UEFA Champions League final loser Thomas Partey of Atletico Madrid hopes to become a winner this week and help Ghana qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.... more »
Nigeria's failure to qualify for a second straight Africa Cup of Nations has sparked fears about the country's chances of featuring in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.... more »
Zimbabwe matched their second biggest winning margin in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as they surged to the top of Group L by trouncing Swaziland 4-0 Monday.... more »
Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesting spectators after a stunning 1-0 home defeat by minnows Guinea-Bissau Sunday in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.... more »
Cash-strapped Chad were fined $20,000 on Sunday for pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations on the grounds they could not afford the trip to play a qualifying game.... more »
South African Hlompho Kekana struck a wonder goal and French coach Herve Renard made an instant impact with Morocco in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Saturday.... more »
Nigeria's chances of qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations suffered a massive setback Friday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Egypt who scored in the last minute.... more »
Premier League-based winger Victor Moses has been recalled by Nigeria for two crucial 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt later this month.... more »
Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh will miss this weekend's African Nations Championship qualifier in Burkina Faso after he was forced to undergo treatment for an unspecified illness.... more »
Egypt crushed Chad 5-1 while title-holders Ivory Coast missed talisman Yaya Toure when held 0-0 by Sierra Leone in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers Sunday.... more »
A large Sunday Times headline in capital letters, EMBARRASSING, summed up the mood of South Africans after a shock Africa Cup of Nations defeat in Mauritania this weekend.... more »
Mauritania shocked South Africa 3-1, Ghana edged Rwanda 1-0 and Nigeria were held 0-0 by Tanzania Saturday in Africa Cup of Nations matchday 2 qualifiers.... more »
A Togo team lacking star Emmanuel Adebayor continued a perfect start to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A qualifiers by winning 2-0 in Djibouti Friday.... more »
An Ivory Coast team lacking superstar Yaya Toure launches this weekend what they hope will be a 10-match climb back to the pinnacle of African football.... more »
Mozambique scored five goals and Senegal, South Africa and Uganda three each this weekend as 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying kicked off.... more »
Malawian Young Chimodzi has become the first coaching casualty of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after a matchday 1 home defeat by Zimbabwe.... more »
Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor put recent troubles behind him on Sunday to score a dramatic winner for Togo as matchday 1 of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying concluded.... more »
Nigeria made a winning start, Zimbabwe created an upset, and South Africa and Zambia were held at home as Africa Cup of Nations matchday 1 qualifying continued Saturday.... more »
