The last six AFCON tournaments have seen six different winners and . Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preparations have been hit by the loss of four players due to a mixture of Covid-19, injuries and "administrative reasons," with the tournament just over a . Ivory Coast recall Zaha for Africa Cup of Nations - BOL News 22. The . Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has been included in Ivory Coast's squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon. By. Two quarter-finals and both semi-finals will also be on the BBC, which also has digital clips as . The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is the first major international event of the football calendar in 2022 and is being hosted by Cameroon. AFP, Friday 24 Dec 2021. A whirlwind four-month spell at Orlando Pirates has catapulted their new centre back Olisa Ndah into Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations finals squad. 0. Facebook Twitter 24 December 2021. Na Ahmed Musa go lead Nigeria Super Eagles go di African Cup of Nations (Afcon) for Cameroon next month, January 2022. He will remain in England for the Reds' crunch . 24 December, 2021 21:41 IST. The 29-year-old refused to join the team at their last gathering in November but coach Patrice Beaumelle has included him in the squad for the tournament which gets underway on January 9 in Cameroon. The three are part of coach Aliou Cissé's side that will seek to better their performance at the continental competition, having finished as runner's up in 2019. However, due to the effects of Covid-19, it was pushed back 12 months. AFPPIX. Update: 30 December 2021 15:36 EST. The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on 9 January and all participating teams have submitted their final 28-man squads.Below is full list of players who be playing in the tournament, starting with . The first edition held in 1957 and since 1968, it held after every 2 years. Youssef Msakni is set to take part in what will be his seventh successive Africa Cup of Nations after being named on Thursday in Tunisia's 28-man squad for . The revelation was made on Tuesday, during a press conference at the . The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The . Here are the current squad lists for every participating team in the biennial African football showpiece in January The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on January 9 and the squads for all 24 . Riyad Mahrez will captain Algeria as they defend their African Cup of Nations crown next month, named by coach Djamel Belmadi to lead his 28-man squad at the tournament in Cameroon. I'm not sure if Gbamin will go because of his lack of playing time but playing a few games might be good for him. The Manchester City attacker is one of 15 players from the squad that won the last finals in 2019 to return for the delayed 2021 edition, where Algeria compete in Group E against Equatorial Guinea, the Ivory Coast . While there have been talks about whether the already delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations might be postponed for a second time because of the pandemic, or even moved to a country outside Africa . Notably missing from the squad is Lassina Frank Traore who A Christmas Day announcement that the 23-year . Nigeria has named a final 28-man list for the 2022 Super Eagles squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The African Cup should have taken place in 2021 but was delayed a year because of the pandemic. The Liverpool striker, the reigning African Footballer of the Year, will be key to Senegal's hopes of winning a first continental title after finishing runner-up at the last . Burkina Faso have officially released a 29-man preliminary squad for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 which is taking place from next month. The recall comes after coach Patrice Beaumelle did not pick the 29-year-old for World Cup qualifiers in November, saying Zaha had opted out and wanted to "reflect on the rest of his international career". Head Coach of the Black Stars, Milovan Rajevac has reportedly submitted his provisional squad for the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Choupo-Moting named in hosts Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations squad December 23, 2021 17:05 Here's a closer look at hosts' Cameroon's 28-man Africa Cup of Nations squad! Talksport have a list of players expected to go to AFCON and Everton don't do too badly from it. The list includes Napoli's Victor Osimhen, Watford's Emmanuel Dennis . European clubs will be allowed to delay the release of players to African Cup of Nations squads until the week the tournament begins. The 24-year-old . The final game now before releasing players sees a clash of title chasers on Jan. 2 with Liverpool — with Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Naby Keita (Guinea) and Sadio Mané (Senegal) in the squad — playing away at Chelsea which has Edouard Mendy (Senegal . The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Cameroon on January 9, 2022, having been delayed a year by the . December 27, 2021. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu. ABIDJAN: Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha was recalled Thursday to the Ivory Coast squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal have announced their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations with Sadio Mane and Edouard Mendy making the cut as expected. The 28-year-old missed all six of his country's 2022 World Cup qualifiers this year . The tournament was initially to be held in January and February last year. The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will run from January 9 to February 6. Dec 13, 2021, 2:05 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe. Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Preview. Defenders: Lawrence Chaziya (Civo United, Malawi), Dennis Chembezi (Polokwane City, South Africa), Gomezgani Chirwa (Nyasa Big Bullets, Malawi), Peter Cholopi, Stanley Sanudi (both Be Forward. Watford get di most players eligible - six . Ivory Coast and Ghana squads. Reuters. Profile on Egypt team for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations FOOTBALL By Reuters . Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Watford forward Ismaila Sarr have both been named in the Senegal squad for the Africa Cup of Nations as they recover from . The tournament is hosted by Cameroon, and will take place from 9 . Premier League clubs will have African Cup-bound players available for two additional matches. The Belgian will trim his squad to 28 players before the start of the tournament on 9 January 2022 in Cameroon. Africa's biggest soccer stars will be heading to Cameroon next month for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Africa: AFCON 2021 - Squads for Tournament Cameroon Tribune, 3 January 2022. Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the . Six of the 28 . Visionhaus. Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet announced his provisional 40-man squad to begin preparations towards next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is an international football tournament that will be held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022. Africa Cup of Nations 2021: Group D preview and squads - Mohamed Salah to the fore as Egypt and Nigeria battle Two of the competition's big guns have been paired together in Group D as Mohamed . Ismaila Sarr will join up later in the tournament. The rearranged African Cup of Nations will finally get underway in a week's time, but the occasion hasn't put the hosts Cameroon in the mood for celebrations, as the event came amid sudden and growing concerns that the fast-spreading Omicron variant . 1. St. Gallen defender, Musah Nuhu has revealed he is hoping to force his way into Coach Milovan Rajevac's squad ahead of the 2022 Africa Cup of nations. Riyad Mahrez will captain Algeria as they defend their African Cup of Nations crown next month, named by coach Djamel Belmadi to lead his 28-man squad at the tournament in Cameroon. Comoros announce squad for first ever Africa Cup of Nations by Ali Ismail December 23, 2021 (Photo by Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Comoros national football team have announced their final squad for the their first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). NewsNow aims to be the world's most accurate and comprehensive aggregator of Africa Cup of Nations 2021 news, covering the latest squad news, matches, reaction and more from AFCON 2021 from the best online news publications. The Stallions head coach Kamou Malo announced his list for the tournament on Wednesday afternoon. CAF Africa Cup of Nations Finals 2021 Squads MyFootballFacts ⇒ World Football ⇒ African Football ⇒ AFCON 2021 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Finals 2021 Squads by Nation with squad number, position, age, league club, and national league. 28 November 2021 8:36pm. The tournament will start from January 9, 2022 and will end up on February 5. The Africa Cup of Nations final will be one of 10 matches in the tournament shown live on the BBC. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Final - Senegal v Algeria - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - July 19, 2019 Algeria celebrate winning the Africa Cup of Nations . Musa follow for di 28-final list wey head Coach Augustine Eguavoen release on . Liverpool, Arsenal possibly hit the hardest by it and Chelsea losing their GK. Africa Cup of Nations 2021: Group D preview and squads - Mohamed Salah to the fore as Egypt and Nigeria battle Two of the competition's big guns have been paired together in Group D as Mohamed . Many were set to miss matches because of the rule that dictates clubs must release players 14 days before a . . -. Zimbabwe's 23-man squad for the 2021 CAF Africa Cup of Nations: Goalkeepers: Petros Mhari (FC Platinum), Martin Mapisa (FC Zamora, Spain), Talbert Shumba (Free State Stars, South Africa) Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was named on Thursday in hosts' Cameroon's 28-man Africa Cup of Nations squad after recovering from Covid-19. Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 2022 national team fixture,lineup,tactics,formations,score and results /CFP. Riyad Mahrez will captain Algeria as they defend their African Cup of Nations crown next month, named by coach Djamel Belmadi to lead his 28-man squad at the tournament in Cameroon. The 29-year-old refused to join the team at their last gathering in November but has been included in the Ivory Coast squad for the Africa Cup of Nations which gets underway on January 9. Moreover, the 33rd edition of Africa Cup of Nations schedule announced. Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino), Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor), Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers), Jamilu Collins (Paderborn), Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates), Kenneth Omeruo (Leganes), Zaidu Sanusi. Former France U-17 and U-19 midfielder Mahdi Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz has announced on Sunday a 40-man preliminary squad for the 2021 African Cup of Nations scheduled to be held in Cameroon between . Ahmed Abd El Rasoul, Sunday 19 Dec 2021. Perhaps the biggest doubts now are when national teams will have their full 28-man squads to prepare for Africa's biggest football event early next month. