He’s made over 40 appearances for the national team The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot winner Emiliano Nsue has been banned from international football by FIFA after they ruled that he had never been eligible to play for his country. Nsue has featured for Equatorial Guinea over an 11-year period but they were […]
1 year ago
Never thought we’d see the day that Diouf would be calming someone else down. Andre Onana reportedly had to be calmed down by El Hadji Diouf after he was left out of Cameroon’s squad for their Africa Cup of Nations opener. Onana joined up with the squad after playing in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw against […]
2 years ago
‘I have so much respect for him and he gave everything for his country’ Sadio Mane told Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah that Egypt’s defeat to Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final doesn’t take anything away from his standing in the sport. Senegal won AFCON for the first time ever with a penalty shootout […]
4 years ago
Yet another iconic moment from AFCON The Africa Cup of Nations has served up no end of drama to our TV screens since it started on January 9. From referees blowing up for full-time early to the wrong national anthems being played, it’s been quite the spectacle. The football has also been entertaining, with plenty […]
4 years ago
One regular day of AFCON… Officials are in discussions to resume the game between Tunisia and Mali after the game was stopped 10 seconds early – sparking controversy amongst the Tunisia team. The Africa Cup of Nations Group F match had seen Mali leading with less than a minute to go after an Ibrahima Koné […]
4 years ago
Some way to get a call-up A defender from the League of Ireland heading to the Africa Cup of Nations has revealed that he originally mistook a call-up to the Cape Verde national football team for a spam message on LinkedIn. Roberto Lopes, who plays for Shamrock Rovers, first received a message from manager at […]
4 years ago