Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has told the central bank to stop providing funding for food imports, his spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.
The move has raised questions about the bank's independence.
Nigeria, which has Africa's biggest (...)
World soccer body FIFA has handed a life ban to former Botswana Football Association general secretary Mooketsi Kgotlele for accepting bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches.
FIFA said in a statement on Monday that the (...)
Morocco national football team coach Herve Renard has announced his departure from his post after the team's participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, thanking the country's football association and players for support during the past three (...)
Played in the searing heat of the Egyptian summer, against a backdrop of chaos in the regional governing body CAF and enlarged to an unwieldy 24 teams, this year's Africa Cup of Nations defied logic and, on the pitch at least, turned into a (...)
Egypt have been paired with Kenya, Togo, Comoros Island in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers during the draw conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo on Thursday.
While Togo and Comoros Island couldn't reach the 2019 Nations Cup, Kenya (...)
Two more coaches have lost their jobs and another is expected to depart in coming days as the fallout from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt continues for the sides who did not live up to expectations.
Paul Put was fired by Guinea on Monday despite (...)
Morocco's assistant coach Mustapha Hadji opened fire on the team's coach Herve Renard, blaming him for being behind the Atlas Lions' recent elimination from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
"As a technical staff we provided many suggestions (...)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) journey was over for several coaches whose teams exited early from the tournament, either from the group stage or the round of 16, some of them were even favourites for winning the title.
Javier Aguirre – (...)
Benin departed the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday without winning a game but will return home as heroes after elimination in the quarter-finals by much-fancied Senegal.
They created one of the great Cup of Nations upsets by knocking out Morocco (...)
A second half goal from Idrissa Gana earned Senegal a 1-0 win against Benin on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semis.
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The African Union announced on Monday it got parliamentary ratification of 27 member countries for the continental free trade zone, set to be a potential "economic game changer".
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who currently chairs the AU, (...)
Hosts Egypt suffered a shocking elimination from the African Cup of Nations round of 16 after conceding a late goal against South Africa on Saturday, with another lethargic display costing them dear this time around.
Thembinkosi Lorch netted the (...)
Ghana await an interesting match against Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Monday, according to coach Kwesi Appiah who hopes his team will avoid the mistakes of eliminated big teams like hosts Egypt, Morocco and Cameroon.
The Black Stars (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who currently chairs the African Union, launched on Sunday the long-awaited African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
If successful, the new free-trade zone would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 (...)
"The eyes of the world are turned to Africa," Egyptian President and African Union Chairperson Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Sunday at the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger.
The summit witnessed the launch of African (...)
تقدم "الوطن" لقراءها خدمة تتضمن متابعة أبرز ما يبحث عنه المصريون، عبر محرك البحث "جوجل"، خلال الساعات الماضية.
وجاءت دولة بنين على قائمة "تريندات جوجل" بعد إقصائها للمغرب من بطولة كأس الأمم الأفريقية في دور ال16 بضربات الترجيح.
دولة بنين، Morocco vs (...)
تلقت بعثة منتخب بنين اليوم السبت، مكالمة هاتفية من رئيس الجمهورية باتريس تالون، الذي هنأ اللاعبين بالفوز على المغرب، والتأهل لدور ربع النهائي لبطولة كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2019 والتي تستضيفها مصر.
وقال الرئيس البنيني للاعبين عبر الهاتف: "لقد ادخلتوا (...)
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Herve Renard accepted responsibility for Morocco's shock exit and hinted he might quit after one of the pre-tournament favourites were bundled out of the competition.
“I'm responsible for this defeat. I (...)
Senegal forward Sadio Mane continued his hit-and-miss tournament when he scored his third goal of the Africa Cup of Nations but also missed a penalty for the second game running as his side beat Uganda 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals on Friday.
Mane (...)
Senegal forward Sadio Mane has said will step aside as his team's penalty taker for the time being after missing spot kicks in successive games at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mane, who has scored three goals in the tournament, saw a penalty saved (...)
Benin woke up on Saturday still pinching themselves after an extraordinary win at the Africa Cup of Nations as they rode their luck to eliminate highly fancied Morocco on penalties in the last 16.
"We dream of victories every day and I believe we (...)
Hosts Egypt suffered a shocking elimination from the African Cup of Nations round of 16 after conceding a late goal against South Africa on Saturday, with another lethargic display costing them dear this time around.
Thembinkosi Lorch netted the (...)
يلا شوت HD مشاهدة مباراة المغرب وبنين بث مباشر، ضمن منافسات دور الستة عشر لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا المُقامة حاليًا بمصر، رابط YALLA SHOOT مباراة المغرب اليوم في بث مباشر أمام منتخب بنين، حيث يقدم أسود الآطلسي مستويات رائعةفي البطولة الآن، وتأهلوا لدور (...)
يقدم لكم موقع "الفجر الرياضي" خدمة مشاهدة مباراة المغرب امام بنين morocco vs benin يلا شوت الجديد مباراة بث مباشر عبر كورة ستار can2019 ،وذلك في دورال 16 من بطولة كأس أمم أفريقيا 2019 والتي تلعب في مصر والتي لاول مرة تلعب ب24 فريق وخرج منها 8 (...)
فاز منتخب بنين على المغرب بنتيجة 1/4 بركلات الترجيح وأطاح بأسود الأطلس من كأس أمم أفريقيا 2019، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهم اليوم الجمعة 5/7/2019، على ستاد السلام الدولي، في إطار منافسات دور 16 من بطولة ال CAN 2019.
انتهي الوقت الأصلي والإضافي (...)
