His secret life is no more A Mali international has revealed that he hid his identity as a footballer from his family – until they spotted him playing football on TV. Ibrahima Kone, who also plays for French side Lorient, was his country’s top scorer at this year’s African Cup of Nations with three goals. […]

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A hero on and off the pitch Senegal and Liverpool star Sadio Mané performed a generous act of kindness by paying for the treatment of a child who had been involved in a motorcycle accident in Cameroon. After scoring the deciding penalty to secure Senegal’s first-ever African Cup of Nations title against Egypt, a fresh […]

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‘That is why your best penalty taker should never go fifth’ Jamie Carragher has slammed Egypt’s decision to make Mohamed Salah their fifth penalty taker after their defeat to Senegal in the African Cup of Nations final. The two nations couldn’t be separated in 120 minutes – leaving penalties to decide the winner of the […]

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Queiroz was sent off at the end of the second half Egypt manager Carlos Queiroz was sent off in the closing stages of his side’s African Cup of Nations semi-final against Cameroon on Thursday night. The game had been an evenly poised affair with both sides having chances at either end, but took a turn […]

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What a strike! Gabadinho Mhango sent Africa into a frenzy with an unbelievable goal for Malawi to open the scoring against Morocco on Tuesday night. Malawi were the underdogs going into their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 tie against a side that boasts the likes of Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi, but Morocco were […]

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How was he allowed to continue playing? There was outrage during Senegal’s African Cup of Nations round of 16 match against Cape Verde after Sadio Mané was allowed to continue playing despite being knocked out. The Liverpool forward was out cold following a collision with the Cape Verde goalkeeper which resulted in him being sent […]

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