Equatorial Guinea may still be seen as outsiders/minnows on the African football scene, but 4 appearances at the last 7 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, twice as hosts, suggests otherwise and their performances in the recently concluded 2023 edition, where they trounced hosts and eventual Champions Ivory Coast, has further solidified their status…

The just concluded TotalEnergies 2023 African Cup Of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire was arguably the most talked about and most followed AFCON in history. No scriptwriter could have written a better story with tournament favourites like Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, and Egypt all having to bow out prematurely, and even eventual winners and tournament hosts, Cote…

Although most of the pre-game attention was focused on Al Ahli midfielder Franck Kessié and his resurgence to the world stage, Seko Fofana stole the shine in front of an enthusiastic home crowd yesterday. The Al-Nassr playmaker opened with a stunning curler of a goal that weaved its way past the Guinea-Bissau keeper. From there,…

Mohamed Salah is arguably the best player in world football right now. His exploits with Liverpool have been legendary; this season, he has shown no signs of slowing down. He has won everything in club football and is only chasing the shadows of greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry in the Premier League.…

Group F   Teams: DR Congo, Morocco, Tanzania, Zambia   The Favorites   There is no doubt in anybody’s mind as to who the overwhelming Favorites for not just the group but the tournament as a whole are. The Atlas Lions have a big reputation to live up to. Manager Walid Regragui has cranked up…

Group E   Teams: Mali, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia     The Favorites   It is the fleet of Eagles who boast the edge in Group E. Mali & Tunisia are no strangers to each other. AFCON meetings, World Cup qualifying matches. This is the sixth meeting between both sides in the last four years…

Group D    Teams: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Mauritania   The Favorites    Two-time champions Algeria arrive in the Ivory Coast with renewed vigor, looking to put behind them the disaster of their title defence in Cameroon. The Desert Foxes will not have good memories of the Lions. They first crashed out in embarrassing fashion…

Group C   Teams: Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Senegal   The Favorites    The Lion is the king of the jungle, so they say. It is however imperative to know that when different Lions mark their territories, it is almost certainly a hostile take-over, especially when both are Kings at varying points of their lives. Senegal’s…

Group B   Teams: Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Mozambique   The Favorites   Seven-time champions, Three silver medals, two of which have come in the last three tournaments. Notably, Egypt arrive with a fourth different coach in their last four AFCON appearances. Hassan Shehata may have won the seventh in 2010, but since it has…