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Africa Cup of Nations review: sorrow, anger and Mané’s redemption

Our writers relive their highs and lows of a tournament completely overshadowed by the Olembe Stadium tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Jubilant crowds welcome Senegal football heroes after historic win

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans packed the streets of Senegal’s capital Dakar on Monday to welcome the national squad home after its Africa Cup of Nations win.

France 24

Senegal's history men start life as revered sons after Cup of Nations victory

Grateful fans were spread around the entrance to Senegal's hotel in central Yaoundé in a kaleidoscope of colours and a symphony of sounds. The pitch increased as the team bus nudged its way through fans for the final few metres.

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Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 29

There were lights, music, action and poetic justice on the field of play. And even though we weren't in Munich, we had a Biyafest.

Radio France Internationale

Mané scores decisive penalty as Senegal beat Egypt to win Africa Cup of Nations

Sadio Mané scored the winning kick as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw to win the Africa Cup of Nations

The Guardian - UK

Salah and Mané vie for glory as Egypt and Senegal target Cup of Nations trophy

Perhaps it was prescience. Just after Liverpool striker Sadio Mané had inspired his Senegal side to a 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso to reach a second successive Cup of Nations final, coach Aliou Cissé cited the Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone to highlight the extent of the solidarity supporting…

Radio France Internationale

Salah's Egypt and Mane's Senegal Ready for Cup of Nations Final

Record seven-time champions Egypt and a Senegal side who have never lifted the trophy clash in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Yaounde on Sunday as superstar club colleagues Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane go head to head. The match starts at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at the Olembe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 28

Cameroon came back to bring pride to a blundering goalkeeper as well as joy to those who stuck around when they were 3-0 down.

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Querulous Queiroz and his histrionic Egypt have the smarts to outwit Senegal

Billing Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final as a clash of Salah and Mané misses the wider point in a shambolic tournament

The Guardian - UK

Cameroon and Burkina Faso pledge to go all out for third place at Cup of Nations

Cameroon boss Toni Conceicao and his Burkina Faso counterpart Kamou Malo both vowed to play with passion and intensity in the Cup of Nations third place play-off on Saturday night.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 26

Supporters were encouraged to turn up to the Olembé Stadium in good time for the crunch between Cameroon and Egypt whose boss wanted the game to be a moment of bliss for the world. There followed a slight detour from the path to felicity.

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon and Egypt vie for place in showdown with Senegal at Cup of Nations

The continent’s colossi Cameroon and Egypt clash on Thursday night at the Olembé Stadium for a place in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 25

The semi-finals started. That means the final will be here soon and our adventure will be over. Alas. Alack. Woe and thrice woe. No more inane questions for the coaches.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal power past Burkina Faso into second successive Cup of Nations final

Aliou Cissé's mantra over the last six years as Senegal coach has been hard work, application and belief. And for the last 20 minutes of his team's semi-final against Burkina Faso, the trinity of values fused vibrantly to fire a 3-1 romp past enterprising opponents and passage into a second…

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The Guardian - UK

Sadio Mané seals Senegal’s passage to Afcon final as Burkina Faso blown away

Burkina Faso were powerless to stop a late onslaught as Sadio Mané sealed Senegal’s place in the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 3-1 win

Radio France Internationale

Cissé salutes players at Cup of Nations for enhancing Senegal's reputation

Senegal coach Aliou Cissé hailed his team’s progress from continental laughing stock to feared heavyweights ahead of their semi-final clash against Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso boss Malo vows to keep style in Cup of Nations clash with Senegal

Burkina Faso boss Kamou Malo vowed on Tuesday that his team would stick to their playing style despite facing Africa’s strongest team Senegal in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Logistical mix-up leaves Gambia’s Scorpions stranded in Douala after exiting Cup of Nations

Three days after Gambia’s Scorpions football team exited the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, a number of the players have still to return to the Gambia because of a problem with flights.

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Salah-Led Egypt Tackle Cameroon in ‘Third Final before Final’

Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt face a "third final before the final" this week when they confront hosts Cameroon in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Yaounde. "We overcame the Ivory Coast and Morocco in what amounted to finals before the final and now we face another one against Cameroon," said…

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Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 22

Grudges and nudges galore as Egypt and Morocco clashed for a place in the semi-final. Senegal and Equatorial were quite cultured by comparison. And best behaviour will be de rigueur at the reconstituted Olembé Stadium.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 21

Karl Toko Ekambi, one of Cameroon's dynamic duo, ended Gambia's swashbuckling caper in the Cup of Nations in Douala. It's curtains too for the Japoma Stadium. Oh well, at least security is alive and kicking. Wonder why.

Radio France Internationale

Toko Ekambi bags a brace to fire Cameroon into semis at Cup of Nations

Karl Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals on Saturday night to propel Cameroon past Gambia and into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Progress in Cup of Nations Impacts on Top Club

Egypt’s progress at the Africa Cup of Nations could come at a heavy cost to its most popular club, dividing fan loyalties as the country awaits a key quarter-final clash in Cameroon on Sunday. It also highlights a strange decision by FIFA to host its Club World Cup at the…

Radio France Internationale

Gambia and Equatorial Guinea add freshness to Afcon last eight line-up

It’s quite rare for one of the central tenets of Christian evangelism to entwine with the Africa Cup of Nations. But at the end of nearly three hours of toil, sweat and matyrdom, they fuse: Jesus saves.

Evening Standard

AFCON news: Ghana sack manager Milovan Rajevac after Comoros defeat leads to shock group-stage exit

Milovan Rajevac has been sacked as the manager of Ghana’s national team after their shock exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.

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