Mohamed Bayo headed in a dramatic winner in the eighth minute of injury time as Guinea beat 10-man Equatorial Guinea 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.... more »
A much-changed Equatorial Guinea side recovered from a thrashing in Tunisia last week by beating Libya 2-0 on Monday to get back into contention for a place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.... more »
Sadio Mane's Senegal marched on to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after seeing off a spirited Equatorial Guinea side with a 3-1 victory in Yaounde on Sunday.... more »
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez must lift struggling Algeria to victory over bogey team Ivory Coast this week or the Africa Cup of Nations holders will make a sensational exit after the first round.... more »
Madagascar, for the first time, Senegal and former champions Tunisia and Egypt sealed places at the Africa Cup of Nations finals Tuesday with two matchdays to spare.... more »
Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang has pardoned 149 people who were arrested following clashes during the host country's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to Ghana.... more »
Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang says the "childish behaviour" of fans was to blame for the violence that marred the Africa Cup of Nation hosts' semi-final loss to Ghana.... more »
African football chiefs on Friday hit Equatorial Guinea with a $100,000 fine for unrest in a Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in which 36 fans were injured.... more »
Esteban Becker refused to get into a debate about the referee after his Equatorial Guinea side beat Tunisia 2-1 after extra time in a contoversial Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Saturday.... more »
Hosts Equatorial Guinea are hoping the decision to relocate Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Tunisia to Bata gives them the edge over the Carthage Eagles.... more »
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea are setting their sights on achieving even more after wild celebrations greeted their qualification for the quarter-finals on Sunday evening.... more »
Hosts Equatorial Guinea advanced to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations amid emotional scenes on Sunday as second-half goals by Javier Balboa and Iban Edu secured a 2-0 win over Gabon in Bata.... more »
Equatorial Guinea coach Esteban Becker hopes his 'amazing ants' can defeat Gabon Sunday and make a fairy-tale entry to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.... more »
Equatorial Guinea have lodged an official complaint with Africa Cup of Nations' organisers CAF claiming a conspiracy was behind their disallowed goal in the opening 1-1 draw with Congo Brazzaville.... more »
Former Equatorial Guinea captain Juvenal Edjogo-Owono says he would prefer to lose with homegrown players rather than win with a posse of foreign stars.... more »
Beaten finalists only two years ago, Burkina Faso will be seeking a win on Wednesday against equally desperate Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea after both teams lost on opening day.... more »
Hosts Equatorial Guinea's dream of starting their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a win were cruelly spoiled as a late Thievy Bifouma strike earned Congo Brazzaville a 1-1 Group A draw in Bata on Saturday.... more »
The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, with organisers crossing their fingers for a successful tournament after a build-up dominated by Morocco's refusal to act as hosts amid fears over Ebola.... more »