Real Madrid‘s attacking midfielder Brahim Diaz had a brilliant time Africa Cup of Nations of Moroccoall the way to the penalty that changed the outcome of the final defeat Senegal. A miss in the final minute of regulation, where he tried to impersonate Antonin Panenka sent the game to extra time. Díaz was the subject […]
Sadio Mane captain Senegal to the Africa Cup 2025 title with a dramatic final victory Morocco. After receiving the trophy, Christiano RonaldoAl Nassr’s teammate used the moment to speak out against criticism of the Saudi Pro League. The 2025 AFCON finals proved unforgettable, with Senegal almost walked off the pitch after a controversial late penalty […]
The 2021 edition of this tournament saw these two countries meet in the final as part of a trilogy of matches. Les Lions drew first blood by capturing their first ever AFCON title with a penalty shootout win. A month later, in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, Senegal defeated Egypt again on penalties, overturning […]
There were still 23 Premier League players present at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ahead of the quarter-finals, but now only 14 remain after the last eight matches were played on Friday and Saturday. In the last of our regular roundups, we’ll update you on how many players we can expect soon and who […]
Senegal, the winners of AFCON 2021, were one of the pre-tournament favorites to go all the way in Morocco, easily progressing through their group with two wins and a draw. Sudan, meanwhile, qualified for the knockout stages as one of the top third-placed teams as their 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in Group E proved […]
In mid-November, we published a massive study exploring which players could be good players in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) in the short term, while certain teammates are absent from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). A month later, and now that we know who made a call and who didn’t, we’re going to come […]
As you are no doubt aware, the biennial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will start very soon. The 2025 edition of the tournament starts on December 21, putting it on a collision course with the busiest period of the Premier League campaign. The deadline for naming the final selections took place on December 11although Algeria […]