This Afcon was a fortune-teller

Senegal's forward Sadio Mane looks at the trophy prior to the ceremony after winning after the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match between Senegal and Egypt at Stade d'Olembe in Yaounde on February 6, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

What you need to know:

  • Held against a background of a still deadly COVID-19 pandemic, it was always bound to be a different Afcon.

Afcon 2021 was a harbinger. And one of a recent series of sporting events that signalled majors.

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