At the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023, some records including that of the highest number of matches played in the tournament are expected to be broken.
Black Stars begin their quest for their fifth AFCON title when they play Cape Verde in their Group B opener later tonight at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.
An electric opening ceremony kicked off the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023 in thrilling style on Saturday night in Abidjan.
Two first half goals from Tracey Twum handed Ghana a 2:0 win over Senegal in the 1st leg of the final round FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Senegal.
Hosts Cote d'Ivoire opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau.
Seko Fofana gave the Elephants the perfect start in the Group A clash in Abidjan when he blasted home from just inside the area in the fourth minute.
He almost doubled the lead before half-time but another powerful effort was tipped on to the bar by Ouparine Djoco.
Jean-Philippe Krasso hooked in the second after the break after some smart control under pressure in the box.
The 2023 Afcon finals have been pushed back by six months - into early 2024 - to avoid the rainy season in West Africa, but the delay helped Ivory Coast finalise their preparations, with the total cost of hosting more than $1bn.
The Elephants, looking for their third continental triumph after wins in 1992 and 2015, had to begin their bid for glory without first-choice striker Sebastien Haller because of injury.
But midfielder Fofana broke the deadlock early on after being fed by Franck Kessie, skipping past a couple of defenders and sending his powerful right-footed strike inside the right-hand upright.
Mama Balde spurned Guinea-Bissau's best chance in the first half, scuffing his effort when played into the box, and only a smart save by Djoco kept the score at 1-0 after the impressive Fofana latched on to a cut-back from the right.
Krasso doubled the lead after showing great skill to juggle the ball and then swivelling and hooking in a left-footed shot from eight yards out in the 58th minute.
Substitute Franculino fired straight at Ivorian keeper Yahia Fofana in the final 20 minutes but the Djurtus, who have qualified for a fourth consecutive Afcon, could not score and are still awaiting their first win at the finals.
Nigeria face Equatorial Guinea at 14:00 GMT on Sunday in the second Group A match, while 2021 runners-up Egypt and four-time champions Ghana will also be in action later in the day as Group B commences.
Kevin De Bruyne marked his return to the Premier League in glorious style by coming off the bench to inspire a thrilling 3-2 win for Manchester City against Newcastle in a frantic battle at St James' Park.
Host nation Cote d'Ivoire will be on high alert for a potential giant-killing when they face Guinea-Bissau in today's TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 curtain-raiser.
The AFCON 2023 will kick off at Abidjan’s Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara tonight when host nation Cote d'Ivoire takes on Guinea Bissau in a tricky Group A encounter.
Ivory Coast's hosting of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will further accelerate the country's impressive rebound since its civil war ended in 2011, the Ivorian government hopes.
The Gambia squad travelling to Ivory Coast for the forthcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations "could have died" during a flight that was aborted, coach Tom Saintfiet has claimed.
Black Princesses coach Yussif Basigi has named his final 23 players for the first leg of the final round qualifier in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup against Senegal.
Chelsea missed a host of chances as Championship side Middlesbrough earned a slender advantage in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at a boisterous Riverside Stadium.