Senegal’s football team arrived home a day after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to hundreds of thousands of ecstatic and chanting fans in the capital Dakar. Huge crowds descended on a military airport in the West African country’s capital on Monday, blowing vuvuzelas and waving flags in celebration.[Read More…]
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Senegal Champion Of Africa
After having waited a long time in its history, Senegal also spent a lot of time on the lawn of the Olembé stadium in Yaoundé (Cameroon) to win its first continental title (4-2) Senegal dominated without scoring a goal with a penalty missed by Sadio Mané in the 4th minute[Read More…]
Clinical Senegal Down Burkina Faso To Qualify To Sunday’s Final
The Teranga Lions of Senegal produced a brilliant second half performance to beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to qualify into Sunday’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 final. Defender Abdou Diallo started the party for the 2019 losing finalists when he calmly slotted in from close range on 71 minutes.[Read More…]
Cameroon Stop Gambia To Roar Into Semis
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are through to the semi final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Cameroon stopped Gambia 2-0 in a quarter final match played this evening at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon. After a goalless first half, the 5-time AFCON winners Cameroon[Read More…]
Afcon 2021: The Gambia Clinch Famous Win Over Guinea
Debutants The Gambia booked their place in the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations as Musa Barrow’s goal gave them a famous 1-0 victory over Guinea. Bologna forward Barrow collected a pass and slotted past Aly Keita from the centre of the box in the 71st minute. Defender Ibrahima[Read More…]
Debutants Gambia Beat Tunisia, Make Historic Berth In The Round Of 16
Debutants Gambia continued to make history when they beat Tunisia to a 1-0 in a fascinating Group F encounter of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Thursday. The win meant Gambia finishing second in Group F but level on points with Mali who[Read More…]
Afcon 2021: Ablie Jallow Stunner Helps Debutants Gambia Secure Historic Win Over Mauritania
Gambia got off to the perfect start in their first ever Africa Cup of Nations campaign when beating Mauritania 1-0 thanks to a first-half stunner. Ablie Jallow, who plays for Belgian First Division A club Seraing, ultimately scored the only goal of the game in the 10th minute at Stade[Read More…]
GFF Exco Member Appointed In AFCON Assignment
Lt. Col. Musa Jammeh will be amongst a host of African football authorities on assignment at this month’s Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Known by his sobriquet Falcons, Jammeh, an Executive member of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) and a FIFA security liaison officer for the GFF,[Read More…]
Full Fixtures As Gambia Gets Set For African Cup Of Nations
Barring any last minute change, the Gambia is set to be featured in its first ever Africa Cup of Nations tournament next week. Cameroon is hosting the continent’s biggest football competition with 24 games from January 9 to February 6, 2022 after one year delay due to the Coronavirus global[Read More…]
Senegal Accuse Watford Of Blocking Sarr’s AFCON Participation
Senegal’s football authorities are accusing English club Watford of refusing to release Ismaila Sarr for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations and will be seeking FIFA’s intervention. The country’s football federation said on Sunday that Watford told it on Friday it would not be releasing the highly rated midfielder for[Read More…]
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