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  AFCON 2021: Sadio Mane beats Salah as Senegal lift maiden African Cup of Nations

  Football | February 07, 2022 10:26 IST

  Mane drilled the decisive penalty in a shootout into the bottom left corner to beat Salah and Egypt in Sunday's final in Cameroon's capital Yaounde and make up for missing a penalty early in the game.

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  African Cup of Nations 2022 organisers change venues after stampede incident

  Football | January 27, 2022 10:46 IST

  Venues of two quarterfinal games and one of the semifinals were changed after the stampede incident outside its main venue in Cameroon's capital Yaounde earlier this week.

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  At least six reported dead in crush at African Cup game in Cameroon

  Football | January 27, 2022 10:42 IST

  Naseri Paul Biya, the governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more deaths.

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  African Cup of Nations: Algeria qualifies for 2022 edition; Elneny test positive for COVID-19

  Football | November 17, 2020 8:37 IST

  Algeria scored twice in four minutes near the end of the first half in Harare through an Andy Delort header from a free kick and Riyad Mahrez’s skillful finish.

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  African Cup of Nations postponed from January next year to 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic

  Football | June 30, 2020 22:14 IST

  The Confederation of African Football said the 24-team tournament in Cameroon will now open one year later in January 2022.

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  African Nations Championship football tournament postponed due to coronavirus

  Football | March 18, 2020 8:33 IST

  Africa's top tournament, the African Cup of Nations, is due to be played early next year, also in Cameroon.

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  African Cup of Nations moving back to January-February slot in 2021

  Football | January 15, 2020 21:34 IST

  The Cameroonian soccer federation said that the tournament will be played from January 9 to February 6 to avoid the country's rainy season.

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  Algeria edge Mane's Senegal to lift second African Cup of Nations trophy

  Football | July 20, 2019 13:45 IST

  Algeria was captained by Riyad Mahrez, who added an African Cup title to his English Premier League title with Manchester City.

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  Defending champ Nigeria misses out on African Cup

  Football | November 20, 2014 10:16 IST

  Geneva: Nigeria won't get the chance to defend its title at the African Cup of Nations next year after drawing 2-2 at home to South Africa on Wednesday to miss out on the finals on

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  Organizers running out of options for African Cup

  Football | November 11, 2014 8:31 IST

  The African Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to start in two months, but nobody wants to host it.Organizer the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is running out of time and is without a host

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  FIFA says it won't ban Nigeria over elections

  Football | November 04, 2014 11:25 IST

  Abuja, Nigeria: FIFA says Nigeria won't be banned from international football after a court order nullifying federation elections was withdrawn.FIFA says Nigeria met a deadline to show that elected football officials are able to work

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  Slim $300K profit from African Cup

  Football | July 31, 2013 7:09 IST

  Johannesburg, July 31: South African organizers made a slim profit of $366,000 from the African Cup of Nations in January and February, way behind the huge commercial success of the country's historic 2010 World Cup.Delivering

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  Cape Verde trying to enjoy moment at African Cup

  Football | January 25, 2013 19:08 IST

  Durban,South Africa, Jan 25: With a chance to reach the quarterfinals in their first appearance at the African Cup of Nations, Cape Verde's players are just trying to enjoy their already successful campaign.The team from

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  Ghanaians rejoice after Black Stars' win over Mali

  Football | January 25, 2013 15:34 IST

  Accra (Ghana), Jan 25: Ghanaian football fans flew into a state of ecstasy and jubilation following their national team, the Black Stars', 1-0 victory over Mali in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South

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  Le Roy quits as Congo coach on eve of cup

  Football | January 18, 2013 17:21 IST

  Johannesburg, Jan 18: Claude Le Roy has reportedly quit as Congo coach just before the start of the African Cup of Nations in frustration at his federation's inefficiency in securing travel visas for players and