Morocco coach Herve Renard stands on the threshold of making history after guiding his Morocco side to a quarter-final berth at the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Gabon, the third successive time he has achieved that in as many competitions, as a national team coach in Africa. The Atlas Lions will … Read more
Morocco beat Ivory Coast 1-0 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and knock out the champions. Rachid Alioui scored with a terrific shot from 25 yards to earn the win for Morocco and their coach Herve Renard, who led the Ivorians to the 2015 title. Ivory Coast needed a win to go through … Read more
Junior Kabananga pounced on a goalkeeping error to give the Democratic Republic of Congo a 1-0 win over Morocco in an Africa Cup of Nations upset on Monday in Gabon. Success came two days after the central Africans refused to train over a bonuses row and a red card and an injury meant they were … Read more
With an air of unease hanging over the tournament, the African Cup of Nations soccer competition returns to Gabon for the second time in five years. Opposition parties in the oil-rich central African nation have stated their intention to use African soccer’s biggest show as an opportunity to express their grievances against Gabon President Ali … Read more
Highly respected French coach Herve Renard is not ruling out the possibility of coaching the Black Stars in the future. Ghana’s Black Stars will be without a head coach when the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon comes to end in February. Current coach Avram Grant has stated on several occasions that he will be … Read more
Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, will take place this weekend across the continent. The top-liners largely involve top west Africa and north Africa sides. Nigeria vs. Algeria On Saturday, Nigeria will host Algeria at the Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo. Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel of Chelsea says a young, hungry ‘Super … Read more
Nigeria skipper John Mikel Obi is in a positive mood ahead of the match with Algeria Nigeria host Algeria and Ghana travel to Egypt in two of this weekend’s biggest African qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. Algeria, ranked third in the continent behind the Ivory Coast and Senegal, face resurgent Group B pacesetters … Read more
The newly appointed Ivory Coast coach, Herve Renard, said Monday he will make a decision about Didier Drogba’s international playing future after speaking with the veteran striker this month. The 36-year-old Drogba was mainly used off the bench in Ivory Coast’s last two major tournaments but has made no indication he wants to retire from … Read more