Africa Cup Of Nations
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CAF strips Senegal of 2025 Afcon title and Morocco declared official champions
Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the…
Senegal survives chaos to claim African football glory
It was a night of grit and glory, a final that vanished from memory as it happened, only to be immortalised by the madness of its ending
Heartbreak in Rabat as Indomitable Lions end Bafana’s Afcon dream
In football, if you do not punish Cameroon, they eventually punish you
Bafana survive Warriors’ siege to book AFCON Last 16 spot
The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football
SADC war in Marrakech: Bafana Bafana versus Zim Warriors
The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway…
Danny Jordaan: The dream sours
In this second of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the fall of Danny Jordaan, previously lauded as the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
Tracking the amiable Mr Jordaan
In this, the first of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the rise of Danny Jordaan, the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
Discipline will be deciding factor in Bafana’s Afcon semi-final
The team needs to stick to the game plan, maintain composure and nullify the attacking threat Nigeria brings
Total football, total sportswashing
The beautiful game arrives at the perfect time to scrub the mud off Afcon’s lead sponsor
Nigeria’s big debate: To ‘gree’ or not to ‘gree’
The pidgin English term has been going viral since the start of the year as a motto for self-reliance and resilience
Bafana ‘must’ qualify for 2026 World Cup
The football team begin their qualification campaign this weekend, and two former players believe that they have enough to make it to 2026
Morocco vs South Africa as women’s football enters a new era
Wafcon is the women’s Afcon and the championship final is between two teams that have never won the trophy
The genius of Clive Barker
The only South African coach to win the Nations Cup is renowned for his man-management skills, but there was more to him than that. Those who played for him explain what made him…
Eight dead in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush
Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered an investigation into the tragedy that occurred on Monday as crowds attempted to enter the Olembe Stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch…
Malawi’s flame ignited at Afcon
From being underwhelming underdogs going into the tournament to reaching the round of 16, the Flames have shown discipline, flair and dedication, to the utter delight of their…