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Akor Adams Granted Temporary Leave from AFCON Camp

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 9 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Calvin Bassey Calls for Caution as Super Eagles Prepare for AFCON 2025 Quarter-Final

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 9 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso: AFCON 2025 Round of 16 preview

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 6 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Algeria vs DR Congo

Algeria vs DR Congo: AFCON 2025 Round of 16 preview, team news, kick-off time and lineups

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 6 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Yang Min-hyeok set to join Coventry City

Yang Min-hyeok set for Coventry City loan move

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 6 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Hannibal Mejbri delivers brutal verdict after Tunisia AFCON exit

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 5 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Morocco v Tanzania AFCON 2025 Round of 16: Preview, Team News, Kick-Off Time and Lineups

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 4 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Ayari in action against Burnley

Brighton cruise to 2-0 Win over Burnley to kick off 2026

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 3 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Mali vs Tunisia Round of 16

Mali vs Tunisia AFCON 2025 Round of 16: Preview, Team News, Kick-Off Time and Lineups

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 3 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

AFCON 2025: How the Africa Cup of Nations Thrives Beyond Western Politics

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 3 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

Uganda forced into third goalkeeper against Nigeria

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 1 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

AFCON Group F Preview

AFCON Group F Preview

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 31 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Arsenal show depth lacking Rice

Arsenal Show Depth As Villa Victory Eases Declan Rice Injury Concerns

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 30 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Arsenal Gabriel Jesus

Arsenal Statement Win Sees Villa Run Ended And Title Credentials Confirmed

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 30 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON Matchday Three Preview

AFCON Matchday Three Preview: Group Battles Reach Breaking Point

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 30 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Morocco cruise into AFCON last 16 with 3-0 win over Zambia

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 30 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025 Preview: Group A & B Set for Decisive Final Day

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 29 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Premier League Preview: Arsenal vs Aston Villa Title Showdown at the Emirates

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 29 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Ivory Coast and Cameroon share the spoils in thrilling 1-1 AFCON draw

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 28 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

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Steven Gerrard says Liverpool ‘missed out’ on Arsenal talent they should have signed

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 28 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025: All you need to know as Groups E and F heat up

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 28 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Benin Make AFCON History with First Ever Victory as Roche Sinks Botswana

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 27 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway highlights Gabriel Jesus’s Arsenal letter as a ‘must read’

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 27 Dec 2025 · 1 min read

Arsenal's Odegaard celebtates

Arsenal reclaim top spot with a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 27 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON Matchday Preview: Key Group Battles as Pressure Builds

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 27 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Hails AFCON Atmosphere After Gritty Win Over South Africa

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 26 Dec 2025 · 1 min read

AFCON 2025: Egypt fined $5,000 by CAF for media boycott after Zimbabwe match

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 26 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON Matchday 2 Preview: Pressure Builds as Group Stages Take Shape

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 26 Dec 2025 · 3 min read

Premier League

Premier League and EFL Hold Talks Over Ending Saturday 3pm Blackout

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 25 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Mohamed Salah Makes AFCON History With Landmark Goal vs Zimbabwe

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 25 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Arsenal

Arsenal vs Brighton Preview: Control and Consistency at the Emirates

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 24 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025 Is Reminding the World What African Football Really Is

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 24 Dec 2025 · 3 min read

AFCON 2025 Matches day four

AFCON 2025 Day four Preview: Ivory Coast and Cameroon in Focus

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 24 Dec 2025 · 3 min read

Arsenal’s “Bible Brothers” Banter Turns Heads After Palace

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 24 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025 Round Up day 3: Senegal Cruise as Nigeria Edge Past Tanzania

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 23 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Arsenal Among Six Clubs in Race for Olympiacos Midfielder Christos Mouzakitis

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read

DR Congo make winning start with Theo Bongonda strike in tight AFCON opener

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 23 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Egypt vs Zimbabwe AFCON Preview: Mohamed Salah’s begins Historic Quest

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 22 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Declan Rice and Mateta

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Carabao Cup Preview: London Derby and Rotation Test at the Emirates

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 22 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025 Preview: South Africa vs Angola in Group A Opener

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 22 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

AFCON 2025 Preview: Mali vs Zambia – Key Battles, Players to Watch & Tactical Insight

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 22 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Morocco vs Comoros AFCON 2025 Preview: Hosts Start as Favourites Against Underdogs

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 21 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

Arsenal vs Everton: Title race is heating up

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 20 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

El Hadji Malick Diouf

Senegal send AFCON message as confidence grows around Diouf and new generation

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 19 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

South Africa claim 1–0 win over Ghana in AFCON Preparation

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By Lachlan Garrett · Contributor · 17 Dec 2025 · 2 min read