The African Cup of Nations is our World Cup
Reflecting on the 2022 edition of the African Cup of nations, and the successes of small countries.
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Gambia's Mohammed Mbye with teammates © Mohamed Abd El Ghany (Reuters).
The African Cup of Nations is in the knockout stages and 2022 has been a year of cinderella stories. Does this tournament in particular represent hints of the united Africa that Kwame Nkrumah imagined?