Seko Fofana has emerged as the first goal scorer at the ongoing AFCON 2023 tournament. The roar of the crowd was barely settled after an electrifying opening ceremony when Fofana etched his name into AFCON 2023 history, blasting the tournament’s first goal just four minutes into the opening match. The 28-year-old midfielder put hosts Cote … Read more
The Cote d’Ivoire national football team, the Elephants, kicked off the 2023 AFCON tournament with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. The two goals, one in each half, from Sekou Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso, ensured the hosts got off on the best possible footing. The 60,000-capacity Stade Alassane Ouattara was bedecked in orange as … Read more
A plane flying the Gambia national football team for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) made an emergency landing due to a lack of oxygen in the cabin. The flight took off from Gambia’s capital city, Banjul, on Wednesday on a short trip to AFCON’s host city, Yamoussoukro in Ivory Coast. Just 20 minutes into … Read more
Former Liverpool FC star Sadio Mane has married his long-term girlfriend Aisha Tamba in a private ceremony in Senegal. The wedding reportedly took place on Sunday in Keur Massar, an area in the capital city of Dakar, just six days before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The 31-year-old forward met Aisha … Read more
The Director General of Universal Music Africa, Franck-Alcide Kacou, has revealed why the record company recorded an EP featuring various celebrated African musicians ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in January 2024. It is the first time that an EP will be recorded and dedicated to the AFCON. The six-track EP features … Read more
