African Cup of Nations

Antoine Alpha Mendy of Senegal controls the ball during the AFCON final between Morocco and Senegal at Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Morocco to appeal sanctions over shambolic Africa Cup final

Morocco has decided to appeal a ruling that resulted in fines of $415,000 and match bans because of a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 February, 2026
Mohamed Salah celebrates after the 3rd goal for Egypt during its match with Benin in the African Cup of Nations 2025 on January 5, 2026 in Agadir, Morocco (Photo by Mohamed Tageldin / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Egypt aims to deny Morocco as AFCON reaches semi-final stage

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane (23) makes a save during the quarterfinal match of the 35th AFCON between Algeria and Nigeria at Marrakech Stadium in Marrakech, Morocco, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Abu Adem Muhammed/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Zidane experiment for Algeria backfires at Africa Cup of Nations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
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Morocco
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Hosts Morocco face heavy burden of expectation at AFCON

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2025
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MENA Sports Wrap: Palestine with chance of Asian Cup glory

The New Arab
19 January, 2024
Morocco v Spain: Round of 16 - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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Morocco selects mix of youth and experience for AFCON squad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2023
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PSG's Senegal defender Diallo joins Qatar's Al-Arabi

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2023
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Morocco should think of AFCON win before World Cup: Boufal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 April, 2023
Baghdad Bounedjah
Algeria
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Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria secures place in finals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2023
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Egypt's football team struck by COVID before Ethiopia match

The New Arab Staff
05 June, 2022
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Cameroon football star Patrick Mboma converts to Islam

The New Arab Staff
16 May, 2022
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Egypt praises 'champion' footballers despite AFCON defeat

Thaer Mansour
07 February, 2022
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Egypt beats Cameroon in African Cup semifinals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2022
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Holders Algeria held to surprise draw at Cup of Nations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2022
Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez lifts the trophy as his team celebrate winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final between Senegal and Algeria
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AFCON 2022: Everything you need to know about the Arab teams

John Duerden

John Duerden

08 January, 2022
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Sudan
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Sudan fires coach ahead of Nations Cup finals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2021
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Algeria beat Nigeria 2-1 to reach AFCON final

The New Arab
15 July, 2019
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Army should take over Egyptian football, former coach says

The New Arab
09 July, 2019
Tunisia Ghana African cup - getty
Tunisia
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African Cup: Tunisia knock out Ghana on penalties

The New Arab
09 July, 2019
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Mo Salah
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Egypt sacks national coach after shock football defeat

The New Arab & agencies
07 July, 2019
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Salah
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Hosts Egypt win opening game of African Cup

The New Arab & agencies
22 June, 2019