It is the first AFCON in the pandemic era ... This Africa Cup of Nations was scheduled to be played in 2021 and a year-long delay because of the pandemic hasn't really achieved that much.

AFCON is an unpredictable and difficult competition ... which is why Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the 2021 and 2023 hosts respectively, reverted back to the original time of year.

Jamie Carragher incurred the wrath of Africans when he downplayed the Africa Cup of Nations He claimed AFCON is not a major tournament that could help Mohamed Salah win the Ballon d'Or Former ...

Morocco's under-20 national team will ramp up preparations for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations with three friendly matches ...

Forget for a moment that Salah hasn’t won AFCON with Egypt (he was a losing finalist in 2017 and 2021). The reason the exchange caught fire was because of Carragher’s reaction — pulling a fa ...

Unfortunately, AFCON isn’t one of them,” Barton said ... s match against Ghana in 2010 and refereeing issues in the 2021 edition of the tournament. “Don’t get me started on the quality ...

The Liverpool legend believes there may be a 'bias' against AFCON in Ballon d'Or voting which holds back stars such as Mohamed Salah. Carragher faced widespread criticism, as well as support ...

despite the Egyptian star finishing as AFCON runner-up in 2017 and 2021. However, his comments were swiftly challenged by Richards and Sturridge, who reminded him of AFCON’s importance.