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Togo expels ex-Burkina Faso leader after coup plot claim, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is welcomed by soldiers in Dori, Sahel region as he arrives to motivate his troops, after armed men killed civilians and militaries in Seytenga, at an airport in Dori, Burkina Faso June 15, 2022. Burkina Faso's Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is welcomed by soldiers in Dori, Sahel region as he arrives to motivate his troops, after armed men killed civilians and militaries in Seytenga, at an airport in Dori, Burkina Faso June 15, 2022. Burkina Faso's Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Burkina Faso sack coach after Cup of Nations disappointment

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Group C - Algeria v Burkina Faso - Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - December 28, 2025 Burkina Faso players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Stringer
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Group C - Algeria v Burkina Faso - Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - December 28, 2025 Burkina Faso players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Stringer

Tapsoba to miss Bundesliga restart, says Leverkusen coach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen v Paris St Germain - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - October 21, 2025 Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba in action with Paris St Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen v Paris St Germain - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - October 21, 2025 Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba in action with Paris St Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/ File Photo

Amad Diallo inspires Ivory Coast to 3-0 win over Burkina Faso to book Afcon quarter-final spot

Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo closing down Burkina Faso defender Arsene Kouassi in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 football match at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh on Jan 6, 2026.
Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo closing down Burkina Faso defender Arsene Kouassi in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 football match at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh on Jan 6, 2026.

Late winner puts Algeria into Africa Cup of Nations last eight, Ivory Coast ease through

Striker Adil Boulbina scores the winning goal for Algeria in extra time against the  Democratic Republic of Congo.
Striker Adil Boulbina scores the winning goal for Algeria in extra time against the  Democratic Republic of Congo.

Egypt not among the Afcon favourites but will keep fighting, says Mohamed Salah

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Egypt v Benin - Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco - January 5, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Egypt v Benin - Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco - January 5, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Burkina Faso beat Sudan to seal second in Group E at Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast top Africa Cup of Nations group ahead of Cameroon, Algeria win again

Ivory Coast forward Evann Guessand (left) celebrates scoring his team's equaliser with defender Guela Doue and forward Amad Diallo.
Ivory Coast forward Evann Guessand (left) celebrates scoring his team's equaliser with defender Guela Doue and forward Amad Diallo.

Two Guinea players banned for insulting referee at Africa Cup of Nations

Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US

The bans apply to both immigrants and non-immigrants, such as tourists, students and business travellers.
The bans apply to both immigrants and non-immigrants, such as tourists, students and business travellers.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.