Senegal

Nigeria, already group winners after two matches, condemned Uganda to an early exit with a 3-1 victory.

Ahead of the last two days of the first round, we run through the outstanding groups and examine the permutations, looking at what each side needs to progress and potentially top their groups.

Senegal forward Sadio Mané believes his side were unlucky not to claim all three points against DR Congo in group D of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Four former champions began their AFCON campaigns with victories on Tuesday.

The Africa Cup of Nations (Dec. 21 to Jan 18) takes place in Morocco, with Ivory Coast the defending champions and the likes of South Africa looking to impress ahead of the FIFA World Cup next year. Here is ESPN's guide to all the teams at AFCON.

More than 30 Premier League players are expected to be involved in the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Morocco on December 21. Which club will feel their absence the most? Hint: It's not Liverpool.

U.S. Soccer announced its last remaining pre-World Cup opponent on Thursday, with the United States set to play Senegal in a friendly at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on May 31.

Here's ESPN's far-too-early ranking of Africa's nine guaranteed tournament qualifiers, although that number would become 10 if the Democratic Republic of Congo prevail in the inter-confederation playoffs in March.

Africa's hopes of having an unprecedented three teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockouts are firmly on course after an encouraging draw in DC this past Friday.