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Ivory Coast hero Simon Adingra makes AFCON Team of the Tournament

by Sam Hammond at Monday, Feb 12 2024 11:12
Ivory Coast hero Simon Adingra makes AFCON Team of the Tournament After a thrilling month of action at the Africa Cup of Nations, host country Ivory Coast were crowned champions after coming from behind to beat Nigeria in a dramatic final. Here, we run through our team of the tournament, which includes players from South Africa, Angola, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Mali ...
Categories: Best XI

Nigeria's Nwabali the star of AFCON semi-final best XI

by Sam Hammond at Thursday, Feb 8 2024 10:15
Nigeria's Nwabali the star of AFCON semi-final best XI With the Africa Cup of Nations final now decided after Wednesday’s dramatic semi-finals, we take a look at the round’s standout performers. Understandably, finalists Nigeria and Ivory Coast dominate the XI, with no player from South Africa nor DR Congo making the cut.Stanley Nwabali (Nig...
Categories: Best XI

Shootout hero Williams leads South Africa quintet in AFCON best XI

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Feb 4 2024 10:04
Shootout hero Williams leads South Africa quintet in AFCON best XI South Africa dominate the Africa Cup of Nations team of the round following their penalty shootout success over Cape Verde. DR Congo, Ivory Coast and Nigeria are also represented as we run through the quarter-final best XI.Ronwen Williams (South Africa) - 9.32Ronwen Williams picked up a deserved pla...
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Mohammed Kudus the star player in AFCON group stage best XI

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 25 2024 10:18
Mohammed Kudus the star player in AFCON group stage best XI With the Africa Cup of Nations group stages done and dusted, we take a look at the team of the round. Featuring those to have made at least two appearances, stars from Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Senegal and Mauritania all make the cut.Jesus Owono (Equatori...
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Mahrez and Mane miss out on AFCON semi-final combined XI

by Josh Wright at Saturday, Jul 13 2019 08:32
Mahrez and Mane miss out on AFCON semi-final combined XI Now there are only four teams left in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, we have worked out a combined XI considering only players that have made at least three appearances in the competition this summer. There is plenty of talent among the squads for Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia and N...
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Top Rated: Youngsters shine in first round of AFCON fixtures

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 26 2019 12:29
Top Rated: Youngsters shine in first round of AFCON fixtures With the first round of fixtures in the Africa Cup of Nations now complete, we take a look back at the star performers from game week one, with a number of youngsters making particularly strong starts. A former Chelsea graduate and Manchester City star rank among the five highest rated players this ...
Categories: Best XI

AFCON Golden Boot tips: Finding value beyond Salah and Mane

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 21 2019 16:13
AFCON Golden Boot tips: Finding value beyond Salah and Mane As one might expect, the odds when looking into potential Golden Boot winners at this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations lean towards two teammates and Champions of Europe in Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.The pair shared the top scorer accolade in the Premier League for their efforts with Liverpool...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster

10 Africa Cup of Nations youngsters to watch this summer

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 21 2019 12:25
10 Africa Cup of Nations youngsters to watch this summer With the 2019 African Cup of Nations kicking off in Egypt on Friday night, we’ve identified ten youngsters (aged 23 and under) from ten different nations worth keeping an eye on at this summer’s tournament.Henry Onyekuru (Nigeria)While the likes of Ahmed Musa and Odion Ighalo may begin t...
Categories: Tournament Focus

AFCON Focus: Renard's Zambia Success Inspiring Ivory Coast Pragmatism

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Feb 2 2015 11:29
AFCON Focus: Renard's Zambia Success Inspiring Ivory Coast Pragmatism When Zambia won the Cup of Nations in 2012, it wasn’t just one of the emotional triumphs in the history of football. It was also a key moment in how teams approach the tournament; their example showed what could be achieved with discipline and diligence, making it clear that success wasn&rsquo...
Categories: AFCON Focus

AFCON Focus: Can Ibrahima Traoré Inspire Guinea to AFCON Qualification?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Jan 26 2015 11:57
AFCON Focus: Can Ibrahima Traoré Inspire Guinea to AFCON Qualification? This has been a strange Cup of Nations so far, not because of the quality, which has been fine – other than the last World Cup, has there ever been a tournament in which the world hasn’t spent the first fortnight grumbling about how poor it is? – but because no side has really yet ...
Categories: AFCON Focus