African Five-a-side
By Maher Mezahi
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Learning about the African continent through the prism of its favorite pastime: football. Hosted by Maher Mezahi and backed by Africa Is a Country with funding from the Open Society Foundation.
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AS FAR to meet Sundowns in CAF Champions League final
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns are in the CAF Champions League final!
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns, AS FAR take decisive lead in CAF CL semi-finals after beating Esperance, Berkane
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Previewing CAF Champions League semi-finals: Esperance vs Sundowns; AS FAR vs Berkane
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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African national teams dominate during 2026 FIFA World Cup preparation matches
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Rhulani Mokwena leaves MC Algiers mid-season for Ittihad Tripoli
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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REACTION: Morocco are 2025 AFCON champions... for now!
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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CAF Champions League: Esperance defeat Al Ahly in close match in Rades, 1-0
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Sundowns dominate Stade Malien 3-0; AS FAR held by Pyramids in Rabat 1-1
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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CAF Champions League Draw Reaction | Previewing Knockout Match-ups
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Sundowns Dominate MC Algiers, Esperance beat Petro, Al Hilal, Pyramids, Berkane qualify with ease
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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CAF CL Matchday 4: Hilal & Pyramids Victorious, Ahly Draw With Yanga
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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CAF Champions League: Ahly defeat Yanga, Sundowns held by Hilal
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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2025 AFCON FINAL: SENEGAL BEAT MOROCCO IN CRAZY MATCH
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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2025 AFCON semi-final: Morocco squeak past Nigeria; Senegal dominate Egypt
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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South Africa survives Zimbabwe; Morocco trounces Zambia (AFCON diary: Day 9)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Nigeria Super Eagles bully Tunisia Carthage Eagles 3-2 in Fez (AFCON diary: Day 7)
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Salah sinks South Africa; Mali hold Morocco in Matchday 2 of 2025 AFCON (AFCON diary: Day 6)
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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ANALYSIS: Algeria blow past Sudan in 3-0 victory as Zidane watches from stands (AFCON diary: Day 4)
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Favourites Nigeria, DR Congo, Senegal, Tunisia win comfortably on day 3 (AFCON diary: Day 3)
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Morocco 2-0 Comoros: Atlas Lions win opening match comfortably (AFCON diary: Day 1)
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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FIFA and CAF ruined AFCON
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Morocco 2025 Afcon preview: Trophy triumph or elimination catastrophe?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Zimbabwe 2025 Afcon preview: Warriors dealing with adversity
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Cote D'Ivoire 2025 Afcon preview: Can Les Elephants repeat?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Burkina Faso 2025 Afcon preview: Stallions quietly confident
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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DR Congo 2025 Afcon preview: Leopards on brink of history
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Tunisia 2025 Afcon preview: Confident Carthage Eagles
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Tanzania 2025 Afcon preview: Low expectations for future hosts
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Nigera 2025 Afcon preview: Uncertain times for Super Eagles
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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2025 Angola Afcon preview: Time for a rebuild
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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2025 Senegal Afcon preview: Are Senegal the best team in Africa?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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2025 Cameroon Afcon preview: Eto'o attempts renaissance of Indomitable Lions
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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2025 Algeria Afcon preview: Les Fennecs are a complete unknown
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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2026 FIFA World Cup draw reaction: Which African sides can get out of their groups?
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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2025 Zambia Afcon preview: Chipolopolo in rebuild
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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2025 South Africa Afcon preview: Are Bafana for real?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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2025 Egypt Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Salah finally win the Afcon?
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Rhulani Mokwena speaks about life in Algiers, coaching principles, CAF CL and Sundowns
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Sundowns, Pyramids, Berkane dominate Matchday 1 of 2025/2026 CAF Champions League
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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DR Congo advance; Nigeria eliminated from 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs!
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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NIGERIA OR DR CONGO? Which African team will make FIFA international World Cup qualifying playoff?
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Nigeria and DR Congo advance to final of African 2026 World Cup qualifying playoffs
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo or Gabon? Who will make it past ’26 Africa World Cup qualifying playoff?
