AFCON Archives

Madagascar, Cosafa’s last hope in Afcon

Jul 11, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The ongoing African Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Egypt has once again exposed the weaknesses in Southern African football as evidenced by the early exit of most teams from the region. Following the elimination… ...

Bafana stars date Bushiri

Jun 11, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 4 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has become a darling among South Africa’s Bafana Bafana football stars. The controversial prophet who is answering money laundering and fraud charges hosted a couple of the country’s stars for special prayers.… ...

Age cheating accusations hit Under 17 Afcon

Apr 22, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations in Tanzania has been rocked by accusations of age cheating. Recently, Moroccan soccer administrative body accused Cameroon of using players who are way over 17. According to… ...

2019 AFCON to use VAR

Mar 30, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

This year`s edition of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be staged in Egypt will attract the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. The technology was first used last year during the FIFA World Cup… ...

David Kanyenda: How Flames can improve chances of qualifying for Afcon tournament

Mar 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Flames wound up their 2019 Afcon campaign with a drab stalemate in a dead rubber contest against Morocco in Lilongwe. Overall, Flames won once, drew twice and lost thrice in 6 qualifiers thus amassing… ...

No 2019 Afcon for Flames: 2018 was a bad year for Malawian football

Dec 31, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The year which is going to an end, 2018, has been a year to forget for the Flames. When top African nations will be battling it out for supremacy in the 2019 Africa Cup of… ...

Seek and you shall find: Flames seek divine intervention ahead of Cameroon clash

Oct 11, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 4 &

Flames held a 40 minute prayer session on Wednesday evening seeking divine inspiration ahead of Friday's AFCON qualifier against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The prayer session was led by vice team manager Aubrey Nankhuni… ...