Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae toasted his team of “miracle survivors” after the host country completed one of the greatest turnarounds in major tournament history to win the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s final.”It is more than a fairytale. I am struggling to take it all in,” Fae said after …
A goal glut, shocks galore, a Moroccan red-carded twice, an astonishing comeback by hosts Ivory Coast to win Sunday’s final after two group losses. The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations had it all. Here, AFP Sport recalls alphabetically some of the drama from a 24-nation tournament regarded by many observers as the most exciting since the …
Africa Cup of Nations: A to Z of dramatic tournamentMon, 12 Feb 2024 01:08:43 GMT Read More »
Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title.Nigeria looked set to repeat their 1-0 victory over the Ivorians here at the Ebimpe …
A 16-year-old died following clashes in southern Senegal, a hospital source and a local politician said Sunday, the third fatality in unrest after President Macky Sall postponed this month’s presidential election.Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into one of its worst crises since independence from France in 1960.Protests …
Death of teenager takes Senegal protest toll to threeSun, 11 Feb 2024 21:26:45 GMT Read More »
Around this time every year, Moroccan wheat farmer Abderrahim Mohafid is usually preparing for his spring harvest, but this year his fields lay unusually bare.On the road leading up to his hamlet in Berrechid province, Morocco’s historical breadbasket situated some 40 kilometres (about 25 miles) southeast of Casablanca, vast fields languish as the country grapples …
Senegal’s political crisis deepened as a second person died Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone upcoming presidential elections.The latest violence has brought fresh condemnation from opposition leaders, some of whom were candidates for the presidency.A fresh round of protests is planned for Tuesday. Market vendor Modou Gueye, 23, died Saturday …
Second protest death deepens Senegal political crisisSun, 11 Feb 2024 01:43:50 GMT Read More »
Firebrand leftist politician Julius Malema on Saturday accused the ruling ANC of neglecting the country’s ills as he launched the party’s electoral campaign ahead of a hotly contested poll that could cost the ruling party its parliamentary majority. Through the crippling power cuts (locally known as loadshedding) South Africa’s President Cyril “Ramaphosa is continuing to kill …
Rising in the polls and vying to become South Africa’s leading opposition party, the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) launches its electoral campaign on Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote.Dozens of buses packed with EFF supporters arrived early morning in the country’s third largest city Durban, where firebrand leader Julius Malema is expected …
On a corner by the entrance to Tunis zoo, Leila waits for a hot meal from the Tunisian capital’s “Restaurant of Love” in a cardboard shelter where she and her dogs sleep.The 50-year-old says she has been living on the streets for more than 27 years.”I don’t want to go to the shelter centres,” and …
‘Restaurant of Love’ helps feed Tunis homelessSat, 10 Feb 2024 03:33:11 GMT Read More »
Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria stand in the way of Ivory Coast in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, as the tournament hosts aim to complete the most remarkable of turnarounds by lifting the trophy.The most thrilling AFCON in recent memory concludes at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium, on the dusty outskirts of Abidjan, with a heavyweight showdown …
