Afcon 2019
SA’s under-23s qualify for 2020 Olympic Games
This is after beating Ghana 6-5 on penalties following a 2-2 draw at the U-23 AFCON 3rd/4th playoff match on Friday night.
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CAS revokes CAF decision to replay African Champions League final
CAF last month ordered the second leg to be replayed at a neutral venue following the Africa Cup of Nations after Moroccan side Wydad walked off an hour into the return fixture in Tunis.
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Mahrez and Mane duel in rematch for Africa Cup of Nations glory
Liverpool standout Sadio Mane, however, is attempting to fulfil his 'wildest dream' as one of just a handful of Africans to win both the UEFA Champions League and Cup of Nations.
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Marks Maponyane: SA must appreciate Bafana Bafana despite Afcon loss
The former Bafana Bafana striker says the national football team did well and the country should accept the effort that they put in during the tournament.
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'I need to go & think if I am the best person for the job' - Baxter
Coach Stuart Baxter commended the effort that the players gave during the tournament.
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Shops looted, woman dead in France after Algeria football win
Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted, including a Ducati motorcycle shop where people took helmets, gloves and even bikes, an AFP journalist said.
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Success pays for Nigeria as Dangote promises big goal bonus
The continent’s richest man Aliko Dangote has promised to pay the Super Eagles $50,000 for each goal they score against the Algerians.
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Parliament applauds Bafana Bafana’s Afcon performance
South Africa beat hosts Egypt last week and face Nigeria in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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VAR to be used from Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals
It was originally planned to use VAR from the semi-final stage but it will now be brought in from the last eight games.
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Nigerian goal poacher Ighalo could burst South African bubble
The 30-year-old, who played for Watford before moving to China two years ago, has scored three goals at the African football showpiece in Egypt.
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Ivory Coast on alert after Cup of Nations upsets
The two countries share the 62nd place in the world rankings, suggesting the teams are evenly matched.
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Egypt FA chief quits after shock Cup of Nations exit
The decision had been "a moral obligation" said the Egyptian FA in a statement after "disappointing Egypt's supporters" in a 1-0 defeat to South Africa.
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Bafana Bafana non-believers eat humble Afcon pie
From promising to give away phones and cars, to mopping the N2, Bafana Bafana silenced their crtics by beating Egypt 1-0.
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Mane scores and misses penalty as Senegal end Uganda's run
Mane broke the deadlock in the 15th minute of a physical game after Senegal pounced on a mistake by Uganda.
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Senegal steadfast in Cup of Nations quest, midfielder Gana Gueye says
At the last Cup of Nations finals in Gabon two years ago, Senegal were also heavily fancied and enhanced that status with impressive performances in the group phase.
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Algeria best team at Cup of Nations, says Morocco's Renard
Both countries qualified for the last 16 after three wins from three group games, but it was the nature of Algeria's victory over Senegal that caught the eye of coach Herve Renard.
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South Africa coach Baxter sees Egypt clash as perfect tonic
Bafana Bafana squeezed into the knockout round as the last of the four best third-placed teams in the pool stages having beaten minnows Namibia 1-0.
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Salah sends Egypt into Cup of Nations last 16
Record seven-time champions Egypt rode their luck at times as DR Congo twice struck the crossbar in the first half but the Group A leaders held firm to join Nigeria as the first teams through to the knockout phase.
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Africa Cup debutantes often struggle, but giants Nigeria are wary
Coach Gernot Rohr, whose Nigeria team are among the favourites to win the tournament in Egypt, stressed that no opponents should be treated lightly.
