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After having waited a long time in its history, Senegal also spent a lot of time on the lawn of the Olembé stadium in Yaoundé (Cameroon) to win its first continental title (4-2) Senegal dominated without scoring a goal with a penalty missed by Sadio...

Baghdad Bounedjah’s first minute deflected effort handed Algeria their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 29-year wait with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in a highly charged final at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night. Algeria who were playing only their...

Odion Ighalo’s second minute goal, his fifth of the tournament, handed Nigeria’s Super Eagles the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2019 bronze medal after a 1-0 win over Tunisia in a battle of the eagles at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo...

A last gasp goal from star Riyad Mahrez led Algeria to reach the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations final match after defeating Nigeria 2-1 at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. They will face their group opponents Senegal in the grand final next Friday...

Senegal reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for the second time with a Dylan Bronn own goal giving them a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Sunday in a tense last-four clash in Cairo. With 11 minutes gone in extra time, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed...

African Cup of Nations 2019 - AFCON 2019, the biggest football showpiece in Africa is underway in Egypt. Semi-finals of AFCON 2019 matches are Scheduled between the North Africans and the West Africans. Idrissa Gueye scored in the 69th minute to hand Senegal a...

Tunisia progressed to their first Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final in 15 years after beating debutants and tournament surprise package Madagascar 3-0 in the quarter finals at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Thursday night. Second half goals from Ferjani Sassi, skipper Youssef...

Algeria reached the last four for the first time since 2010 after beating Cote d’Ivoire 4-3 on penalties in their quarter final clash on Thursday in Suez. Algeria will play Nigeria for a place at the final on Sunday in Cairo. The encounter ended one-all...

Nigeria became the second team (after Senegal) to reach 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations semifinal after defeating South Africa 2-1 at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. Samuel Chukwueze opened the deadlock after 27 minutes. VAR was used to confirm South Africa's equalizer...