African Nations Cup

Two goals in five minutes at the start of extra-time helped defending champions Egypt book their place in the African Nations Cup semi-final with a battling victory over Cameroon.The game, though, was marred by a controversial third goal by Pharaohs' captain Ahmed Hassan which was allowed to stand by referee Jerome Damon despite replays showing the ball had clearly not crossed the lineBy that time the Egypt midifelder, who was winning a record 170th cap for his country, had already nodded Achille Emana's corner past his own keeper in the 26th minute, though the Indomitable Lions player was awarded the goal.Hassan scored again at the other end to pull his side level with a powerful l...
Cameroon, Zambia Complete African Nations Cup Quarterfinals Lineup

The full quarterfinal lineup is: Angola vs. Ghana, Ivory Coast vs. Algeria, Egypt vs. Cameroon and Zambia vs. Nigeria.
Group Stage Review & Knockout Stage Preview.

Egypt vs Cameroon. The Pharaohs have been the most impressive side in the tournament thus far, front to back, the most consistent with 7 goals scored (the best) and 1 goal against (the best), Shehata's 4-1-4-1 scheme is very hard to contend with. Cameroon on the other hand have not been consistent, Le Guen's 4-3-3 hasn't found solutions to the problems they have such as someone to find the final pass, Song-Billong normally does that but is now played as a holding midfielder with Nguemo-Makoun further ahead of him. He has also juggled hi strikers, Idrissou-Webo-Emana, and putting Eto'o out wide, whilst he did hurt Tunisia from there, he was anonymous against Zambia and Gabon...
Kieran Gibbs Out For The Season

... been spoilt rotten by wenger ball. egypt vs cameroon might tempt me, wanna see song do well but the gunner and nigerian in me wants him back in london. ...
Egypt vs Cameroon Preview

Mohamed Zidan says that Egypt are fully focused on their next African Nations Cup assignment against Cameroon.The Pharaohs, the only team to have collected maximum points en-route to the quarter-final, take on the Indomitable Lions in Benguela on Monday in a match that is a repeat of the last final two years ago. On that occasion, Hassan Shehata's team won 1-0 and they will now have to get past the same opponents if they are to have any hopes of a claiming a seventh continental crown. The Borussia Dortmund striker said: "Now there is no joke anymore. We are coming to the serious part of the tournament. "We are all very focussed. You win or you lose everything. We...
AP Weekly Sports Calendar

Various sites, Angola _ football, African Cup of Nations semifinals.FRIDAY, Jan. 29thru 31, Oberstdorf, Germany _ ski jumping, World Cup.New York _ athletics, IAAF Indoor, Millrose Games.Perth, Australia _ cricket, Australia vs. Pakistan, 4th ODI.Las Vegas _ boxing, Gabriel Campillo vs. Beibut Shumenov for Campillo's WBA light heavyweight title.SATURDAY, Jan. 30thru 31, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia _ skiing, Alpine World Cup, men's slalom, giant slalom.thru 31, Seefeld, Austria _ skiing, Nordic combined, World Cup.Vancouver, British Columbia _ skiing, freestyle World Cup.Calgary, Alberta _ snowboarding, World Cup.Brandenburg, Germany _ boxing, Sebastian Sylvester...
Chelsea poised to have the biggest influence in the African Nations Cup

but in both 2 last versions 2 teams from the same group made it t the final (Egypt vs Cote d’Ivoire in 2006 and again Egypt vs Cameroon in 2008). Let’s not underestimate Burkina Faso and/or Togo, but Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana are the better sides of the group, at least on paper and should qualify to the knock-outs where they will be meeting the top 2 of the 1st group which includes hosting nation Angola alongside Mali, Algeria and Malawi. No matter who of Angola, Mali or Algeria, both Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are well capable of going through past them. Mali was already soundly beaten by Ghana in the qualifiers, btw. Nigeria’s path is a different and a little hard...