Afcon

Darar stresses his team’s opportunity

Casablanca - Mohamed Rashid

Moroccan player Nabil Darar, of French Monaco football team, expressed his frustration over the performance of his national team before Cameroon during the qualifying round of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to be held in 2019. He added that performance of Moroccan players witnessed notable improvement during the second half, while they failed to score and missed the availableRead more

Sisi receives Egyptian national team at Cairo airport

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday the Egyptian national football team at Cairo International Airport after their participation in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final match. Egypt was defeated to Cameroon 2-1 in the match that was played at Gabon Sunday night. A photo was taken for the Egyptian national team, as well as couch Hector Cuper,Read more

Egypt oust Morocco with Kahraba to reach Nations Cup semis

Gabon - Arab Today

A late goal by Mahmoud Kahraba put Egypt into the African Nations Cup semifinals after they beat Morocco 1-0 in their quarter-final on Sunday. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim "Kahraba" hammered home a corner kick in the 87th minute to break the deadlock and end their non-winning streak against Morocco, which has continued uninterrupted since 1986 when Al-Ahly former forward Taher AbouRead more

Tunisia leaves AFCON, Burkina Faso reaches semi-finals

Gabon - Arab Today

Burkina Faso defeated Tunisia 2-0 in their quarter-final match on Saturday to reach the African Cup of Nations semi-finals. Aristide Bance hammered home a controversial free kick in the 81st minute to break the deadlock and a breakaway goal from Prejuce Nakoulma in the 84th settled the result as unfancied Burkina Faso reached the last four for the second timeRead more

Eric Otogo Castane appointed as referee

Libreville – Arab Today

CAF have announced the appointment of Otogo Castane for the North African clash between Egypt and Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2017 AFCON, scheduled for Sunday. The Gabonese referee has most recently officiated Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Ghana held in Alexandria in which Egypt managed to win 2-0. The Pharaohs have qualified to the quarterfinals after earning firstRead more

Algeria coach Leekens quits after Africa Cup of Nations exit

Libreville - ArabToday

The coach of Algerian national football team, Georges Leekens has quit his job following his team's failure to make it to the quarterfinals at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Gabon. "It is only fair that I leave the job because we had set targets and some of them have not been achieved," Leekens told Xinhua onRead more

Egypt faces Uganda in AFCON 2017 Gabon

Gabon - Arab Today

Egypt national team will play its second match in the African Cup of Nations, held in Gabon, against Uganda, in a Group D tie at Port Gentil stadium on Saturday night. Speaking in Spanish through an interpreter, Egyptian team's coach Hector Cuper told the media at the pre-match presser that the prime objective for Saturday’s game is to seek maximumRead more