BBC23d
The Carragher & Africa Cup of Nations row explained
In a comparison of the wealth of the federations, Ivory Coast won $7m (£5.5m) for winning Afcon 2023, Argentina won $42m (£33.3m) for winning the last World Cup, and Spain won approximately 28m ...
BBC on MSN12d
'Ineligible' Equatorial Guinea skipper cleared to play by Fifa
Emilio Nsue won the golden boot at Afcon 2023, scoring five goals in four games Equatorial Guinea's record goalscorer Emilio ...
The New York Times22d
Row over AFCON disrespect; Kluivert shows up Palmer as Chelsea fans protest; Olsen mascot spat
The Africa Cup of Nations, it was quickly put to him, is exactly that. Forget for a moment that Salah hasn’t won AFCON with Egypt (he was a losing finalist in 2017 and 2021). The reason the ...
The New York Times23d
Jamie Carragher’s AFCON comments reflect a wider issue of disrespect towards the tournament
The Africa Cup of Nations must be the most disrespected competition in football. Too many people think it is an inconvenient mid-season distraction for their club’s African stars. Why should ...
ESPN23d
Rio Ferdinand: Jamie Carragher's AFCON comments were 'ignorant'
Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said Jamie Carragher's comments disregarding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a major tournament were ignorant. The incident took place in the ...