Pharaohs, Warriors get AFCON ball rolling

Koulibaly of Senegal
Koulibaly of Senegal

The biggest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament kicks-off tonight with Zimbabwe’s Warriors facing the wrath of Mohammed Salah’s Pharaohs of Egypt.

Kick-off is 8pm. The number of participating countries has been increased from 16 to 24 for the first time in the tournament’s history.

Unfortunately, the Zebras of Botswana will watch the action from the couch, but the Botswana Premier League (BPL) has a former representative, as Tanzania’s Rashid Mandawa was a BDF XI player until his recent release.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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