Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling, edgy final. Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes from time, flicking the ball over defender Ali Gabr and thumping it home. Nicolas Nkoulou had earlier equalised for Cameroon, rising highest to power in … Read more
Egypt could lose one of their key performers in Sunday’s anticipated African Cup of Nations final against Cameroon after defender Ahmed Hegazy hurt a hamstring muscle during a training session on Saturday. Replacing the towering central defender, who played an instrumental role in keeping opponents at bay as Egypt conceded a solitary goal during their … Read more
Confederation of African Football has announced the best XI of the first round of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with no Ghana player in the team. This comes as a bit of a surprise after two Black Stars players (Christian Atsu and Thomas Partey) won Man-of-the-Match awards against Uganda and Mali. The group stages … Read more