AFCON 2019

AFCON 2019 Final: Algeria Defeat Senegal to End Twenty-Nine-Year Trophy Drought

CAIRO - Algeria have won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after Baghdad Bounedjah’s hugely deflected second-minute goal at the Cairo International Stadium proved enough to hand the North Africans a second-ever AFCON title.

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Ahmad Denies Foreknowledge of Referee Change Ahead of Senegal, Tunisia Final

CAIRO - The dysfunctional nature of decision-making in the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has been exposed once again as both the organisation's President Ahmad Ahmad and the head of its Referees' Commission, Souleymane Waberi, have both...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Senegal Seek First-Ever Continental Title Against 1990 Champions Algeria

The Teranga Lions of Senegal are in the final stage to win their first-ever continental title when they battle Algeria, who are seeking their first title in 30 years after winning their first-ever in 1990, in the final...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Troost-Ekong Draws Positives From Nigeria’s Third Place Finish (AUDIO)

Man-of-the-match in Nigeria's 1-0 win over Tunisia in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Nations Cup, William Troost-Ekong says finishing third is "a good achievement" and predicts an "exciting future" for the Super Eagles.

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Rohr Begins Search For Mikel Obi’s Replacement in Super Eagles Squad

CAIRO - The work to find a replacement for retiring Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi starts immediately but finding a replacement for the 32-year-old will be hard, Nigeria's coach Gernot Rohr has said.

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Ighalo’s Strike Earns Nigeria First Medal in Six Years

CAIRO - Odion Ighalo’s opportunistic strike earned Nigeria third place and a familiar bronze medal as the Super Eagles prevailed over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Mikel Ruled Out of Super Eagles Third Place Final with Tunisia

CAIRO - John Mikel Obi sat out Nigeria's last training session at the Aero Sports Club, Cairo confirming Gernot Rohr's earlier submission that Nigeria's captain would miss the third-place clash against Tunisia in the 2019 Africa Cup...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Iwobi Seeks Revenge Against Tunisia (AUDIO)

CAIRO - Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi says the motivation to defeat Tunisia in Wednesday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third-place match won’t be a problem regardless of whichever team Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr puts out at...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Nigeria Have Done Well – Iwobi Rates Nigeria’s Campaign and His...

CAIRO - Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi believes he has had an “okay” tournament so far and says despite missing out on a place in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s “young team”...

INSIDE AFCON 2019: Nigeria Battle Tunisia for Third Place After Failing to Advance to...

It is a feisty confrontation of Eagles as Nigeria and Tunisia file out at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo today for the third-place match of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals. Otherwise called...

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