Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has dismissed travel fatigue and logistical hiccups as excuses ahead of South Africa’s Africa Cup of Nations opener against Angola, insisting his side are ready to embrace the challenge of AFCON 2025.
Arsenal held off Manchester City to stay top of the Premier League at Christmas courtesy of a Viktor Gyokeres penalty in the 1-0 win at Everton. Here we look at three talking points from the weekend’s action:
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said Sunday he would continue to be “very careful” with star man Achraf Hakimi at the Africa Cup of Nations as the Paris Saint-Germain full-back recovers from an ankle injury.
Bafana Bafana will open their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Angola in Marrakech on Monday, hoping to finally snap a worrying trend of slow starts at the continental showpiece.
Hosts Morocco play Comoros in the opening match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Here is how other hosts fared in their first game.
AFCON kicks off on Sunday with the opening match between host nation Morocco and Comoros. Here we look at five African stars who have failed to lift the Africa Cup of Nations trophy.
Mohamed Salah heads for Morocco this week to captain Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) amid uncertainty over his future at Liverpool. Here we highlight African headline-makers in the major European leagues:
Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are still unsure about whether Bryan Mbeumo, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo can face Bournemouth on Monday before they depart for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mikel Arteta said Friday that Gabriel Jesus has the qualities to be Arsenal’s first-choice striker following the return of the Brazil international after 11 months on the sidelines.
England coach Thomas Tuchel warned fans not to get carried away after Friday’s draw for the 2026 World Cup placed his team in an apparently winnable group.