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

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