egypt to host African Cup, Salah player of the year again
Egypt will replace Cameroon as the host of this year’s African Cup of Nations soccer tournament, giving newly-crowned continental player of the ... Sports -
Mohamed Salah scores 2, Egypt wins 6-0 in African qualifying
Liverpool or Egypt, the goals keep coming from Mohamed Salah. He can even afford a penalty miss or two.Salah scored twice - he also had two penalties ... Sports -
African Cup going out of Africa? Radical changes proposed
The African Cup might be going out of Africa. The United States, China or Qatar could be asked to host the African Cup of Nations in radical changes ... Sports -
Egypt climbs 12 places in the FIFA world ranking
The Egyptian football national team has climbed 12 places in the FIFA world ranking, reaching the 23rd position after finishing in second place during ... Sports