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Senegal boss Pape Thiaw slapped with a five-match ban after AFCON final chaos, with almost £1MILLION in fines handed out – while two Premier League stars are suspended
After the storm of the AFCON final comes the array of punishments,…
Kylian Mbappe dedicates Panenka penalty to team-mate Brahim Diaz after Real Madrid star’s AFCON final nightmare
By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 09:22 EST, 25 January 2026 |…
Moroccan FA announces it will pursue LEGAL ACTION after crazy AFCON final – with Senegal manager facing a long ban for ordering his players off the pitch in penalty protest
By LEWIS STEELE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 11:21 EST, 19 January 2026 |…
My night at the world’s most bonkers match: Ear-splitting screams, fans clashing with police, journalists scrapping with each other and managers chased out of press conferences as AFCON’s final descended into utter bedlam
There was a vibration on my wrist as my Apple Watch informed…
AFCON final chaos escalates: Senegal boss walks out on his interviews after Moroccan reporters booed him and his daughter – as footage emerges of new fight over goalkeeper’s TOWELS!
Senegal manager Pape Thiaw saw his press conference cancelled amid a heated reaction…
Senegal 1-0 Morocco AET: Chaos reigns on and off the pitch in the craziest finale you’ll ever see… as wincing FIFA chief Gianni Infantino watches on
With FIFA president Gianni Infantino wincing and cringing as he watched on…
Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz is left in tears after missed Panenka penalty in the TWENTY FOURTH-minute of stoppage costs Morocco in AFCON final
By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 17:56 EST, 18 January 2026 |…
Senegal win AFCON after football’s most dramatic final: Morocco star misses late penalty that sparked walk-off protest from Sadio Mane and Co, as riot police are forced to contain angry fans in ugly scenes
Senegal have won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) with their 1-0…
AFCON final descends into CHAOS as Senegal boss calls his team off the pitch after controversial late penalty is awarded to Morocco by VAR
By TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER Published: 16:12 EST, 18 January 2026…
More misery for Mo! Salah loses AFCON third-place final with Egypt as he and Omar Marmoush both have their penalties saved during shootout defeat by Nigeria
By CIARAN FOREMAN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 15:45 EST, 17 January 2026 |…
Arne Slot insists he would be relishing Mo Salah’s return from AFCON ‘even if Liverpool had 15 attackers’, hinting explosive fall-out is behind them
By LEWIS STEELE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 06:01 EST, 16 January 2026 |…
Mo Salah’s AFCON ‘curse’ continues: Liverpool star suffers MORE heartbreak as his dreams are dashed again with former team-mate Sadio Mane sending Senegal into the final
By LIAM MORGAN, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 15:37 EST, 14 January 2026…
Senegal face Egypt in a tantalising AFCON semi-final that pits Sadio Mane against Mohamed Salah again – the ex-Liverpool star has the edge over his old team-mate but both will be desperate to succeed in their ongoing rivalry
We are at the semi-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations…
Man United handed huge boost as AFCON star is knocked out by team-mate – and will be back for Manchester derby
By WILL GRIFFEE Published: 16:26 EST, 9 January 2026 | Updated: 04:42…
Man United star Amad Diallo continues sensational AFCON form as he scores superb goal to inspire Ivory Coast to victory and crunch quarter-final clash with Mo Salah’s Egypt
By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 16:34 EST, 6 January 2026…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is OUSTED from his national team Gabon by the GOVERNMENT, who have suspended the entire national team over ‘disgrace’ at AFCON
By CIARAN FOREMAN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 10:08 EST, 1 January 2026 |…
Man United star continues sensational AFCON campaign with stunning strike for Ivory Coast – as in-form man faces off against Red Devils team-mate in Morocco
By LIAM MORGAN, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 17:42 EST, 28 December 2025…
Mohamed Salah is 10-man Egypt’s saviour at AFCON for a second-straight game as his penalty secures a 1-0 win over South Africa and seals qualification into the knockout stages
By LUKE AUGUSTUS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 14:09 EST, 26 December 2025…
Man United star slots winner for AFCON holders Ivory Coast to launch title defence in style
By GETHIN HICKS, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 17:05 EST, 24 December 2025 |…
Controversy at AFCON as referee is sent to his monitor… but cannot award penalty as VAR farcically stops working!
By TARA ANSON-WALSH, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 09:58 EST, 24 December 2025 |…
