{"id":426161,"date":"2026-01-24T02:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/426161\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T02:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:06:11","slug":"sunderland-honour-2025-afcon-stars-with-special-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/426161\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland honour 2025 AFCON stars with special tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Sunderland-honour-2025-AFCON-stars-with-special-tribute-2018616?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/35146362.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sunderland celebrated their players who featured at the 2025 AFCON\" title=\"Sunderland celebrated their players who featured at the 2025 AFCON\" width=\"295\" height=\"203\" \/> <\/a>Sunderland celebrated their players who featured at the 2025 AFCON<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Sunderland have shown a real touch of class by paying tribute to their African stars who proudly represented their countries at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>With AFCON 2025 delivering drama, passion and unforgettable moments, the Black Cats made sure to recognise their players&#8217; efforts on the continental stage. <\/p>\n<p>It was a tournament that saw Habib Diarra return to Wearside as a champion after helping Senegal lift the trophy, adding another proud chapter to the nation\u2019s growing football legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Chemsdine Talbi also enjoyed a memorable campaign, finishing as a runner-up with Morocco after a fiercely contested final. While falling just short of the ultimate prize, Talbi\u2019s performances underlined his importance to both club and country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Video-of-Morocco-s-abandoned-AFCON-victory-parade-bus-goes-viral-2018341\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Video of Morocco&#8217;s &#8216;abandoned&#8217; AFCON victory parade bus goes viral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bertrand Traor\u00e9 represented Burkina Faso with his usual attacking flair, while DR Congo duo Noah Sadiki and Arthur Masuaku carried their nation\u2019s hopes with determination throughout the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Reinildo Mandava, representing Mozambique, also flew the Sunderland flag high, showcasing resilience and leadership on Africa\u2019s biggest football stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League club presented each player with specially designed portrait frames celebrating both club and country.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork featured large images of the players in Sunderland jerseys as the dominant centerpiece, while smaller photos captured them representing their national teams during the AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>FKA\/AM<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, watch as Ghanaians celebrate Senegal&#8217;s AFCON triumph<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunderland celebrated their players who featured at the 2025 AFCON Sunderland have shown a real touch of class&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-426161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}