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Even while injured, Hakimi reached a milestone in his career by winning the 2025 CAF African Player of the Year award. It was the culmination of an extraordinary season at PSG, where he played 55 matches, scored 11 goals, delivered 14 assists, and helped secure a historic treble: Ligue 1, Coupe de France, and Champions League.

“It’s just about coming together as a community and enjoying the beautiful game,” he says.Madagascar captain Jonny Tewoderos (centre) only got his VCE results this week.Credit: Eddie JimDuring the past two weekends, the likes of Kenya, Eritrea, Guinea, Sudan, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Cameroon have played matches in Keilor Park.While many players have refugee backgrounds and play for their country of origin, others decide to team up with friends under a different African nation’s flag, particularly if the national team with which they have family ties is already full.For instance, the Comoros team is largely made up of South Sudanese players…

As Morocco prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for Africa’s greatest football spectacle, fans will discover that the excitement doesn’t end when the final whistle blows.  Beyond the world-class stadiums set to host the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, the Kingdom offers an unforgettable journey through ancient traditions, vibrant cities, and breathtaking landscapes. With 52 matches to be played across six dynamic host cities, supporters can look forward not only to what promises to be one of the most memorable TotalEnergies CAF AFCON tournaments yet, but also to immersing themselves in Morocco’s rich history, diverse culture, and endless…

Bafana Bafana will renew their rivalry with Ghana when they host the Black Stars in a final warm-up fixture on Tuesday next week ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco.The South African Football Association have yet to name a venue for the fixture, save to say it will be in Gauteng, and just what Ghana selection shows up is open to debate too.That is because the west Africans surprisingly failed to qualify for the AFCON, though they are heading to the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada next year.But as this fixture…

Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) preparation match against Ghana on Tuesday will be played at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto, the South African Football Association (Safa) said.Safa announced the venue late on Wednesday night but did not disclose a kickoff time.“The national team will welcome the West Africans to Soweto on Tuesday and then depart for Morocco on the next day ahead of their participation in the Afcon,” Safa said.The Nations Cup in Morocco runs from December 21 to January 18. Bafana, whose first match in the Afcon’s Group B is against Angola in Marrakesh on December 22, have…

Andre Onana, goalkeeper of Cameroon (R) ©Achille Ndomo Tsanga/BackpagePix by Staff Reporter Thursday Dec 11, 2025. 11:00 Days after being omitted from the Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations squad, it’s now been reported that Andre Onana has been called up to the national team as controversy continues to surface within the Indomitable Lions hierarchy.Onana was initially omitted from Cameroon’s 28-man squad for the showpiece despite featuring in all of the nation’s qualifying matches where he recorded four clean sheets along the way.Currently on loan at Trabzonspor from Manchester United, The Sun recently reported that Onana has now been included in…

Cameroon have found themselves at war with their own president Samuel Eto’o just days before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations.Eto’o, who on Thursday marked his fourth year as president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, is locked in a bitter feud with national team manager Marc Brys, who is reportedly refusing the sack.Belgian boss Brys has not yet been officially fired and remains under contract with the Ministry of Sport until September 2026, despite being told by Eto’o that his time in charge of Cameroon is over.The feud has thrown Cameroon into chaos and confusion just days before…

1 Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has officially been called up by the Morocco national team ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is set to kick off later this month. Mazraoui called up While it was largely expected that Mazraoui would be part of Walid Regragui’s plans for the competition, his place in the team was only confirmed on Thursday afternoon. He is part of a defensive group that also consists of Achraf Hakimi, Mohamed Chibi, Jawad El Yamiq, Romain Saiss, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina and Anass Salah-Eddine. اللائحة الرسمية لمنتخبنا الوطني المستدعاة للمشاركة في…

Getty Images The NFL has announced an indefinite suspension and a $500,000 fine for Houston Texans minority owner Javier Loya for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, according to the Houston Chronicle. The punishment comes after a years-long investigation into rape and sexual abuse allegations from 2023 in Kentucky.Loya was charged with one count of first-degree rape, five counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of third-degree sexual abuse after an arrest warrant was issued on May 10, 2023. In the spring of 2024, Loya accepted a misdemeanor charge of “harassment with intent to annoy,” and the seven sexual…

Week 16 begins with an NFC South showdown between the Atlanta Falcons (4-9) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6). Although the Falcons have been eliminated from playoff contention, they can still play spoiler for a Bucs team fighting for the division title with the Carolina Panthers (7-6).It’s been a tough season for Atlanta, with Michael Penix Jr. suffering a season-ending injury and having to go back to veteran Kirk Cousins, whom they benched in favor of Penix. The Falcons are 1-3 with Cousins starting this season and aim to cause some chaos within the division down the stretch. Atlanta has…