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Wydad Athletic Club is transforming its approach to recruitment in Africa, trading intuition for data analysis. Relying on cutting-edge tools such as Hudl Statsbomb, SkillCorner and TransferRoom, the Moroccan club "de-risks" its transfers and validates each profile to ensure a perfect match with its game model.
Maroc
The icon of Senegalese football is about to compete in the sixth AFCON of his career. At 33 years old, Sadio Mané arrives in Morocco with a suspended question: will we attend his last act on the continental stage or a new chapter of his legend? In a context of increased competition, Bambali’s child wants to prove that he remains the face of Senegalese glory.
Sénégal
Equatorial Guinea will play its fifth final phase of the African Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco. Eighth finalist of the last edition in Ivory Coast, the country of Central Africa hopes to make the continent vibrate once again, still under the leadership of Juan Micha... after some tensions.
Guinée Equatoriale
FIFA has just authorized European clubs to keep their African internationals until December 15, only 6 days before the start of AFCON 2025. A decision taken behind the backs of African federations, after a secret meeting on November 29.
Tous les pays africains
Benin could be one of the surprises of AFCON 2025. Before this competition in Morocco, here is everything you need to know about the team led by Gernot Rohr.
Bénin
It is the question that has been plaguing minds for several months. Does Côte d'Ivoire, the reigning African champion, have the means to seek a 4th star on Moroccan soil? Nothing is certain given the recent performances of the Elephants. Performances that are far from reassuring.
Côte d'Ivoire
Tanzania has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time in a row. After being eliminated in the first round in 2023 with only two points out of a possible nine, the Taifa Stars are certainly ambitious for 2025 in Morocco. They are in Group C with Nigeria, Tunisia, and Uganda.
Tanzanie
Sudan is entering AFCON 2025 with certain ambitions. These will be led by coach James Kwesi Appiah. The Ghanaian coach already has an unusual career path.
Soudan
With less than three weeks to go before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, concern is mounting in the Senegalese camp. Coach Pape Thiaw has not yet finalized his squad list and has been faced with a cascade of injuries in recent weeks. This is giving him a headache as he tries to finalize his squad with the aim of “reconquering” the Holy Grail.
Sénégal
In addition to the generous bonuses awarded to the national A team that won the African qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup, other Congolese teams are desperately waiting for their match, qualification, or training bonuses to be paid. Delays sometimes exceed a year, with the majority of local coaches still without contracts.
RD Congo
With less than three weeks to go before the kickoff of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Gabon finds itself at the center of a controversy involving its equipment supplier. The Gabonese Football Federation (Fegafoot) has been reprimanded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for presenting non-compliant jerseys from the local brand “Gaboma.”
Gabon
Cameroon without Onana, Anguissa, Aboubakar, and Choupo-Moting With three weeks to go before the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the decision not to select some of the Indomitable Lions' key players seems less like a simple sporting choice and more like a silent settling of scores. Cameroon will go to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations without a large part of its backbone. The list unveiled on Monday by David Pagou, newly appointed head of the Indomitable Lions after Marc Brys was quickly sidelined, confirms the exclusion of a generation of players who are nevertheless undisputed leaders on the field. While Zambo Anguissa, who is injured, and Martin Hongla, who has struggled this season, can be justified on sporting grounds, the simultaneous absences of André Onana, Vincent Aboubakar, Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Moumi Ngamaleu and Michaël Ngadeu mark a decisive turning point. These sidelined players are not losing their edge. With the exception of Hongla (four games with Granada in La Liga 2), all are in solid form with their clubs: André Onana has returned to consistent form at Trabzonspor, Aboubakar (five games, three goals) has regained his effectiveness with Neftci, Choupo-Moting (38 games, 18 goals) continues to perform well in his role at New York Red Bulls, and Ngamaleu (14 games, 1 goal) is racking up starts with Dinamo Moscow. Their collective absence therefore leaves a void that is difficult to explain by sporting logic alone.
Cameroun
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