The program of the day
The competition comes to an end with the 51st match (out of 52) of the competition: the small final for 3rd place.
9 p.m.: South Africa – DR Congo:
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Today's article
DR Congo coach, Sébastien Desabre is the architect of the Leopards' revival. As the Congolese face South Africa on Saturday to reach the podium of the CAN 2024, he draws an initial assessment, for France 24, of the Ivorian epic and its projects for the CAN 2025 and the 2026 World Cup . Interview.
Read alsoSébastien Desabre, “we have put the DR Congo in its place in Africa”
The video of the day :
Special correspondents Cédric Ferreira and Romain Houeix dissect the poster for the final: Ivory Coast - Nigeria
In short
Hubert Velud not renewed:
The Burkinabè Football Federation has decided to no longer renew the contract of national coach Hubert Velud for insufficient results. The French coach failed in the round of 16 of CAN 2024. Football is cruel.
No dates for CAN 2025
: The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, did not give dates for the next African Cup, supposed to be held in Morocco in 2025, on Friday during a press conference in Abidjan. However, a few days earlier, the Moroccan federation affirmed that it would take place in the summer of 2025. Problem, Fifa is organizing its first major Club World Cup with 32 teams, from June 15 to July 13 in the United States. Football traffic jam to be expected.
Today's statement:
Hugo Broos, South Africa coach:
"Tomorrow's match is special. It depends a little on which team has recovered mentally because also for the DRC, it was difficult to lose like that."
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