Football academies such as Right to Dream in Ghana and Diambars in Senegal combine athletic training with education and leadership programmes.

Kenya's National Counter Terrorism Centre Director Kibiego Kigen noted that planning early will help build the necessary capacity to secure the event

At least 43 people were crushed to death when soccer fans tried to force their way into Johannesburg's huge Ellis Park Stadium midway through a top So...

The main focus for local organisers, and for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), is to make sure the competition unfolds without anything lik...

Tanzania have been pooled in Group F alongside 2022 World Cup standout team Morocco, 2012 AFCON champions Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A record seven million dollars (6.4 mn euros) goes to the winners -- a 40 percent increase from the last tournament won by Senegal in 2022. The runner...

Victor Osimhen leads Nigeria into the Afcon fresh from being named the African player of the year off the back of his brilliant form in Napoli's run t...

Sadio Mane was the hero as Senegal shook off years of underachievement to win the Cup of Nations for the first time in 2022, scoring the winning penal...

Ndidi's Leicester City teammate Kelechi Iheanacho said he hopes to shake off a muscle injury to be available for the competition, which is being hoste...

Egypt were beaten by Senegal in the last Cup of Nations final in 2021 and their last triumph dates back to 2010, so Vitoria was cautious about his sid...

Cisse, 47, said he and the squad were as hungry to add a second crown as before the 2022 success in Cameroon.

Missing from Gasset's list are Galatasary forward Wilfried Zaha and Beskitas defender Eric Bailly.

Liverpool are now two points ahead of Arsenal, although the Gunners will return to the summit with victory at home to London rivals West Ham on Thursd...

Aside from the external security risk posed by jihadists based in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, Ivorian authorities have moved to quell fears ov...

Key moments, especially the failure to capitalise on penalty opportunities played a significant role. Violet Nanjala's penalty was saved by Botswana g...

The pivotal moment came in the 64th minute when Keitumetse Dithebe capitalised on a defensive error by the Kenyan side, scoring the decisive goal that...

Harambee Starlets earned their maiden appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations by qualifying on an away-goal rule in 2016. Their clash with Algeria res...

Other heavyweight pairings included defending champions Senegal with five-time winners Cameroon, while Africa's first World Cup semi-finalists Morocco...