Tag: Africa football
Troost-Ekong, the defense expert against the Elephants
Nigeria shone with its defensive solidity throughout this CAN 2024. A strength embodied by its captain and central defender William Troost-Ekong. A colossus, not with feet of clay, but with…
Nigeria suffers, but enters the final by dismissing a tough South Africa
Nigeria will play its eighth African Cup final after its victory on penalties (1-1 tab: 4-2) in front of a valiant South African team. The Super Eagles, who are still…
in the semi-final, the Nigerian ogre faces an unabashed South Africa
Nigeria, with its attacking leader Victor Osimhen, will face South Africa to try to qualify for the eighth final in its history. Bafana Bafana are counting on their collective to…
Ivorian Simon Adingra, “little hero” will become big
Savior of the Ivory Coast in the quarter-final against Mali, while he could have missed the CAN due to injury, young striker Simon Adingra could be the missing link for…
Walid Regragui maintained at the head of the Moroccan selection
Coach Walid Regragui was retained at the head of the Moroccan national team, according to a press release published by the Football Federation of Morocco this Monday, February 5. He…
how South African Ronwen Williams disgusted Cape Verde on penalties
South Africa eliminated Cape Verde on Saturday February 2 in Yamoussoukro (0-0, 2 shots on goal to 1), in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations, thanks in particular…
at ten, Côte d’Ivoire overthrows Mali and joins the DRC in the semi-final
In the last seconds of overtime, Ivory Coast won its quarter-final against Mali (2-1) to qualify for the semi-final and face DR Congo. The Ivorians, reduced to 10 in the…
the Angolans leave the competition with a lot of pride and some regrets
Eliminated by the smallest of margins (1-0) by Nigeria, the Angolans showed a lot of pride after having achieved the best run in their history in a CAN, but also…
the DRC dictates its law to Guinea and climbs into the last four
Nine years later, here is the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the semi-final of an African Cup of Nations. In Abidjan, the Leopards were first led by Guinea before…
the Osimhen Super Eagles face the surprising Palancas Negras in the quarterfinals
Nigeria faces Angola in the first quarter-final of this CAN 2024, this Friday, February 2 at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Kick-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. UT, with…