Day: January 24, 2024

Mauritania recorded their first-ever AFCON victory on Tuesday evening when they defeated giants Algeria by a lone goal in the last group matches of the competition.

All the odds favoured Algeria to pick their first win in the competition, but Mauritania came to the party, sending their North African opponents packing.??

It was Yali?Dellahi?who controlled a rebound to produce a great strike which deflected to put Mauritania?ahead.

After taking the lead in the 37th minute, Amir Abdou managed situations and defended his lead throughout the game.?

Goalkeeper?Babacar?Niasse?made heroic saves to keep the Lions of?Chinguetti?in the game.?

With three points, Mauritania?are?through to the knockout stage of the competition.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Angola defeated Burkina Faso 2-0 to advance to the Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the last group match played on Tuesday evening.

Cristovao ‘Mabululu’ Paciencia and Ambrosini ‘Zini’ Salvador scored in each half respectively to qualify for the Round of 16 of the competition for the first time since 2010 as hosts.?

With both sides having a fair amount of chances at goal, it was Angola who capitalized in the 36th minute when the dangerous Mabululu headed home to give his side the lead.?

Coming back from the break, the Stallions surged forward but could not break the stubborn Angolan defence.?

Victory was eventually sealed on the stroke of full time by Zini after a stinging shot that rebounded off the keeper found an alert Zini who slotted home to secure the victory.

Angola, and Burkina Faso gain automatic entry into the next phase while Mauritania’s historic win over Algeria sees them record their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF

AFCON win that sends them into the knockout stage as one of th
e best third finishers of the groups.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Tom?Sainfait -Gambia Head Coach of The Gambia national team has announced his resignation from the team after their 3-2 defeat to Cameroon in the last group game played on Tuesday evening.

The Gambia lost 3-2 to Cameroon last night, and the outcome of the game means the Scorpions are out of the competition after making historic progress in the last edition in Cameroon.

Speaking at a post-match conference, Coach Saintfait said, ‘This is my last game with the Gambian team, I’m going to stay with them in a few days.?

‘I have thought that this is the right time for me to?resign and move forward and I would like to thank the federation President of Gambia.?I was not surprised because the Ivorians knew they had an advantage to progress if we won and they supported us.

‘There is a rivalry between the two countries as well.?I think it is only one goal that made the difference, we played a better game than we did against Cameroon.

‘Cameroon had really good players and we knew they had experience in a lot of matc
hes and it is only one team that won which is The Gambia. Such games are a victory for us,’ he noted.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have qualified for the next stage of the Africa Cup of Nations after an initial setback.

The Lions defeated The Gambia 3-2 in their last group game of the competition, courtesy of Karl?Toko?Ekambi in the 56th minute.?

Ekambi?met a cross from Georges-Kevin?N’Koudou?to score with a header, but ?

Gambia came back into the game with an equalizer through?Ablie?Jallow after latched on to a cross into the 18-yard box to shoot into the bottom right corner to score.?

The Scorpions went on to take the lead. Ebrima Colley was laid through by Assan Ceesay with a sumptuous pass. The forward kept his cool to put?the ball into the net.

With exit staring at the face of Cameroon, they responded with intense pressure compelling James Gomez, who tried to clear a ball from his own half, to end up in his own net just two minutes after they took the lead.

Cameroon took the lead once again. Defender Christopher?Wooh?after he met Georges-Kevin?N’Koudou’s cross with a header to score.?

Sourc
e: Ghana News Agency

By Biwah Bryan

The President of the National Communication Council, Joseph Chebongkeng Kalabubse has urged media outlets in Cameroon to refrain from hate speech, uphold objectivity, and strengthen social solidarity in the ongoing 2023 AFCON tournament.

The President made the call via a communique dated January 23rd, 2023, following the observation of recurring instances of hate speech during AFCON.

An illustration of such hate speech during the AFCON was brought to light when a Cameroonian TikTok user made derogatory comments about the host country in one of her videos where she said ‘We were told that there was no dust in Abidjan. I thought there was no dust here, but here it is’.

Additionally, some Cameroonians insulted the opening ceremony organized by Ivory Coast, unfavorably comparing it to the previous ceremony held in Cameroon in 2021.

In response to these, the National Communication Council has called upon all actors in the mass media sector to abide by the professional and ethical guidelines and
to fulfill their obligation to preserve social harmony and a sense of patriotism during the AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.

President Chebongkeng emphasized the importance of objective media coverage during the AFCON and urged media outlets to encourage social cohesion and to promote the values of fair play, patriotism, and unity.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Djamel Belmadi Head Coach of the Algeria national team has said, the development of football has reached every corner of the continent, hence it is dangerous to under any team in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Algeria lost by a lone to Mauritania and has been kicked out of the competition for the second consecutive time.

Speaking to the media, Coach Belmadi said ‘We are out of the AFCON for the second time and that’s football. That’s?how it is.?

‘We have not been able to score,?and?we have not been able to make the difference.

‘As I said in the beginning, we don’t have any small team in this AFCON and you can be punished anytime with a set piece or a penalty, so we are not able to finish our chances and create more,’ he noted.

The Coach said, ‘The observation right here is that we have conceded a goal, we can come back here and look at the goals that?we?conceded.?There are some?things that I cannot explain;?we haven’t been able to score even though we had good plans and tactics.

‘This is the mystery of foo
tball. If we do not create chances, if we were dominated by chances created by the opponent teams, if we missed a lot opportunities, then we could say there is a sector that is not good but that was not the case in the matches we played, so these are things I can’t explain,’ he added.

Source: Ghana News Agency