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03Jan/24

Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout

January 3, 2024FootballAbidjan, Africa–China economic relations, Air Rwanda, Alassane Ouattara, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Angola, Beijing, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Bissau, Cameroon, China, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, China National Building Material, Chris Toronyi, Creative Commons, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Gabon, Greece, Ivory Coast, Kigali, Laurent Pokou Stadium, Mali, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Morocco, Portugal, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Spain, Stadium diplomacyadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Chris Toronyi, Loughborough University

When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is one of six stadiums being used during the football tournament.

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28Apr/23

1993 Zambia National Football Team plane crash remembered

April 28, 2023FootballAfrica Cup of Nations, Alex Chola, Association football, Benard Chanda, Chabala Richard Mwanza Kelvin Mutale Winter Mumba, Charles Musonda, Chitalu, Dakar, Derby Makinka, Edward Mwaanga, Eston Mulenga Numba Mwila Timothy, FIFA World Cup qualification, Footballers, Gabon, Godfrey Chitalu, Joseph Kabungo, Kalusha Bwalya, Leslie Chakulya, Libreville, Makinka, Mike Chishimba, Moses Chikwalakwala, Moses Masuwa, Mumba Chansa Moses, Samuel, Senegal, Timothy Mwitwa, Whiteson Changwe, Winter Mumba, Zambia, Zambia national football team, Zambia national football team plane crashadmin

April 27, 2023 /Sports/ — On April 27, 1993, a Zambian Air Force plane carrying the Zambia national football team crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Libreville, Gabon. The plane was en route to Dakar, Senegal, for a World Cup qualifying match. All 30 people on board, including 18 players, were killed. Continue reading →