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Africa: Namibia Record Shock 1-0 Victory Over Tunisia

[ad_1] Namibia winger Deon Hotto scored in the 88th minute to hand them a shock 1-0 victory over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and keep up the sequence of surprise results that have dominated the opening days of the tournament. Hotto sneaked in at the back post to hand the southern African country, 87 places below Tunisia in the world rankings, a deserved win as they were markedly more enterprising and created the better chances in […]

January 17, 2024

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Nigeria: Osimhen Dreams Afcon Triumph With Super Eagles

[ad_1] Victor Osimhen won the Serie A title with Napoli last season and ended 2023 by being named African footballer of the year, but the striker reckons lifting the Cup of Nations with Nigeria might just top the lot. "It would be one of the best moments of my life," the 25-year-old told AFP in Abidjan, where the Super Eagles are preparing to face hosts Ivory Coast in their second group game at this edition of the Afcon on Thursday. […]

January 17, 2024

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Africa: Traore Scores to Hand Burkina Faso Late Win

[ad_1] Burkina Faso scored late to get all three points against Mauritania in the opening game of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023. Mauritania who are still chasing their first Africa Cup of Nations win proved solid in the first half by creating some decent chances. Burkina Faso's goalkeeper Havre Koffi came through for the Stallions on some occasions where needed. Bertrand Traore came on for Cedric Badolo to provide more attacking threats for Hubert Velud's […]

January 17, 2024

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Africa: Super Eagles Look Forward to ‘Interesting Encounter’ With Elephants

[ad_1] Three-time African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have said they have long concluded a diagnosis of Sunday's 1-1 draw with neighbours Equatorial Guinea and looking very much forward to what they believe will be an 'interesting encounter' with host nation Cote d'Ivoire at the 34th Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday. The table-topping Elephants, two-time champions of the continental competition, will look to book an early Round of 16 ticket by defeating Nigeria at the newly-built Stade Olympique […]

January 17, 2024

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Africa: I Was Emotional Watching Yusuf Against Equatorial Guinea – Mohammed

[ad_1] The Chairman of the FCT Football Association (FCT FA), Alhaji Adam Moukar Mohammed, has said he became emotional when watching the excellent performance of his ward, Alhassan Yusuf Abduallhi, against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Yusuf who plays for Royal Antwerp in the Belgian topflight was called up to replace Wilfred Ndidi who was ruled out of the competition by injury. Although some people doubted his ability to fill the big shoes left behind by the Leicester City's man, in […]

January 17, 2024

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‘Noto is kind, right down to its soil’: A community’s long road to recovery

[ad_1] Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – Pressing his gloved hands together and bowing his head, Seiji Yoshimura, helmeted and sporting a bright orange jacket over his jumpsuit, offers a silent prayer toward a crushed home from which he helped recover the body of an elderly woman. She was among the now 215 casualties of the giant earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan at 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 1. […]

January 17, 2024

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Africa: Afcon 2023 – Eagles Vow to Perform Better Against Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire

[ad_1] Nigeria's Super Eagles said they have put behind them the Sunday's 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea and are looking forward to what they believe will be an 'interesting encounter' with host nation Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday. The Cote d'Ivoire's Elephants will be looking to book an early Round of 16 ticket by beating Nigeria at the newly-built Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Ebimpe, while Nigeria's Eagles will fight to wrestle all the three points and enhance their prospects of […]

January 17, 2024

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Comoros: Curfew imposed amid Assoumani’s re-election as President

[ad_1] Comoros has imposed night curfew after violent protests broke out over President Azali Assoumani’s re-election. The army fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Moroni on Wednesday, and protesters were still on the streets in the north of the capital in the early hours of Thursday. The interior ministry announced the curfew on Wednesday. A government spokesperson blamed the protests on supporters of losing candidates. “These are things that […]

January 17, 2024

Africa

AU chair re-elected President of the Comoros for a fourth term

[ad_1] Chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani has been re-elected President of the Comoros for a fourth term. The country’s electoral body said he secured 63% of the valid votes cast despite the opposition’s claim that the polls were fraudulent. More than 330,000 people were registered to vote, out of a population the World Bank estimates at 836,000. Six candidates also ran in the January 14 presidential election. Opposition […]

January 17, 2024

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Africa: Can South Sudan Meet Its Election Deadline This Time?

[ad_1] Missed peace agreement targets and poor election preparations could result in a disputed election or another extension. In August 2022, South Sudan's transitional government extended its term to February 2025, with elections planned for December 2024. The extension would allow time for ironing out challenges in implementing the country's 2018 peace agreement, which had initially scheduled polls for December 2022. Since signing the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan in 2018, every milestone in […]

January 17, 2024

Africa: Namibia Record Shock 1-0 Victory Over Tunisia

Nigeria: Osimhen Dreams Afcon Triumph With Super Eagles

Africa: Traore Scores to Hand Burkina Faso Late Win

Africa: Super Eagles Look Forward to ‘Interesting Encounter’ With Elephants

Africa: I Was Emotional Watching Yusuf Against Equatorial Guinea – Mohammed

‘Noto is kind, right down to its soil’: A community’s long road to recovery

Africa: Afcon 2023 – Eagles Vow to Perform Better Against Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire

Comoros: Curfew imposed amid Assoumani’s re-election as President

AU chair re-elected President of the Comoros for a fourth term

Africa: Can South Sudan Meet Its Election Deadline This Time?

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