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Morocco 0 Nigeria 0 (4-2 pens) – Bassey heroics in vain, Bounou saves hosts
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (556+ words) This was a game short on clear chances. Morocco had more of the ball, and built more sustained pressure, but rarely put Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali under pressure. An early shot from Brahim Diaz and a decent chance for Abde…...
Gabon government lifts national team and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bans after 12 days
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (362+ words) FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of Senegal vs. Egypt and Nigeria vs. Morocco from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. Gabon's government has lifted its suspension of the national football team after its disappointing…...
Nigeria are through to the AFCON semi-finals. Are they now favourites to win it?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (953+ words) Nigeria's defender Chidozie Awaziem celebrates after the match against Algeria Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of Senegal vs. Egypt and Nigeria vs. Morocco from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. Nigeria's players looked broken…...
Egypt are slight favourites, say Opta
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1374+ words) Mohamed Salah's Egypt beat Ivory Coast to reach the AFCON 2025 semi-finals today. Omar Marmoush curled Egypt ahead then Ramy Rabia headed home from Salah's corner. Odilon Kossounou's header hit Ahmed Abou El Fotouh to halve the deficit in Agadir. Salah…...
Egypt 3 Ivory Coast 2: Salah sets up Liverpool reunion with Mane in AFCON semi-final
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1327+ words) Mohamed Salah celebrates Ramy Rabia's goal for Egypt Franck Fife Mohamed Salah's Egypt set up an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against Sadio Mane's Senegal on Wednesday with a nail-biting 3-2 win against Ivory Coast. The former Liverpool team-mates will…...
Cameroon 0 Morocco 2 – Hosts through to AFCON semi-finals as Brahim Diaz scores again
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1012+ words) Morocco's dream of winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1976 is still alive after a relatively comfortable 2-0 defeat of Cameroon in the quarter-finals. The hosts started on the front foot " backed by a typically-vociferous crowd at…...
Mohamed Salah is enjoying a rare dose of tranquillity with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations
1+ week, 2+ day ago (489+ words) Mohamed Salah scored in stoppage time at the end of extra time against Benin Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images In Tamraght, a dry village on a hillside 15 kilometres north of Agadir, the main street is nicknamed for a laugh…...
AFCON bids farewell to South Africa and Hugo Broos – the villain of the piece
1+ week, 3+ day ago (795+ words) South Africa's head coach Hugo Broos watches his team succumb to Cameroon Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP via Getty Images A chorus of boos went up when Hugo Broos appeared on the television screens inside the Al Medina Stadium before South…...
Morocco vs Tanzania live updates: AFCON 2025 match still goalless in tight encounter
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1252+ words) Tournament hosts Morocco are battling Tanzania in the last 16 at AFCON 2025 in Rabat today. Ismael Saibari headed in but was ruled offside in a tight first half. Brahim Diaz's header was saved and Ayoub El Kaabi nodded wastefully wide before…...
Gabon’s government suspends national team after ‘disgraceful’ AFCON, bans Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
1+ week, 6+ day ago (287+ words) Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images Gabon's national team has been suspended by the government until further notice after they were eliminated from the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations. Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabon's captain Bruno…...