Africa cup of nations
2021 Africa Cup of Nations postponed by a year due to virus
African countries have suffered to varying degrees from the pandemic with South Africa the hardest hit among those south of the Sahara, recording more than...
CAF’s executive committee will meet in an online conference on Tuesday to decide what to do, and also set out a possible process for completing this season’s two continental club competitions.
Also returning to the national setup after long absences are midfielders Andile Jali, Thabo Matlaba and George Maluleka.
In Bakau, Gambia and Djibouti drew 1-1 for the second time in five days, leaving the countries deadlocked at 2-2 on aggregate.
Stuart Baxter has resigned as the head coach of Bafana Bafana.
The continent’s richest man Aliko Dangote has promised to pay the Super Eagles $50,000 for each goal they score against the Algerians.
Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the competition, admitted Tunisia were simply too strong.
Bafana Bafana stunned the hosts Egypt in the last 16 but were eliminated four days later in Cairo after William Troost-Ekong bundled in a late winner for three-time champions Nigeria.
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.
Crystal Palace winger Zaha ensured the Ivorians remained unbeaten against Mali at the tournament as he squeezed home on 76 minutes to book a quarterfinal showdown with Algeria.
The two countries share the 62nd place in the world rankings, suggesting the teams are evenly matched.
From promising to give away phones and cars, to mopping the N2, Bafana Bafana silenced their crtics by beating Egypt 1-0.
Mane broke the deadlock in the 15th minute of a physical game after Senegal pounced on a mistake by Uganda.
The match will be played on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium.
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.
Both parties then threatened to quit the tournament ahead of Sunday’s clash with struggling Democratic Republic of Congo, where victory would give Zimbabwe a strong chance of progressing to the second round.
Centre-back Omeruo headed a corner into the net on 73 minutes to earn the Super Eagles a second straight Group B victory after beating Burundi by the same score four days ago.
The senior men’s national team will be participating in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2019 scheduled to take place in Egypt from 21 June to 19 July 2019.
Centre-back Nikola Tavares, 20, who is on the books of Crystal Palace, was born in Cape Town to Croatian parents.