The Africa Cup of Nations reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend with a series of mouthwatering ties between the continent’s heavyweights. Here we pick out five stars enjoying their first Afcon to look out for in the last eight:
Cristian Romero added to the mounting crisis at Tottenham as the Argentine appeared to take a swipe at the club’s hierarchy after apologising for their latest dismal defeat.
The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals take place this weekend. The eight quarter-finalists include seven former Afcon winners and all eight are among the top 10 in the African rankings. Here we preview the quarter-finals which take place on Friday and Saturday:
Antoine Semenyo is expected to complete a move to Manchester City after being scheduled for a medical, with the Ghana international identified as a rotational attacking option ahead of the second half of the season.
Nigeria sharpshooters Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman will provide a stern test to the flawless record of Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of French football icon Zinedine Zidane, in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals in Morocco.
Morocco are on a mission to win the Africa Cup of Nations in front of their own fans but the hosts must avoid buckling under the enormous weight of pressure as they face Cameroon in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Tottenham Hotspur slumped to another defeat, this time a 3-2 loss to Bournemouth away.
Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko scored a double in a 2-2 draw at Burnley.
Thomas Frank insisted he had no idea he drank from an Arsenal-branded cup during a “painful” 3-2 defeat against Bournemouth that piled pressure on the beleaguered Tottenham boss on Wednesday.
Manchester United caretaker boss Darren Fletcher hopes Benjamin Sesko’s double in a 2-2 draw at Burnley proves to be the launching pad for the Slovenian striker after a tough start to life at Old Trafford.