CAF officially expands AFCON to 24 teams. Reasons explained

24 teams will contest the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), when the next tournament takes place in 2019, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed.

CAF’s Executive Committee rubber-stamped the proposal on Thursday, at a meeting in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.

Aubameyang lost fitness at Africa Cup, Dortmund coach Tuchel complains

Borussia Dortmund’s Thomas Tuchel has blamed Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Champions League shocker against Benfica on a loss of fitness at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Tuchel hauled off Aubameyang moments after the 27-year-old missed a penalty in the 1-0 last 16 first leg defeat in Lisbon.

It was one of four clear chances spurned by Aubameyang, the Bundesliga’s top scorer with 17 goals.

CAMEROON WINS AFCON 2017 AT THE EXPENSE OF EGYPT 2-1

Cameroon sunday emerged winner of African Nations Cup. They defeated Egypt in the final match by 2-1 in Libreville on Sunday night.

Goals from Nicolas N’Koulou and Vincent Aboubakar sealed a remarkable comeback victory for the Indomitable Lions.

AFCON 2017 teams in the last 4 coached by Europeans. Watch live AFCON today Burkina vs Egypt on The Forefront (Drop ads)

African coaches have always sought to get the much needed glory at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament and the 2017 edition was not different.

The late Stephen Keshi was the last coach to achieve this in 2013 when Nigeria lifted the coveted title.

Following AFCON 2017 poor outing, Algeria coach resigns

Algeria  Georges Leekens has resigned as head coach following the team’s failure to qualify for the knockout phase of the on going Nations cup in Gabon

A 2-2 draw with Senegal on Monday saw Algeria miss out on a qualification spot in Group B, despite having been the top seeds in the pool.