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Hakimi or Salah? Who is the African player of the year?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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CAF Confederation Cup draw: Wydad, Zamalek, USM Algiers, Kaizer Chiefs? Who are favourites?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Mokwena drawn against Sundowns! | 2025/2026 CAF Champions League draw reaction
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Cape Verde, South Africa qualify; Nigeria, Cameroon make playoffs
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Nigera? South Africa? Cape Verde? Who will qualify on the last day of 2026 World Cup qualifying?
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Previewing the final African 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Cape Verde, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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2025/2026 CAF Champions League (too early) preview
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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2026 World Cup qualifiers (CAF) recap: Cape Verde stun Cameroon, South Africa handle Nigeria, Senegal stage epic comeback vs DR Congo
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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RECAP (FIFA WCQ - CAF): Morocco score '26 World Cup berth; South Africa, Senegal, Egypt win big
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Morocco 3-2 Madagascar: Atlas Lions are 2024 CHAN champions
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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2024 CHAN: East Africans exit CHAN pamoja in quarterfinals
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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MAILBAG: 2024 CHAN, 2025 AFCON, Mokwena at MCA, Ouaddou at Pirates, young talent to watch this year
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Previewing the 2024 African Nations Championship CHAN in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Nigeria Super Falcons and Morocco Atlas Lionesses advance to 2024 Wafcon
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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African football's greatest matches: Algeria vs Egypt "Battle of Omdurman" (Matchday 2, Episode 1)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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What does the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup mean to Africa?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Pyramids FC stun Mamelodi Sundowns in first leg of CAF Champions League final ⎸ AFR 2.43
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May 24, 2025 |
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RS Berkane take convincing lead versus Simba in CAF Confederation Cup final ⎸ AFR 2.41
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May 19, 2025 |
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CAF Confederation Cup final preview: RS Berkane vs Simba SC (1st leg) ⎸ AFR 2.40
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May 15, 2025 |
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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro to sign at Al Ahly: Good or bad idea? ⎸ REACTION
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May 12, 2025 |
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Sundows, Al Ahly, Pirates and Pyramids play goalless draws in CAF Champions League semis ⎸ AFR 2.36
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Sundowns v Al Ahly; Pirates v Pyramids - Egypt v South Africa in Champions League semis ⎸ AFR 2.35
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Pirates hold MC Algiers and secure their spot for the CAF Champions League semi-final ⎸ AFR 2.34
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Sundowns, Pyramids hold on in hostile crowds; Ahly defeats Al Hilal to qualify to semis ⎸ AFR 2.33
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Orlando Pirates “last dance”? Sundowns, Esperance to tussle in 2025 CAF Champions League quarterfinals ⎸ AFR 2.32
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Sundowns and Pirates score historic wins in CAF Champions League quarterfinals ⎸ AFR 2.32
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Previewing the CAF CL QF: Sundowns-Esperance, MCA-Pirates, Ahly-Al Hilal, Pyramids-AS FAR ⎸ AFR 2.31
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Nigeria World Cup in jeopardy; Ghana, Algeria, Cameroon dominate World Cup qualifiers ⎸ AFR 2.30
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Osimhen, Salah, Mofokeng, Amoura shine in 5th round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers ⎸ AFR 2.29
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Previewing Matchday 5 and 6 of the African 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers ⎸ AFR 2.28
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Is Afcon a major tournament? Jamie Carragher doesn't think so
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Reacting to the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League draw and the four quarterfinal match-ups
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Which African players and clubs won the winter transfer window? ⎸ AFR 2.26
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Orlando Pirates win Soweto Derby at the death, Pyramids and Berkane extend league leads ⎸ AFR 2.25
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Which players deserve to be in the CAF Champions League group stage team of the round? ⎸ AFR 2.24
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Pirates upset Ahly, MC Algiers and Sundowns draw and advance to CAF CL knockout stages ⎸ AFR 2.23
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Al Ahly, Pirates tussle for CAF CL supremacy; Yanga, MC Algiers for knockout stages ⎸ AFR 2.22
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Bucs dominate, Sundowns resiliant, AS FAR hang on in matchday 5 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.21
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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CAF CL recap: Esperance unstoppable, Sundowns pip past Raja, Pirates held in CIV... VAR?! ⎸ AFR 2.17
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Pirates, Al Ahly, Sundowns, Raja held in check during matchday 2 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.16
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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MAILBAG: Should CAF introduce Nations League? How good are Niger? What happened to Nsue? ⎸ AFR 2.14
