Africa Cup of Nations

Sofiane Feghouli Carl Medjani and Sofiane Feghouli were the surprise exclusions from Algeria's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana The threat of Africa Cup of Nations elimination looms large over Ghana, but Jonathan Mensah is ready to bounce back against Algeria.

Ghana Tempers flared as Ghana sealed a 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final win to end fairytale tournament for hosts Equatorial Guinea in Malabo.

Mehdi Abeid ​Newcastle United's Mehdi Abeid is expected to be out for a month after sustaining a broken toe while on international duty with Algeria.

South Sudan were visited by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Wednesday's loss to Benin, while Zambia drew with Congo in AFCON qualifying.

The Africa Cup of Nations will move from January-February to June-July and be expanded to 24 teams, according to plans confirmed by CAF.

Senegal Substitute Moussa Sow gave Senegal their long-awaited Africa Cup of Nations victory by scoring the winner against Ghana on Monday.

Burkina Faso beat Ghana 1-0 to seal third place at the Africa Cup of Nations, Alain Traore making the difference late on.

Egypt go into their match with Uganda as firm favourites, despite a poor goalless draw against Mali in their AFCON opener.