Tag: AFCON 2023 qualifiers
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South Africa: How the public feels about Broos outburst
Hugo Broos’ job as coach of South Africa’s national team is hard as it is, but the Belgian may have made things more difficult for him after his recent utterances left the nation divided. Broos had a press conference in Johannesburg and questioned the quality of the domestic league and football in general, and it…
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AFCON 2023: Broos focuses on Liberia after Morocco defeat – Highlights
South African coach Hugo Broos has expressed his disappointment after his side squandered a first half lead, before going down 2-1 to Morocco in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played in Rabat on Thursday, 9 June. The South Africans opened the scoring in the eighth minute through the boot of Belgian based striker…
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AFCON 2023: Zambia leave it late to secure victory
Zambia registered their first victory in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with a late goal against Comoros in Lusaka on Tuesday, 7 June. Chipolopolo were beaten 3-1 by Ivory Coast away from home in their opening group H qualifier last Friday, 3 June, so they were determined to make the most of home…
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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: The Central African Republic holds Black Stars in Angola – Highlights
The Black stars of Ghana disappointingly drew with the Central African Republic at the Estadio de Novembro in Luanda, Angola in their second Group E game of the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The visitors made 7 changes to their lineup that defeated Madagascar in their first game, bringing in Lawrence Ati Zigi…
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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Ghana’s Otto Addo records first victory as Black Stars shines in Cape Coast
The Black stars of Ghana maintains their home unbeaten run as they recorded a 3:0 victory over Madagascar in their first qualifying game of the 2023 African Cup of Nations at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Otto Addo’s men who are last tasted a defeat at home in August 2020, have managed seven (7)wins and…
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Zambia: Daka’s first EPL season was not what he expected
Zambian striker Patson Daka has given an honest assessment of his first season in the English Premier League with Leicester City. Daka was signed from Austrian club RB Salzburg before the start of the 2021/21 season and struggled for consistent form with the former champions, scoring 11 goals. Five of the 11 goals he scored…
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South Africa: Broos makes interesting calls in latest squad
South African coach Hugo Broos has made some interesting decisions in his latest squad for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. South Africa are due to face the North Africans in Rabat on June 9 in their opening group K match and Broos has made some interesting decisions, some of which…
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Zimbabwe: Musona calls time on international career
Zimbabwean national team captain Knowledge Musona has announced his retirement from international football, ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Warriors are due to kickstart their AFCON qualifying campaign against Liberia and South Africa in June, but they will have to do it without the services of one of their best ever…
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South Africa: Broos names preliminary squad for AFCON qualifiers
South African national team coach Hugo Broos is continuing to try out different faces in the team, as he named a 37-man preliminary squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Morocco and Zimbabwe. Bafana Bafana, as South Africa is affectionately known, are due to kickstart their 2023 AFCON qualifying campaign against Morocco…
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Asante Kotoko’s Frank Etuoga Mbella handed Cameroon call up
Ghana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko talisman Franck Etuoga Mbella has earned a maiden call up into the Cameroon National team ahead of their 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Cameroon coach, Rigobert Song has named a 34-man squad for their Africa Cup of Nations 2023 qualifiers with Asante Kotoko striker Franck Etouga Mbella named…