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were allowed to register a squad of up to 28 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers, to allow teams to deal with any COVID-19 cases. Africa Cup of Nations squads in full The Gambia squad for Afcon 2021 Goalkeepers: Baboucarr Gaye (Rot-Weiss Koblenz, Germany), Sheikh Sibi (Virtus Verona, Italy), Modou Jobe (Black Leopards, South. Ghana's Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations - Cameroon 2021. From the section. The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins on Sunday, January 9. The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, today dropped Napoli striker Victor Osimhen from Super Eagles squad for African Cup of Nations. Every story from every site is brought to you automatically and continuously 24/7, within around 10 minutes of publication. Factbox on African Cup of Nations qualifiers Egypt . Mohamed Salah is set to miss a crucial run of fixtures with Liverpool as he was officially called up to Egypt's 2021 African Cup of Nations squad. Ghana, who are without an AFCON trophy since 1982 are amongst 24 countries to compete for the trophy in Cameroon next month. Hosts Cameroon kick off the tournament by facing Burkina Faso in Yaoundé. Liverpool's Mo Salah headlines a group of six foreign-based players in Egypt's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, while there is a return for Aston Villa midfielder . OFFICIAL: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final squads. Footballers heading to next month's Africa Cup of Nations finals will be allowed to play for their clubs until Jan. 3, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Sunday. Sadio Mane, Édouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly have all been included in Senegal's squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon. Sadio Mane headlines a strong Senegal squad named on Friday for the Africa Cup of Nations finals where it will be one of the favourites. It faced calls in recent months that it should be postponed again because of the emergence of omicron. Salah headlines Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations squad December 29, 2021 17:10 Take a closer look at Egypt's squad selection for the Africa Cup of Nations. AP. The 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations is just around the corner as some of the world's best players prepare to face off in Cameroon. 2021 African Cup of Nations might be . Osimhen, nursing a face injury had declared himself fit to participate in the competition scheduled to . The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in 2021 but was postponed twice due to the spread of the . Players from all over the Premier League and the rest of the world . Lukaku omitted from Chelsea's squad to face Liverpool. Five days ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia announced Tuesday that a second player in their squad, Seifeddine Jaziri, had tested positive for Covid-19. RIYAD Mahrez will captain Algeria as they defend their African Cup of Nations crown next month, named by coach Djamel Belmadi to lead his 28-man squad at the tournament in Cameroon. CAPE TOWN 26 December, 2021 19:00 IST. Nigeria has named a final 28-man list for the 2022 Super Eagles squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Di Africa Cup of Nations go begin next month, about 40 Premier League players dey set to miss several weeks of di season as dem go head to Cameroon. Coach Saintfiet will trim his squad to 28 players before the commencement of the continent's bi-annual biggest football fiesta on . Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named a 30-man provisional squad for the 2022 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The African Cup of Nations trophy is pictured in Yaounde, Cameroon, December 7, 2021. The countdown for the Africa Cup of Nations is on as the best teams from across the continent battle for glory. Head coach of The Gambia senior national team Tom Saintfiet has released a provisional 40-man squad ahead of the 2022 African Cup of Nations to be hosted in Cameroon. The Serbian trainer had earlier in December named a 30-man provisional squad but trimmed the . Footballers heading to next month's Africa Cup of Nations finals will be allowed to play for their clubs until Jan. 3, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Sunday. SENEGAL SQUAD - 2021 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONSVideo ini berisikan daftar pemain yang dipanggil kepala pelatih Tim Nasional Sepakbola Senegal, Aliou Cissé untuk m. 0. Nigeria interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen named his 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on Christmas day, and it features more dual nationals than ever before. Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech has not been recalled to Morocco's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. The Manchester City attacker is one of 15 players from the squad that won the last finals in 2019 to return for the delayed 2021 edition, where . African Cup: Player release can be delayed until January 3. CAPE TOWN: Riyad Mahrez will captain Algeria as they defend their African Cup of Nations crown next month, named by coach Djamel Belmadi to lead his 28-man squad at the tournament in Cameroon. The list includes Napoli's Victor Osimhen, Watford's Emmanuel Dennis . December 31, 2021. FIFA regulations had mandated players be released this Monday, extending the time they would be missing from games . 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