Nick Reeves
latest news & developmentsEmotional Afcon final ahead for Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia
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.
Gervinho flair launches Ivorians into Afcon 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.
Mali and Ghana break through to Afcon semis
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.
Tunisia go to the top with Morocco win
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.
Heavyweights set for Champions League kick-off
The opening shots of the 2010/11 Champions League campaign are fired this week, with tricky assignment lying in wait for holders Inter Milan.
World Cup D-Day for England
England take on Slovenia on Wednesday knowing they must raise their game or face crashing out of the World Cup at the group stages.
Eriksson hails Elephants’ performance
Sven Goran Eriksson heralded the newfound discipline shown by his Côte d’Ivoire side in their goalless draw with Portugal on Tuesday.
Drogba trains normally, Eriksson ‘hopeful’
Didier Drogba appears to be winning his race against time to be fit to play in Tuesday’s Soccer World Cup opener against Portugal.
Champions Egypt, youthful Ghana clash in Cup
Defending champions Egypt have steamrollered their way into Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final where they must now overcome a youthful Ghana.
‘We are in Angola to win the title’
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.
West African rivals gear up for Afcon semifinal
Ghana face neighbours Nigeria in a charged west African derby on Thursday with the prize a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Algeria knock out Côte d’Ivore
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.
Zambia derail Gabon to make last eight in Angola
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.
Unbeaten Egypt progress in Angola
Egypt maintained their faultless Afcon title defence and Nigeria became the latest team to progress to the quarterfinals in Angola on Wednesday.
Ghana scrape into Afcon quarterfinals
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.