Asamoah Gyan became Ghana‘s all-time top scorer in the African Nations Cup as the Black Stars edged Mali 1-0 in Port-Gentil to book their place in the quarterfinals. The 31-year-old headed home from a Jordan Ayew corner in the 21st minute to take his tournament tally to eight and eclipse previous record holder Osei Kofi. It gave Ghana…
It’s been a while since Africa had a world star boasting the status of George Weah, Didier Drogba or Samuel Eto’o but there will be no lack of key players with lofty ambitions when the African Nations Cup finals kicks off in Gabon on Saturday. A total of 368 players competing for the 16 teams at the tournament hail…
Ivory Coast‘s Europe-based stars stumbled in the heat of northern Gabon in their African Nations Cup opener, with the defending champions held to a goalless draw by Togo on Monday in another twist to start the tournament. Ivory Coast created few clear chances against Togo, with Wilfried Zaha’s blocked shot in the second half after a clever run probably…
