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Algeria through to Afcon round of 16
Algeria booked their place in the knockout stages, Sudan reignited Group E with a shock win, and Mozambique made history with their first-ever AFCON finals victory, as drama unfolded at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire Share Spoils in Marrakech Cameroon and defending champions Côte d’Ivoire played out…
Benin secure vital win as Uganda, Tanzania share spoils
Benin reignited their hopes for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 with a crucial 1–0 victory over Botswana, while Uganda and Tanzania played out a dramatic East African derby draw, and DR Congo held Senegal in an action-packed day of group-stage football. Tunisia and Nigeria were set to close the day with…
Egypt becomes first team to qualify for AFCON knockout stage
Mohamed Salah inspired Egypt to the Round of 16 as the Pharaohs became the first team to secure knockout-stage qualification at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. Elsewhere, Mali held hosts Morocco in Rabat, Zambia and Comoros shared the spoils in a goalless draw, while Angola and Zimbabwe played out a…
Zidane’s son shines as Algeria crushes Sudan
On Wednesday night in Rabat, Algeria finally ended a six-year wait for victory at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, launching their Morocco 2025 campaign in emphatic fashion with a dominant 3–0 win over Sudan. It was a night rich in milestones. Captain Riyad Mahrez carved his name deeper into Algerian history, scoring twice to…
Kagame lauds FIFA’s ‘football for peace’ vision
Kigali — President Paul Kagame on Friday joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino and more than 200 boys and girls from football academies across Rwanda for a holiday football clinic held at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, highlighting the role of sport in youth development and peace-building. The clinic was organised under FIFA’s Football for Schools programme,…