AFCON 2019
AFCON 2019: See Full AFCON Fixtures
AFCON 2019: See Full AFCON Fixtures
Egypt opened the competition with a win against Zimbabwe on Friday evening as the host nation start on a high note thanks to Trezeguet’s effort.
Here are the remaining fixtures of the competition:
Fixture schedule and results
Group stages: June 21-July 2
June 21: Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe
June 22: DR Congo vs Uganda, Nigeria vs Burundi, Guinea vs Madagascar
June 23: Morocco vs Namibia, Senegal vs Tanzania, Algeria vs Kenya
June 24: Ivory Coast vs South Africa, Tunisia vs Angola, Mali vs Mauritania
June 25: Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau, Ghana vs Bennin
June 26: Nigeria vs Guinea, Uganda vs Zimbabwe, Egypt vs DR Congo
June 27: Madagascar vs Burundi, Senegal vs Algeria, Kenya vs Tanzania
June 28: Tunisia vs Mali, Morocco vs Ivory Coast, South Africa vs Namibia
June 29: Mauritania vs Angola, Cameroon vs Ghana, Benin vs Guinea-Bissau
June 30: Burundi vs Guinea, Madagascar vs Nigeria, Uganda vs Egypt, Zimbabwe vs DR Congo
July 1: South Africa vs Morocco, Namibia vs Ivory Coast, Tanzania vs Algeria, Kenya vs Senegal
July 2: Benin vs Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau vs Ghana, Angola vs Mali, Mauritania vs Tunisia
July 5-8: Round of 16
July 10-11: Quarter-finals
July 14: Semi-finals
July 17: Third-place play-off
July 19: Final
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan believes coach Kwesi Appiah’s decision to strip him of the Black Stars captaincy and bench him at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was influenced by ‘someone’.
The legendary player refused to name the person who influenced the decision but insist the Black Stars coach was not his own man during the tournament in Egypt.
The 33-year-old iconic figure was stripped of Ghana captaincy before the tournament and handed to Swansea City star Andre Ayew which sparked a furious response from the attacker.
He was subsequently restricted to the substitute bench and used sparingly during the tournament in the North African country.
The country’s leading top scorer failed to score at the tournament for the first time since 2008 due to lack of playing opportunities.
And the former Sunderland hitman believes there were third parties that influenced the decision to play down his influence.
“100% I believe Kwesi Appiah was influenced to make those decisions. There is no doubt about that,” Gyan told Asempa FM.
“They are not politicians but someone influenced him to take the decision. In the end, the coach takes responsibility but I know someone influenced him because it was not his own decision.”
Gyan was stripped of the captaincy few weeks to the start of the tournament in Egypt which sparked massive controversy in the West African nation.
He rescinded his decision to retire from the international duty after a conversation with Ghana’s President Nana Akufo Addo.
credit: Ghanasoccernet
Ghana spent $4.5 million in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah revealed to the parliament today that Ghana spent 4.5 million dollars in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
Minister Isaac Asiamah stated that the overall budget for the AFCON campaign was $6.3 million.
Despite the fact that Ghana won only one game and exited in the round of 16, Hon Isaac Asiamah stated that 70% of the budget was used in Egypt.
AFCON 2019: Algeria crowned champions of Africa for the second time
Baghdad Bounedjah’s first minute deflected effort handed Algeria their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title after a 29-year wait with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in a highly charged final at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday night.
Algeria who were playing only their second final since 2010 held on to the slim advantage for the rest of the 90 minutes while Senegal’s wait for a maiden AFCON title still lingers on. It is another case of so near yet so far away, the Lions of Teranga having lost another final in 2002 in Mali.
Within the opening minute, Algeria was one goal up. Bounedjah picked the ball after Chekou Kouyate had missed his attempted tackle on the left, drifted in and struck a shot that came off Salif Sane, the man coming in for the suspended Koulubaly.
The ball took a punishing dip beyond the keeper into the net with one half of the stadium stunned into silence while the other half in green and white of Les Fennecs roared in a deafening crescendo.
Algeria’s tact of starting off quick and playing the ball in Senegal’s half worked perfectly until halfway through when the Teranga Lions started roaring slowly into the game.
In the 26th minute, Henry Saivet attempted to catch keeper Adi-Rais Mbohli off his guard with a freekick from range, but the hawk-eyed shot-stopper adjusted quickly to gather.
Mbaye Niang had a brilliant effort later with a superbly struck volley from range. The burly forward chested the ball down from 20 yards out and took a sweet volley on the half-turn, his stinging effort going just over.
At the stroke of halftime, Sane almost made amends in exact same fashion he had conceded in the first minute, but this time is strike from range off a corner was deflected over the bar.
The second half started in as much pace as the first had ended and Senegal thought they had been given a lifeline on the hour mark when Djamel Benlamri seemed to have handled the ball inside the box off a Sarr cross.
However, after consulting the VAR, the referee overturned his earlier decision of a penalty and gave possession back to the Algerians.
Algeria managed to hold on to the score-line and secured the Cup of Nations crown with an unbeaten run.
credit: CAFonline
WATCH: Algeria 2-1 Nigeria | Goals and Highlights
Riyad Mahrez scored a late free-kick to give Algeria a 2-1 victory over Nigeria and to put them in the finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria took the lead in the first half after Riyad Mahrez cross deflected on William Troost-Ekong before entering the back of the net.
Nigeria restored parity through Odion Ighalo’s penalty after Etebo’s shot hit the hand of an Algerian defender. Algeria had a late free-kick which was taken and scored by Riyad Mahrez to send his team to the finals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLAXJfKQuCU
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