The African Nations Cup remains an enigma. It grows in international stature but is still beset by organizational problems. Egypt beat its more fancied rivals to defend its title at the competition recently held in Ghana.
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Ghana and Ivory Coast move into semifinals
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP] Former MLS player Junior Agogo scored with just eight minutes remaining to give host Ghana a 2-1 victory over Nigeria Sunday in the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup. Ivory Coast also advanced to Thursday’s semifinals with a 5-0 victory over Guinea.
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African Nations Cup Results
The 0-0 tie between Angola and Tunisia sent both teams through to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup and eliminated Senegal and South Africa, which played to a 1-1 tie in the other Group D finale. Senegal stars El Hadji Diouf, Tony Sylva and Ousmane Ndoye were suspended after missing curfew, and Colorado Rapids keeper Bouna Coundoul was given the start in Sylva’s place. For all the African Nations Cup results and quarterfinal pairings ..
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African Nations Cup Results
Chelsea’s Michael Essien scored one goal and set up the other to lead host Ghana to a 2-0 victory over Morocco Monday that gave the Black Stars first place in Group A at the African Nations Cup and knocked the Lions of Atlas out of the competition. Guinea tied Namibia, 1-1, in the other Group A finale to finish in second place and move into the quarterfinals along with Ghana.
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Threat of match-fixing hits African Nations Cup
[AFRICA WATCH] One of the unfortunate consequences of the increased popularity in the African Nations Cup is the interest of Asian betting syndicates. Twice in the last week low-profiles team revealed they were approached to throw games.
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Cameroon, Angola, Morocco and Tunisia clinch berths in African Nations Cup finals
Cameroon headed a group of four countries that qualified this weekend for next January’s African Nations Cup in Ghana. The Indomitable Lion beat Rwanda, 2-1, on Sunday for their fifth win in five games. Also through to the finals are Angola, the easy winner in Group 6, and Morocco and Tunisia, which made sure of their place with wins on Saturday. For complete African Nations Cup qualifying results and goalscorers …
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Tragedy strikes after African Nations Cup qualifiers
An African Nations Cup qualifier played as a symbol of the new peace in Ivory Coast was overshadowed by tragedy at two other venues. Twenty-two people, most of them Togolese sports officials returning from an African Nations Cup qualifier, were killed when a passenger helicopter exploded and crashed on Sunday at Sierra Leone’s main international airport. The crash came a day after a stampede killed 12 people and injured more than 40 as fans left a stadium in the Zambian copper mining town of Chililabombwe, where Zambia had just beaten Congo, 3-0, in a key Group 11 match. For complete African Nations Cup qualifying results …