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@benjack94

MSc African Politics SOAS | Author of 'The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament' | Host of @BelgianPodcast 🇧🇪⚽️ Ed @GBeNeFN

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📚🌍 To celebrate the start of AFCON today I'm going to be giving away a copy of my book! To enter: ❤️ Like and RT this post Follow my account on X ⚽️ Predict who will finish top scorer at this year's tournament. I'll close entries after MD 1 is in the books!

benjack94's tweet image. 📚🌍 To celebrate the start of AFCON today I'm going to be giving away a copy of my book!

To enter:
❤️ Like and RT this post
Follow my account on X
⚽️ Predict who will finish top scorer at this year's tournament.

I'll close entries after MD 1 is in the books!

🇳🇬 🇩🇿 Excited to be in Marrakech for another Nigeria v Algeria AFCON clash. So much history shared between these two sides: 1980 Nigeria beat Algeria to lift their first AFCON 1990 Algeria get revenge in the final for their first 2019 That Mahrez free kick in the semi finals

benjack94's tweet image. 🇳🇬 🇩🇿 Excited to be in Marrakech for another Nigeria v Algeria AFCON clash.

So much history shared between these two sides:

1980 Nigeria beat Algeria to lift their first AFCON
1990 Algeria get revenge in the final for their first
2019 That Mahrez free kick in the semi finals

Safe to say most of the Cameroon media guys are not impressed with Mr Beida so far...


🇲🇦 Incredible stadium, the perfect setting for tonight's game!

benjack94's tweet image. 🇲🇦 Incredible stadium, the perfect setting for tonight's game!

🇨🇲 Great to see these Cameroon fans outside the teams hotel creating an atmosphere ahead of their clash with the hosts tonight!


Last time Cameroon came into an AFCON in a shambolic way was 2017 and they went on to win that. Great piece by Ali on this years team, have a feeling they may upset the host nation this evening...

Cameroon are a shambles. No league, two squads, questionable federation voting and the youngest team at the AFCON. And yet they are the most fearless and exhilarating team at the tournament. The reason? David Pagou open.substack.com/pub/alasdairho…

ahoworth97's tweet image. Cameroon are a shambles. No league, two squads, questionable federation voting and the youngest team at the AFCON.

And yet they are the most fearless and exhilarating team at the tournament.

The reason? David Pagou

open.substack.com/pub/alasdairho…


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Ghanaian Interest: Eritrea's biggest loss in football came against the Black Stars during the qualifying round for the 2000 AFCON (co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria). Ghana beat Eritrea 5-0, with Yaw Preko scoring four goals, at the Accra Sports Stadium in 1999. #AFCON

Kootsebi's tweet image. Ghanaian Interest:

Eritrea's biggest loss in football came against the Black Stars during the qualifying round for the 2000 AFCON (co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria).

Ghana beat Eritrea 5-0, with Yaw Preko scoring four goals, at the Accra Sports Stadium in 1999.

#AFCON

🚨 BREAKING: Eritrea are back! 🇪🇷 Eritrea have officially confirmed their participation in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. After years away from the continental scene, the Red Sea Camels are set to return to competitive international football. A big moment for the…

MickyJnr__'s tweet image. 🚨 BREAKING: Eritrea are back! 🇪🇷

Eritrea have officially confirmed their participation in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

After years away from the continental scene, the Red Sea Camels are set to return to competitive international football.

A big moment for the…


Ben J reposted

🌍🏝️ Did you know? The African Football Confederation, CAF, has 54 member states - but it briefly had a 55th: Zanzibar. Zanzibar was accepted in March 2017 only to have their membership rescinded 4 months later by then CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, who said it shouldn't have been…

SweeperPod's tweet image. 🌍🏝️ Did you know? The African Football Confederation, CAF, has 54 member states - but it briefly had a 55th: Zanzibar.

Zanzibar was accepted in March 2017 only to have their membership rescinded 4 months later by then CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, who said it shouldn't have been…
SweeperPod's tweet image. 🌍🏝️ Did you know? The African Football Confederation, CAF, has 54 member states - but it briefly had a 55th: Zanzibar.

Zanzibar was accepted in March 2017 only to have their membership rescinded 4 months later by then CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, who said it shouldn't have been…
SweeperPod's tweet image. 🌍🏝️ Did you know? The African Football Confederation, CAF, has 54 member states - but it briefly had a 55th: Zanzibar.

Zanzibar was accepted in March 2017 only to have their membership rescinded 4 months later by then CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, who said it shouldn't have been…

Ben J reposted

🆕️| #BFP '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗹' ✒️| Winter Transfer Window 🔵| @KRCGenkofficial 🇧🇪| Tom Saintfiet #AFCON #AFCON2025 ▶️open.spotify.com/episode/2SsNUk… ▶️creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/be… ▶️podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… ▶️podbean.com/podcast-detail…

BelgianPodcast's tweet image. 🆕️| #BFP '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗹'

✒️| Winter Transfer Window 
🔵| @KRCGenkofficial 
🇧🇪| Tom Saintfiet #AFCON #AFCON2025

▶️open.spotify.com/episode/2SsNUk…
▶️creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/be…
▶️podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
▶️podbean.com/podcast-detail…

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Mpasi moved from Rodez (L2), where he was the star starting GK for several seasons, to Le Havre (L1) where he hasn't had much playing time at all. But you wouldn't know it by this match. The guy has been immense today.


Ben J reposted

hi everyone i wrote a substack piece on how the memeification of AFCON stems from racial biases towards African football, please read 🥹❤️ open.substack.com/pub/h4yati/p/t…

hxy4t's tweet image. hi everyone i wrote a substack piece on how the memeification of AFCON stems from racial biases towards African football, please read 🥹❤️ open.substack.com/pub/h4yati/p/t…

Lookman has to be one of the favourites for player of the tournament 🇳🇬

🇳🇬 Ademola Lookman is the first player to provide 4 assists in an AFCON tournament since 🇨🇮 Didier Drogba in 2008. #AFCON2025

garyalsmith's tweet image. 🇳🇬 Ademola Lookman is the first player to provide 4 assists in an AFCON tournament since 🇨🇮 Didier Drogba in 2008. 

#AFCON2025


Ben J reposted

Introducing our new look identity for 2026. Though our logo is changing, our vision remains the same. Heritage. Identity. Football. While it's back to business as usual for us, we've got some more announcements for you later in January. Exciting times ahead.

_footyheritage's tweet image. Introducing our new look identity for 2026.

Though our logo is changing, our vision remains the same.

Heritage. Identity. Football.

While it's back to business as usual for us, we've got some more announcements for you later in January.

Exciting times ahead.

Watching all the footage from AFCON 1996 was one or the highlights of writing my book 🇿🇦 Every Bafana Bafana game had an electric atmosphere and I fell in love with 'Shoes', such a wonderful player to watch during that historic tournament!

Afcon 96 in SA this happened



Only goal in the group stages was an own goal and then Aamir Abdallah pulls that out! Great to see Sudan going for it against Senegal early on 🇸🇩


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Angola paid $10 million to the Argentina FA to organize a high-profile international friendly. 🚨🇦🇴 However, after that investment, the Palancas Negras went on to exit AFCON at the group stage in a group that included Egypt, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some leaders say that they…

MickyJnr__'s tweet image. Angola paid $10 million to the Argentina FA to organize a high-profile international friendly. 🚨🇦🇴

However, after that investment, the Palancas Negras went on to exit AFCON at the group stage in a group that included Egypt, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Some leaders say that they…

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