AFCON

By Michael Beardmore. Host nation Ivory Coast produced another amazing Africa Cup of Nations escape act as Oumar Diakite’s 122nd-minute

By Celestine Karoney. An increase in prize money has contributed to the success of lower ranked teams at the ongoing

By Ian Williams. A first-half goal from Ademola Lookman was enough to see Nigeria overcome Angola and reach the semi-finals

By Ben Miller. Achraf Hakimi missed a late chance to equalise from the penalty spot as South Africa shocked 10-man

By Nishat Ladha. Hosts Ivory Coast eliminated reigning champions Senegal in a penalty shootout to book their place in the

By Lehlohonolo Lehana. South Africa will face Morocco in the round of 16 of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations

By Rob Stevens. Mali booked a quarter-final meeting with hosts Ivory Coast by holding on to beat Burkina Faso 2-1

By Ben Miller. Goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the 18th penalty of a nerve-shredding shoot-out as DR Congo produced the latest

Staff Reporter. Morocco must do without Sofiane Boufal and could be missing another key attacker in Hakim Ziyech when they

By Ian Williams. A late Ryan Mendes penalty helped Cape Verde overcome Mauritania to book a place in the quarter-finals

By Piers Edwards. Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman scored twice to

By Rob Stevens. Mohamed Bayo headed a 98th-minute winner as Guinea reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations