2023 Afcon preview: Cote d'Ivoire vs Senegal and Cape Verde vs Mauritania
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The third day of the round of 16 will feature the biggest match of this Africa Cup of Nations so far...
DR Congo 1-1 Egypt: Leopards slay Egypt ⎸ Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Guinea: Bayo-bye Nzalang Nacional
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the second day of Round of 16 play, Equatorial Guinea made a couple critical errors and lost to G...
2023 Afcon preview: Egypt vs DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's matches in the round of 16 feature a Salah-less Egypt taking on a red-hot DR Congo national ...
Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon: Osimhen and Super Eagles beat Cameroon ⎸ Angola 3-0 Namibia: Dala is king!
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first matchday of the round of 16, Nigeria put Cameroon to the sword as Ademola Lookman score...
2023 Afcon preview: Cameroon vs Nigeria and Angola vs Namibia
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We start the round of 16 today as the Nigerian Super Eagles take on the Cameroonian Indomitable Lion...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 13: My Afcon team of the round, and my day at the FIFA workshop
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Day 13, we had our first day off of the Afcon. We spent the day at a FIFA workshop learning about...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 12: Morocco save Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia exit pitifully, Zambia fall short
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final day of matchday 3 and the group stages we saw a real lack of goals. South Africa and Tu...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 11: ALGERIA OUT and Cameroon find a way
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Day 11 of the Africa Cup of Nations, we went to Bouaké to watch Algeria vs Mauritania and Camero...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 10: Côte d'Ivoire calamity, Egypt squeak through as Ghana crash out
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 10 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was the craziest in a very long time. It started off with C...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 9: Congo tie up Morocco, Tanzania stay alive vs Zambia and BAFANA ARE BACK
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final day of matchday 2, Morocco were tied up by DR Congo and it finished with a dust-up betw...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 8: Bounedjah saves Algeria for now, Angola beat Mauritania, Mali and Tunisia tie
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate day of matchday 2 Algeria nicked a draw against Burkina Faso, but we discuss how ...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 7: Senegal humiliate Song and Eto'o, Cape Verde score screamers, Guinea through
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's matches in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro were crackers! Cape Verde scored two great goals against...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 6: Nsue is a hat-trick hero, Kudus is a starboy and Salah is injured
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth day of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations saw Equatorial Guinea take the battle of the Guin...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 5: Morocco smash Tanzania, DR Congo frustrated by Zambia
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations saw Morocco take on Tanzania and DR Congo play Zambia. Morocco co...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 2: Down go Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day two of the Africa Cup of Nations was full of surprises, as Nigeria started the day by drawing wi...
2023 Afcon Diary Day 1: Cote d'Ivoire take care of business versus Guinea-Bissau
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the opening day of the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the host nation Cote d'Ivoire t...
Zambia 2023 Afcon preview: The Copper Bullets resurge with arrival of Grant
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zambia were surprisingly good in Afcon qualifiers going head-to-head with Côte d'Ivoire. Their resu...
Cameroon 2023 preview: An experienced and talented squad looking for direction?
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As hosts of the 2021 Afcon, Cameroon were one of the strongest sides in the tournament. Despite thei...
Angola 2023 preview: A mix of youth and experience for the Palancas Negras
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angola make their return to the Africa Cup of Nations with coach Pedro Goncalves at their helm. Gonc...
Ghana 2023 Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Kudus spark a lacklustre Ghanaian attack?
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a disastrous 2021 Afcon, and an improved 2022 FIFA World Cup performance, Ghanaian fans head i...
South Africa 2023 Afcon preview: Bafana quietly confident due to strength of domestic clubs
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After missing out on the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa are returning to Africa's biggest ...
Morocco 2023 Afcon preview: After a record-breaking World Cup, Morocco hungry for Afcon success
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Morocco shocked the world when they became the first African nation ...
Tunisia 2023 Afcon preview: Africa's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How will the Carthage Eagles fare in Côte d'Ivoire? The North Africans have perfected the art of qu...
Nigeria 2023 Afcon preview: Much expected from Victor Osimhen
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Nigerian Super Eagles come to Côte d'Ivoire with one of the most stacked squads in the tourname...
Egypt 2023 Afcon preview: Can Mohamed Salah finally win the elusive Afcon trophy?
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Egypt were Afcon finalists in 2017 and 2021. They missed out on the last Afcon title and the 2022 Wo...
Algeria Afcon preview: Can Coach Belmadi recover from a tough two years and recapture the Afcon?
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we close in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, the African Five-a-side podcast has decided to put as...
Kenneth Kaunda loved football more than any other African president - Matchday 1
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Kenneth Kaunda was a rarity: an African President who not only backed football, but [also] actually...
Early 2023 Afcon predictions - African Football Round-up
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 CAF Awards were largely uneventful, and so this week we're using the African Football Round...
Ahmed Sekou Touré said "No" to France and "Yes" to football - Matchday 1
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1958 Ahmed Sekou Touré campaigned so that Guineans would vote "No" in a referendum on whether to ad...
Why I voted Victor Osimhen for African player of the year - African Football Round-up
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the 2023 CAF Awards just a week away, Maher Mezahi explains that he was selected as part of a m...
John Obi Mikel's "Black Tax", the portrayal of Emmanuel Adebayor and a chat with Didier Drogba - African Football Round-up
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll revisit John Obi Mikel's appearance on Rio Ferdinand's podcast where he talks ...
Mobutu helps Zaire to two Afcon titles and a World Cup appearance
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3 of Matchday 1 of the African-five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five ...
Bafana are back! Will Nigeria sack Peseiro? Is Hughton the man for Ghana? - African Football Roundup
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the African Football Roundup we recap the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Afric...
African Football Roundup: Are the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers a new era for African Football?
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special episode of the African football round-up as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers ...
African Football Roundup: Sundowns are African champions, and how I voted during the CAF Awards
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the second leg of the African Football League final between Wydad Casablanca an...
Matchday 1: How Kwame Nkrumah boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two Afcons
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 of Matchday 1 of the African-five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five ...
African Football Roundup: Can Sundowns and Mokwena navigate the intangibles of African football?
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the first leg of the African Football League final between Wydad Casablanca and...
Matchday 1: Gamal Abdel Nasser and the establishment of CAF and Afcon
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of Matchday 1 of the African-five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five ...
African Football Roundup: African football league kicks off, and talking football in Palestine
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All of the goings on in the world of African football, week of 10/16-10/23.Over the weekend, the Afr...
Matchday 1: Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmed Ben Bella and Muammar Gaddafi named substitutes because of their football legacies
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matchday 1, our first set of episodes of the African Five-a-side podcast, takes a look at African fo...