Tag: African Sports

The first leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff between Ghana and Nigeria has rake in a historic GH₵1.4 million ($190,000) football revenue record in the West African nation. This is the highest amount ever recorded in any football match in the country following the...

Ghana and Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew has been ranked the 7th best player in Europe for the last one month ahead of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robert Lewandowski. The rankings were compiled by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory, using...

General Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has reacted to the tragic death of Junior Agogo. He died on Thursday in London at the age of 40 after a long battle with stroke. Agogo will be remembered fondly for his contributions at 2008 Africa Cup...

Ex-Ghanaian professional football striker Junior Agogo is reported dead at age 40. Manuel "Junior" Agogo was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his...

Baghdad Bounedjah’s first minute deflected effort handed Algeria their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 29-year wait with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in a highly charged final at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night. Algeria who were playing only their...

Odion Ighalo’s second minute goal, his fifth of the tournament, handed Nigeria’s Super Eagles the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2019 bronze medal after a 1-0 win over Tunisia in a battle of the eagles at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo...

A last gasp goal from star Riyad Mahrez led Algeria to reach the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations final match after defeating Nigeria 2-1 at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. They will face their group opponents Senegal in the grand final next Friday...

Senegal reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for the second time with a Dylan Bronn own goal giving them a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Sunday in a tense last-four clash in Cairo. With 11 minutes gone in extra time, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed...

African Cup of Nations 2019 - AFCON 2019, the biggest football showpiece in Africa is underway in Egypt. Semi-finals of AFCON 2019 matches are Scheduled between the North Africans and the West Africans. Idrissa Gueye scored in the 69th minute to hand Senegal a...