insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: Opta predict who will win tournament in Ivory Coast [ad_1] Senegal are the most likely winners according to the model, with a 12.8% chance, just ahead of hosts Ivory Coast (12.1%), who are attempting to win the trophy for a third time, after 1992 and 2015. The last host nation to lift the trophy were Egypt in 2006 - with just two-third place finishes (Ghana in 2008 and Cameroon in 2021) the best result among the past nine countries […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa African Legends Diouf, Gyan, Hassan and Okocha First to Sign Up for the CAF Ambassadors Program [ad_1] African football legends El Hadji Diouf, Asamoah Gyan, Ahmed Hassan and Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha are the first names to be signed up in the newly-established CAF Ambassadors program. Football Legends, community role models and other popular personalities will form part of the CAF Ambassadors Programme. Their role will include promoting CAF and African Football, as well as playing an important role in other activities including tournaments, charity initiatives, commercial and social events amongst others. The criteria for selecting the […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Know the Nicknames of Group C Teams At the TotalEnergies Afcon 2023 [ad_1] Names define us. They represent us and primarily tell the world who we are, what we stand for, and what we are about. In Africa, our names carry a lot of meaning. As we approach the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023, it is imperative that CafOnline.com takes a close look at the nicknames of all the 24 teams that will be taking part in this year's edition. These names speak to the spirit of the […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: TotalEnergies CAF Afcon – Meet the Head Coaches in Group E [ad_1] § Three of the four nations led by former footballers. § Namibia's Collin Benjamin the youngest of all four coaches § Tunisia, South Africa are the two former champions in the group Abidjan's Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara officially kicks off the biggest event on African soil, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 on Saturday. With all 24 nations raring to go for the Africa's most treasured football prize, CAFOnline takes a look at the men […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: CAF Launches Another Ticket Sales Phase for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 [ad_1] As the kick-off of Africa's biggest event approaches this weekend, CAF has today launched the final phase of ticket sales for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023. For the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023, CAF introduced online ticket sales for football fans making access to tickets easier. Online tickets can be purchased on: http://tickets.cafonline.com/AFCON This follows the successes of the historic online ticket sales last November and over-the-counter sales few weeks ago across […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: ‘Tackle Chemical Pollution of Rivers to Save Wildlife, Livestock’ [ad_1] There is a surge in the use of health hazard mining chemicals across Africa which pose a threat to humanity, wildlife and livestock. Zimbabwe being an agro-based nation where small scale farmers rely on ploughing using livestock, which is therefore, at the centre of citizens' sources of sustainable livelihoods. Meanwhile, wildlife has become an important source of domestic tourism. In the recent past Zimbabwe experienced a surge in loss of wildlife due to chemicals such as the cyanide. There […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 4
Africa Africa: The Naval Agreement With Somaliland Raises New Tensions in the Horn of Africa [ad_1] Addis Ababa — Tensions are increasing in the Horn of Africa in connection with the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia on access to the Red Sea (see Fides 3/1/2024) and the internal situation in Ethiopia. With the agreement signed on January 1st, Addis Ababa will receive the lease of about 20 km of the Somaliland coast for 50 years (with the establishment of a naval base) in return for Ethiopian recognition of this area, separated from the rest of […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Elon Musk Purges Then Reinstates Pro-Palestine Accounts [ad_1] Accounts that had been supportive of the Palestinian cause and critical of Zionist billionaire Bill Ackman were temporarily suspended On January 9, X launched a massive purge of pro-Palestine accounts with large followings. Among those suspended in the purge include journalists and reporters such as Alan MacLeod, Ken Klippenstein, Rob Rousseau, and Steven Monacelli. Popular podcast True Anon Pod and leftist account @zei_squirrel were also among the accounts suspended. The eight accounts were reinstated later that same day. Twitter […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: TB Joshua BBC Documentary Rattles Africa’s Evangelicals [ad_1] Allegations uncovered by a BBC report that found the late Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua committed widespread sexual abuses could further damage the church's image in Africa, believers say. "Whatever the case may be, he is dead and gone," Nkechi Anthony, a Lagos resident and member of TB Joshua's church, told DW. "Why all these [accusations] after his death?" Anthony said. "From my point of view, the evidence and whatever documentary is baseless and pointless," she argued. Anthony, a charismatic […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2