Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Durban — Substitute Youssef El Arabi spared Morocco blushes with a late equalizer but it was still a night of triumph for minnows Cape Verde at the African Nations Cup in Durban on Wednesday. The Spain-based striker grabbed a 78th minute goal to end the chances of a huge upset, one that would have ranked […]
South Africa’s Siyabonga Sangweni celebrates the host team’s first goal – scored against Angola – at the Africa Cup of Nations finals. South Africa’s comprehensive 2-0 victory over Angola in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash on Saturday saw the country breath a collective sigh of relief. Obviously the result was crucial […]
By Paul Myers Nelspruit — Five things we learned from day five at the Africa Cup of Nations. If your forwards can’t score get your backs to do their work. South Africa dominated Angola for the first 30 minutes but, despite all the possession, the attackers squandered several chances exhibiting a Fernando Torres-like incompetence in […]
Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, Wednesday night released the list of Nigeria’s team to the 2013 African Nations Cup. The list was released even as the friendly match between the Eagles and Cape Verde was still on. FINAL LIST OF 23 PLAYERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Austin Ejide (Hapoel […]
African champions Zambia suffered a third consecutive friendly defeat when losing 2-0 to fellow qualifiers Angola Saturday in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations warm-up. Striker Geraldo, who plays for Brazilian second-tier club Parana, opened the scoring after eight minutes at Dobsonville Stadium and defender Amaro from Primeiro Agosto added a second five minutes from […]
By George A.m. Shackleford 18 referees and 21 linesmen have been named to handle matches at the African Nations Cup finals, including South Africans Daniel Bennett and Zakhele Siwela. It is an experienced group as there are only two changes to the list of referees and eight new assistants from the last finals in Equatorial […]
By George A.m. Shackleford Black Stars Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced his final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. The Ghana coach finalized his squad on Wednesday for this month’s finals by having to leave out one member from his preliminary squad of 24. The team is made up of […]
4 January 2013 AC Milan staged a walk off during a friendly fixture – led by Ghanaian Kevin Prince Boateng – after members of the squad became the victims of racist … ( Resource: Ghana’s Kevin Prince Boateng Interview on Racism in Football Ghana player Kevin-Prince Boateng and his AC Milan teammates including Sulley Muntari […]
Zambia will parade an even stronger squad than last year when they defend the Africa Cup of Nations title won against massive odds in Gabon. In come defender Emmanuel Mbola, midfielder William Njobvu and striker Jacob Mulenga, who missed the dramatic triumph 12 months ago when Chipolopolo stunned firm favorites Ivory Coast. After regular and […]
Africa: Gauteng Ready for Afcon Spectacle Pretoria — With just a few days left to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Gauteng provincial government says it is pulling all the stops to ensure the tournament is a success. The province has the privilege of hosting the Afcon opening game on […]