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Injured Salah sidelined for three to four weeks

Injured Salah sidelined for three to four weeks

Salah was forced to watch from the stands as Egypt secured their passage to the last 16 of the competition in dramatic fashion on Monday after a 2-2 draw with Cape Verde

24 January,2024 06:21 AM IST | Liverpool | AFP
Nigeria avenge defeat to Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria avenge defeat to Guinea-Bissau

Moses Simon was the Nigerian scorer in a 1-0 victory in Bissau, converting a 30th-minute penalty after Fali Cande fouled Bright Osayi-Samuel

29 March,2023 07:25 AM IST | Johannesburg | AFP
Salah-less Egypt suffer shock loss to Ethiopia

Salah-less Egypt suffer shock loss to Ethiopia

Egypt lacked several other injured first choices, but were still expected to secure maximum Group D points in neutral Malawi against opponents 108 places lower in the world rankings

11 June,2022 09:43 AM IST | Johannesburg | AFP
Sadio Mane: Important for us now is to go all the way and win it

Sadio Mane: Important for us now is to go all the way and win it

Liverpool star Sadio Mane, who scored in Senegal’s 3-1 semi-final win over Burkina Faso, urges team to maintain momentum and lift trophy on Sunday

04 February,2022 07:17 AM IST | Yaounde | AFP
Toko-Ekambi’s brace helps Cameroon enter semis

Toko-Ekambi’s brace helps Cameroon enter semis

French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored two goals in the space of eight minutes at the start of the second half, leading to scenes of ecstatic celebration in Douala. His goals were just reward for Cameroon, who completely dominated against a Gambian side appearing in their first ever Cup of Nations

31 January,2022 07:19 AM IST | Douala (Cameroon) | AFP
Carlos Queiroz: Today was our day

Carlos Queiroz: Today was our day

Carlos Queiroz considers penalties as lottery after Mohamed Salah’s decisive strike during shoot-out helps Egypt enter Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals

28 January,2022 07:29 AM IST | Douala (Cameroon) | AFP
Ghana eliminated in Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana eliminated in Africa Cup of Nations

Mogni scored his second goal five minutes from time

20 January,2022 09:02 AM IST | Yaounde | AFP
Equatorial Guinea shock defending champs Algeria

Equatorial Guinea shock defending champs Algeria

Esteban Obiang, one of a host of Equatorial Guinea players who were born in Spain, scored the 70th-minute goal that gave his side a 1-0 win in Douala as Algeria lost for the first time since October 2018

18 January,2022 08:48 AM IST | Douala | AFP
Gabon hoping to use Aubameyang in next Africa Cup of Nations tie

Gabon hoping to use Aubameyang in next Africa Cup of Nations tie

Aubameyang missed Gabon’s opening game against the Comoros Islands after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Cameroon for the tournament and being placed in quarantine along with teammate Mario Lemina

16 January,2022 07:36 AM IST | Yaounde | Agencies
Iheanacho overshadows Salah, Mahrez at Africa Cup of Nations

Iheanacho overshadows Salah, Mahrez at Africa Cup of Nations

Captain Salah cut an isolated, frustrated, figure at the Stade Roumde Adjia and when he did get a scoring chance in the second half, his prod was saved by the boot of goalkeeper Maduka Okoye

13 January,2022 07:20 AM IST | Johannesburg | AFP

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