Hosts Egypt began their African Cup of nations campaign in fine style by beating Zimbabwe 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium, but it was their fans who earned most praise in the aftermath.

Clarence Seedorf insists his Cameroon side are fully focused as they prepare to begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title.

Sadio Mane has admitted he would swap the Champions League win with Liverpool to claim AFCON glory with his beloved Senegal. 

Tunisia came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations Group E.

Bafana Bafana boss Stuart Baxter had warned his side ahead of the match not to underestimate Namibia and they did indeed prove tough opposition until Zungu's header won the game.

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita was an unused substitute in Guinea's victory over Burundi on Sunday in Egypt after picking up a thigh injury in a 1-0 loss to Nigeria last Wednesday.

Mbark Boussoufa struck as Morocco clinched top spot in Group D at the African Cup of Nations with a late 1-0 win over South Africa to leave their opponents sweating on progress.

Morocco captain Medhi Benatia made a generous gesture by personally paying for a village to watch the Atlas Lions' African Cup of Nations game against South Africa. 

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita's chances of rejoining his Guinea team-mates for any potential further Africa Cup of Nations involvement look slim.

Ramy Bensebaini was involved in a bizarre altercation with Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha during Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory over Ivory Coast on Thursday.

Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi believes Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalists Nigeria are standing on the brink of a golden future.

Sportsmail looks at both sides, the Manchester City v Liverpool rivalry in this game, how each team got to the final and why Kalidou Koulibaly's suspension could come back to haunt Senegal.

Algeria beat Senegal to win the Africa Cup of Nations after Baghdad Bounedjah's heavily deflected strike just two minutes into the final.

Ivory Coast international Wilfried Bony, who cost Manchester City £28million as recently as 2015, spent the latter half of last season on loan from Swansea at Al-Arabi in Qatar.

 Wilfried Bony has revealed he is close to moving abroad after leaving Swansea this summer - and is training with League Two Newport County to keep his fitness up.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: An entertaining reaction can be expected now the Africa Cup of Nations will be reverting to its previous place in the calendar from 2021.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned that the decision to move the African Cup of Nations back to a January slot will have an impact on the club's transfer policy.

The video was filmed in Russia before being posted on Reddit earlier today where it was shared thousands of times.

A group of pranksters may be looking at criminal charges after their self-described vegan friends told police they tricked her into eating real chicken nuggets, according to an anonymous Reddit post.

Reddit user panorama_bride shared her story on the 'AmITheA**hole' subreddit, explaining that her friend was bullied into getting the hateful tattoo in prison.

The friend was furious and and has since blocked the Redditor on social media and reported her to Child Protective Services.

A 25-year-old Redditor complained of her 22-year-old boyfriend's odd behavior. He recently started putting his open mouth over hers whenever she yawns so he can inhale the air she exhales.

Reddit user confused123456 took to the 'AmItheA**hole' forum on Sunday to ask if she was wrong for betraying her 27-year-old daughter.

A UK-based boyfriend took to Reddit to share his shock on finding out that his girlfriend of two years was using their kettle to sterlise her Mooncup, which needs to be boiled between uses to sterilise it.

A Reddit user insisted he didn't think it would be a problem that he proposed to his girlfriend at the wedding because he and his brother 'get along great.'

A Reddit user said his girlfriend can't stand mushrooms and picks them out of dishes at restaurants. For their anniversary, he cooked a chicken recipe with mushroom sauce.

The anonymous British woman took to Mumsnet, and explained that the man's behaviour indicated that he's 'definitely' romantically involved with the other woman, and asked what she should do.

From Scrabble and Monopoly to Uno and Pictionary, everyone has a favourite board or card game. Now more Australians are playing classic games online while in quarantine.

Friends of the character known as Ferne Le'roy organised the funeral after his human player died from the virus. Mourners gathering in the desert city of Ul'dah on the game's Zalera server.

US-based Reddit user Cloud587587 opened up about his girlfriend of nearly a month and a half and her troublesome ex in the 'Relationship Advice' forum on Monday.

Daniel Michalow, 37, left, left D.E. Shaw in 2018 and has now launched legal action suing the company for defamation and seeking millions in damages. Eric Schmidt with wife Wendy, right.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the 'contract tracing' software would allow people who become unwell to warn those they had been in touch with 'over the past few days'  so they can 'act accordingly'.

Just weeks ago it was announced that they would be going through with their divorce.And on Sunday , Teresa Giudice stepped out in Miami to have lunch while her daughters celebrated Christmas.

Police will soon be using a new high-tech scanner that can 'frisk' suspects without them knowing. The device can detect concealed weapons through a suspect's clothing 20 yards away.

The new iPhone SE has the body of an iPhone 8 with the 'brains' of an iPhone 11 thanks to Apple's latest A13 Bionic chip, which enables it to capture Portrait Mode photos.

Megan Bexton, 21, from Newcastle upon Tyne, rushed to her boyfriend Reece Mitchell's house after finding suggestive texts on his iPad while the 22-year-old father-of-one was on a night out.

Meghan Markle, 38, has received praise from her friends following the launch of her charity high-street clothing range - including Jessica Mulroney who commented 'so proud of you' on Instagram.

The site, which will be called MarketLink, will open in November and will stock everything from kitchen appliances to furniture as well as mirror Amazon and eBay.

The woman, known as Sarah, was strangled by her then partner six times on five different occasions, including once when he attacked her in fury over a returned eBay sale. Stock image.

Supermarket shelves across the UK have been stripped bare as shoppers react to the Coronavirus. Claudia Connell tested out hand sanitisers that promise to leave your hands feeling soft.

Love it or loathe it, Black Friday weekend is looming. This is when retailers are expected to shower shoppers with juicy discounts for a few days only.

Her new movie Sergio starts streaming this Friday on Netflix .

Stirlingshire-based Kayleigh McIntosh-Lowrie has spoken out after spending years chatting with the Tiger King Joe Exotic online, and is convincing the Netflix star has been framed.

Too Hot To Handle's power couple Harry Jowsey and Francesca Farago soon became fan favourites when they debuted on the Netflix dating show in April.

Too Hot To Handle star Chloe Veitch let slip that Harry Jowsey had a 'secret girlfriend' between filming the Netflix series and getting back together with Francesca Farago.

Posted by his 22-year-old girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, footballer Cristiano looked delighted to be ringing in his first Christmas with his new family of four children.

Reporter Bethan McKernan said she had recommended a bar that Ms Dykes, 30, visited before she was abducted in the Lebanese capital, Beirut on Friday night.

Lewis Hamilton may be receiving a phone call from disgruntled Mercedes chiefs soon, after images of his personalised La Ferrari made their way online.

Chelsea winger Willian admitted he keeps in contact with Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and would be open to a summer transfer as his contract with Chelsea is almost up.

These families spent thousands on the luxury technology that comes complete with temperature zones, air purification and shelves that can be adjusted electronically to create more space.