The 86-man delegation, including 28 players, technical and administrative staff, landed in Yaounde on Sunday.
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Aliou Cisse’s side, who are 9/2 favourites to lift the trophy in February, were due to leave Dakar for their base in Cameroon on Tuesday, but it has been confirmed that the journey has now been delayed in the wake of the positive tests.
Zambia are on standby to play at the Africa Cup of Nations should Zimbabwe be banned by FIFA ahead of Sunday’s start.
Soccer fiestas lined up this January include the Africa Cup of Nations, Spanish Copa del Rey, La Liga, Coppa Italia, Super Coppa Italia, and German Bundesliga.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, conveyed Buhari’s message to the Super Eagles team.
The Napoli striker was initially ruled out of the AFCON after sustaining serious facial injuries in late November.
Dennis was not part of Nigeria’s initial 37-man provisional squad, which was submitted by former coach Gernot Rohr, but he was added to it in December.
The former Borussia Dortmund man has not featured for the club since being stripped of the captaincy for multiple disciplinary breaches earlier in December.
The 45-year-old tasted defeat in a final first as captain in 2002 where he missed a penalty kick in the shootout defeat to Cameroon, and then as coach in 2019.
Senegal national team manager, Aliou Cissé, announced his 27-man squad set to compete in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.…
Napoli lawyer Mattia Grassani, according to report, warns clubs could sue to stop their players participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Football’s world governing body is proposing an overhaul of international football, including the World Cup being played every two years rather than four.
Reports emerged last week that the upcoming tournament was under threat of being postponed due to global increasing Corona Virus cases.
The Hockey teams’ have resumed camp in Abuja in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Accra, Ghana from January 17 to 23, 2022.
Top teams want guarantees about safety protocols for players during the competition starting in Cameroon on January 9.
The European Club Association, which represents leading clubs across the continent, made its concerns known to FIFA in a letter seen by AFP.
The competition should take place from January 9 to February 6 and had already been delayed by 18 months.
Kaba Diawara continues as Guinea coach, while Burhan Tia replaces Hubert Velud in charge of Sudan.
The 68-year-old was replaced by Augustine Eguavoen just four weeks before the delayed 2021 Nations Cup kicks off in Cameroon.
Jurgen Klopp’s side is set to lose Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita to the tournament in January.