Podcast
African Five-a-side
Episodes — page 8
- DR Congo 1-1 Egypt: Leopards slay Egypt ⎸ Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Guinea: Bayo-bye Nzalang Nacional
On the second day of Round of 16 play, Equatorial Guinea made a couple critical errors and lost to Guinea-Conakry. Egypt and DR Congo duked it out, but Sebastien Desabre's men came…
- 2023 Afcon preview: Egypt vs DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
Today's matches in the round of 16 feature a Salah-less Egypt taking on a red-hot DR Congo national team. The early match will feature the tournament's cinderella story, Equatorial…
- Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon: Osimhen and Super Eagles beat Cameroon ⎸ Angola 3-0 Namibia: Dala is king!
In the first matchday of the round of 16, Nigeria put Cameroon to the sword as Ademola Lookman scored a brace and the hapless Indomitable Lions couldn't respond. The other match of…
- 2023 Afcon preview: Cameroon vs Nigeria and Angola vs Namibia
We start the round of 16 today as the Nigerian Super Eagles take on the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions in Abidjan, but before that heavyweight bout Angola will host Namibia in Bouak…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 13: My Afcon team of the round, and my day at the FIFA workshop
On Day 13, we had our first day off of the Afcon. We spent the day at a FIFA workshop learning about the FIFA Forward program and the Talent Development Scheme. Finally, we finish…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 12: Morocco save Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia exit pitifully, Zambia fall short
In the final day of matchday 3 and the group stages we saw a real lack of goals. South Africa and Tunisia went scoreless, Namibia and Mali also played a nil-nil, as did Tanzania an…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 11: ALGERIA OUT and Cameroon find a way
On Day 11 of the Africa Cup of Nations, we went to Bouaké to watch Algeria vs Mauritania and Cameroon vs The Gambia. Algeria crashed out in the group stages for the second consecut…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 10: Côte d'Ivoire calamity, Egypt squeak through as Ghana crash out
Day 10 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was the craziest in a very long time. It started off with Côte d'Ivoire losing at home 4-0 as Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0. The evening f…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 9: Congo tie up Morocco, Tanzania stay alive vs Zambia and BAFANA ARE BACK
In the final day of matchday 2, Morocco were tied up by DR Congo and it finished with a dust-up between Walid Regragui and Chancel Mbemba. Tanzania made their return after coach Ad…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 8: Bounedjah saves Algeria for now, Angola beat Mauritania, Mali and Tunisia tie
In the penultimate day of matchday 2 Algeria nicked a draw against Burkina Faso, but we discuss how it is that Algeria have become so stale. We also discuss the entertaining match…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 7: Senegal humiliate Song and Eto'o, Cape Verde score screamers, Guinea through
Today's matches in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro were crackers! Cape Verde scored two great goals against Mozambique en route to a 3-0 rout. In the marquee match of the day, Senegal out…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 6: Nsue is a hat-trick hero, Kudus is a starboy and Salah is injured
The sixth day of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations saw Equatorial Guinea take the battle of the Guineas in Group A. Nigeria got a much-needed three points versus hosts Cote d'Ivoire a…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 5: Morocco smash Tanzania, DR Congo frustrated by Zambia
Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations saw Morocco take on Tanzania and DR Congo play Zambia. Morocco confirmed what they showed a year and a half ago in Qatar, while DR Congo showed a…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 2: Down go Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana
Day two of the Africa Cup of Nations was full of surprises, as Nigeria started the day by drawing with Equatorial Guinea, Egypt followed that up by drawing with Mozambique, and Gha…
- 2023 Afcon Diary Day 1: Cote d'Ivoire take care of business versus Guinea-Bissau
On the opening day of the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the host nation Cote d'Ivoire took care of business in beating Guinea-Bissau, 2-0. the Ivorian midfield was dom…
- Zambia 2023 Afcon preview: The Copper Bullets resurge with arrival of Grant
Zambia were surprisingly good in Afcon qualifiers going head-to-head with Côte d'Ivoire. Their resurgence has been credited with the arrival of coach Avram Grant, who brings a cool…
- Cameroon 2023 preview: An experienced and talented squad looking for direction?
As hosts of the 2021 Afcon, Cameroon were one of the strongest sides in the tournament. Despite their brilliant showing, FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto'o decided to sack the manager…
- Angola 2023 preview: A mix of youth and experience for the Palancas Negras
Angola make their return to the Africa Cup of Nations with coach Pedro Goncalves at their helm. Goncalves led the Angola U17 team to a Round of 16 berth at the U17 World Cup in 201…
- Ghana 2023 Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Kudus spark a lacklustre Ghanaian attack?
After a disastrous 2021 Afcon, and an improved 2022 FIFA World Cup performance, Ghanaian fans head into the 2023 Afcon with a healthy dose of skepticism. Over the last six months,…
- South Africa 2023 Afcon preview: Bafana quietly confident due to strength of domestic clubs
After missing out on the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa are returning to Africa's biggest party with some renewed confidence. Part of that is due to the success of Mamelo…
