Category: Sports

* Christian Kofane writing AfCON history for Cameroon at 19 years old as the Indomitable Lions date hosts Morocco tonight (21h00) * At 17, Ibrahim Mbaye roars loud as Senegal’s unlikely hero ahead of quarterfinal clash against Mali (18h00) Maravi Express Two players will stand out in today’s quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) — teenagers Christian Kofane for Cameroon and Senegal’s Ibrahim Mbaye, who have so far stamped their mark at the Morocco 2025 edition. Christian…

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* There is no easy game in Africa anymore because the levels are very close. I told the boys that we haven’t seen teams losing by four or five goals, and that says a lot * For Salah, individual milestones remain secondary. His hunger, like Egypt’s ambition, is firmly fixed on one prize — lifting the AfCON trophy at last * With defending champions Côte d’Ivoire being a high hurdle to jump over as the reigning African champions continue…

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* Reinforcing the sense that the tournament’s leading contenders have asserted themselves at the decisive stage * Only Mali have not won an AfCON title  as the other seven quarterfinalists boast of 22 titles between them * Friday, January 9: Mali vs Senegal (18h00); Cameroon vs Morocco (21h00) * Saturday, January 10: Algeria vs Nigeria (18h00); Egypt vs Côte d’Ivoire (21:00) Maravi Express Six of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco (AfCON) 2025 quarter-finalists — Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal,…

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* The standout ties for the quarterfinals is the blockbuster meeting is between Cameroon and Morocco, whose winners will brace for a tougher semifinal against either Algeria or Nigeria * The highlight semifinal will be Senegal overcoming Mali to meet either the defending champions Côte d’Ivoire or Egypt — the tournament’s most successful nation with seven titles Maravi Express The clash of heavyweights in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 will continue to be…

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* The finals will be held in March pitting hosts Morocco, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia * As the deadline for submission of the Limited Edition match kit design competition specific for the Malawi Scorchers’s participation at the WAfCON, which FAM) launched last week, ends on Saturday, January 10, 2026 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national women’s football team, the Scorchers, will know their group…

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* Friday, January 9: Mali vs Senegal (18h00); Cameroon vs Morocco (21h00) * Saturday, January 10: Algeria vs Nigeria (18h00); Egypt vs Côte d’Ivoire (21:00) Maravi Express It’s only the continent’s heavyweights that are left standing at the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 for the quarterfinals — hosts Morocco, Mali, Senegal, Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria, Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire. On Friday, January 9, former champions and established contenders, Senegal are up against Mali (18h00) — in a West…

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* The two nations share a 545-kilometre border, with Côte d’Ivoire lying to the south of Burkina Faso * This will be the third meeting between the teams at the AfCON, having previously met in back-to-back group stage encounters in 2010 and 2012 * As Algeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo meet in the AfCON finals for the first time in 26 years Maravi Express The final Round of 16 fixture at the Africa Cup of Nations…

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