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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: 3rd Place and Finals Preview And Predictions

It is a bit sad that this tournament is coming to an end. It has been really enjoyable. I will have some more reflections on this tournament as a whole after it officially finishes this weekend, but it is time

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Ghana and Egypt advance to the finals

The finals are set with Ghana and Egypt both advancing. Ghana were fortunate as they have been throughout the knockout stages as they were bombarded by Nigeria but got a goal from a corner through Asamoah Gyan, who has really

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Semifinals Previews And Predictions

The tournament picked up with the quarterfinals as some of the big names have fallen as well as the hosts of the tournament. Three of the games went into extra time and the other game was only decided by one

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Egypt Defeat Cameroon And Nigeria Eliminate Zambia On Penalties

The semifinals are set after the second day of quarterfinals. Both games went into extra time and were fairly exciting. Egypt won 3-1 despite conceding the first goal after 26 minutes when Achille Emana scored directly from a corner kick.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Ghana Edges Angola And Algeria Advances In Thriller

The first two semifinalists were decided today as Ghana and Algeria advanced. In the first quarterfinal, Ghana defeated Angola 1-0. The goal came in the 16th minute when Kwadwo Asamoah set up Asamoah Gyan who got behind Angola’s captain Kali.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Quarterfinals Preview and Predictions

The quarterfinals are starting up and the tournament should start getting exciting. A lot of the established powers have disappointed while Egypt and Angola have been the most entertaining teams in the tournament. The one Cinderella story left in the

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 12

The group phase is finally over. This group was all over the place during the matches and the first real excitement of the tournament. Gabon were unable to advance as Zambia got the 2-1 win to advance themselves to the

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 11

The group phase is nearing its end with 2 more teams qualifying for the knockout round. Egypt kept its perfect record with a 2-0 win over Benin. Nigeria finally put in an impressive performance with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 10

Group B finished up and we finally have set up some of the quarterfinal matchups. Ghana were not that impressive as they won 1-0 over Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso held their own but they couldn’t get the goal they needed

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 9

Group A finished today and it was pretty disappointing. Algeria and Angola both advanced as they played for a 0-0 draw. It was an okay game until about the 60th minute when it was clear both teams decided that they

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