Brahim Diaz is the top scorer at the tournament with five goals in six matches. Morocco coach Walid Regragui is predicting that Brahim Diaz could be the catalyst for his side as they bid to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in half a century on Sunday. Diaz is the top…
Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze in action. Nigeria secured third place at the Africa Cup of Nations, edging Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in Saturday’s bronze medal match. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali made two saves from Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush to set up Nigeria’s success in the shootout at Casablanca’s Stade Mohamed V….
Senegal’s Moussa Niakhate and coach Pape Thiaw are pictured with the match ball during the press conference. Tensions mounted on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations final as Senegal’s coach Pape Bouna Thiaw criticised a lack of security for his players when they arrived in Rabat ahead of Sunday’s decider and were mobbed…
Senegal’s Pape Gueye celebrates after scoring the winning goal. Senegal stormed off the field in protest at a penalty awarded against them before returning to beat hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time and win the Africa Cup of Nations amid farcical scenes in Sunday’s final. Senegal. Champions of Africa. 🇸🇳🏆#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/jd4W2DyNQx — TotalEnergies AFCON 2025…
Tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka. Aryna Sabalenka came under early pressure as she launched her bid for a third Australian Open title but the Belarusian clicked into gear and overpowered French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1 to reach the second round on Sunday. The world number one arrived for the match at Rod Laver Arena…
[FILE IMAGE]: A soccer ball on the field in a stadium. South Africa will formally bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament. Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie confirmed this in an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. 𝔹ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℕ𝔼𝕎𝕊!!! SABC Sport has learnt that South…
KTM rider Luciano Benavides celebrating with his team Argentina’s Luciano Benavides won the Dakar Rally motorcycle category by two seconds, the narrowest margin ever, after American Ricky Brabec lost his way late in Saturday’s final stage in Saudi Arabia. The KTM rider, whose older brother Kevin won the Dakar in 2021 and 2023, came home…
The Wallabies’ Harry Wilson Australia captain Harry Wilson will miss the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season after undergoing minor surgery on his right knee, the Queensland Reds said, on Saturday. The number eight sustained the injury in August during the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship win against the South Africa, in Johannesburg. Wilson underwent arthroscopic…
FILE PHOTO: Patrice Motsepe, president of CAF speaks during the draw. The Confederation of African Football could have done a better job of explaining its decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations from every two to four years but was standing by it, the organisation’s president Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday. The decision was…
Nominees for the SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. World Rugby Player of the Year in 2025, Malcolm Marx, will be up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese, for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. SA Rugby has announced the nominees…
