Lamine Camara scored a stunning brace as Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday, but fellow heavyweights Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches. Sadio Mane’s Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for …
The match referee collapsed in the tie between Ivory Coast and Ethiopia with game being abandoned 10 minutes from time. Benin refused to play a key Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Sierra Leone Tuesday after challenging positive COVID-19 tests for five of their players. A dramatic final day of qualifying for the 2021 tournament in Cameroon also saw a …