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AFCON 2025: Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina chase vital wins today

The group stage of AFCON 2025 enters a decisive phase today as eight teams face off in four crucial Matchday 2 fixtures in Morocco. Heavyweights Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon are all in action with qualification places on the line.​ The tournament, which runs from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, has already delivered drama. Nigeria sealed a Round of 16 spot on Saturday after a 3–2 win over Tunisia in a five goal thriller.​ Saturday’s games in Groups C and D were keenly contested. In Group C, goals from Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman gave Nigeria victory, while Montassar Talbi and Hamza Al Abdi scored for Tunisia; Uganda and Tanzania drew 1–1, while in Group D Senegal drew 1–1 with DR Congo and Benin beat Botswana 1–0.​ Attention now shifts to Groups E and […]

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AFCON 2025 prize money and five biggest shocks in tournament history

The Africa Cup of Nations has grown into one of world football’s most lucrative international tournaments, with AFCON 2025 in Morocco set to offer a record prize pool of 32 million dollars. According to CAF’s official breakdown, the champions will earn 7 million dollars, the runners up 4 million dollars and the two beaten semi finalists 2.5 million dollars each.​ Quarter finalists will receive 1.3 million dollars per team, while all eight nations knocked out in the Round of 16 get 800,000 dollars each. The two best third placed teams who fail to advance from the group stage will take home 700,000 dollars each and the remaining six fourth placed sides receive 500,000 dollars apiece.​ These figures highlight how far AFCON has come since earlier editions. In 2019 the winners, Algeria, received 4.5 million dollars and runners up Senegal earned […]

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 Navy Rescues 10 from Distressed Vessel in Calabar

The Nigerian Navy successfully rescued 10 crew members—one Cameroonian, one Equatorial Guinean, and eight Nigerians—from the distressed vessel MV SEMA III en route to Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. According to Naval Director of Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, the rescue took place on Friday, November 7, after a distress call was made. A naval gunboat with a submersible pump reached the scene quickly, evacuated all occupants, and brought them to safety at Forward Operating Base IBAKA. The rescue operation received praise from MV SEMA III’s captain for the Navy’s professionalism and rapid response. Just days earlier, the Navy also saved 11 passengers from a sinking speedboat in Rivers State, demonstrating heightened efforts to ensure regional maritime safety. Additionally, the Nigerian Navy has intensified anti-crude oil theft operations in the Niger Delta, deactivating multiple illegal refining sites in Delta and Rivers […]

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Equatorial Guinea President’s Nephew Jailed for Embezzlement

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement, marking a dramatic fall from grace for the once-powerful official. Engonga, nicknamed “Bello” for his good looks, was the former head of the National Financial Investigation Agency. A court ruled that he had diverted public funds for personal use, alongside five other officials who allegedly misappropriated money meant for travel allowances ranging from $9,000 to $220,000. His case drew international attention last year when sex tapes allegedly involving him were leaked online. The scandal erupted while he was in detention on charges of funneling millions into secret offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands. Many of the leaked videos appeared to show him with women connected to the country’s political elite, further fuelling controversy. The videos’ authenticity was never […]

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Court Jails Baltasar Engonga 8 Years for Embezzlement

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, to eight years in prison for embezzlement. The Bioko Provincial Tribunal found Engonga, who previously headed the national financial investigation agency, guilty of diverting public funds allocated for official travel to personal use. According to Hilario Mitogo, Press Director of the country’s Supreme Court, Engonga was convicted alongside five other senior officials for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Scandal and Conviction Engonga, popularly known as “Bello,” attracted global attention in November 2024 when explicit videos involving him and the wives of other officials surfaced online. Some of the videos were allegedly recorded in his Ministry of Finance office, sparking outrage and widespread ridicule. The scandal fueled a wave of social media parodies, including songs, dances, and memes that mocked him with references to a […]

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