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Serie A superstar hospitalized with Malaria after AFCON win

Discover the latest on Fiorentina winger Christian Kouame's hospitalization due to malaria, highlighting the health risks.

Mali , Coted-ivoire , Italy , Ivorian , Ivory-coast , Christian-kouame , Yves-bissouma , Moussa-diarra , Africa-cup , Afcon , Vory-coast

Tributes pour in for traffic officer killed by manganese truck

Tributes and condolences are pouring in for a traffic official who was killed by a manganese truck while on the job in Kinkelbos.

Kinkelbos , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Brandon-nel , Comment-policy , Traffic-official , Hr2202 , Kinkelbos-weigh-bridge , Sisanda-hadi , Nelson-mandela-bay-traffic-college , Priscilla-naidu

Africa Cup of Nations win heralds a new dawn for Côte d'Ivoire

The recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), a month-long football tournament hosted in Côte d'Ivoire, proved to be far more than just a sporting event. Dr. Master Matlhaope, the General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), visited Abidjan during the tournament and described it as "a display of unity, meticulous planning, and a global meeting point."

Coted-ivoire , Abidjan , Lagunes , Nigeria , Nigerians , Ivory-coast , Ivorians , Alassane-ouattara-aouattara , Patrice-motsepe , Alassane-ouattara , Amani-ipou , Human-development-index

Afcon hero Ronwen Williams gets rousing welcome at his old school

A wave of euphoria broke out as nearly 700 Gelvandale Primary School pupils welcomed their national hero, Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams, to his alma mater on Monday.

Gelvandale , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Tshepiso-mametela , Ronwen-williams , Bafana , Gelvandale-primary-school , Primary-school , Comment-policy , Africa-cup-of-nations , Ronald-boggenpoel

Support for Raila's AU bid confirms our political maturity – Eugene Wamalwa

"We can rise above our partisan, regional or parochial differences," he said.

Kenya , Raila-odinga , Eugene-wamalwa , Cleophas-malala , African-union-commission , Au-commission , Former-defence , African-union , Africa , Au , Defence , Azimio

Bafana must maintain Afcon momentum

Bafana Bafana cannot afford to bask in the afterglow of their heroic bronze medal finish at the African Cup of Nations because critical back-to-back World Cup qualifiers are looming in June.

Hugo-broos , Bafana , African-cup , World-cup , Comment-policy , Momentum , Sa , Afcon , Hr200224p , African-cup-of-nations , Ronwen-williams

JUST IN: 2025 AFCON in Morocco to hold July-August – Opinion Nigeria

The last two Africa Cup of Nations were both pushed back from the original dates. The 2021 tournament, hosted by Cameroon, was played in January and February of 2022. The most recent edition had initially been planned for June and July last year but was rescheduled over weather concerns.

Tanzania , Kenya , Morocco , Coted-ivoire , United-states , Cameroon , Uganda , Ivory-coast , Moroccan , America , Patrice-motsepe , Moroccan-football-federation

JUST IN: Emerse Fae confirmed as Cote d'Ivoire head coach after AFCON triumph – Opinion Nigeria

In the last 16, the Ivorians came from behind to beat holders Senegal on penalties. Then, playing much of the match with 10 men, they came from behind to beat Mali in extra time in the quarter-finals.

Coted-ivoire , Mali , Congo , Nigeria , Senegal , France , Ivory-coast , Ivorians , French , Ivorian , Jean-louis-gasset , Idriss-diallo

Africa Cup of Nations win heralds a new dawn for Côte d'Ivoire

The recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), a month-long football tournament hosted in Côte d'Ivoire, proved to be far more than just a sporting event. Dr. Master Matlhaope, the General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), visited Abidjan during the tournament and described it as "a display of unity, meticulous planning, and a global meeting point."

Abidjan , Lagunes , Coted-ivoire , Nigeria , Ivorians , Nigerians , Ivory-coast , Alassane-ouattara , Alassane-ouattara-aouattara , Amani-ipou , Patrice-motsepe , Human-development-index

Nigerians Love Nigeria -By Zayd Ibn Isah – Opinion Nigeria

The Super Eagles of Nigeria more or less went into the 2023 African Cup of Nations as underdogs. Nobody believed they would go far in the competition because the team was supposedly not in good shape prior to the competition. And somehow, against all odds, the boys in green found a persistent rhythm in Côte d’Ivoire that surprised everybody by carrying them all up to the final.

Burkina-faso , Nigeria , Argentina , Coted-ivoire , Ivory-coast , Nigerian , Nigerians , Lionel-messi , Ola-aina , Alex-iwobi , Super-eagles