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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Egypt Win Final

Egypt finished off a impressive performance in the Africa Cup Of Nations taking the title. Ghana put up a great fight and caused all sorts of problems for Egypt on the counter attack, but Egypt got closer and closer and

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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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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal vs. Manchester United and Africa Cup Of Nations Final

There is not quite as much soccer this weekend as last weekend that I will be taking in, but there is still plenty of good stuff I will be trying to catch. The highlight of the weekend will be in

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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: 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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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

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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 6

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

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