Salah named in Egypt’s final squad for AFCON
Egypt’s coach Carlos Queiroz on Wednesday in Cairo released his team’s final list of players for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which begins on Jan. 9 in Cameroon. The Pharaohs squad has 25 players, led by Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, while there is a return for Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet”. The Aston Villa player […]
AFCON 2019: ‘We’re challengers, not favourites’, says Senegal boss Cisse
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse played down his team’s billing as Africa Cup of Nations title favourites Saturday as they prepare to face Tanzania in their opening match without suspended star forward Sadio Mane.
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[Breaking] Nations Cup: Salah’s Egypt see off Zimbabwe in 2019 AFCON opener
Host Egypt held on to a 1-0 lead from the first half to see off Zimbabwe in the opening match of the 2019 African Cup of Nations
AFCON 2019: How Africa Cup hosts fared in opening match
AFCON 2019: How Africa Cup hosts fared in opening match
AFCON 2019: Femi Kuti, others to perform during opening ceremony
The Organizing Committee of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has announced that Nigeria’s legendary singer Olufemi Anikulapo-Kuti known in showbiz as Femi Kuti will join two other musicians from Egypt and Cote d’Ivoire –Hakim and Dobet Gnahoré- to perform during the opening ceremony.
AFCON 2019: Rohr urges Eagles players to go low profile
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has urged his players to humble themselves and remain in the right frame of mind for the Africa Cup of Nations which begins this weekend in Egypt.
