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Ethiopia players sing the national anthem before their Africa Cup of Nations group match against Cameroon at Olembé Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard/ AFP)
AFCON

What Afcon means for Ethiopia

Players in the national team hope taking part in the tournament will buoy the hopes for a peaceful resolution of the Tigray conflict and also boost their chances of getting wider…

  • Daniel Ekonde
5 min read
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira gestures during his team’s English Premier League match against West Ham United at Selhurst Park in London, England. (Photograph by Sebastian Frej/ MB Media/ Getty Images)
AFCON

Behind concerns over Afcon is a culture of disdain

European clubs and media that wanted the tournament postponed amid a rise in Covid cases were serving their own selfish interests and repeating the old narrative of ‘darkest…

  • James Yékú
8 min read
South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe gave the green-light to the AfCon, originally due to be staged in 2019, after talks with Cameroon president Paul Biya.
ACHRAF HAKIMI

Motsepe confirms Afcon is on despite ‘enormous challenge’ of Covid surge

The 2021 tournament dates have changed twice, first because of fears that torrential seasonal rains could affect the tight schedule, and then because of the pandemic.

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read