Tag Archives: AFCON 2023

By Julius Addae Oduro Ivory Coast beat Nigeria to win the 34th Africa Cup of Nations on February 11, 2024 at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan The elephants came back from a 38th minute goal from William Troost-Ekong to win beat Nigeria 2-1 after regulation time. Frank Kessie put Ivory Coast leveled with his 62nd minute goal before a ...

By Christian Chibueze Air Côte d’Ivoire organized a press conference on January 25 at the Radisson Hotel, Abidjan to review its activities over the past 10 years and to outline its major ambitions for the future. The press conference was headed by General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Laurent Loukou, Director General and Airbus Vice-President Hadi ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Cape Verde beat the Black Stars in the ongoing AFCON 2023 group B opener at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium on Sunday, January 14, 2024.The Blue Sharks opened the score on the 17th minutes by Jamiro Monteiro.The Black Stars leveled on the 56th minutes through Alexander Djiku’s header. Cape Verde came back into the game to pick ...

By:Julius Addae ODURO Three local based players have been included in the Black Stars final 27-man squad announced on Monday, January 1, 2024. Chris Hughton has included Ghana Premier League trio Richmond Lamptey (Asante Kotoko SC), Jonathan Sowah (Medeama SC) and Abdul Fatawu Hamid (Medeama SC) in his final 27-man squad ahead of AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast. The three ...

By Julius Addae ODURO The Confederation of African Football (CAF ) has completed the draw for the group stage of the 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations on Thursday, October 12,2023 in Abidjan,Ivory Coast.The draw saw 24 teams drawn into 6 groups of four nations.Below are the groups: Group A• Ivory Coast 🇨🇮• Nigeria 🇳🇬• Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶• Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 ...

By Julius Addae ODURO The confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the 24 nations who have qualified for the 2023 AFCON. The confirmation came after Cameroon defeated Burundi 3-0 on Tuesday September 12,2023.The Qualified Nations are Cote d’Ivoire (hosts), Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Daniel Laryea (Left) and KWASI Brobbey Acheampong (Right ) CAF selects two Ghanaian referees for Afcon Preparatory Course The Confederation of African Football, CAF has selected two Ghanaian match officials to begin preparation to the next African Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire. The two officials are referee Daniel Laryea and Assistant Referee Kwasi Brobbey Acheampong. ...