The tournament field is beginning to take shape. Tunisia and Gabon played a pretty boring game that ended in a 0-0 draw. Gabon were the better team, but Tunisia did have some good chances. Cameroon fought back to get to…
The tournament field is beginning to take shape. Tunisia and Gabon played a pretty boring game that ended in a 0-0 draw. Gabon were the better team, but Tunisia did have some good chances. Cameroon fought back to get to…
Group C completed its second round of games today. Nigeria underwhelmed again but they got a 1-0 win over Benin behind a Yakubu penalty. The win gives Nigeria hope of advancing out of the group, but they don’t look likely…
This is probably the premier matchup of the group stage as Cote d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 3-1. It was a solid performance by Cote d’Ivoire against a weakened Ghana squad that only brought on Michael Essien for the second half. I…
The Africa Cup Of Nations continued as Algeria got their first win beating Mali 1-0. It is actually the first win by any of the teams from Africa that have qualified for the World Cup. In the other Group A…
The surprising results are rolling in as the tournament is continuing. Gabon defeated Cameroon 1-0. Tunisia came back to get a 1-1 tie with Zambia. These games were played with a bit more quality at the defensive end compared to…
The tournament continued with two exciting matches. In the game between two lesser known teams, Mozambique and Benin played to a 2-2 draw. In the other Group C contest Egypt came back to win 3-1 against Nigeria. The games somewhat…
The second day of the tournament is over and 2 upsets occurred in the second day. The first game was Malawi 3-0 defeat of Algeria, while Burkina Faso held on for a 0-0 draw in their opening round match against…
I’ll start off first with a Togo update as it has become very unclear on what is going on with their participation. It is reported they have left the country but now it is said they want to return at…
The big news coming out of Africa today is the shooting of the bus that was carrying the Togo national team. The tournament will carry on, but it seems likely that the Togo national team will be withdrawing from the…
We are on to the third installment of my preview of the Africa Cup of Nations. This group like Group B has two clear heavyweights in Nigeria and Egypt with two teams considered weaker in Mozambique and Benin. Don’t sleep…
