AFCON

January 17, (THEWILL) - Tunisia increased their chances of reaching the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages as they defeated Mauritania 4-nil, with Wahbi Khazri scoring twice. The Eagles of Carthage earned their first points in Group F...

January 17, (THEWILL) - In Gambia's 1-1 draw with Mali in the ongoing TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Musa Barrow's last-minute penalty stop saved them a point. Referee Samir Guezzaz awarded two spot-kicks in the closing 11 minutes of...

January 16, (THEWILL) - After 12 matches of the ongoing TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the showpiece of African football has earned itself the inevitable connotation of suffering from a Goal Drought. The tournament, which began with...

The 33rd edition of Africa's most coveted football competition, which suffered two postponements in the past, finally got underway on Sunday, January 9, 2022 with a colourful opening ceremony at the brand new 80,000-capacity Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. That...

January 14, (THEWILL) - Morocco advanced to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 with a 2-0 win against Comoros on Friday, with goals from Selim Amallah and Zakaria Aboukhlal giving them a comfortable pathway. At the...

January 11, (THEWILL) - Algeria, the defending champions of the TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations, failed to find a winning start as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Sierra Leone in their first Group E match in...

January 11, (THEWILL) - Augustine Eguavoen, Nigeria's caretaker coach, has named a competitive starting lineup from those available for the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations' Group D opener against seven-time champions Egypt at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium in...

January 09, (THEWILL) - On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, history was made in African football when the quarter-final clash between Senegal and Benin at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, became the first-ever game on the continent to...

January 05, (THEWILL) - Augustine Eguavoen, the interim head coach of the Super Eagles, has justified the non-inclusion of a good number of home-based players in his squad for the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Only...

January 02, (THEWILL) - Augustine Eguavoen, the Super Eagles' interim head coach, has confirmed that Victor Osimhen withdrew from the impending TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) due to health concerns. THEWILL recalls that the 23-year-old Napoli player was invited...