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AFCON2023: Ivory Coast kick-off With 2-0 win over Guinea Bissau

By Biwah Bryan

Ivory Coast’s Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in each half as the hosts completed a 2-0 Group A victory over Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game played in energy-sapping humidity on Saturday..

Fofana s…

AFCON2023: Ivory Coast vs Guinea Bissau match preview

By Biwah Bryan

The 34th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday, January 13 with hosts Ivory Coast facing off against Guinea-Bissau in Group A at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.

Ivory Coast’s history shows that they…

Patrice Motsepe takes responsibility for Cameroon AFCON tragedy

The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, has taken responsibility for the stampede that occurred during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.

The helmsman of Africa’s football governing body ass…

Vincent Aboubakar suffers muscular scare, fit for AFCON 2023

Against reports that Cameroon forward, Vincent Aboubakar has been ruled out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, the team’s top goal scorer at last AFCON might still take part in the tournament.

According to a release on the tea…

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The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, has taken responsibility for the stampede that occurred during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.

The helmsman of Africa’s football governing body ass…

AFCON 2023 Kicks off with spectacular Opening ceremony

By Biwah Bryan

Ivory Coast opened the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Alassane Ouattara stadium in Abidjan.

The event kicked off with a showcase of cultural performances, which featured traditional dancers and …