Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor put recent troubles behind him on Sunday to score a dramatic winner for Togo as matchday 1 of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying concluded.... more »
Nigeria made a winning start, Zimbabwe created an upset, and South Africa and Zambia were held at home as Africa Cup of Nations matchday 1 qualifying continued Saturday.... more »
Nigeria and Egypt were drawn together and so were Cameroon and South Africa in the highlights of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw made Wednesday in Cairo.... more »
A great football rivalry will continue when South Africa host Nigeria on March 29 in a warm-up game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition.... more »
African champions Nigeria have vowed to rebuild following their shock failure to qualify for the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations crown in Equatorial Guinea.... more »
Ebola-ravaged Guinea joined Ivory Coast, Mali and Ghana in qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday but defending champions Nigeria crashed out.... more »
Defending champions Nigeria will lead several top teams on Wednesday including four-time winners Ghana and the Ivory Coast in a final bid to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.... more »
South Africa beat Sudan 2-1 on Saturday in their first match since the slaying of captain Senzo Meyiwa to reach the Africa Cup of Nations, where they were joined by Cameroon and Senegal.... more »
South Africa qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday thanks to a 2-1 win over Sudan with victory dedicated to former captain Senzo Meyiwa who was murdered three weeks ago.... more »
Defending champions Nigeria beat Congo Brazzaville 2-0 on Saturday to revive their bid to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as South Africa and Cameroon ensured their presence in the finals.... more »
South Africa, Cameroon and Tunisia will qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations -- wherever it takes place -- this weekend if they win their penultimate qualifying games.... more »
Mali international striker Cheick Tidiane Diabate will return to the national side for their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Malawi and Algeria this month.... more »
Liverpool's Kolo Toure and fellow 33-year-old defender Didier Zokora were recalled to the Ivory Coast squad on Friday for back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Cameroon.... more »
Ghana on Friday said they had chosen former Chelsea and West Ham manager Avram Grant to replace Kwesi Appiah who was sacked after the Black Stars' World Cup debacle.... more »
The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between South Africa and Sudan has been moved from Nelspruit to Durban to honour slain national team captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa.... more »
Stephen Keshi could be set for a surprise return as coach of African champions Nigeria after the apparent intervention of the country's President Goodluck Jonathan.... more »
Gernot Rohr resigned as Niger national coach on Monday accepting the blame for the poor results that sees them lying bottom of their qualifying group for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.... more »
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp on Thursday raised fears expressed by a growing number of European clubs about African players being exposed to the risk of Ebola contamination while on international duty.... more »
