James Copnall

The opposition parties appear to be boycotting their own anti-election boycott event.

The Africa Cup of Nations was a catalyst for an Arsenal player to build his house in the right-back spot. Late last year, Emmanuel Eboué had difficulty making the Arsenal bench.…

Without doubt the African Cup of Nations’s best young player, Karim Hagui was simply a revelation. The 20-year-old’s form at right-back was so good that Tunisia’s best player,…

Huge crowds, extravagant financial rewards, highly organised teams forcing mind-numbingly dull tactical draws – it happens in Africa, too. On Friday, Zamalek, of Egypt, host Raja…

It is not easy asking a man who has lost 12 members of his family, including aunts and uncles, how he is coping, particularly when the same ferry disaster cost the lives of many…

Before he’d even kicked a ball in international football, El Hadji Diouf received his first standing ovation.