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Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, have embarked on a short break following their two-match tour of Cote d’Ivoire last week.

When Ivory Coast hosted and won the tournament in 2024, the sole African representative on that year’s 30-man shortlist was Ademola Lookman, who finished runner-up with Nigeria but can likely credit ...

The Liverpool legend believes there may be a 'bias' against AFCON in Ballon d'Or voting which holds back stars such as Mohamed Salah. Carragher faced widespread criticism, as well as support ...

Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said Jamie Carragher's comments disregarding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a major tournament were ignorant. The incident took place in the ...

The Africa Cup of Nations must be the most disrespected competition in football. Too many people think it is an inconvenient mid-season distraction for their club’s African stars. Why should ...

Starlets played to a barren draw against the "The Eagles of Carthage" at Ulinzi complex, Nairobi. Despite Odemba having 10 foreign-based players at her disposal, she has to get her best 11 who can ...

Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi has lashed out at Jamie Carragher for dismissing the significance of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) during a live television broadcast, asserting ...

Jamie Carragher can "f*** off" after disrespecting AFCON according to the former Chelsea star, who is "f***ing angry" at the Sky Sports pundit's "arrogant f***ing smirk".

That’s how three-time Afcon winner Wael Goma sums up Jamie Carragher’s comment that the Africa Cup of Nations is ‘not a major tournament’. The former England and Liverpool defender was ...

Former Liverpool teammates were on opposite sides of a Mohamed Salah debate recently, as Jamie Carragher waded into AFCON controversy despite the best efforts of Daniel Sturridge to set him straight.

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has hit out at Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher over his recent comments about the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament. Carragher had dismissed the ...