Senegal lifted the AFCON 2021’s trophy for the first time ever after beating the Egyptian national team thanks to a penalty shootout. Both teams were obliged to play for 120 minutes plus additional time before resorting to penalties since neither team was able to turn the table to their advantage...
After an exciting tournament with plenty of surprises, epic moments and great stories, AFCON 2021 comes to an end on Sunday with the final between Senegal and Egypt. The Senegalese, who are in the final for the second time in a row, have never won the AFCON, losing the previous...
Egypt were successful in beating Morocco during their encounter for the AFCON 2021 quarter-finals following a long match that was decided during extra-time. The 2-1 final score does not really reflect the number of concrete goalscoring opportunities that came especially for Egypt. Moreover, it was a match in which the...
After another exciting week of AFCON 2021 in which we have seen some excellent games, various upsets and images that will last forever, all is ready for the quarter-finals that start today. The round of 16 had three penalty shoot-outs, the elimination of Nigeria, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire and the...
Tunisia succeeded in qualifying to the AFCON's quarter-finals after beating the title favourites, Nigeria, in a match that ended with a 1-0 win for the Carthaginians - who surprised most followers of the competition with a completely different performance than those seen during the group stage matches. Tunisia weren't able...
The AFCON 2021 Group Stage is over and it’s time to reflect on what’s happened in the tournament so far. There have been some major upsets, with defending champions Algeria and favourites Ghana finishing last in their groups. Algeria came into the tournament with a 34-match unbeaten streak but has...
The second week of the AFCON 2021 witnessed some better and more entertaining games than the ones played during the first few days since those games were mostly decided by one or two goals maximum. However, this past week was marked by an awakening of most teams who finally got...
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is always a nice opportunity to watch some of the best players in the world but also to discover players from leagues that are almost impossible to follow not only for the average football fan but also for professional analysts. With lots of players...
AFCON kicked-off on Sunday, January 9th, 2022 in Cameroun with the host country facing Burkina-Faso and winning with difficulty while Cape Verde won against Ethiopia 1-0. The second day witnessed some other good matches with Senegal beating Zimbabwe, Guinea beating Malawi and Morocco winning against Ghana in the toughest match...
