East Africans keep dropping the ball when it comes to football
Tunisia's coach Mondher Kebaier (right) protests against Zambia referee Janny Sikazwe during the Group 'F' Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2021 match between Tunisia and Mali at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe on January 12, 2022. PHOTO | ISSOUF SANOGO | AFP
The Africa Cup of Nations is being battled over in Cameroon, and this time there isn’t a single country from the East African Community zone.
After a long drought, where the odd EAC nation occasionally popped up in the final, the zone made its best showing in 2019 with Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda making an entrance in Egypt to seek the crown. They were all sent home empty-handed.
