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/ 1 February 2008

SA, Senegal crash out of Cup

Senegal and South Africa were eliminated from the African Nations Cup after a 1-1 draw in their last Group D match in Kumasi on Thursday. Both teams needed a win to revive slim hopes of reaching the last eight but finished behind Tunisia and Angola in the standings.

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/ 31 January 2008

Senegal snub press after nightclub story

Senegal have imposed a media blackout after the publication of a story in the local press about skipper El-Hadji Diouf staying up late at a nightclub 48 hours before a crunch Africa Cup of Nations Group D tie against South Africa. ”We want to be focused on the match and do not want any distractions from the media,” said an official.

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/ 26 January 2008

Eto’o equals goals record in 5-1 Cameroon win

Samuel Eto’o equalled the Africa Cup of Nations goalscoring record as Cameroon restored their reputation with a comfortable 5-1 win over Zambia in their Group C match at Kumasi’s Baba Yaro stadium on Saturday. Eto’o converted a 66th-minute penalty to register his 14th goal in five tournaments, matching a 38-year-old record set by Laurent Pokou of Côte d’Ivoire.

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/ 22 January 2008

Goals rain on Africa Cup

The goals continued to flow at the Africa Cup of Nations with nine more on Tuesday taking the tally to 20 and a promise of more attacking play to come on Wednesday. Mohamed Zidan scored two spectacular goals in the first half on Tuesday to lead defending champion Egypt to a 4-2 win over shaky Cameroon.