In the history of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, this is the second time there will be 24 teams battling it out for the coveted title of African champions. This will be the 33rd edition of the competition, and significantly the number of participants have risen to...
Cameroon
Following are the matches scheduled for Sunday at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon: Venue Match Group Time Stade d’Olembé Cameroon vs Burkina Faso A 17:00 (Yaoundé) Stade d’Olembé Ethiopia vs Cape Verde A 17:00 (Yaoundé) (NAN)
Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return home with a prize money of five million U.S. dollars (about N2.8 billion). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the winners’ prize money was increased from 4.5 million dollars, representing an increase of about 11 percent....
All 52 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which begins on Sunday in Cameroon will have the Video Assistant Referee ((VAR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition gets underway with hosts Cameroon taking on Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde....
As the Africa Cup of Nations begins in Cameroon on Sunday, here are stars to watch out for at the tournament: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City and Nigeria) The Nigerian midfielder has been a mainstay for Leicester City following his move from the Belgian side, Genk, in 2017. To date,...
Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has admitted he is under pressure to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Eguavoen, a member of the 1994 Eagles squad that won the AFCON for a second time in Tunisia, was appointed as Gernot Rohr’s replacement in December. He also managed...
The winners of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations will receive €4.5m, the Confederation of African Football has announced. The 2021 AFCON holds in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6. For the second consecutive time, 24 countries will participate in the biennial tournament, after a successful run in...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Wednesday night landed at Garoua, Cameroon, four days ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations aboard an Air Peace chartered flight. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 25 players, coaches and other officials left through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Odion Ighalo of...
The organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, on Wednesday tipped the Super Eagles of Nigeria for a win at the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Phillips gave the prediction on the sidelines of the news briefing of the 8th award ceremony of the Nigeria...
Pre-tournament favourites Senegal head to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with an added pressure after President Macky Sall told Sadio Mane’s side on Tuesday to “bring us the cup”. Senegal have twice reached the final, in 2002 and 2019, but have yet to win the continental...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has said that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for next year in Cameroon, will go on as planned, ending widespread speculation that the biennial football competition could be postponed again due to COVID-19. “I’m going to be here...
Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Saturday elected football legend Samuel Eto’o to manage affairs of the football governing body for a period of four years. Eto’o was elected president of FECAFOOT by 43 votes ahead of his close rival, outgoing federation’s president Seidou Mbombo Njoya with 31 votes, according...
At least one Boko Haram militant has been killed in a repelled attack in Cameroon’s Far North, according to local and security sources. Militants attacked Tayer village of the region overnight into Friday. After several hours, troops and members of local vigilante repelled them, seized weapons and killed one...
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is hoping that Victor Osimhen will recover in time to lead Nigeria’s attack at the forth coming Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as he will be ‘needed’ at the tournament. Napoli forward Osimhen suffered a serious injury to his eye socket after collision...
Palpable tension gripped residents of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State when some suspected Ambazonian soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon stormed the community. It was learnt that 11 persons including a traditional ruler were killed in the incident that took place in the early hours of Wednesday...
At least 11 students were injured on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a university campus in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region of Southwest, according to witnesses and authorities. The explosion in the University of Buea happened at about 3:30 p.m. local time in one of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa. The road had been shut since around 2014 arising from activities of Boko Haram. Zulum,...