Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has urged Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco to remember the importance of the tournament's global image and not to risk continental football unity ahead of Sunday's final.
Egypt stars Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush both saw their penalties saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in a shootout to allow the Super Eagles to claim Africa Cup of Nations bronze.
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Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has urged Sadio Mane to reconsider his decision to call time on his international career, saying 'the country is not in agreement'.
In reaching three AFCON finals in a decade, Senegal have made their case to be counted as one of the best-ever, even if they don't beat Morocco on Sunday.
The Senegalese Football Federation filed a formal complaint ahead of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco, citing a failure to provide adequate security, accommodation, training facilities, and fair ticket allocations.
Nigeria captain Wilfred Ndidi has urged the NFF to stick with head coach Eric Chelle as uncertainty abounds regarding the coach's future as he prepares for Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations third-placed playoff .
The Super Eagles have never lost a bronze medal game in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, and consider it an achievement (more so than most), so will be going full throttle against Egypt on Saturday.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and defender Bright Osayi-Samuel both launched stinging criticism of the officiating in Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations semifinal loss to Morocco.
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Sadio Mané has hailed former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah as "one of the best players in the world" following Senegal's semifinal win over Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations.
A 4-2 penalty shootout loss saw Nigeria exit the AFCON at the semifinal stage to Morocco, and it was a repeat result of their World Cup qualifying failure against the DRC two months ago.
Youssef En-Nesyri struck the decisive spot kick in the shootout as Morocco dispatched Nigeria 4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Rabat on Wednesday to set up a final meeting with Senegal on Sunday.
Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o has been suspended for four games for alleged misbehavior during his team's loss to Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Sadio Mané struck a late winner as Senegal defeated Egypt 1-0 in Wednesday's first Africa Cup of Nations semifinal in Tanger, ending his former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah's dreams of a maiden AFCON title.
Alex Iwobi, with his excellent play for the Super Eagles at the Africa Cup of Nations, and relatable vlog on YouTube and TikTok, has become the toast of Nigerian football.
For the first time since 1980, Nigeria will face back to back North African opposition in the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations when they take on Morocco in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Hosts Morocco and last tournament's finalists Nigeria face their toughest test of this year's AFCON when they meet inside the 70,000-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium for their semifinal on Wednesday.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Comoros | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Congo DR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Benin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
