African football: national teams, clubs and diasporas

Senegal - AFCON 2025: First major challenge for Pape Thiaw

A few days before the 2025 African Cup of Nations, another technician draws the attention of the African continent. At 44 years old, Pape Bouna Thiaw is about to lead the Lions of Senegal for the first time in a big tournament. Former international striker, member of the 2002 generation that had led Senegal to the AFCON final and the quarter-finals of the World Cup, he now bears an unexpected but assumed responsibility: continuing Senegalese domination in African football.

Sénégal

AFCON 2025: All you need to know about Burkina Faso

Eliminated in the round of 16 in 2023, Burkina Faso will land in Morocco for the AFCON 2025 with clear objectives. They are clearly aiming for the trophy. Led by the local technician Brama Traoré, the Burkinabe selection has individual and collective arguments to go to the end of the competition.

Burkina faso

AFCON 2025: Can Eric Chelle make a difference with Nigeria?

Eric Chelle will participate in his second African Cup of Nations as a coach, with two different countries. After Mali, his country, in 2023 in Côte d'Ivoire, the AFCON 2025 in Morocco offers the opportunity for the 48-year-old coach to fight for his first career title.

Nigeria

AFCON of stars: Mabululu, the guide of the Palancas Negras

Angola arrives ambitious in Morocco after a solid qualification campaign and an increasing status. At 33 years old, Mabululu embodies this late but decisive renewal. A major artisan of the qualification and essential finisher, Al Ahli Tripoli’s striker in Libya carries the experience and realism of the Palancas Negras. AFCON 2025 could be the peak of his international history.

Angola

AFCON 2025: Five nuggets to follow in Morocco

The AFCON 2025 will kickoff on December 21, 2025, until January 18, 2026, in Morocco. If the usual stars are expected like Achraf Hakimi, African Player of the Year 2025, Victor Osimhen, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah... youngsters can also create a sensation. Here are five African boys to keep an eye on when the dye is cast.

Cameroun, RD Congo

Football - Cameroon: André Onana, Brys, Njitap, Bell... Samuel Eto'o settles scores

Marked by a week of turbulence between sports crisis, institutional tensions and resounding blackouts, Samuel Eto'o tried to regain control during a long interview on Info TV, a local channel. Between confidences, frontal attacks and justifications, the president of the Fécafoot delivered a version of what he considers facts that rather raise as many questions as it resolves.

AFCON 2025: All you need to know about DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is heading to Morocco among the favorites. The Congolese, led by Chancel Mbemba and Sébastien Desabre, are on a superb dynamic and should once again shine in this competition.

AFCON of Stars: Brahim Díaz, the moment of truth

For his first AFCON, Brahim Díaz arrives crowned with the status of new jewel of Moroccan football. Selected since 2024 after having chosen to represent his father’s country, the Real Madrid playmaker establishes himself as one of the major attractions of this edition. Between creativity, realism and national expectations, the time has come to transform potential into domination.

Maroc

AFCON 2025: All you need to know about Nigeria

Triple champion of Africa, Nigeria arrive at AFCON 2025 in Morocco with the label of one of the favorites of the competition. Even without their captain William Troost-Ekong who retired from international competition last week, the Super Eagles, reigning vice-champions, have everything to consider a fourth continental title.

Nigeria

AFCON 2025 - Mali: Tom Saintfiet, the miracle-worker of the Eagles?

Tom Saintfiet is now a well-known face of African football. After leading Gambia to the AFCON 2021 and 2023, the Belgian took over the reins of Mali, with the ambition to break the curse of the Eagles, never crowned in the African Nations Cup.

Mali

The Top 5 of the best African strikers and their national teams

As the AFCON 2025 approaches, there is a major question that bothers minds. Who are the best African scorers in the national team? Several forwards made an impression on the national team. They stacked goals and shone in key matches. Which allows them to be part of the elite group of artificers on the continent.

Cameroun, Algérie, Egypte

AFCON 2025: Algeria and Morocco hold their breath

A few days before the start of the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco, the excitement of the continent is suddenly tarnished by a series of bad news from the European championships. Two of the favorite nations, Morocco and Algeria, are facing the same anguish: injuries of their major strikers playing in Europe.

Algérie, Maroc