Rabat, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe has announced that the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 will now be played in 2024. The 34th edition of Africa’s biggest football showpiece was meant to take place in Ivory …
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FULLTIME ⚽ ✳ Uganda 1 Niger 1 Kitende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A passionate and tense match at St Mary’s stadium saw Niger fight back brilliantly from one goal down to draw with Uganda Cranes, but weren’t quite able to find the winner. Milton Karisa scored two minutes to the break to …
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🔵 AFCON QUALIFIERS ✳ Algeria 2 Uganda 0 ✳ Niger 1 Tanzania 1 Algiers, Algeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes started its Total Energies African Cup of Nations- AFCON Qualifiers campaign on a low note, falling to Algeria 2-0 in Algiers on Saturday night. It was a frustrating night for …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed Tuesday that Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers that kick off across the continent next week. The continental governing body said the decision had been taken after both …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Senior Men’s National Football Team has learnt its opponents for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers Cote D’Ivoire 2023. In the draw held on Tuesday, 19th April 2022, the Uganda Cranes were pitted in Group F against Algeria, Niger and neighbours Tanzania. Algeria have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic will be hoping for a fair draw for the group stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) qualifiers. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the draws later tonight in Johannesburg, South Africa. Uganda …
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Tuesday 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🆚 Mali 🇲🇱 10.30pm 🇩🇿 Algeria 🆚 Cameroon 🇨🇲 10.30pm 🇸🇳 Senegal 🆚 Egypt 🇪🇬 8pm 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🆚 Ghana 🇬🇭 8pm 🇲🇦 Morocco 🆚 DRC 🇨🇩 10.30pm Friday Results DRC 🇨🇩 1-1 🇲🇦 Morocco Cameroon 🇨🇲 0-1 🇩🇿 Algeria Mali 🇲🇱 0-1 🇹🇳 Tunisia Egypt 🇪🇬 1-0 🇸🇳 Senegal Ghana 0-0 🇳🇬 Nigeria North African sides Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia …
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Yaoundé, Cameroon | Xinhua | The Cameroonian government on Friday provided assistance worth XAF 80 million (about 136,724 U.S. dollars) to assist family members of eight victims who lost their lives following a stampede outside a stadium in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital, hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). “This is …
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Younde, Cameroon | Xinhua | Cameroon’s Minister of Sports and Physical Education Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said on Monday that national football team head coach Antonio Conceicao will not be sacked despite failing to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. “Every time we have won a trophy, it has …
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Opens a new chapter for African football | CHUKA ONWUMECHILI | As the whistle blew on the final match, it was clear that this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has gone a long way to define a new chapter for the tournament, establishing it on the …
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