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The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant tournament being held in nine stadiums across six cities in Morocco.
Algeria substitute Adil Boulbina’s last-gasp extra-time rocket ended Congo’s Africa Cup hopes in the last 16 on Tuesday, but the Leopards’ attention has quickly switched to a bigger prize. “We must thoroughly analyze what didn’t work because some things didn’t work,
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos cut a defiant figure in the aftermath of Bafana Bafana's Africa Cup of Nations exit at the hands of Cameroon on Sunday, following a 2-1 round of 16 defeat.
Four contenders will be reduced to one in African play-offs for the 2026 Fifa World Cup over this international window. After missing out on the continent's nine automatic qualification spots, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon and Nigeria travel to Morocco for a ...
Morocco steps into the spotlight this week with the Africa Cup of Nations as newly built stadiums become an arena to test whether on-field success and hospitality can yield lasting clout as a global soccer power.
Scotland's World Cup opponents, Morocco, have progressed to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals after a comfortable 2-0 win for the hosts over Cameroon. Real Madrid winger Brahim Diaz got the ball rolling in Rabat,
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos on Monday called on his players to look forward to their adventure at the 2026 World Cup in the summer following their defeat to Cameroon in the last-16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The decision to switch the Africa Cup of Nations’ cycle to every four years instead of two has not gone down well among coaches at the tournament. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF),