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Nightmare ending, admits Nigeria boss Chelle after Fez thriller against Tunisia

France, Dec. 28 -- The Super Eagles - as they are nicknamed - had soared into a 3-0 lead at the Stade de Fes with goals from Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman. But slack marking at a ... Read More


DRC and Senegal finish all square as Benin enter Group D's endgame

France, Dec. 27 -- It was the third time Senegal and the DRC had clashed in 18 months following two meetings during qualifiers for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Seneg... Read More


Stigma and sisterhood: how one Kenyan woman knitted a healthcare revolution

France, Dec. 27 -- The first thing you notice about Mary is her laughter - warm, loud, and quite unexpected from one who has faced death twice. Inside a tiny tailoring shop in the town of Thika, near... Read More


Five things we learned on Day 5: X factors and amnesia

France, Dec. 27 -- End of an aura And so farewell. Morocco entered the 2025 Cup of Nations drenched in the kudos of an 18-game winning streak. Victory on Day 1 over Comoros made it 19. But the hosts ... Read More


Five things we learned on Day 5: Football, footballers and amnesia

France, Dec. 27 -- End of an aura And so farewell. Morocco entered the 2025 Cup of Nations drenched in the kudos of an 18-game winning streak. Victory on Day 1 over Comoros made it 19. But the hosts ... Read More


DRC coach Desabre targets disciplined approach to counter Senegal threat

France, Dec. 27 -- The sides square off for the third time in 18 months following two matches during the African qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. ... Read More


Nigeria and Tunisia bosses ignore World Cup fortunes for Cup of Nations clash

France, Dec. 27 -- Tunisia won nine and drew one of their 10 games without conceding a goal to qualify for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Nigeria finished their group second b... Read More


'All the comforts you find in Paris': the man helping African 'repats' head home

France, Dec. 27 -- They are called "repats", short for "repatriates" - young people who left their African homes, be they in Gabon, Cameroon, Congo orCote d'Ivoire,to chase a better education or busin... Read More


Two-horse race predicted as polls open for Cote d'Ivoire legislative elections

France, Dec. 27 -- With the campaign for the legislative elections having ended on Christmas Eve, more than 8.7 million voters are called to the ballot box on Saturday. Given the absence from the run... Read More


Tributes flow following death of French football coach Jean-Louis Gasset

France, Dec. 26 -- Gasset, who was born in Montpellier, went through the youth ranks at nearby AS Beziers before joining his home town team in 1975. The midfielder stayed at the club as it rose from ... Read More