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CAN 2025: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Algeria, the schedule for this Wednesday
Several matches are on the schedule this Wednesday across Moroccan pitches. Big clashes count toward the opening matchday of the CAN 2025 group stage. Four fixtures are on… -
AFCON 2025: Deprived of its core players, Benin loses to DR Congo as expected.
For its return to the Africa Cup of Nations, the Beninese national team fell to the Leopards of DR Congo (0-1) this Tuesday in Rabat, compromising already its… -
CAN 2025: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Nigeria, this Tuesday’s schedule.
The final phase of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 continues this Tuesday with the entry of Groups C and D. Senegal, Nigeria, DR Congo and Tunisia kick… -
“One win can already open the door to the Round of 16,” says Gernot Rohr ahead of DR Congo-Benin.
At a press conference on Monday, on the eve of the match against DR Congo, head coach Gernot Rohr laid out a clear ambition: to give Benin its… -
AFCON 2025: a South African referee for the Benin vs DR Congo clash
The CAF has appointed the referee who will officiate the match between Benin and the DRC this Tuesday, a fixture in the group stage of AFCON 2025. The… -
AFCON 2025: ahead of DR Congo vs Benin, the Leopards devour Zambia
DR Congo played a test match against Zambia on Tuesday as part of preparations for AFCON 2025. And the Leopards won 2-0. Meanwhile, South Africa beat Ghana 1-0;… -
2026 World Cup qualifiers: DRC denounces Nigeria’s approach
After the Leopards’ win over the Super Eagles in the playoffs, the DRC strongly denounced the petition filed by the Nigerian federation, accusing Nigeria of trying to qualify… -
AFCON 2025 – DR Congo: Sébastien Desabre warns his players ahead of the clash with Benin
DRC’s coach spoke about the Leopards’ chances at AFCON 2025. And Sébastien Desabre urged his players not to underestimate any team. Semi-finalists at the last edition, the DRC… -
DR Congo: Sébastien Desabre sets course ahead of AFCON 2025
Semi-finalists at the last edition, the DRC approaches AFCON 2025 with ambition but caution, determined to get through the group stage before dreaming bigger. A few days before… -
AFCON 2025: Gabon’s squad with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Gabon national team coach Thierry Mouyouma has unveiled his list of players selected for the final tournament of AFCON 2025. Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is part of the squad.… -
Cameroon without Onana: will the Indomitable Lions roar at AFCON 2025?
Cameroon begins AFCON 2025 without André Onana: odds, predictions, squad analysis, and a preview of the opening match against Gabon on December 24. The biggest shock just before… -
A 30 000 m² hotel already causing a stir: the Kempinski, a 5-star hotel, officially opens in Brazzaville
Brazzaville celebrated, on 2 December 2025, the official inauguration of the Hôtel Kempinski, a five-star establishment already asserting itself as one of the new showcases of prestige and… -
Nigeria – DRC: Florent Ibenge responds to accusations of voodoo
The former DR Congo coach, Florent Ibengue, calls Éric Chelle’s remarks « absurd », after Chelle accused the Leopards of resorting to voodoo magic during the playoff they… -
CAN 2025: FIFA pushes back the date for releasing international players by one week
FIFA finally gave in to pressure from European clubs by postponing by one week the release of African internationals for the CAN 2025, disrupting the preparation of several… -
AFCON 2025 / Benin: five key players missing against the DRC, Gernot Rohr confident
Deprived of five starters, suspended for its opener against the DRC, Benin will have to field a deeply reshuffled squad to begin AFCON 2025 in Morocco. A situation… -
Cameroon: ‘ousted’ by Samuel Eto’o, Marc Brys denounces an ‘irregular’ decision
Less than a month before CAN 2025, Cameroon finds itself plunged into a new storm with the dismissal of Marc Brys. La Fecafoot has handed the reins to… -
Cameroon: Marc Brys sacked by FECAFOOT less than a month before CAN 2025
With less than three weeks to go before the kick-off of CAN 2025, FECAFOOT has ended Marc Brys’s mandate, immediately replacing him with David Pagou to lead the… -
DR Congo: 26 players selected for AFCON 2025, including Cédric Bakambu
The DR Congo coach has announced the list of players selected for the final phase of AFCON 2025. And Sébastien Desabre has called up 26 Leopards. The final… -
FECAFOOT: Samuel Eto’o re-elected president
The only candidate for his succession, the president of the Cameroonian federation, Samuel Eto’o, was comfortably re-elected amid persistent institutional tensions. In office since 2021, the president of… -
AFCON 2025: ‘We’re the favorites,’ Senegal already warns Benin and the DRC
A few weeks before the kick-off of AFCON 2025 in Morocco, Senegalese defender Moussa Niakhaté says the Teranga Lions must fully embrace their status as favorites and announces… -
Nigeria: Eric Chelle calms the controversy after his accusations of witchcraft against DR Congo
Eliminated by the RD Congo after a tense play-off, Nigeria saw the controversy grow following Eric Chelle’s remarks, before the coach backtracked on his statements to calm things… -
2026 World Cup playoffs: knocked out, Nigeria accuses the DRC of using ‘voodoo magic’
Nigeria coach Éric Chelle denounced “suspicious” practices by the Congolese staff after the Super Eagles were eliminated on penalties in the final of the 2026 World Cup playoffs.… -
“Nigeria must qualify for the 2026 World Cup,” Osimhen ahead of the clash with the DRC
The Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, says Nigeria has what it takes to secure qualification for the World Cup, on the eve of a decisive clash against DR Congo.… -
2026 World Cup play-offs: Nigeria to face DR Congo in the final
Nigeria and DR Congo face off on Sunday in Rabat in the final of the African play-offs for the 2026 World Cup. A high-stakes duel whose winner will… -
Nigeria: the threat of a boycott looms ahead of the playoff against Gabon
On the eve of their playoff against Gabon, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are threatening to boycott the match to protest the non-payment of their bonuses. Tensions are rising within… -
2026 World Cup playoffs: ahead of Cameroon vs DR Congo, Ngamaleu at the center of a sexual scandal in Russia
A few days away from a crucial meeting with the Cameroon national team, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu is going through a turbulent patch. The Dynamo Moscow winger finds himself… -
“The Super Eagles no longer inspire fear,” Jay Jay Okocha ahead of Nigeria vs Gabon
On the eve of the playoff for the 2026 World Cup, Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha sounded the alarm. The former captain of the Super Eagles laments the loss… -
World Cup 2026 – Africa Zone: Jay-Jay Okocha believes the Super Eagles will bounce back
Nigerian football legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has expressed optimism about Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. A few days before the decisive playoff against Gabon,… -
Fally Ipupa concert at the Stade de France: the Ministry of Culture denies any official funding
In response to a heated controversy sparked by the circulation of a document suggesting alleged public funding for Fally Ipupa’s concert, the Congolese Ministry of Culture, Arts and… -
Brenda Biya reveals her plan to become a mother through artificial insemination
Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroonian president Paul Biya, surprised social media by announcing she wants to become a mother through artificial insemination. Brenda Biya has once again made…
