Tag: africa-sport
why Maghreb teams are struggling in sub-Saharan Africa
Moroccan midfielder Younès Belhanda during the match against South Africa during the 2019 African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP The organization of the thirty-fourth edition…
Ivorian football neglects its young talents who want to leave at all costs
In Treichville, a popular district of Abidjan, in September 2022. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP To open his training center, Ibrahima* gathered the bare minimum: around ten balls and as many…
preparation courses and final adjustments before the competition
Final preparations in Abidjan before the start of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) on January 13, 2024. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP There is little time left for the teams…
the authoritarian drift of Samuel Eto’o x-rayed in the book “L’Arnaque”
The president of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, on July 13, 2023, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP Cameroonian journalist Jean-Bruno Tagne did not choose the date…
the Ocean Stars of Somalia return to international pitches
Mohamed Awad still has euphoric memories of the day of July 13 and the announcement of the confrontation of his team, the Ocean Stars, with the powerful Algeria, during qualifying…
the CAN, subject of tensions between European clubs and African selections
Malian international Abdoulaye Doucouré (center), midfielder of English club Everton, during a match against West Ham United, in London, October 29, 2023. ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP Malian international Abdoulaye Doucouré,…
in Senegal, the hearing impaired take possession of the football
Players of the Senegalese deaf football team celebrate their victory during a Deaflympics match in Nairobi, Kenya, September 2021. PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP In the small group of players warming…
In South Africa, “granny football” changes the way we look at old age
During the Grannies World Cup, at Nkowankowa Stadium, South Africa, March 26, 2023. ALET PRETORIUS / REUTERS South Africa has hosted two football World Cups. That of FIFA in 2010,…
Ivory Coast faces the challenge of the African Cup of Nations
Agents of the Ivorian mounted police in front of the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny stadium in Abidjan, October 17, 2023. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP Ivory Coast is under construction. From the historic Félix-Houphouët-Boigny…