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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REACTION: Top young African talent shines in Matchday 1 of CAF Champions League ⎸ AFR 2.14
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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2024/2025 CAF Champions League preview: Matchday 1
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Ranking all 24 teams that qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ⎸ AFR 2.12
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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FILM STUDY: Nigeria defend poorly vs Benin, Sudan collapse vs Niger + more observations ⎸ AFR 2.11
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Who are the last teams that will qualify for Afcon 2025? ⎸ AFR 2.10
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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REACTION: Former Algerian footballer Rachid Mekhloufi (رشيد مخلوفي) passes away at the age of 88
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Paradou, Stellenbosch, Azam: Three African football clubs doing things differently ⎸ AFR 2.9
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Ademola Lookman, Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi? Who should be African player of the year? ⎸ AFR 2.8
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Sudan embarrasses Ghana Black Stars, Tunisia Carthage Eagles are leaderless and who will coach Senegal Teranga Lions? ⎸ AFR 2.7
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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FILM ANALYSIS: Sengal vs Malawi, Egypt vs Mauritania, Morocco vs C.A.R, Tunisia vs Comoros ⎸ AFR 2.6
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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How to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations ⎸ AFR 2.5
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Reacting to the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League / Confederation Cup draw
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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MAILBAG: Improving CAF Champions League, Saudi-CAF partnership, Hilal & Mereikh in exile ⎸ AFR 2.4
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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2024/2025 African Champions League preview: Favourites, Surprises and Question marks!
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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2025 Afcon qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire keep winning, Morocco back on track, Ghana trip up in Kumasi ⎸ AFR 2.2
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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2025 Afcon qualifiers: Regragui on hot seat? Saintfiet joins Mali, Johnny McKinstry interview ⎸ African football round-up
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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5 African footballers that could impress in Europe this season
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Imene Khelif, the Algerian champion knocking out boxers and bigots
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Rhulani Mokwena to Wydad Casablanca: Good rebound or a case of happy feet?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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2025 Afcon: An unnecessarily early, group-by-group preview of the qualifiers
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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2026 World Cup qualifying (CAF): Cameroon to forfeit? Mahrez done with Algeria? Cote d'Ivoire ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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REACTION: Al Ahly win their 12th CAF Champions League title, beating Esperance 1-0
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May 25, 2024 |
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CAF Champions League final preview: Who will be crowned African champions? Esperance or Al Ahly?
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May 24, 2024 |
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CAF Champions League final: Can Al Ahly win their 12th title?
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May 17, 2024 |
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CAF Champions League semi-final: Sundowns, Mazembe crash out to more mature Esperance, Al Ahly
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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CAF Confederation Cup semi-final: What happened between USM of Algiers and RS Berkane?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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CAF CL semi-final: Esperance hit Sundowns with body blow, Al Ahly take advantage back to Cairo
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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CAF Champions League semi-final preview: Esperance vs Sundowns, TP Mazembe vs Al Ahly
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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CAF CL quarterfinals: Mazembe STUN Petro in Angola, Esperance survive penalties vs ASEC
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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CAF CL quarterfinals: Young Africans (Yanga) ALMOST upset Sundowns, Ahly cruise through to semis
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Simba SC 0-1 Al Ahly SC - Al Ahly and Ahmed Nabil Koka steal a victory in Dar El Salam
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Nigeria Super Eagles, Bafana, Cameroon: Which African teams properly managed the post-Afcon period?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Faith and football: How to reconcile Ramadan and professional football?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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CAF Champions League quarterfinal preview: Sundowns - Yanga, Ahly - Simba, Esperance - ASEC and more
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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5 African football talents to watch in the 2024 CAF Champions League
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Disappointment at 2023 Afcon and 2024 Champions League...Is North African football on the decline?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns, Al Ahly, TP Mazembe or Yanga? Who has impressed most in the CAF CL group stages?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Super Falcons, Banyana, Atlas Lionesses, Copper Queens... Who is going to Paris 2024?
