Old video of Abedi Pele resurfaces amid Chelsea goalkeeper criticism
Abedi Pele’s sensational header in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has resurfaced online following Mikel Merino’s goal ...
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Jamie Carragher’s AFCON comments reflect a wider issue of disrespect towards the tournament
Maybe the forward’s displays for Senegal, who won AFCON for the first time that ... Dieng in a 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the semi-finals, and converted the winning penalty in the final ...
Tom Saintfiet: Mali aim to 'write history' in 2026 World Cup qualifying
Tom Saintfiet hopes to write history with Mali as he aims to revive the nation 39;s hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup ...
Giving Anthony Baffoe the captaincy cost Black Stars the 1992 AFCON final – Prince Polley
Former Black Stars forward Prince Polley has opened up about the heartbreaking loss of the Black Stars in the final of the ...
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The Carragher & Africa Cup of Nations row explained
and only one - Morocco at Qatar 2022 - has reached the semi-finals. In a comparison of the wealth of the federations, Ivory Coast won $7m (£5.5m) for winning Afcon 2023, Argentina won $42m (£33 ...
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‘Obsessed’ Carragher and his Salah AFCON slip shows we can all do better as Owen nails Ballon d’Or
When Ivory Coast hosted and won the tournament in 2024, the sole African representative on that year’s 30-man shortlist was Ademola Lookman, who finished runner-up with Nigeria but can likely credit ...
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Row over AFCON disrespect; Kluivert shows up Palmer as Chelsea fans protest; Olsen mascot spat
The Africa Cup of Nations, it was quickly put to him, is exactly that. Forget for a moment that Salah hasn’t won AFCON with Egypt (he was a losing finalist in 2017 and 2021). The reason the ...