African football news bbc

Here are some recent African football news from the BBC:

Latest News

• Egypt's Mohamed Salah wins African Footballer of the Year award: Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has been named the African Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Nigeria's Super Falcons win Women's Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria's women's national team, the Super Falcons, have won the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the ninth time after defeating South Africa 4-2 in the final. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Algeria's Riyad Mahrez wins African Footballer of the Year award: Manchester City and Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez has been named the African Footballer of the Year for the second time in his career. (Source: BBC Sport)

Recent Matches

• Egypt 1-1 South Africa: Egypt and South Africa played out a 1-1 draw in a friendly match in Cairo. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Nigeria 2-1 Benin: Nigeria defeated Benin 2-1 in a friendly match in Abuja. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Algeria 1-0 Tunisia: Algeria defeated Tunisia 1-0 in a friendly match in Algiers. (Source: BBC Sport)

Transfers

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joins Al-Nasr: Former Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nasr on a permanent deal. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Sadio Mané joins Bayern Munich: Senegal and Liverpool winger Sadio Mané has joined German club Bayern Munich on a permanent deal. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Mohamed Elneny joins Besiktas: Egypt and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has joined Turkish club Besiktas on a permanent deal. (Source: BBC Sport)

Injuries and Suspensions

• Sadio Mané ruled out of AFCON: Senegal and Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mané has been ruled out of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations due to a knee injury. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Mohamed Salah out of Egypt's AFCON qualifiers: Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to a shoulder injury. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Nigeria's Victor Osimhen out of AFCON qualifiers: Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to a shoulder injury. (Source: BBC Sport)

Coaching Changes

• Gernot Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach: Nigeria's coach Gernot Rohr has been sacked by the Nigerian Football Federation. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Peseiro appointed as Nigeria coach: Jose Peseiro has been appointed as the new coach of Nigeria's national team. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Herve Renard leaves Morocco coaching role: Morocco's coach Herve Renard has left his role as coach of the Moroccan national team. (Source: BBC Sport)