FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tom saintfiet | History Defined

Lens and Mali midfielder Sangaré wins Marc-Vivien Foé prize for African players

Malian midfielder Mamadou Sangaré has been crowned the 2026 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé winner, as Ligue 1’s outstanding African player.

Radio France Internationale · May 11

Referees in crisis and pitch pressure: six things we learned from Afcon 2025

Dramatic tournament left food for thought for the 2027 edition, from the weather to the warm welcome in Morocco

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19

Africa Cup of Nations: last eight line up for next step on road to glory

Of the eight sides contesting the quarter-finals at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday and Saturday, only Mali has never lifted the crown.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 9

Philippines Appoints Tom Saintfiet As New Men's National Team Coach

Tom Saintfiet appointed as new head coach of Philippine national football team, ushering in a new era of ambition and strategic planning.

Top News · Feb 26, 2024

2023 Africa Cup of Nations: 5 things we learned on Day 3 - robust and reckless

Ooh mama, there were some big daddy tackles during the second full-on day as the action went out of Abidjan to Bouaké and Yamoussoukro.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 16, 2024

‘Whole team could have died’: Gambia flight aborted en route to AFCON

The Gambia team, who open the Africa Cup of Nations against Ivory Coast, were forced to abort a flight after running out of oxygen

FourFourTwo · Jan 13, 2024

Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Footballers On Board Pass Out Due To Massive Oxygen Drop

The oxygen levels took a dangerous dip just a few minutes after the flight's take off

International Business Times UK · Jan 12, 2024

Scorpions take Gambia to victory in first AFCON23 qualifier

After a fantastic run at the African Cup of Nations 2021, Gambia’s Scorpions commence its campaign for the 2023 AFCON with a victory over the Bright Stars of South Sudan at Lat-Dior stadium in Thiès, Senegal, on Saturday night.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 5, 2022

AFCON: How The Gambia was at home among Africa’s best

The lowest-ranked team at this year’s African football tournament managed to reach the last-eight of the tournament.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022

Darboe and Colley leading streetwise Africa Cup of Nations debutants Gambia

Few expected much from the continent’s smallest mainland country but Tom Saintfiet has instilled belief in Gambia’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022