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/ 11 February 2012
Côte d’Ivoire are out to finally do justice to their reputation when they take on Zambia in a compelling Africa Cup of Nations final.
A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal forward Gervinho against Mali on Wednesday put Côte d’Ivoire into the Afcon final.
And then there were four — Mali and Ghana have completed the semifinal line-up at the Africa Cup of Nations, after tense wins over Gabon and Tunisia.
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/ 24 January 2012
Tunisia has taken the Maghreb derby honours, a 2-1 defeat of Morocco putting them alongside Gabon at the top of Group C in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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/ 13 September 2010
The opening shots of the 2010/11 Champions League campaign are fired this week, with tricky assignment lying in wait for holders Inter Milan.
England take on Slovenia on Wednesday knowing they must raise their game or face crashing out of the World Cup at the group stages.
Sven Goran Eriksson heralded the newfound discipline shown by his Côte d’Ivoire side in their goalless draw with Portugal on Tuesday.
Didier Drogba appears to be winning his race against time to be fit to play in Tuesday’s Soccer World Cup opener against Portugal.
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/ 30 January 2010
Defending champions Egypt have steamrollered their way into Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final where they must now overcome a youthful Ghana.
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/ 29 January 2010
Egypt turned up for the Afcon with only one intention, to defend their status as African champions and they seem well on their way to doing just that.
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/ 27 January 2010
Ghana face neighbours Nigeria in a charged west African derby on Thursday with the prize a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
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/ 25 January 2010
Algeria and Ghana are one step away from the Africa Cup of Nations final after stunning favourites Côte d’Ivoire and hosts Angola respectively on Sunday.
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/ 22 January 2010
Zambia derailed highrollers Gabon 2-1 here on Thursday to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals for the first time in 14 years.
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/ 21 January 2010
Egypt maintained their faultless Afcon title defence and Nigeria became the latest team to progress to the quarterfinals in Angola on Wednesday.
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/ 20 January 2010
Ghana have escaped blushes by squeezing into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
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/ 19 January 2010
Angola and World Cup qualifiers Algeria joined holders Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Monday.
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/ 18 January 2010
Day eight of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday dished up a five-goal thriller in Lubango and a potentially massive injury blow for Ghana.
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/ 17 January 2010
Egypt extended their Africa Cup of Nations run to 14 games without defeat when securing their quarterfinal berth with a 2-0 win over Mozambique.
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/ 15 January 2010
Angola registered their first win at the Africa Cup of Nations to edge towards the quarterfinals but Thursday’s victory over Malawi came at a price.
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/ 14 January 2010
Gabon became the latest underdogs at the Africa Cup of Nations to punch above their weight when they beat continental giants Cameroon on Wednesday.
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/ 13 January 2010
For Mali and Algeria, Thursday’s Group A run out gives them a chance to prove their worth after indifferent starts to their Africa Cup of Nations.
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/ 12 January 2010
The form book was shredded on day two at the Africa Cup of Nations as Algeria lost to Malawi and Côte d’Ivoire stuttered against Burkina Faso.
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/ 11 January 2010
World Cup qualifiers Algeria loom next for miracle workers Mali who stunned hosts Angola in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations opener.
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/ 11 January 2010
Mali made a miraculous recovery to hold Angola to a 4-4 draw in the opening game of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
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/ 19 December 2009
The long and often bumpy road to the World Cup began way back in August 2007. We take a look at how the qualifying teams made it.