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Preview & Predictions for the AFCON Round of 16

Posted on By Charles Erb 1 Comment on Preview & Predictions for the AFCON Round of 16

The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) group stages ended in dramatic fashion, with defending champions Algeria dumped out and favorites Ghana among the teams shockingly eliminated. These two of Africa’s eight highest ranked teams failed to make it out of the group stage, alongside Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Mauritania. This leaves sixteen…

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A Look Ahead at the African Cup of Nations

Posted on By Charles Erb 2 Comments on A Look Ahead at the African Cup of Nations

After two postponements, the not-really-2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is finally set to take place in early January. Originally postponed due to concerns about the rainy summer season in Cameroon, the tournament was then pushed back for another year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite further worries about the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of…

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Analysis: African World Cup Qualifiers (Part 2 of 2)

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Despite the fact that Africa is a huge continent, the national teams have yet to shine on a world stage. No African nation has ever reached the World Cup semifinals, with Ghana coming the closest in 2010 with a quarter-final penalty shootout loss. However, Africa has enough successful soccer teams to have ten groups of…

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