Bafoussam (Cameroon) (AFP) – Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a penalty deep in added time to snatch a fortunate 1-0 win for Senegal over Zimbabwe in the Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener on Monday in Bafoussam. Disaster struck the gallant underdogs when a shot hit the right arm of Kelvin Madzongwe and Mane […]

London (AFP) – Eight men who sued English Premier League club Manchester City after complaining of being abused by a paedophile coach more than 30 years ago on Monday lost a court fight for damages. The men, in their 40s and 50s, said Barry Bennell, now 68, abused them when they were playing schoolboy football […]

Douala (AFP) – Sierra Leone could not have asked for a tougher start to their first Africa Cup of Nations in quarter of a century than a match against holders Algeria on Tuesday, but coach John Keister says simply being in Cameroon is a step on the way to making the country competitive again. "It […]

Milan (AFP) – Federico Chiesa's season is almost certainly over after Juventus announced on Monday the Italy forward suffered a left knee ligament injury during his team's thrilling win over Roma. Chiesa limped off the Stadio Olimpico pitch in the first half of Sunday's match, won 4-3 by Juve, and the club said in a […]

Douala (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez called on Algeria to rise to the challenge in Cameroon as they prepare to start their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title. "This will be even harder than the last AFCON. The level will be a step up and the other teams are better, but we come here […]

London (AFP) – Edinson Cavani has told Ralf Rangnick that he wants to stay at Manchester United and help improve the misfiring team's fortunes after speculation that he would leave during the January transfer window. The 34-year-old moved to Old Trafford in October 2020 and was strongly tipped to depart after just one season, only […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – His father wanted him to give up on football as a teenager and join the military, but Moses Simon is now preparing to help lead Nigeria's tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon. The 26-year-old winger has enjoyed plenty of success during a nomadic start to his career […]

Madrid (AFP) – Angel Correa scored a wonder-goal from just inside the halfway-line on Sunday as Atletico Madrid fought back to claim a thrilling 2-2 draw with Villarreal. Correa drove a stunning shot over Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to give Atletico an early lead at La Ceramica but then fell behind in the second half, […]

Paris (AFP) – German defender Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against struggling Lyon with an equalising goal 14 minutes from time in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. PSG already boast a seemingly insurmountable 11-point lead over second-placed Nice, but travelled to Lyon without Argentina ace Lionel Messi after he recuperates from […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan kept their lead in the Serie A title race thanks to a tight 2-1 win over Lazio on Sunday, while Juventus pulled off an incredible comeback to sink a distraught Roma 4-3. Milan Skriniar thumped home the decisive goal with a towering header from Alessandro Bastoni's cross in the 67th […]

Rome (AFP) – Jose Mourinho blasted his Roma players for being "too nice and too weak" on Sunday after they threw away a two-goal lead in the space of eight devastating minutes to lose 4-3 to Juventus. Having been the better team, and 3-1 ahead with 20 minutes remaining, Roma fell apart in barely believable […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Julio Tavares scored the winner as Cape Verde began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory on Sunday over Ethiopia who played most of the game with 10 men. The Saudi-based striker headed Cape Verde ahead in first-half stoppage time in Yaounde after Ethiopia had defender Yared Bayeh sent […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – From the joy of leading Raja Casablanca to African glory, giving Germany a run for their money at the 2014 World Cup, to the anguish over his bitter departure as Ivory Coast boss, it's been a wild ride for Morocco's Bosnian-born coach Vahid Halilhodzic. The 69-year-old former Nantes star and Paris Saint-Germain […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties to give hosts Cameroon a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on Sunday in Yaounde as the Africa Cup of Nations finally got underway after a build-up troubled by the coronavirus. A raft of positive Covid-19 cases among competing teams has marked the days leading up […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus came back from two goals down to claim a stunning 4-3 win at Roma on Sunday and keep up their bid for Champions League football, while Inter Milan host Lazio aiming to retake top spot in Serie A. Deservedly losing 3-1 in the 69th minute and having lost Federico Chiesa to […]