Cameroon have progressed from seven of their nine semi-final matches at Afcon, with only opponents Egypt (8) having made it through this round more often in the championship’s history. Echoing this sentiment is Napoli star Andre-Frank Anguissa who has scored five goals so far in the ongoing...
Their apparent struggles led to Cisse putting the team’s issues down to an absence of final-third efficiency. “We have lacked efficiency at the front but we want to ensure we have a different strategy going into the next round of matches as we hope for more goals,” the Senega...
with Al Ahly's Mohamed El-Shennawy likely to keep his goalkeeping role, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Omar Kamal giving him cover while Mohamed Salah, who has managed one goal so far, will hunt for more goals.
Cameroon, on the other hand, are facing a real battle to reach the round of 16. Andre Onana missed their opening fixture, a 1-1 draw with Guinea, but kept goal in Friday night's 3-1 reverse to Senegal. So it's now do or die for the Indomitable Lions in their final group en...
Round-up as Burkina Faso beat Mauritania in the Africa Cup of Nations; Aston Villa striker Bertrand Traore was the match winner with a late penalty to decide the Group D game; Tunisia fell to a shock 1-0 defeat against Namibia; Mali beat South Africa ...
The 24 qualifiers for the expanded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations are naming their 23-man squads for the showpiece tournament.Find out below who is on the plane to Egypt, and remember that teams have until the day before their first game at the tournament to replace an injured player.ALGERIA:...
Only Aboubakar (seven) has more goal contributions than Mane (five goals plus assists) who will back himself to match the Cameroon talisman in the final.Are Chelsea right to drop Edouard Mendy? YesNo 5472 VotesMost Read 1Bellingham can't stop scoring - but Madrid's defence collapses! 2Jota...
“You may not see him, but he is always there and makes everything look so easy, especially scoring goals.” On his career from Africa to Europe, Osimhen said: “I must say that I am quite fed up with those who consider African players like victims. ...
Meanwhile, Cameroon’s Aboubakar, who is the tournament’s top scorer so far with (five goals), could become the first player to score more than five in a single edition of the Afcon since Egypt’s Hossam Hassan and South Africa’s Benni McCarthy (both seven) in 1998....
Guinea have struggled to get out of first gear so far, even losing to Zimbabwe in their final group game. The loss of Naby Keita through suspension is a major blow for a team lacking creativity. Getty Equatorial Guinea I’m going for another surprise result here. Even though Mali are look...