When the Confederation of African Football ratified an expansion to the Africa Cup of Nations in July 2017, introducing eight more teams to the biennial competition, the dynamic of the qualifying program was always going to change.
As had been the case ahead of the European Championship in 2016, for which UEFA had instigated an increase from 16 to 24 teams, many of the continent’s heavyweights cruised to the tournament with games to spare.
However, an overall decrease in drama among the bigger nations…
The road to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been paved with troubles, with the tournament often appearing to be at the mercy of the Confederation of African Football’s internal politics and, notably, the regime change from Issa Hayatou to Ahmad Ahmad in March 2017.
The change in CAF presidency prompted the AFCON changes instigated at the CAF symposium in July 2017, where it was decided that the tournament would be expanded from 16 to 24 teams, even though the 2019 qualifying campaign had already…
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The Port Said Stadium was the site of a disaster in 2012 in which 72 people died.
Egypt has chosen six venues across five cities to host this year’s African Cup of Nations finals, local media reported, including the Port Said Stadium where 72 supporters died in the country’s worst violence at a football venue in 2012.
After a board meeting, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed that Cairo Stadium, Borg el Arab Stadium in Alexandria and Ismailia stadium are among the venues chosen for the tournament.
Other venues are the army-owned June 30 Stadium, on the outskirts…
Liverpool’s Mo Salah revealed his delight after he won the African Player of the Year after he beat Saido Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The awards just keep on coming for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who was named African Player of the Year for the second year running at the CAF Awards gala on Tuesday evening.
Salah took the top honours to beat Anfield teammate Sadio Mane into second place, with Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finishing in third.
Good morning=
pic.twitter.com/NVncJ49bZY— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) 9 January 2019
At this rate, he’s going to need a bigger mantelpiece.
Having received his trophy, Salah was coaxed into performing a little victory dance alongside Mane as the pair…
Liverpool’s Mo Salah revealed his delight after he won the African Player of the Year after he beat Saido Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Mohamed Salah has been named African Player of the Year for the second year running.
Salah was crowned at the CAF Awards in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday night as he beat teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the award.
“I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have done so twice in a row,” he said.
Arsenal’s Unai Emery admitted he tried to sign Mo Salah from Roma when he was at PSG.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize.
Salah claimed the honour last year and will be favourite again following another successful first half of the season for Liverpool.
The Egyptian will be hoping to become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles after Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf, Cameroon…
Mohamed Salah’s emergence as a cultural icon continues after it was revealed the Liverpool forward is the cover star of the latest version of the GQ Middle East magazine.
Salah was photographed in Manchester modelling clothing from lucrative brands such as Burberry, Prada, Stone Island and Y-3.
View this post on Instagram Behind the scenes with the Egyptian King himself, Mo Salah, for GQ Middle East. @mosalah