US$7m for AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 winners; US$4m for runners-up

* US$1.3 million for the four quarter-finalists while the Round of 16 losers will get US$800,000 * The quarterfinalists are Nigeria vs Angola; DR Congo vs Guinea; hosts Côte d’Ivoire and Cape Verde * Two more to be identified tonight — Mali vs Burkina Faso & Morocco vs South Africa Maravi Express The champions for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 winners will receive a whopping US$7 million while the runners-up are set to earn US$4…

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Hosts Côte d’Ivoire pulls off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions Senegal 5-4 on penalties

* What matters is that we have qualified—Côte d’Ivoire’s Jean-Michael Seri * A late Ryan Mendes penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 victory over Mauritania Maravi Express In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Senegal made a blistering start and took the lead just 4 minutes in but hosts Côte d’Ivoire fought back and pulled off a monumental upset by defeating defending champions Senegal 5-4 on penalties after extra time…

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos confident of upsetting favourites Morocco

* This AFCON Côte d’ivoire 2023 is full of surprises, as we’ve seen from the start * We already beat Morocco a year ago and we can do it again. We’re confident, we believe in ourselves and in what we can do Maravi Express 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists, Morocco will face South Africa in the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 tomorrow at the Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro —…

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DR Congo oust seven-times winners Egypt after dramatic penalty shootout; Heartbreak for Equatorial Guinea as Guinea snatch late victory

* It wasn’t what we expected. We came up against a tough opponent—Egypt coach, Rui Vitoria * Stade Laurent Pokou was blazing throughout the 120 minutes the game was played Maravi Express DR Congo have knocked out Egypt from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 after defeating the seven-times champions 8-7 on penalties of the Round of 16 while Mohamed Bayo broke the hearts of Equatorial Guinea with just seconds left on the clock to snatch a…

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Guinea Derby between Equatorial Guinea & Guinea

* We are not favorites, we always respect the opponent—Equatorial Guinea coach Juan Micha * We are much better than in 2021 and know each other better—Guinea coach Kaba Diawara Maravi Express A Guinean derby looms in the knockout stages of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 as Equatorial Guinea prepare to face off with Guinea in the Round of 16 this evening at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium at 19:00hrs. After defying all odds…

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Classic 2-0 win by Nigeria over Cameroon to set up quarterfinal clash with Angola who beat Namibia 3-0

* The Super Eagles’ Ademola Lookman scored two and was named Man of the Match * Angola’s Jacinto Dala was involved in all three goals and was also voted Man of the Match Maravi Express Ademola Lookman was the hero as Nigeria beat Cameroon 2-0 in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 Round of 16 clash between the continental heavyweights last night. The result sends Nigeria into a quarter-final clash with Angola, who beat fellow…

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Baka City FC hunt for sponsorship in preparation for the 2024 TNM Super League

Team manager, Alick Zungu * Administrative preparations are going on well and we are expected to resume trainings on Monday * The 2023 Northern Region Football Associaciation (NRFA) Simso-Innobuild champions are in talks with other players to join them By Phillip Nyangali Phiri, MANA Newly-promoted football team into TNM Super League, Karonga-based outfit Baka City Football Club, is on the hunt for sponsorship deals in their quest to prepare for the 2024 TNM Super League season. In an interview…

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President Chakwera sees for himself pathetic standards of Mwanza Secondary School and district hospital

* School lacks resource room for special needs students, it’s multipurpose hall and hostels dilapidated * Sewer system got broken a long time ago and the kitchen uses firewood energy * The hospital has an outstanding electricity bill of K60 million and has high vacancy rate at 58% * It lacks power back up and experiences frequent breakdown of X-ray machine, among other challenges By Brian Wasili, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera on Friday morning visited several development projects in…

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5th AFCON encounter between Egypt and DR Congo; First ever for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea

* Egypt and DR Congo have met twice previously in the knock-out rounds of the AFCON * Each winning once (DR Congo won 3-2 in the semi-final in 1974 and Egypt won 4-1 in the quarter-final in 2006) * On both occasions the winner of the tie went on to lift the trophy that year – DR Congo (as Zaire) in 1974 and Egypt in 2006 Maravi Express The Round of 16 fixture of the Côte d’Ivoire 2023 between…

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COSAFA tussle between Angola and neighbours Namibia in Round of 16 tonight: As Nigeria face Cameroon

* This is only the second meeting between Angola and Namibia at the AFCON * The other was a 3-3 draw in the 1998 group stages in which Namibia were 2-0 and 3-1 * Nigeria and Cameroon are set to meet for the first time since doing so at this stage in 2019 * With the Super Eagles winning 3-2 with goals from Odion Ighalo (x2) and Alex Iwobi Maravi Express Angola will take on fellow Confederation of Southern…

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