African football: national teams, clubs and diasporas

AFCON 2025: Any implications for Senegal after finals drama?

Since Monday, Senegal began the celebration of their victory at the AFCON 2025 with a triumphal return to the Blaise Diagne International Airport in Diamniadio. The Lions won the competition against Morocco, last Sunday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, after late-game incidents. CAF has already opened investigations, the Moroccan Federation has placed a complaint to CAF and sanctions could fall in the coming days.

Sénégal

AFCON 2025: Pape Thiaw's historic consecration

Senegal won the AFCON 2025. The Lions triumphed against Morocco 1-0 on Sunday, January 18, 2026 in the final, in Rabat. Author of the only goal of the game in overtime, Pape Gueye was the hero of the encounter. But another Pope, Thiaw, also had a historic evening, the consecration to the pantheon of Senegalese football.

Sénégal

AFCON 2025: Senegal in the Tops, Ivory Coast in the Flops

The AFCON 2025 experienced its epilogue on Sunday evening with the victory of Senegal against Morocco (1-0), the second for the Lions. The two finalists are naturally part of the Tops, while Algeria and Côte d'Ivoire are in the Flops.

AFCON 2025: Senegal crowned champions of Africa in complicated circumstances

After a very long night at the Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat, Senegal won (1-0) against Morocco in the final of the AFCON 2025 to win their second star. This will remain for a long time as the most difficult one won by the Teranga Lions, against all odds against the host country.

Sénégal

AFCON 2025: Last finals for Sadio Mane

Sadio Mané will play his 3rd final of the African Cup over the last four editions. The leader of the Lions of Senegal will try to offer a 2nd star to his country after that won on February 6, 2022 in Yaounde, Cameroon. His last attempt at it.

Sénégal

AFCON 2025: Nigeria wins a 9th bronze medal at the expense of Egypt

The bronze medal of the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations between Egypt and Nigeria smiled on the Super Eagles. The great specialists of bronze medals with a record 9, once again shone thanks to their goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, who made two decisive saves in shots on goal (0-0, 4-2 Pen). Nigeria who has never lost a match for the 3rd place in history.

Nigeria

AFCON 2025: Nigeria - Egypt, A historic rivalry for the bronze medal

A few hours before the small final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria and Egypt are meeting for a ranking match full of history. The match will be played this Saturday, January 17th from 16h GMT, at the Mohammed-V stadium, with the third place in the tournament at stake.

Egypte, Nigeria

DRC: Will Véron Mosengo-Omba present himself at FECOFA?

CAF's Secretary General Véron Mosengo-Omba could take over the direction of Kinshasa and run in the upcoming FECOFA elections in April. Elections constantly postponed with the help of a normalization committee soon to be there for three years under the influence of the same Véron Mosengo-Omba.

RD Congo

AFCON 2025: New African stars are born in Morocco

Before the finals on Sunday between Senegal and Morocco, Sport News Africa got some striking revelations about the competition. From the Senegalese diamond Ibrahim Mbaye to the Moroccan pressure aspirator, Neil El Aynaoui through the Ivorian hub, Christ Inao Oulaï, the Moroccan sky was not lacking in new stars.

AFCON 2025: Senegal vs Morocco, the dream final

It’s official. Senegal and Morocco will face each other for the final of the AFCON 2025, this Sunday, January 18, 2026. A dream fixture between the two best teams on the continent.

Sénégal, Maroc

AFCON 2025: Host Morocco into the finals

Morocco snatched their ticket to the final of the African Cup of Nations by dominating Nigeria in a semi-final that they dominated. The host country had to resort to shots on goal to get rid of unrecognizable Super Eagles. As expected and without surprise, the final will oppose the Atlas Lions to the Teranga Lions for a second continental crown for either team.

Maroc, Nigeria

AFCON 2025: Senegal edge Egypt to book place in finals

Senegal relied on the genius of their leader Sadio Mané to beat a regrouped and catchy Egypt in the semi-finals this Wednesday evening in Tangier to qualify for the final of the AFCON 2025. As in 2022, the Lions put an end to the dream of the Pharaohs.

Sénégal, Egypte