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon autopsy: Where do all 24 teams go from here?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Nigeria 1-2 Cote d'Ivoire: Adingra and Haller propel The Elephants to their third Afcon title
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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2023 Africa Cup of Nations third-place match preview: South Africa vs DR Congo
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Nigeria 1-1 South Africa: Bafana fall just short ⎸ Cote d'Ivoire 1-0 DR Congo: Haller leads charge
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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A tactical preview of the 2023 Afcon semi-finals: Nigeria vs South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire vs DR Congo
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Nigeria 1-0 Angola: Lookman propels Naija to victory ⎸ DR Congo 3-1 Guinea: Leopards in semis
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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A statistical preview of the 2023 Afcon quarterfinals: Cote d'Ivoire vs Mali, Nigeria vs Angola, South Africa vs Cape Verde, DR Congo vs Guinea
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Morocco 0-2 South Africa: BAFANA ARE BACK, Morocco are home ⎸ Mali 2-1 Burkina: Eagles find identity
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Cote d'Ivoire 1-1 Senegal: Kessié penalties send The Elephants through ⎸ Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon preview: Cote d'Ivoire vs Senegal and Cape Verde vs Mauritania
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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DR Congo 1-1 Egypt: Leopards slay Egypt ⎸ Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Guinea: Bayo-bye Nzalang Nacional
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon preview: Egypt vs DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon: Osimhen and Super Eagles beat Cameroon ⎸ Angola 3-0 Namibia: Dala is king!
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon preview: Cameroon vs Nigeria and Angola vs Namibia
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 13: My Afcon team of the round, and my day at the FIFA workshop
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 12: Morocco save Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia exit pitifully, Zambia fall short
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 11: ALGERIA OUT and Cameroon find a way
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 10: Côte d'Ivoire calamity, Egypt squeak through as Ghana crash out
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 9: Congo tie up Morocco, Tanzania stay alive vs Zambia and BAFANA ARE BACK
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 8: Bounedjah saves Algeria for now, Angola beat Mauritania, Mali and Tunisia tie
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 7: Senegal humiliate Song and Eto'o, Cape Verde score screamers, Guinea through
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 6: Nsue is a hat-trick hero, Kudus is a starboy and Salah is injured
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 5: Morocco smash Tanzania, DR Congo frustrated by Zambia
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 2: Down go Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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2023 Afcon Diary Day 1: Cote d'Ivoire take care of business versus Guinea-Bissau
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Zambia 2023 Afcon preview: The Copper Bullets resurge with arrival of Grant
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Cameroon 2023 preview: An experienced and talented squad looking for direction?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Angola 2023 preview: A mix of youth and experience for the Palancas Negras
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Ghana 2023 Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Kudus spark a lacklustre Ghanaian attack?
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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South Africa 2023 Afcon preview: Bafana quietly confident due to strength of domestic clubs
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Morocco 2023 Afcon preview: After a record-breaking World Cup, Morocco hungry for Afcon success
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Tunisia 2023 Afcon preview: Africa's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Nigeria 2023 Afcon preview: Much expected from Victor Osimhen
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Egypt 2023 Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Salah finally win the elusive Afcon trophy?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Algeria Afcon preview: Can Coach Belmadi recover from a tough two years and recapture the Afcon?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Kenneth Kaunda loved football more than any other African president - Matchday 1
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Early 2023 Afcon predictions - African Football Round-up
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ahmed Sekou Touré said "No" to France and "Yes" to football - Matchday 1
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Why I voted Victor Osimhen for African player of the year - African Football Round-up
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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John Obi Mikel's "Black Tax", the portrayal of Emmanuel Adebayor and a chat with Didier Drogba - African Football Round-up
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Mobutu helps Zaire to two Afcon titles and a World Cup appearance
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Bafana are back! Will Nigeria sack Peseiro? Is Hughton the man for Ghana? - African Football Roundup
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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African Football Roundup: Are the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers a new era for African Football?
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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African Football Roundup: Sundowns are African champions, and how I voted during the CAF Awards
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Matchday 1: How Kwame Nkrumah boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two Afcons
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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African Football Roundup: Can Sundowns and Mokwena navigate the intangibles of African football?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Matchday 1: Gamal Abdel Nasser and the establishment of CAF and Afcon
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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African Football Roundup: African football league kicks off, and talking football in Palestine
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Matchday 1: Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmed Ben Bella and Muammar Gaddafi named substitutes because of their football legacies
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Oct 20, 2023 |