Hosts Gabon crash out of Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations hosts Gabon crashed out of the competition in the group stage on Sunday after a goalless draw with Cameroon, who advance to the last eight. Gabon were left to regret an inability to convert their chances at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville, … Read more
Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarter-finals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards. His team-mate Denis Bouanga brought saves from Fabrice Ondoa … Read more
Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarter-finals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards. His team-mate Denis Bouanga brought saves from Fabrice Ondoa … Read more
Four-time champions Cameroon moved top of Group A as they fought back to deny debutants Guinea-Bissau a historic first win at the Africa Cup of Nations. Shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau, making their debut at this year’s tournament, led through Piquito’s superb solo goal. Cameroon restored parity after the break when Sebastien Siani rifled in low from … Read more
Four-time champions Cameroon moved top of Group A as they fought back to deny debutants Guinea-Bissau a historic first win at the Africa Cup of Nations. Shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau, making their debut at this year’s tournament, led through Piquito’s superb solo goal. Cameroon restored parity after the break when Sebastien Siani rifled in low from … Read more
Four-time champions Cameroon have picked the third win of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after coming from a goal down to beat Guinea-Bissau 2-1 on Wednesday. It was the second Group A game on the day. The debutants had opened the score in the first half after a solo run by Piqueti … Read more
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his second goal of the Africa Cup of Nations to earn hosts Gabon a point from their match with Burkina Faso. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored a 38th-minute penalty to secure his side’s second 1-1 draw in Group A. Burkina Faso took the lead when Prejuce Nakoulma latched on to a long … Read more
We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African Champion. So what have we learnt from the opening exchanges? ‘Small minded’ resilience One observation the opening round has yielded is this: Just like the Euro 2016 tournament, the so called small teams will … Read more
‘It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international art market. Properly excavated, such pieces might have shed valuable light on the Nok culture.’ Ekpo Eyo. (1) The International Council of Museums, ICOM , has issued a Red List of West African Cultural Objects at Risk … Read more
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends. Regional leaders have been unsuccessfully trying to persuade him to hand over power to Adama Barrow, who won December’s elections. The move comes after Nigeria deployed a warship to put further pressure on Mr Jammeh. Regional bloc … Read more
Three senior government ministers in The Gambia have resigned, as President Yahya Jammeh defies calls to step down when his term expires on Thursday, the opposition Fatu network news site reports. The ministers of foreign affairs, finance and trade – Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Abdou Kolley and Abdou Jobe respectively – had handed in their resignations, it … Read more
Three senior government ministers in The Gambia have resigned, as President Yahya Jammeh defies calls to step down when his term expires on Thursday, the opposition Fatu network news site reports. The ministers of foreign affairs, finance and trade – Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Abdou Kolley and Abdou Jobe respectively – had handed in their resignations, it reports. Last week, information minister … Read more
The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said. President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step down until the supreme court can hear his … Read more
The Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a Mali summit, APS said. President Yahya Jammeh, who initially admitted election defeat, says he will not step down until May, when the supreme court … Read more
The Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a Mali summit, APS said. President Yahya Jammeh, who initially admitted election defeat, says he will not step down until May, when the supreme court … Read more
Mali’s president has become the latest leader to urge Yahya Jammeh to leave office in The Gambia and avert a bloodbath in the nation. Speaking at the Africa-France summit in Bamako, Ibrahim Keita called for “proverbial African wisdom” to prevail. Adama Barrow, who beat Mr Jammeh in last month’s election, attended and was referred to … Read more
Debutants and shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau stunned hosts Gabon by pulling off a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Juary Soares scored the equaliser for the Wild Dogs with a diving header from a free-kick in the 90th minute. Gabon had taken the lead on 52 minutes when superstar … Read more
Juary Soares’s late equaliser held hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have put Gabon on course for three points when he popped up at the back post early in the second half to help in Denis Bouanga’s cross-shot. But … Read more
The 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations has been opened at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville, Gabon. The opening was done by Gabon President, Ali Bongo as well as his Guinea-Bissau counterpart José Mário Vaz. Among the dignitaries present at the opening of the African tournament was CAF President, Issa Hayatou. The … Read more
play videoGabon is hosting the tournament for the second time in five years The opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations took place at Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville on Saturday 14th January, few hours before the maiden kick-off between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau. The ceremony saw performance from top African … Read more