Tag Archives: AFCON 2023

Gary Rodrigues scored late in added time to seal all three points for Cape Verde in their opening game against Ghana at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The substitute made the difference when the game seemed to be heading for a draw scoring to make it 2-1. Cape …

Equatorial Guinea frustrated Nigeria with a 1-1 stalemate on Sunday afternoon after both sides kicked off their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group A matches at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium. A composed finish by Ivan Salvador in the 36th minute saw Equatorial Guinea shock the Super Eagles with …

Hosts Cote d’ivoire opened Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 with a straightforward 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau at Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Goals in either half from Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso in Abidjan did the damage as the Elephants made a perfect start to Group A. It took just four …

The Black Stars left Ghana for Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in grand style. The team left Kumasi this morning wearing stylish kaftan outfits as they jetted off to the neighbouring country for the tournament. All 27 players as well as …

As today is January 8th, left with five (5) days, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d’Ivoire 2023. This means an array of African football talents will be on display from Saturday, January 13 to …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the Black Stars official shirt numbers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Black Stars are just 10 days away from their opening game of the continental showpiece which will be staged in Ivory Coast. Ghana is currently camping in …

Athletic Bilbao have reported that their striker, Inaki Williams, is currently battling an illness, leading to a delay in his anticipated arrival at the Ghana camp for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Initially expected to join the camp in Kumasi on January 2, 2023, Williams will now arrive …

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has addressed speculations surrounding his withdrawal from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), asserting that his decision was purely based on footballing reasons and not related to previous incidents, including booing in September. Contrary to reports linking his absence to a negative fan reaction, Rahman, …

Premier League duo Thomas Partey and Tariq Lamptey have been left out of the Black Stars 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Chris Hughton named his squad for the tournament on Monday, January 1, with 12 days away from the start of the tournament. Partey has …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Cote d’Ivoire from 13 January 2024 to February 11 in 2024.   The 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has been moved to 2024 over weather concerns. The tournament, set to …