AFCON 2013 Result: Cape Verde 2 – 1 Angola
Debutants Cape Verde qualified for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations after coming from behind to beat 2-1 in Port Elizabeth. The Angolans took the lead on 33 minutes through an own goal from...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 Result: Ghana through to Semi-final
Ghana ended Cape Verde Islands’s fairytale run in the African Nations Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final victory on Saturday. Mubarak Wakaso struck twice in the second half, once from the penalty spot, as...
View ArticleAfcon 2013 – The final scene, Who will win Afcon 2013?
By Segun Odegbami Who will win Afcon 2013? This was the same question I asked when I started my series on Afcon 2013. After three weeks of incredible football drama I know better than to predict. My...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 final will make history
S’Busiso Mseleku History will be made no matter who wins the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday. A number of talking points are also bound to occur in the final just as it has...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 Finalist Preview: Burkina Faso – who are they?
Burkina Faso will make history on Sunday by appearing in the Africa Cup of Nations final for the first time. They face Nigeria who, while not favourites for the tournament at the start are now hotly...
View ArticleAFCON 2013: Mali v Ghana Live Updates
Africa Cup of Nations Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Date: Saturday 9 February Kick-off: 18:00 GMT Ghana and Mali meet for the fourth time in the last two Africa Cup of Nations –...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 Results: Mali secure third place finish
Mali finished third in the Africa Cup of Nations for the second year running after beating Ghana in an entertaining third place play-off. Mahamadou Samassa put Mali ahead with a powerful header, before...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 Final: Nigeria v Burkina Faso Preview
The Stallions are set to make history while the Super Eagles are hoping to win the Nations Cup trophy for a third time The route to qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament was...
View ArticleAFCON 2013 Final: NIGERIA HAVE WON THE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS!!!
Latest: Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso Sunday Mba scores on 40 mins Final at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg NIGERIA HAVE WON THE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS!!! 90 +4 Dagano steps up and rifles his free kick five yards...
View ArticleNIGERIA WIN THE 2013 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
NIGERIA HAVE WON THE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS!!! Nigeria returned to the top of African football on Sunday by beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the Cup of Nations final for its first continental title in nearly...
View ArticleAfrican Cup of Nations ‘dream team’
From a player stuck in the obscurity of the French second division to one from a collection of millionaires at Champions League winners Chelsea, Reuters’ selection of a ‘dream team’ for the African...
View ArticleCAF releases seeds for 2015 AFCON qualifiers
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released seeding teams for the draw of the 2015 African nations Cup championship to be hosted by Morocco. The full draw will be released on March 10 in...
View ArticleEsther Mbabazi: The Rwanda’s first female pilot at 24
Jenny Clover in Kigali, guardian.co.uk, Esther Mbabazi trained to fly Rwandair regional jets despite her aviator father being killed in a plane crash when she was eight. Esther Mbabazi was eight years...
View ArticleAfrica 2014 World Cup qualifiers Preview
Burkina Faso are in trouble having taken only one point from two Group E games, and that was later forfeited because they fielded ineligible defender Herve Zengue in a 0-0 home draw with Congo...
View ArticleThe Other Arab Spring?
By Abe Greenwald, commentarymagazine Not all “Arab unrest” is equal. Consider these current headlines out of North Africa and try to spot the odd man out: “Libya’s south teeters toward chaos — and...
View ArticleBarack Obama in Africa, Late but not empty-handed
AFRICANS have been used to visitors with big entourages and exotic baggage, at least since European explorers first traipsed through their savannahs at the head of long trains of porters laden with...
View ArticleAngola Government Denies Banning Islam
By Arab News Angola’s government on Tuesday denied it had banned Islam and closed mosques in the country, after speculation that sparked outrage among Muslims worldwide. “There is no war in Angola...
View ArticleCuito Cuanavale courts Namibian investors
CUITO CUANAVALE, Angola – Sara Matews, the administrator of the Cuando Cubango Province, in which the historic town of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola is situated, is inviting Namibians businesspeople to...
View ArticleNanyemba finally home
WINDHOEK – The remains of one of Namibia’s struggle stalwarts and formidable anti-apartheid fighter, Eneas Peter Nanyemba, arrived in Namibia on Friday along with the remains of four other combatants –...
View ArticleConcerns over ‘buffer zone’
WINDHOEK – Ohangwena Regional Governor Usko Nghaamwa fears the presence of a livestock buffer zone between Namibia and Angola will disrupt social ties between northern Namibia and southern Angola....
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