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Ivory Coast hero Simon Adingra makes AFCON Team of the Tournament

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Ivory Coast hero Simon Adingra makes AFCON Team of the Tournament After a thrilling month of action at the Africa Cup of Nations, host country Ivory Coast were crowned champions after coming from behind to beat Nigeria in a dramatic final. Here, we run through our team of the tournament, which includes players from South Africa, Angola, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Mali ...

Senegal star Camara leads AFCON Team of the Round

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Senegal star Camara leads AFCON Team of the Round With the first round of AFCON games done and dusted, we take a look at the team of the round, with stars from Mali, Egypt, Cameroon and Senegal all featuring.Djigui Diarra (Mali) - 8.02Mali opened their AFCON campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa, with goalkeeper Djigui Diarra key. The 28-year-o...

World Cup play-offs preview: Senegal-Egypt and Nigeria-Ghana among 5 crucial clashes

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World Cup play-offs preview: Senegal-Egypt and Nigeria-Ghana among 5 crucial clashes We're at the all or nothing stage of World Cup qualifying for the CAF teams. 10 teams remain, but there are just five spots up for grabs as we head into the second leg games this week. Here, we preview the action ahead of Tuesday's massive set of matches.Senegal vs EgyptThe African heavyweights face...

Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI

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Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.41 ratingEgypt breezed through the group stages, progressing to the last-16 at a canter, before their knockout stage defeat to South Africa. It was a blow to the hosts, who had hoped to go all the way on home turf, but they still have three players in the A...

Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round

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Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.42 ratingSecuring his second WhoScored rating of 7.42 in a 2019 AFCON match, Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shenawy was a solid performer as the hosts secured their second win and clean sheet of the competition at DR Congo’s expense. In the 2-0 victory, the...

Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI

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Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI With the Africa Cup of Nations kicking off in Egypt this Friday we take a look at the highest rated XI that have been selected for the tournament using our statistical ratings from Europe’s top five leagues last season.Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Senegal) - 6.85While Sadio Mane will be in the s...