A historic first. Organized in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, the African Cup of Nations will be held over two years, unheard of for this competition created in 1957. Usually contested between the months of January and February, with the exception of a few editions in summer, the CAN 2025 will … Read more
The Cheetahs are ready to roar. Returning to the CAN after two missed editions, Benin intends to resume the great adventure of 2019. In Egypt, the West African nation reached the quarter-finals, the best result in its history. Narrowly beaten by Senegal (1-0), the partners of goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbé, one of the rare survivors of … Read more
These are the big odds for the 2025 African Cup of Nations. Botswana narrowly beat Mauritania in the qualifiers to validate their trip to Morocco. The Zebras have only played one CAN in their history. It was in 2012. The Botswanans had not gleaned a single point from Gabon. Thirteen years later, this scenario risks … Read more
The countdown is nearing its end. As Morocco prepares to launch its African Cup of Nations this Sunday, December 21 against the Comoros, Achraf Hakimi enters the last kilometers of his time trial race. Victim of a very serious sprain in his left ankle following a violent tackle by Luis Diaz during the Champions League … Read more
My first stage is sport explained to children. Here, we answer all their questions, we decipher the rules, we tell the stories of great athletes, we learn everything about sport. In this 5-episode series, we focus on the CAN, on the occasion of the 35th edition which takes place in Morocco from December 21, 2025 … Read more
The Ivorian disillusionment has left its mark, but above all it has awakened an intact ambition: that of seeing Senegal reign over Africa again. Frustrated by Ivory Coast from the round of 16 in the last edition, Senegalese supporters dream of being able to once again taste a coronation in the African Cup of Nations … Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo is on all fronts. Qualified for the intercontinental play-offs of the 2026 World Cup in March thanks to their success in the African play-offs, the Leopards will first have to concentrate on this crucial deadline in Morocco. Fourth in the CAN in 2023, they are defending a semi-final and will … Read more
Senegal lost its title holder crown, but not its favorite status. In Ivory Coast, the accident occurred in the round of 16: after nine points in three group matches, the Lions of Teranga fell on penalties to the host country, future but miraculous winner of the group stage (1-1, 5-4 in the tabs). Since then, … Read more
Huge blow for Gabon. Six days before the start of the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco, the Panthers learned of the injury to their star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Affected in “the back of the left thigh”, as announced in a press release from the Gabonese Federation, the Olympique de Marseille player will miss … Read more
Bafana Bafana are on the rise. Semi-finalist of the previous African Cup of Nations, in Ivory Coast in 2023, South Africa also brilliantly extricated itself from its qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup to the detriment of Nigeria. Seven months before their first World Cup since the one hosted at home in 2010, the … Read more