The Lions Roar and Ghana Falls
Cameroon has shown an indomitable spirit as it fights to win the African Cup of Nations championship. Although Ghana had several opportunities to score, it couldn’t quite seem to get itself together to bring a goal to fruition. The end result was that Cameroon was able to push a goal in, in the second half, dashing Ghana’s hopes of making it into the finals. » Read more…
Cameroon’s Lions Roar into the Semi-Finals
Tunisia was determined to win the game and go into the semi-finals against Ghana, but Cameroon dashed those hopes. Tunisia shut down Eto’o at every opportunity and made Cameroon play almost 120 minutes before they could score their winning goal. It was a great match with both sides playing so hard that there were a number of fouls called against each team. Cameroon will now face Ghana in a match that we hope will be as hard fought as this one. » Read more…
Ghana beats Nigeria 2-1
Ghana beat Nigeria in a well fought out game on Sunday. Ghana played an impressive game, coming back from behind to dash Nigeria’s hopes for a semi-final showing. Junior Agogo removed his shirt to celebrate his winning goal and received a yellow card. » Read more…
New scoring record looming in ACN 2008?
Samuel Eto’o was helped the Cameroonians beat the Zambians 5-1 in a game that pushed them into the next round. The game was well played with the Cameroonians showcasing their skilled defending, and highlighting the Zambian’s weaknesses (at one point Joseph Job was able to walk the ball into the net). Eto’o has matched 14 goals in 5 tournaments, equaling a 38-year-old record set by Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast. Let’s see if he will break that record. » Read more…
Tunisia/Senegal and South Africa/Angola end in a draw
Tunisia and Senegal have not met since 2004, but this match was highly anticipated. Tunisia led with an early lead from a goal by Traoui which was answered by a goal by Moustapha Sall. Diomansy Kamara scored another goal to help put Senegal in the lead but it was not to last long as Traoui scored another goal. It was obvious from the play that Senegal played a better game than Tunisia and it will be interesting to see how they do in their next match-up. » Read more…
Zambia wins while Nigeria nurses its wounds
Zambians are celebrating their 3-0 win over Sudan in their game yesterday. The first goal was scored 3 minutes into the game and Sudan’s maiden voyage into the games after 32 years went downhill from there. Zambia dominated in the game, dashing Sudan’s hopes for any score at all. Now the leaders of their Group (Group C), Zambia holds a tenacious lead over Egypt, the defending champions. » Read more…
Ghana vs. Guinea – Africa Cup of Nations 2008
Ghana has a strong team made up of players who have international experience, so it was expected that it would be fairly easy for them to beat Guinea, but Ghana fought hard, in a packed stadium, to beat Guinea in a last minute kick, courtesy of a stunning last minute 25-yard kick by Sulley Muntari. Both sides played very well with the first goal coming from Asamoah Gyan. He had another opportunity to score again but missed the opportunity. » Read more…
Africa Cup of Nations 2008 -Warm-Up Matches Causing Shakeups
It has been a busy weekend with great showings by some of the teams in the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 games in Ghana. Egypt held Angola to a 3-3 draw and are looking good so far in all their warm-up match ups (crushing Namibia 3-0 on January 5, and beating Mali, 1-0 on January 10). The defending champions are considered to be very strong contenders in Group C, which includes Cameroon, Zambia, and Sudan, as they have already won 5 titles. » Read more…
Africa Cup of Nations 2008 – Ghana
The Africa Cup of Nations 2008 is scheduled to begin in Ghana on January 20, 2008 to February 10, 2008 and everyone is chomping at the bit to watch it. There is even a fantasy league that has been set up for anyone that is interested in putting together their ideal football team, with prizes to be won each week. We have indeed come a long way. » Read more…
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