#africa-cup-of-nations

#africa-cup-of-nations

Amad Diallo grabbed a goal and an assist as Africa Cup of Nations holders Ivory Coast reached the quarter-finals of the competition with a 3-0 win over Burkina Faso. Their progression to a last-eight tie with Egypt was sealed in stunning fashion, with substitute Bazoumana Toure running from his own box before scoring in the 87th minute. Diallo was key to the Ivory Coast's quick start at Stade de Marrakech, following up his blazed free-kick attempt with a left-footed shot that narrowly missed the left-hand post.

Goals either side of half-time by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane took Cameroon through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals at South Africa's expense, as the Indomitable Lions edged their last-16 clash 2-1. Tchamadeu opened the scoring in the 34th minute at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat on Sunday, and teenage Bayer Leverkusen forward Kofane headed in the crucial second goal two minutes after half-time.

There is perhaps no nation on earth whose football is as paranoid as that of Tunisia, and with so little reason. They qualified for a third successive World Cup with ease and forced a draw in a friendly against Brazil in November, yet their football is infected with fear. To watch them play is to experience a dystopian world in which imagination has been outlawed.

Tomorrow's game is surely a special game for me. If you win an AFCON with a country, then a part of them stays in your heart, but tomorrow I can't have mercy for them because I am the coach of South Africa now and I want to win the game, Belgian Broos told reporters Saturday in the Moroccan capital. They are a very good team, a young team, and they have a good fighting spirit and mentality,

With the knockout stage about to start at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the big boys have had it all their own way so far. Algeria and Nigeria were the two nations to win all three of their games, Mohamed Salah's goals earned Egypt comfortable passage with seven points, while Achraf Hakimi eased himself back into action as hosts Morocco also went unbeaten.

Sunderland will move fifth in the Premier League if the Black Cats start 2026 by winning at home to Manchester City on Thursday. Regis Le Bris' side are unbeaten in their first nine league games of the season, with Arsenal the only other side yet to taste defeat in the 2025/26 top flight. Second-placed City are aiming to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to two points, having extended their winning run to eight matches in all competitions by beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 away on Sunday.

Gabon vs Ivory Coast will be shown live in the UK on 4seven and the Channel 4 streaming service, with kick-off at 19:00 GMT. It will also be available for free on the Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel. Channel 4 has the rights to AFCON this year, so you can watch every game free in the UK. Coverage is geo-restricted, but you can use a VPN to get your usual access if you're away from the UK right now

The fate of Group E rests on Sudan's fixture against Burkina Faso. Algeria are through and Equatorial Guinea have been knocked out. All that's left is this. Sudan condemned Equatorial Guinea against the odds on Sunday and kept their hopes very much alive with a 1-0 win. They're level on three points apiece with the Burkinabe, which means that this is a tantalising straight shoot-out for second spot.

Following the established medical protocol between Marseille and Gabon medical staff regarding Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, clinical examinations were conducted daily. The most recent examination confirmed the discomfort he experienced in his left thigh the day after the Gabon-Mozambique match. Given the disappointing results, which cut short Gabon's participation, the medical staff, in consultation with his club, agreed to protect the player's physical well-being by exempting him from the final, inconsequential match.

"Yes, I still think so; otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here," he said. "I have even more confidence than everyone else, I believe, in this group and this team. And we know that in a competition - even more so in the Africa Cup of Nations, but in all competitions in general - it's at the end of the show that the musicians get paid. "The most important thing today is to continue our progress to win this game and finish first [in the group] to stay in Rabat. This is our objective."

Sadio Mane's equaliser earned 2022 champions Senegal a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in their heavyweight Africa Cup of Nations clash on Saturday. Cedric Bakambu had given the Leopards the lead just after the hour mark in Tangier, but Al-Nassr forward Mane replied soon after, and the result ensures Senegal stay on top of Group D with one round of matches still to play.

I think in all the press conferences I've been in, I've always said I don't think we'll be doing loads of business in January. If we find some players, we'll be delighted to do it and the CEO will be as well, and the owners, if we can do it. But I think it's more to do with trying to have a plan where the ownership want us to have a plan and want us to prepare and do everything in a certain fashion.

Barcelona held an interest in Eyong last summer as well, before he left Villarreal to join Levante, and continue to keep an eye on him. In fact, according to SPORT, the Blaugrana are closely following the 22-year-old centre-forward at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, where he is playing for Cameroon. The forward is one of the names Barça are considering for the upcoming summer transfer window.