2023 AFCON (Q): Algeria and DRC come alive as four new qualifiers
At the end of Matchday 5 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, four countries booked their places on Sunday. They are Nigeria, Cape Verde, Mali and Guinea-Bissau. They join Côte d’Ivoire, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and Egypt. 20th appearance for Nigeria Nigeria have confirmed their ticket […]
2023 AFCON (Q): Hugo Broos savours victory over Morocco and throws punches
African champion with Cameroon in 2017, Hugo Broos has qualified South Africa for the next Africa Cup of Nations, to be held in Côte d’Ivoire in January 2024. The Belgian coach is delighted with Bafana Bafana’s progress. Barring disaster and a Vahid Halilhodzic-style fate, Hugo Broos will be on the South Africa bench at the […]
Benin vs Senegal 1-1: Witnesses tell of the stampede that left two dead
Another tragedy at Cotonou’s Stade Général Mathieu-Kérékou. At least two people were killed and several injured in a stampede during the Benin-Senegal 1-1 match on Saturday, which was part of Day 5 of the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. This is the kind of news that sport would like to do without. […]
