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The Pharaohs are being touted as the Africa Cup of Nations favourites, but it won’t be that simple… After an absence of seven years—a period overshadowed by civil war, insurrection and political turmoil—Egypt returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and, inspired by Mohamed Salah, reached the final to reaffirm their status as continental giants. The intervening two and a half ...

Zimbabwe’s players have reportedly not shown up for training amidst a payment dispute with their football association. In an issue that is sadly all too common for African national teams, there is an ongoing a payment dispute between the players and the FA of Zimbabwe. As a result, the players have failed to turn up for their organised training session ...

Former Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi has reported former Ghana defender John Paintsil to the CID Headquarters in Accra for allegedly forging the signatures of the directors of Wa All Stars in a bid to take over the club. The former Leicester City defender was reported to have taken over the club from Nyantakyi following his life ban from FIFA ...

Atletico Madrid announced a deal to buy Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente on Thursday in a move that could pave the way for Rodrigo Hernandez to join Manchester City. Llorente still has to pass a medical but, barring any late problems, will sign a five-year contract with Atletico and leave their city rivals, where the 24-year-old has struggled for regular ...

The Confederation of Africain Football (CAF) has picked seven legends as the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 ambassadors.  The confederations picked Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba (Both  of Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Mahmoud El-Khateeb (Egypt), Others picked are Rabah Madjer (Algeria), Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) and El Hadji Diouf (Senegal), and will be in Egypt to represent the confederations for the ...

Ghana skipper Andre Ayew has downplayed their chances of winning the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), pegging the likes of hosts Egypt, star-studded Senegal and Cup holders Cameroon ahead of the Black Stars. James Kwesi Appiah’s outfit is among 24 nations set to vie for gold at the continental fiesta which commences on Friday. “Let’s be honest, Ghana has ...

Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf has sent a strong message to Ghana and the other Group F opponents that they will be a difficult. The former Holland international says the defending champions “in good shape and positive” for the tournament, which starts on Friday, 21 June, 2019. The Indomitable Lions face Guinea-Bissau in their opener before engaging four-time champions Ghana and ...

Maxwell Konadu has revealed he was hurt when he discovered he had been axed from the Black Stars backroom staff. The former Asante Kotoko trainer who had been Ghana assistant coach since 2012, was laid off from the Black Stars technical team early this year. However, Konadu said he has since moved on from the incident. “You know initially when ...

Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Norwich defender Max Aarons, who they see as an alternative to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sky Sports News understands. United are keen to sign a new right-back following the departure of captain Antonio Valencia, and Crystal Palace’s Wan-Bissaka is understood to be one of their top targets. However, they had a bid worth £50m for ...

While Tanzania will be delighted to have returned to the continental high table for the first time since 1980, there will have been a few shudders when they were drawn alongside Algeria in Group C. The last time these two met in a competitive fixture was a World Cup qualifier in November 2015, when Les Fennecs ran out 7-0 winners. ...