FILE PHOTO: Senegal players during the penalty shootout. Senegal have began their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco on a positive note. They beat Botswana 3-NIL in a Group D encounter in Tanger. Bayern Munich striker Nicolas Jackson scored a brace, while Cherif Ndiaye scored the other for the Teranga lions. In the…
Bafana Bafana players during training. Excitement is building up ahead of this afternoon’s Bafana Bafana Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match. Across the country Bafana Bafana supporters are optimistic about a win against Egypt. Some supporters say the team has shown commitment after winning their first match in the AFCON opening match against Angola. Coach…
FILE IMAGE | The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality says it is concerned by the failure of the municipality to finalise the agreement with the Free State Rugby Union (FSRU). DA Councillor Dirk Kotze says the inability by the mayor to reach an agreement with the…
Former two-time champions, the Democratic Republic of Congo, have kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Benin at the Al Madina Stadium in Rabat. Former two-time champions, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with victory over Benin at the…
Cricket – ICC Men’s Champions Trophy – Semi Final – India v Australia – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 4, 2025 Australia’s Cooper Connolly celebrates with Steve Smith after taking the LBW wicket of India’s Rohit Sharma. All-rounder Cooper Connolly hopes his blazing Big Bash League form can help him earn…
South Africa beat Angola 2-1. South Africa have won an opening match of an Africa Cup of Nations tournament for the first time in 21 years to start their 2025 campaign on a high note. Bafana Bafana who won bronze in Ivory Coast last year, beat Angola 2-1 in their first Group B match of…
England head coach Brendon McCullum during practice at the Oval in London, Britain on September 7, 2022. England Head Coach Brendon McCullum says he wants to stay in his job despite a three-test defeat in the Ashes series but says his future is not in his hands. The New Zealander has come in for criticism…
Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has dismissed the notion that South Africa are among the favourites to win this year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. Broos says the hosts, and the usual suspects from West Africa, are contenders to win the title this year. Bafana’s first goal is…
[File photo] Egypt captain Mohamed Salah Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has put aside his travails at Liverpool and is focused on Africa Cup of Nations success with his national team, coach Hossam Hassan said on Sunday. Egypt’s talisman is at the tournament in Morocco on the back of a fiery outburst after being dropped by…
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Almost 30% of the players competing at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco were born outside the continent, reflecting the growing reliance many African countries have on players from the diaspora in Europe. Tiny Comoros, who kick off the tournament against Morocco in Rabat on Sunday, have…
