Ghana was gunning for a win to secure their spot in the Round of 16 and chase their fifth title in the history of the African Cup of Nations. Meanwhile, Mozambique, with a win, aimed to make it out of the group stage for the first time ever and snag their first victory in an AFCON.

The Africa Cup of Nations continued on Christmas Eve, with reigning champion Ivory Coast picking up a narrow win over Mozambique to begin its title defense. Amad Diallo's goal was the difference in the 1-0 victory for Ivory Coast. In other tournament ...

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The remaining last-16 fixtures at Africa Cup of Nations were finalised by the conclusion of Group F on New Year’s Eve, with Mozambique - despite a 2-1 defeat here in Agadir - sneaking through to face Nigeria while Cameroon, the victors today, prepare to ...

Victor Osimhen should have been the headline act of a striker-hungry 2025 Premier League summer transfer window. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool needed a prolific striker, but none of them batted an eyelid at Osimhen. While that raised ...

Follow all of The Athletic’s AFCON coverage here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/tag/afcon-2025/ The fingers of Europe and Africa were almost touching and between ...

The final of the Africa Cup of Nations descended into farce on Sunday as Senegal players left the field in protest over a penalty awarded to Morocco. In extraordinary scenes, head coach Pape Thiaw appeared to urge his players off the pitch in Rabat ...