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/ 753 days agoScoop up Sling TV's brand-new Soccer Pass for super savings
Sling TV is launching its new Soccer Pass, an affordable way to watch an otherwise obscure channel of the world's game on one platform. Using this offering from Sling TV, fans will have access to beIN SPORTS and its expansive array of soccer competitions. Among those is the Africa Cup of Nations, which started on […]

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/ 754 days agoAfrica Cup of Nations: Final dates for 2025 edition still up in air
A possible conflict with the redesigned Club World Cup, scheduled for mid-2025, has left the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco uncertain. To avoid player conflicts with club commitments, they shifted the Cup of Nations dates to the beginning of the year. It all started from the 2019 edition in […]

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/ 756 days agoDrone drama: Algeria practice spied on before Africa Cup opener
The Algeria national team's preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations got off to an unusual start. The Fennec Foxes were training this week behind closed doors in the Ivory Coast city of Bouaké. Although no visitors were allowed during the sessions, a drone was seen flying over the team on Friday while they […]

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/ 760 days agoAfrica Cup of Nations games to watch in group stage
Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations is here. After a tumultuous two-year period that saw the first African nation make the World Cup semifinals, multiple scandals inside CAF, an African "Super League," and over $118 million allocated to improving soccer infrastructure in Africa, the 34th AFCON has arrived. Read on to find out the best […]

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/ 771 days agoOnana requests postponed AFCON release for touching reason
Andre Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, may miss four weeks of action due to his selection to the Cameroon national team for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Red Devils' starting goalkeeper’s tenure at Old Trafford got off to a rocky start. Therefore, it had been speculated that he would remain in Manchester to raise his […]

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/ 820 days agoCAF makes U-turn and resolves beIN SPORTS dispute
Two months after CAF canceled their 12-year, $415 million broadcast contract with beIN SPORTS, the two organizations have resolved their differences and recommitted to their partnership. This is welcome news for soccer fans in the USA looking forward to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be played in Cote d'Ivoire starting on Jan. 13. […]

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/ 966 days agoAfrica Cup of Nations qualifiers matchday five preview
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is nearing the end of its qualifiers. So far, qualifying has been brutal. If anything, it has shown the challenges of performing in Africa compared to other regions and those major tournaments. Games left in AFCON qualifiers Multiple packed games bring high stakes with several star players and […]