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Naby Keita (centre), Mohamed Salah (L) and Sadio Mane will all miss a chunk of Liverpool's season

Klopp: Africa Cup of Nations call catastrophic for Reds

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to its traditional January slot is a "catastrophe" for the club.

Soccer • 17 Jan 20

Cup of Nations switch to impact Premier League clubs

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in January rather than June which will have a knock on effect for Premier League clubs who have eligible players

Soccer • 15 Jan 20

Algeria celebrate with the trophy following the victory

Fortuitous goal sees Algeria beat Senegal to secure Cup

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for only the second time in their history after an early fortuitous goal saw them beat Senegal 1-0 in Friday's final in Cairo.

Soccer • 20 Jul 19

Ighalo on target to earn Nigeria third place

Odion Ighalo's early strike earned Nigeria third spot at the Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 win over Tunisia.

Soccer • 17 Jul 19

Algeria's Riyad Mahrez (c) celebrates his winner

Mahrez strikes late to send Algeria into final

Riyad Mahrez curled in an injury-time free-kick to send Algeria through to the Africa Cup of Nations final in a 2-1 victory against Nigeria.

Soccer • 15 Jul 19

Tunisia's defender Dylan Bronn celebrates at the full-time whistle

Tunisia end Madagascar's Africa Cup of Nations journey

Tunisia ended Madagascar's remarkable Africa Cup of Nations run when they beat the rank outsiders 3-0 in their quarter-final on Thursday, notching their first win of the tournament in the process.

Soccer • 11 Jul 19

The Everton midfielder struck after 69 minutes before Olivier Verdon was dismissed for Benin late on

Gueye fires Senegal into Africa Cup of Nations semis

Everton's Idrissa Gueye fired Senegal into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations by sealing a 1-0 win over 10-man Benin.

Soccer • 10 Jul 19

VAR will be used in the Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations to use VAR from quarter-finals

The Video Assistant Referee system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Soccer • 09 Jul 19

Mane guides Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations quarters

Liverpool striker Sadio Mane got the only goal as Sengal advanced to the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations with a victory over Uganda in Cairo.

Soccer • 05 Jul 19

Salah on the mark as Egypt advance

Nations hosts Egypt ensured they emerged from Group A with a perfect record despite a stern examination by Uganda.

Soccer • 30 Jun 19

Zungu pops up to earn South Africa priceless victory

Bongani Zungu's second-half header earned South Africa a 1-0 win over battling Namibia to boost their hopes of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage.

Soccer • 28 Jun 19

The EFA gave no specific details about the reasons for Warda's expulsion

Salah and Egypt captain back expelled striker Warda

Egypt striker Mohamed Salah and captain Ahmed Elmohamady have rallied behind forward Amr Warda after he was expelled from their Africa Cup of Nations squad for disciplinary reasons..

Soccer • 27 Jun 19

Mohamed Salah was on the mark against Congo

Salah on target as Egypt progress to last 16

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of this year's Africa Cup of Nations to help the hosts to a 2-0 win over Democratic Republic of Congo which guaranteed them a place in the round of 16.

Soccer • 26 Jun 19

Mane would swap Reds' Champions League for Senegal win

Sadio Mane says he would be prepared to swap his Champions League success with Liverpool for an Africa Cup of Nations medal with Senegal.

Soccer • 25 Jun 19

Senegal players swamp Sadio Mane (C) after his goal

Mane strikes again as Senegal make quarter-finals

Liverpool's Sadio Mane struck again as Senegal sailed into the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe.

Soccer • 19 Jan 17

Matip, right, in action for his club Liverpool

Cameroon players could face club bans

Liverpool's Joel Matip is amongst seven Cameroon players who could be suspended from playing for their clubs for having said they don't want to go to next year's African Cup of Nations.

Soccer • 20 Dec 16

Ivory Coast won this year's tournament which was hosted by Equatorial Guinea after Morocco withdrew

Morocco appeal ban from Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco have appealed against sanctions levied by the African Football Confederation following their decision to withdraw from hosting this year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Soccer • 17 Feb 15

DR Congo claim third spot in Africa Cup of Nations

DR Congo ended their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a high with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory against hosts Equatorial Guinea in the third-place play-off in Malabo on Saturday.

Soccer • 07 Feb 15

Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has taken a tough line on Morocco's decision to withdraw from hosting this year's Africa Cup of Nations

CAF imposes heavy sanctions on Morocco

Morocco have been fined and banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations for pulling out of hosting this year's competition.

Soccer • 06 Feb 15

Yaya Toure celebrates with Serge Aurier (R) after scoring

Yaya Toure scores as Ivory Coast reach final

Ivory Coast reached their second African Nations Cup final in three years after claiming a comfortable 3-1 victory over DR Congo in Bata.

Soccer • 05 Feb 15

Ghana cruise past Guinea into semi-finals

Ghana reached a fifth successive African Nations Cup semi-final as they breezed past Guinea 3-0 in Malabo.

Soccer • 01 Feb 15

Equatorial Guinea's Ivan Esono (front) challenges Tunisia's Yassine Chikhaoui

Hosts Equatorial Guinea edge Tunisia in extra-time

Javier Balboa was the hero for Equatorial Guinea as his curling extra-time free-kick sealed their place for the tournament hosts in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 2-1 win over Tunisia.

Soccer • 31 Jan 15

Cameroon's midfielder Stephane Mbia (L) challenges Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure

Mali and Guinea to be separated by drawing lots

Mali and Guinea ended their Africa Cup of Nations group campaign with yet another draw and must now await the drawing of lots to see who advances to the quarter-finals.

Soccer • 28 Jan 15

Andre Ayew celebrates after scoring Ghana's winning goal

Ghana & Algeria secure quarter-final spots

Ghana and Algeria have gone through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after wins over South Africa and Senegal respectively in their final Group C games tonight.

Soccer • 27 Jan 15

Equatorial Guinea reach African quarters

Equatorial Guinea reached the African Nations Cup quarter-finals after second-half goals by Javier Balboa and substitute Iban Salvador gave them a 2-0 win over Gabon in a pulsating Group A clash today.

Soccer • 25 Jan 15