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Our AFCON 2023 BEST 11
As the dust settles on probably the best African Nations Cup in recent history; a number of players caught the…
Author Adeyemi Adesanya
Adeyemi Adesanya
Prost International Africa Correspondent
The Atlas Lions on the verge
http://gty.im/1447914313 African football is heading in the direction where; only those that invest with a developmental mindset will reap the…
The North African and Asian Spring
November 22nd and 23rd, 2022 will go down in the history of the World Cup as the days of the underdog. When the story of Qatar 2022 is told; Tuesday and Wednesday will be specially celebrated as the day football royalty truly fell.
Senegal: Impressive but Naive
Day 2 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup started out with a bit of a mismatch with England’s destruction of Iran 6-2. Hence it was a welcome development to watch Senegal step things up against three-time finalists The Netherlands.
The African Qatar onslaught
Africa heads to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar without it’s best player. Will this spell doom for the entire continent or will it inspire a reawakening of the continent’s five representatives?
AFCON: Third times the charm as Senegal win their first-ever AFCON title
AFCON finally came to an end with a wonderful closing ceremony to celebrate the true essence of Africa and what makes it a unique continent.
AFCON 2022: An African Final made on Merseyside
The third-place match is one that should have been scrapped a long time ago, but based on last night’s entertaining instalment, it needs to stay and hopefully the final can provide the same.
AFCON 2022: Four teams remain but who will make it to the final?
24 teams started the quest to be crowned Africa’s champion, now we are down to the final four.
AFCON 2022 Quarter-Final Preview: A flurry of red cards and a continuing Cinderella story
Criticize this AFCON all you want but it has delivered entertainment beyond what many expected.
AFCON: The competition starts to get tasty as Africa look to crown a new champion
Nine points and a perfect record in the group stage of any competition is a poison chalice.
Five things we have learnt from the African Cup of Nations group stages
From all the negative things said about AFCON before it began and even when the games resumed, to the negative press due to the lack of goals and the refereeing howler, the group stage of this year’s tournament has delivered in more ways than many of the naysayers would have expected.
Cameroon and Cape Verde win as VAR makes a prominent AFCON debut
The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations began with an elegant opening ceremony showcasing all that is grand about Africa and Cameroon in particular.
AFCON 2022: Who will conquer the world’s most disrespected international tournament?
Is there a more maligned International football tournament than the African Cup of Nations? Africa’s showpiece tournament has been battered and bruised but is still here to take its pride of place on the world’s footballing landscape.
Tokyo 2020: Ivory Coast still can’t strike gold after quarter-final defeat
The big problem for the Elephants heading into the Olympics had to be stepping out of the shadows of the Eagles, the Lions and the Black Stars.
CAF Champions League Final Preview: From Cape to Cairo; from North to South
Away from the ludicrous African Super League idea of Infantino and his puppet Motsepe, this is African Football in it’s truest form.
The hits from Euro 2020 Matchday 1
Here are the hits and missed from the first round of matches at Euro 2020.
Opinion Piece: Will Euro 2020 live up to the expectations?
In the summer months, football fans as well as pundits always seek to find ways to fill up their time…
If at first you don’t succeed; try and try again
That long walk to collect a loser’s medal and walk past the trophy has to be the hardest thing for a professional footballer.
The era of the 4-4-2 formation lives on
In football’s continued evolution especially in the area of tactics, no formation has suffered more scrutiny and adaptation than the 4-4-2 formation.
Opinion Piece: Why is Zidane so underrated as a coach?
As far as I am concerned; Zizou was the most elegant footballer ever. He won everything, dazzled while at it, and is doing exactly the same as a manager.
The debate will always rage on where; Zinedine Zidane ranks amongst the managerial or coaching greats of World football.
Atalanta seeking to write a new underdog story
To be taken seriously on the European stage, a team needs to pay its dues; defeat teams that are considered…
Paul Onuachu: A Super Eagles outcast
What kind of excuse or reasoning is good enough for a national team coach to drop a striker with 25 goals in 29 games? Paul Onuachu has netted 25 goals for Genk but failed to be called up for Nigeria
How FIFA intends to keep CAF on a tight leash
The first question I would ask is; would Gianni Infantino get away with the meddling and interference he has orchestrated in CAF with UEFA?
Nigeria and South Africa renew ”rivalry”
The Elephant weathered the onslaught from the Dolphin and the Shark to prevail to the group stage of the CAF Confederations Cup; however, what lies ahead provides very little hope for the much-revered People’s Elephant.