The Warriors of Zimbabwe will be hoping to get their 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group B campaign off to a positive start as they face Algeria on Sunday. Kalisto Pasuwa's men are aware that for them to reach the quarter-finals of the continental showpiece they need nothing but a win in Franceville. Ahead of this clash, the Southern Africans faced Cameroon in a friendly on Tuesday in Yaounde as they drew 1-1 and that result will motivate them to face the Desert Warriors in high spirits.
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia are out to bag the full three points as they open their Group B 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Sunday. Coach Henry Kasperczak will have to motivate his side to go all out and bag a win to ensure they stand a good chance to reach the next round. In their preparations for the tournament, Tunisia beat Uganda 2-0, but succumbed to a 1-0 defeat against Egypt in their friendlies. Forward, Ahmed Akaichi is the man to watch for the Tunisians as he will
Africa Cup of Nations organisers issued an apology on Saturday after a "technical incident" stopped the national anthems being played before Cameroon's meeting with Burkina Faso in Libreville. "A technical incident due to a sound system failure disrupted the kick-off," read a statement released by the Confederation of African Football. CAF apologised "to the teams, officials, supporters and viewers" for what it called an "unfortunate incident". With nothing
Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu has expressed satisfaction with his performance on his return to the Dutch Eredivisie. The 24-year-old made his return to the Dutch top-flight league by playing 78 minutes for Go Ahead Eagles in their 3-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar on Friday. The Brighton loanee tells GHANAsoccernet.com he was impressed with his debut performance and is eager to do more. "It was great feeling to be back on the pitch after not being involved at Brighton for a while. I think especially
Burkina Faso fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Cameroon in a pulsating Group A contest on the opening day of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon took the lead on 35 minutes when captain Benjamin Moukandjo superbly curled a free-kick into the left corner but defender Issofou Dayo headed in from close range to ensure Stallions did not get off to a losing start....
Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris missed a fine opportunity to register his first hat-trick in five years but he wasted a penalty during Lorient's 3-1 win against Guingamp on Saturday. The 25-year-old netted a brace to inspire struggling Lorient to a comeback win against Guingamp at the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. However the former BK Hacken striker was presented with a chance to score a hat-trick for the first time since October 2012 but he wasted the opportunity. Yannis Salibur
Striker Abdul Majeed Waris responded to his Ghana snub by scoring a double to propel relegation-threatened Lorient to a 3-1 win over Guingamp in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday. The 25-year-old inspired Lorient from a come-back at the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir after Yannis Salibur had opened the scoring for the visitors in the first-half. But Waris fought restored parity for Lorient in the 72nd minute before Jimmy Cabot doubled the advantage for the Oranges. Waris then sealed the
A goal in each half ensured a 1-1 scoreline in the second game in Group A leaving the group open after host nation Gabon had also shared the spoils with debutantes Guinea Bissau earlier this afternoon. An expertly taken free kick by Benjamin Moukandjo in the first half was cancelled by Issoufou Dayo's header in the second half to ensure both sides left the Stade d'Angondje with a point. Moukandjo's opener looked enough to hand the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon an opening win over
Ghana have landed in Gabon for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after an initial plan was botched. The Black Stars had planned to leave their camp base in UAE on Friday and arrive in the Gabonese capital on the eve of the start of the tournament but they had to cancel that due to bad whether. The team landed on Saturday and missed the tournament opener between Gabon and Guinea Bissau which ended 1-1 at the Stade de l'amitie. Ghana will play their first match on Tuesday against Uganda at
Debutants Guinea Bissau left it late as they secured a valuable point in their opening game at the 2017 Africa cup of Nations against host nation Gabon. Star man Aubameyang had given Gabon the lead five minutes after half time but right back Juary Soares broke Gabonese hearts as he got his head on Zezinho's cross. ...
Juary Soares's late equaliser held hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have put Gabon on course for three points when he popped up at the back post early in the second half to help in Denis Bouanga's cross-shot. But the host nation never found fluency, with rank outsiders Guinea-Bissau posing a particular threat from set pieces. Gabon paid for their failure to finish the game off in the 90th
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has ruled out a January move to Turkey for Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu. The Black Stars player is set to star for his country at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which begins later today. The 25-year-old, who is on loan at Newcastle from Chelsea, has been strongly linked with a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray. However, Benitez insists that Atsu will remain with Newcastle until at least the end of the season. "No chance, Benitez answered
In-form Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila continued his impressive form for Qatar giants Al Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League, scoring the opener in the side's 2-2 draw with Al Muaidar. The Cheetahs defender jumped onto Vladimir Weiss' cross with a simple tap-in to open the scoring for the home side in the 38th minute, a game Sumaila's side should have won. The Yellow and Blues added the second goal two minutes later through Kook-Young Han's strike but surrendered the two goal lead
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had the honour of scoring the first goal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday as he fired hosts Gabon into the lead against minnows Guinea-Bissau. The Borussia Dortmund striker, a former winner of the African player of the year prize, netted from close range to make it 1-0 in the 52nd minute after being set up by Denis Bouanga in the tournament's opening game in Libreville. The tournament curtain-raiser will be followed by a meeting of the other
Six Egyptian clubs including giants Zamalek and Ismaily have been handed transfer bans by the Egypt Football Association due to their inability to pay the transfer fees of some players they signed some years back. The remaining clubs including Ittihad of Alexandria, Al Masry,Entag El-Harby, andAl Dakheleya will not sign on new players in this January transfer window. The decision indicated that former Zamalek players Ahmed Hassan and Arafa El-Sayed filed a complaint against the club over their
Ghana's Group opponents have landed safely in Gabon for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The delegation, led by the FUFA President, Eng Moses Magogo left Addis Ababa International Airport on Saturday morning and arrived by noon. The Cranes are expected to connect to Port Gentil and check in at the Hotel du Parc alongside the Black Stars. Uganda will be playing in their first Nations Cup finals since 1978. Uganda final 23 man squad: Goalkeepers: Salim Jamal (Al Merrikh, Sudan), Robert
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has admitted he wanted to sign Jeffrey Schlupp who opted to join Crystal Palace from Leicester City. Sam Allardyce's men announced a 9.5 million deal for the Premier League winner on Friday, with the Eagles reportedly beating a number of other interested teams to the Ghana internationals signature. Villa are expected to bolster their squad this month as Bruce looks to lead the Midlands outfit back to top-flight football at the first time of asking. Talk
Egypt have awoken up from a seven-year long coma to find themselves in the group of death in their first Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) since 2010. The Pharaohs dont mind that because the turmoil they endured since lifting the Afcon for a record seventh time at Angola 2010 was much tougher than the challenge from the Black Stars, Uganda and Mali. The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled Hosni Mubarak went from Tahrir Square right to the stadiums across Egypt. The national team suffered because
The Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Gabon this afternoon and once again Irish sportswear company O'Neills will be kitting out the Democratic Republic of Congo. O'Neills, who are best known for producing GAA jerseys, have designed two new jerseys for the tournament which kicks off for the Leopards on Monday night against Morocco....
Five Reasons we should give a damn about the 2017 Nations Cup: 1. Riyad Mahrez Denis Onyango Wilfried Zaha Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Khama Billiat Tendai Ndoro African player of the year Mahrez became the first from this continent to scoop the prestigious English PFA (Professional Football Association) player of the season award in 2016 scoring 17 goals in Leicester City's fairytale win of the Premiership title that season. The Algerian exudes class and leads the cream of African talent
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