Tag: AFCON

  • Algeria wins AFCON 2019

    Algeria wins AFCON 2019

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    Algeria have won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Senegal 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium. Baghdad Bounedjah scored in the second minute of the match to gift the Desert Foxes their first AFCON title since 1990.

  • AFCON: Nigeria Defeats Stubborn Burundi 1-0

    AFCON: Nigeria Defeats Stubborn Burundi 1-0

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    Odion Ighalo came off the bench to hand Nigeria a 1-0 victory over stubborn minnows Burundi on Saturday in the opening Africa Cup of Nations Group B match. The Shanghai Shenhua forward had been on the pitch only four minutes in Egyptian Mediterranean city Alexandria when he struck the 77th-minute winner. It was an unconvincing…