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Michel Nkuka Mboladinga dressed as Patrice Lumumba in a yellow suit jacket and blue cheque shirt and tie lifts his hand as if waving in the stands at Afcon.

Algeria apologises after player mocks Congolese superfan dressed as pan-African hero

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo's Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.

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A colourful image showing the Africa Cup of Nations trophy, the Moroccan flag, Achraf Hakimi celebrating a goal, two fans of Ivory Coast and a South Africa supporter

All you need to know about Afcon 2025

BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as the 35th edition of the continent's biggest sporting event reaches the quarter-finals.

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Former Tunisia national football team manager Sami Trabelsi at the Afcon 2025

Trabelsi sacked by Tunisia after last-16 Afcon exit

Tunisia sack coach Sami Trabelsi a day after their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations last-16 defeat by Mali on penalties.

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A composite image divided into four vertical columns shows four different men from the chest up. Achraf Hakimi, Dickson Job, a Nigeria football fan smiles in celebration and Mohamed Salah raises his right arm

Salah goals & Hakimi return - six things from Afcon 2025's group stage

BBC Sport Africa takes a look back at some of the key talking points from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage.

6 days ago

31 Dec 2025

Carlos Akapo in action for Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea pair banned for abusing referee at Afcon

Equatorial Guinea's Carlos Akapo and Josete Miranda are banned for four games for abusing the referee after their defeat by Sudan at Afcon 2025.

31 Dec 2025

29 Dec 2025

Sudan forward John Mano, visible from shoulders up in a red and black t-shirt, stares intently into the camera lens. A stud earring is visible in the lobe of his left ear. Blurred in the background over his left shoulder is a large replica of the golden Africa Cup of Nations trophy

'I can kill you right now' - Sudan's footballers on civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

29 Dec 2025

27 Dec 2025

In an edited image, a man in white t-shirt stands behind a foosball table with the Afcon trophy stuck over his extended right hand. Foosball players with real players' heads are cut out and displayed behind him

The best players who never won Afcon?

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah begins another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles top stars who never lifted the trophy.

27 Dec 2025

25 Dec 2025

Eliud Kipchoge, visible from stomach up and wearing an official Kenya tracksuit which has the flag on its left breast and is a mainly red design with green hexagonal shapes, poses with his gold medal which he is holding in his right hand and wearing on a ribbon around his neck during the victory ceremony of the men's marathon event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

'I'm not retiring' - Kipchoge's marathon world tour

Sporting great Eliud Kipchoge says his plan to run marathons on seven different continents is about purpose, not records.

25 Dec 2025

24 Dec 2025

A group of seven Mozambique players, six wearing yellow shirts and shorts plus a goalkeeper in green, clap and salute towards fans as they walk around the pitch after a match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Mozambique target historic first Afcon win in Morocco

Mozambique believe they can reach the knockout stage at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, according to former international Manuel Bucuane.

24 Dec 2025

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