Morocco, DRC set for deep CHAN runs
The African Nations Championship kicks off in Cameroon this weekend, with Africa's best home-based players contesting the biennial tournament.
2020 Schedule
The African Nations Championship kicks off in Cameroon this weekend, with Africa's best home-based players contesting the biennial tournament.
Koudagba scored the opening goal in Togo's victory over Nigeria in the first round of the WAFU Cup of Nations in Senegal last year.
Emmanuel Adebayor has defended his refusal to donate to Togo's coronavirus battle and distanced himself from Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o.
Ivory Coast progressed into the semifinals of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Togo 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out.
Nigeria have lost twice in seven days to Togo after going down 2-1 in the third match of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Pape Seydou N'Diaye and Augustine Okrah and headline our list of players to watch at the West African regional championship.
Khama Billiat is a serious doubt for Zimbabwe's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying opener against Somalia this week, as the long road to Qatar begins.
Wednesday's WAFU Cup of Nations draw in Dakar decided the first eight fixtures for the first phase of knockout matches, with Nigeria to face Togo.
African Nations Cup mixed zones are no place for the timid. As coaches push back against tough questions, the spectacle becomes must-see TV.
DR Congo advanced into the African Nations Cup quarterfinals as Group C winners after triumphing 3-1 against Togo.
Togo coach Claude le Roy is not sure if Kossi Agassa will play at the ANC after his house was vandalised.
Morocco capitalised on a poor goalkeeping performance from Kossi Agassa to beat Togo 3-1 in Group C at the African Nations Cup.
Adebayor, who has been without a club since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season, is captaining his country at the tournament in Gabon.
Emmanuel Adebayor might only have played a handful of games since last season but he is out to prove himself with Togo at the African Nations Cup.
Many expected the defending champions, Ivory Coast, get off to a hot start but they were unexpectedly stymied by Togo, writes Nick Ames.
Ivory Coast's defence of the African Nations Cup kicked off with a turgid goalless draw with Togo in Group C on Monday evening in Gabon.
Ivory Coast will be looking to show their credentials as they face Togo in their first game in defence of their African Nations Cup trophy.
Emmanuel Adebayor wants to leave a lasting mark on the African Nations Cup when he leads Togo into the competition next month.
Two former football officials from Africa have been handed life bans from the sport by FIFA's ethics committee.
Spain rallied with two late goals to salvage a 2-2 draw with England in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday.
Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor suggested he won't be available for the African Nations Cup if he is still without a club and out-of-practice by next month.
Gabon's untimely sacking of Jorge Costa is just the latest example of an African Federation curiously firing a manger ahead of a major tournament.
Claude Le Roy took his new team Togo from a virtually impossible qualifying position to snatching the last available place in the AFCON finals.
Togo has replaced head coach Tom Saintfiet with Claude Le Roy as it struggles to qualify for next year's African Nations Cup.
Nigeria will not be competing at the 2017 African Nations Cup after losing 1-0 to Egypt on Tuesday.
2020 African Nations Championshi | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
2020 African Nations Championshi | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Congo DR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Niger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
2020 African Nations Championshi | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
2020 African Nations Championshi | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
Zambia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |