Tag: AFCON
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Cisse unveils Senegal’s AFCON 2021 squad with hopes for elusive title
Cisse unveils Senegal’s AFCON 2021 squad with hopes for elusive title
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AFCON deserves greater respect and coverage – Vieira
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira says the African Cup of Nations deserves greater respect from Europe. The tournament will kickoff in Cameroon in January and run for a month. Vieira said, “I respect and I understand the passion and importance of those players to go and represent their country. I will never stop any players…
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CAF announces 63 match officials for AFCON, only 1 Nigerian picked
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday released the list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for Cameroon. The list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees (VARs) from 36 countries. Only one of the listed officials was however…
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Eto’o slams AFCON doubters as Motsepe confirms Jan 9 kickoff
The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has reiterated that the delayed Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned. Motsepe was speaking with less than three weeks until the tournament kicks off as he visited Yaounde’s Olembe Stadium, which will host the opening match on 9 January. His comments…
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Nigerian journalist tackles, demands apology from Liverpool boss, Klopp for calling AFCON ‘little tournament’
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has come under fire from a Nigerian journalist, Ojora Babatunde, over the German’s remark about the upcoming
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TotalEnergies unveils $4.5m 2022 AFCON trophy in Lagos
Official sponsor of the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc on Monday unveiled the $4.5m golden