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Nigeria to face Ghana in 2022 World Cup playoff while Mane and Salah meet in Egypt vs Senegal clash

Nigeria will face Ghana for a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while Cameroon will meet Algeria after the draw was made for the final stage of African qualifying.

Evening Standard

Nigeria to meet Ghana in African World Cup play-offs

Douala (AFP) - Nigeria, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with arch rivals Ghana in the African World Cup play-offs draw in Douala on Saturday.

AFP

Cameroon XI vs Comoros: Confirmed lineup, team news, injury and Covid latest for AFCON last-16 tie

Cameroon will be expected to brush aside Covid-stricken minnows Comoros in the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations tonight.

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New boys tussle with old warriors as Cup of Nations enters knockout stages

A troika of unusual suspects have made the line-up for the last 16 knockout stages at the Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Radio France Internationale

As Africa Cup of Nations plays on in Cameroon, taxi drivers fear violence

At the regional hospital mortuary in Buea, Cameroon, people gather and cry after getting word that their loved one, a taxi driver, had been killed – caught in a gun battle between Cameroon security forces and anglophone separatists.

Radio France Internationale

Douala academy nurtures Cameroon’s next generation of Indomitable Lions

The Brasseries Football School in Cameroon has nurtured some of Africa’s greatest players since it began operating in 1989. The distinguished academy has sent footballers to some of the world's top clubs, as well as to Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions. FRANCE 24 visited their training ground in Douala.

France 24

AFCON: Progress, elimination and the controversies so far

Al Jazeera lists down teams who qualified for the last-16, shock eliminations and controversies from the AFCON.

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IHU: How dangerous is the new Covid variant and where has it spread?

Researchers referring to B.1.640.2 as ‘new variant of probably Cameroonian origin’

The Independent UK

The happy world of Aribo with Nigeria at the Cup of Nations

Yaoundé (AFP) - Having benefited from playing under Steven Gerrard at Rangers, Joe Aribo is starring for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as the Super Eagles target winning a fourth continental crown.

AFP

Underperforming Egypt and Senegal look to Salah and Mane for goals

Yaoundé (AFP) - Underperforming Egypt and Senegal hope Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane can recapture their Premier League form when the Africa Cup of Nations enters the last-16 stage in Cameroon.

AFP

How Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Premier League stars fared in final AFCON group games

The Group Stage of AFCON 2021 has concluded this week where there has been plenty of drama, entertainment and upsets over the past 12 days in Cameroon

Daily Mirror

AFCON: Low turnout, high interest and COVID checks

Al Jazeera looks at the interest levels in Cameroon which is hosting football’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Al Jazeera

Francis Ngannou shuts down reporter over claim Ciryl Gane would be an "easy fight"

A reporter claimed that Ngannou had said Gane was an easy fight compared to his previous fight with Stipe Miocic which the Cameroon star quickly shut down asking him to be more "accurate"

Daily Mirror

Curse of the holders strikes again as AFCON heads into knockout phase

Douala (AFP) - As the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the knockout stages, the reigning champions are heading home early to follow a pattern set at recent editions of the tournament.

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The Independent UK

Africa's soccer show a virus risk and a vaccine opportunity

The risk is obvious when you hold a major international soccer tournament right after the emergence of the omicron variant and in a country with precariously low COVID-19 vaccination levels

Evening Standard

Cameroon vs Comoros: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results - AFCON match preview

Hosts Cameroon are overwhelming favourites to reach the quarter-finals of their home Africa Cup of Nations tonight.

AFP

'Incredible': Nigerian refugee girls join football fiesta

Garoua (Cameroon) (AFP) - Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 12

1, 2, 3 Bye, Bye Algérie. And Gambia upset the form books to beat 10-man Tunisia.

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Jallow fires last-gasp winner as Gambian Scorpions sting Tunisia

Limbe (Cameroon) (AFP) - Forward Ablie Jallow and goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye starred as Gambia snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win over Tunisia on Thursday to finish second in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations.

France 24

Vincent Aboubakar: Cameroon’s goalscoring powerhouse taking football by storm

Previously a little-known figure among many football fans, Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar has become the star of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. Aboubakar is by a long way its top goalscorer so far – boasting five formidable goals. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at his career.

France 24

AFCON: Cameroon's government wants more people to attend matches

In tonight's edition: The Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon has been filled with drama but not that many onlookers. The government is aiming to try and fill up empty stadiums as supporters prefer fan zones. But first, one protester is killed in Sudan as two top US diplomats…

The Independent UK

IHU: How dangerous is the new Covid variant and where has it spread?

Researchers referring to B.1.640.2 as ‘new variant of probably Cameroonian origin’

France 24

Boris Johnson likes to party...

...but he liked to party before the pandemic too! Some misleading videos have been circulating online in the midst of the scandal about parties at 10 Downing Street. We take a closer look. Also, there has been a lot of criticism online of the state of the pitches in Cameroon…

The Independent UK

IHU: How dangerous is the new Covid variant and where has it spread?

Researchers referring to B.1.640.2 as ‘new variant of probably Cameroonian origin’

Radio France Internationale

Gambia's top forward Babucarr Trawally leaves AFCON under controversy

Gambia top striker Babucarr Steve Trawally has left the Scorpions' camp in Buea, Cameroon, in the midst of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON) claiming an ankle injury, the Gambia Football Federation announced in a statement on Tuesday.

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