Africa: The Fennecs Set to End Wait for First CHAN Trophy

The local Algerian team will play next January in its second TotalEnergies CAF CHAN. The Fennecs took part in the 2011 edition in Sudan where they lost in the semi-finals to neighboring Tunisia. Madjid Bougherra's proteges, winners of the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021, will try to put on a...

Senegal gear up for a promising CHAN return

Goalkeeper Aliou Badry, present at the 2021 AFCON conquest as one of the reserve goalkeepers, will be one to watch out for in Algeria. Apart from being part of the main national team, Badry is also a key member of his team, Casa Sports and has won a Cup double...

French-Moroccan ties marked by affection and tensions

France and Morocco have a relatively relaxed post-colonial relationship but ties are still not without tensions that risk being exposed when their national football sides clash in a World Cup semi final in Qatar.The relationship France has with Morocco is not nearly as traumatic as with neighbouring Algeria, which fought...

CHAN 2023: Uganda to withdraw from tournament in Algeria – FA president

Uganda will withdraw from the African Nations Championships (CHAN) because of a row over government funding, the president of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations has announced.Moses Hassim Magogo, who is also a member of the Ugandan parliament, said pulling out of the tournament – which is scheduled to begin...

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