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AFCON 2023 Semis: Who will make it to the final?

Nigeria's Super Eagles take on South Africa's Bafana Bafana while hosts Côte d'Ivoire will clash with DRC's Leopards in the semifinals on Wednesday.

AFCON: Nigeria's Osimhen declared fit for semi-final

The Napoli striker's presence had initially appeared to be in doubt after he did not fly to Bouake from Abidjan on Monday

AFCON 2023: Nigeria's Osimhen may miss semifinal against South Africa

If Osimhen fails to play, it could be a blow to Nigeria's Super Eagles who reached the semifinal after beating Angola.

Four facts about AFCON 2023

The AFCON tournament has not been short of interesting twists and turns with key African football nations kicked out in the early stages.

AFCON: Egypt sacks coach after disappointing campaign

The Egyptian Football Association has "apologised" to Egyptian fans for "not achieving their ambitions".

Arsenal rekindles league title bid with 3-1 win over Liverpool

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta admitted before the game that his side could not afford a repeat of their 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool.

AFCON: Cote d'Ivoire's coach praises 'resurrected' Elephants

Cote d'Ivoire came from behind to defeat Mali 2-1 in their quarterfinal clash on Saturday evening.

Geingob's death: The Namibian leader who fought apartheid and loved football

President Hage Geingob died on Sunday at the age of 82. His career was full of interesting ups and downs.

AFCON 2023: South Africa beat Cabo Verde to reach semifinals

The match was decided in post-match penalties with South Africa winning 2-1.

AFCON 2023: Côte d’Ivoire beat Mali to qualify for semifinals

Mali opened the scoring but the hosts clinched the victory at the last minute with the match ending 2-1.

AFCON: Nigeria star Osimhen not bothered about lack of goals

Victor Osimhen has not found the net since Nigeria's opening 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea.

AFCON 2023: DRC eliminate Guinea to reach semifinals

The Democratic Republic of Congo become second team to reach the semifinals after defeating Guinea 3-1.

AFCON: Nigeria reach semis as Lookman strike sinks Angola

The Super Eagles will play either Cape Verde or South Africa in the last four.

AFCON: CAF taking steps on 'unprofessional' conduct by journalists

Journalists involved in wild celebrations and abuses other media colleagues will be removed from venues, said CAF.

AFCON 2023: Analysts' predictions on the quarterfinal games

As seen in the group-stage games, the quarterfinals could also provide a mixture of surprise wins and shock defeats.

Sarjo Baldeh: Gambian star photographer who broke barriers at Afcon

Sarjo Baldeh made history as the youngest and first Gambian photographer at AFCON.

AFCON 2023: Why did Africa's top giants under-perform?

All five of Africa's representatives at the 2022 World Cup have already gone home.

AFCON: Morocco's coach Regragui takes responsibility for surprise exit

Morocco were hoping to win their first Cup of Nations title since 1976, having impressed at the 2022 World Cup.

South Africa knock Morocco out of AFCON

South Africa have knocked Morocco out of the 2023 AFCON tournament to book a quarterfinal date with Cape Verde on Saturday.

Mali dump Burkina Faso out of AFCON tournamnet

Mali have dumped Burkina Faso out of the 2023 AFCON tournament after a 2-1 win in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

Football clubs spent $9.6b on transfers in 2023: FIFA

Football clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion on transfers in 2023, FIFA says.

Côte d'Ivoire knock Senegal out of AFCON

2023 AFCON hosts Côte d'Ivoire have knocked Senegal out of the tournament.

Cape Verde progress to AFCON quarterfinal

Cape Verde beat Mauritania 1-0 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal of the 2023 AFCON tournament.

DRC knock Egypt out of AFCON tournament

DRC beat Egypt 8-7 on post-match penalties to qualify for the 2023 AFCON quarterfinal.