AFCON

February 04, (THEWILL) - Egypt advanced to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final after a 3-1 penalty shootout victory over hosts, Cameroon, with goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal the hero for the victors. The goalkeeper saved spot-kicks from...

February 03, (THEWILL) - Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, and Sadio Mane all scored in Senegal's 3-1 win over Burkina Faso on Wednesday to send the Lions of Teranga to their second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations final. After scaling through...

January 30, (THEWILL) - After resolutely defying the weight of the goal drought that plagued the Match Day One fixtures of the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and taking full advantage of the goal-scoring abilities of team...

January 29, (THEWILL) - With a 2-0 win over Gambia, tournament hosts Cameroon qualified for the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with the impressive Karl Toko Ekambi scoring both goals. Debutants Gambia had surprised many by making it...

January 29, (THEWILL) - Sadio Mane of Liverpool has been approved to play in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Equatorial Guinea, according to Senegal. Mane appeared to be knocked out in a collision with Cape Verde goalie Vozinha,...

Nigerians are very bad losers in politics, sports or both. Nothing illustrates this better than the politics of acrimony that is already emerging over the mode of primaries for the 2023 general election. But even more specifically, would be...

January 25, (THEWILL) - Senegal advanced to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with Sadio Mane scoring a stunning goal against Cape Verde. Unfortunately for the Cape Verdeans, they finished the game with nine after having had two...

January 25, (THEWILL) - Despite being without a recognised goalkeeper and playing with ten men for the majority of the game, continental debutants Comoros went toe-to-toe against tournament hosts and favourites Cameroon, but were eventually defeated 2-1 in the...

January 24, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Nigerians not to lose hope in Nigeria's national male Football Team, The Super Eagles, The President's remarks followed the Eagles' performance during the round of 16 matches in the ongoing Africa...

January 24, (THEWILL) - Gambia's excellent run at the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations continued with a 1-0 win over Guinea, which sent the Scorpions to the quarter-finals. Gambia generated a stir merely by making it out of their group,...