AFCON 2017: DR Congo 1- 0 Morocco

DR Congo put their difficult Africa Cup of Nations build-up behind them to beat Morocco in their Group C opening fixture, despite finishing with 10 men. Florent Ibenge's side, who went on strike over unpaid...

AFCON 2017: Ivory Coast draw Togo

The Elephants of Ivory Coast failed to pick the three  maximum points from the Sparrow Hawks of Togo after drawing goalless in their Group C opener  at  Stade d'Oyem. The two West Africa countries battled...

Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1

Econet Media has officially activated its 24-hour daily broadcast free-to-air sports channel, Kwesé Free Sports in Ghana following the acquisition of Viasat1 announced in December. The channel has been rebranded to Kwesé Free Sports and...

AFCON 2017: Black Stars to accept ‘any amount’ as winning bonus

The playing body of the senior national team, the Black Stars have agreed to accept ‘any amount’ offered by the Sports Ministry as their winning bonus ahead of their opening game against Uganda in...

Go to China-Conte tells Costa

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte told striker Diego Costa to 'go to China' in their blazing row that has seen the forward dropped for their Premier League game on Saturday. As exclusively revealed by Sportsmail on...

AFCON 2017: Previous top scorers of the tournament

The 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations tournament officially kicked off on Saturday with two games in Libreville, Gabon. Host country Gabon lost their lead at the game death when Guinea-Bissau equalized in...

AFCON 2017: Egypt told to avoid the media

Egypt’s head coach Hector Cupper has banned his players from talking to the media ahead of their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations clash against Mali on Tuesday at Port Gentil Stadium. According to journalists from...

AFCON 2017: Mane scores as Senegal beat Tunisia

Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Tunisia in Group B. Tunisia almost took the lead in the opening two minutes, but Ahmed Akaichi's header skimmed the post and he smashed...

AFCON 2017: Mahrez scores twice to rescue Algeria

Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Leicester winger put his side ahead with a curling shot in off...

AFCON 2017: Senegal seeks to break jinx against Tunisia

The Terraga Lions of  Senegal will be seeking their first AFCON win against Tunisia when the two sides face off in the second group B game in Franceville. In the previous four meetings, Tunisia have...