By Marco Jacobs
Every time the Africa Cup of Nations arrives, the same debate resurfaces in European football circles. Clubs complain. Managers sigh. Pundits talk about “disruption.”
And once again, African football is treated not as an equal stakeholder in the global game, but as an inconvenience.
AFCON is the pinnacle of African foo…
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Bafana bow out of AFCON
By Marco Jacobs
Cape Town - Bafana Bafana vs Cameroon: AFCON 2025 Round of 16 Match Report
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 Round of 16 clash between South Africa's Bafana Bafana and Cameroon took place on January 4th, 2026, at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The match was a tense and competitive encounter, with Cameroon takin…