Bafana Bafana opponents Mali named uncapped Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Boubacar Traore and Lorient striker Sirine Doucoure in their squad for this month’s African Cup of Nations finals but have been hard hit by injuries. (more…)
Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has had to withdraw from Nigeria’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations through injury and been replaced by Belgian-based Alhassan Yusuf, the Nigerian Football Federation said. (more…)
Ghana left out injured Premier League players Thomas Partey and Tariq Lamptey from their 27-man squad named on Monday for the African Cup of Nations finals in neighbouring Ivory Coast, which kicks off later this month. (more…)
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced his preliminary squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
Bafana Bafana have learnt their opponents for the group stages of the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations following the conclusion of the draw on Thursday.
South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria could potentially be placed in the same group when the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw takes place in Ivory Coast on Thursday.
Morocco were awarded the hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Wednesday, replacing Guinea who were stripped of the right to host the tournament last year, while the 2027 rights were handed to a co-bid from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Teenager Franculino Dju scored the winner as Guinea-Bissau completed their most successful Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign following their 2-1 victory over Sierra Leone.
Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualified for January’s African Cup of Nations finals when they finished in the top two of their respective groups on Thursday, leaving only six more places to be decided in the next days for the 24-team tournament in the Ivory Coast.
Bafana Bafana will play three international friendlies as preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire in January next year and for the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.