Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph should have been the perfect fairytale ending. Instead, the final in Morocco delivered one of the most controversial moments in recent AFCON history, after coach Pape Bouna Thiaw ordered his players to walk off the pitch in protest. Days later, with celebrations still echoing through the streets of Dakar, […]
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Dakar turned into a living festival on Tuesday as tens of thousands of football lovers poured into the streets to celebrate Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations champions. Fresh from a dramatic 1-0 win over hosts Morocco, the Lions of Teranga rolled through the capital on an open-top bus that barely moved under the weight of […]
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Defending Champions Hit Their Stride In Marrakech There was a calm authority about Ivory Coast on Tuesday night, the kind that comes from a team that knows exactly who they are. The defending champions never looked rattled as they brushed aside Burkina Faso 3-0 in Marrakech, easing into the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals with […]
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Sometimes tournaments turn on a single swing of the boot. In Rabat on Monday night, that decisive moment belonged to Adil Boulbina. The substitute’s extra-time strike finally cracked a stubborn DR Congo defence and sent Algeria national football team into the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a hard-earned 1–0 victory. A Match Of Patience […]
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