Black Stars’ Glorious Run Ended by Cruel Hand of Fate
Friday July 2nd was the day that Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The result is there in black and white, but only tells a fraction of what happened. World Cup exits are painful at the best of times, but few teams suffered the level of heartbreak endured by Ghana on [...]

Ivory Coast fail to inspire African dream
Luck, or a lack of it, played a part in Ivory Coast’s disappointing World Cup campaign. But the team hailed as the country’s ‘Golden Generation’ have only themselves to blame, in a campaign which crumbled under the expectations of a continent. Bad luck placed them, once again, in arguably the toughest group in the tournament. [...]

Yakubu’s Howler Sends Nigeria Packing
Nigeria‘s draw against South Korea was enough to end the Eagles’ World Cup journey. Lagerback’s men fought to the last minute and in truth, deserved a place in the second round. However, as things stand, the plane is already booked and the Eagles will be leaving South Africa shortly. All of Nigeria’s performances have deserved [...]

Japan running on Honda power against Cameroon
Japan got the better of Cameroon in what turned out to be a disappointing game with very few chances that finished 1-0. Much had been expected of this Cameroon side led by superstar striker Samuel Eto’o, but they were sluggish and uninspiring throughout and showed little fight after going a goal down. The first chance [...]

Chaouchi howler gifts Slovenia victory
Six games into the tournament, and these two sides played out a real contender for worst game of the World Cup. England’s two remaining group opponents played out a dismal encounter in Polokwane which was decided by another terrible goalkeeping error. The first half of this match provided almost nothing worth writing about. Slovenia are [...]

2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Groups
Saturday saw the draw for the 2012 Cup of African Nations, the winners of each of the eleven groups will be at the tournament along with the best three runners up and co hosts Equatorial Guinea (who will be making their first finals appearance) and Gabon. Group 1: Mali, Cape Verde Islands, Zimbabwe, Liberia Group [...]

Super Sub Gedo Wins Cup of Nations for Egypt
An 85th minute goal from super sub Mohamed Gedo was enough to secure a third consecutive African Nations Cup trophy for the Pharaohs. A heroic performance from a youthful and injury ravaged Ghana side was not enough to lift the trophy, despite giving Egypt their most vexing test of the tournament.

Copper Bullets misfire in Shoot-out
Zambia suffered heartbreak as they were defeated by Nigeria in a penalty shootout. Herve Renard’s men were by far the best side throughout the game with plenty of possession and a host of chances, but failed to convert any with the heartbreak of spot-kicks eventually deciding their fate – Thomas Nyrienda missing the one penalty [...]

Angola have chance to make history
Undefeated Angola should go into their quarter final with Ghana with confidence following recent performances.   The Angolan’s finished in top spot in Group A courtesy of a 4-4 draw with Mali, a 2-0 victory over Malawi and o-o draw with Algeria and can approach the match with realistic hopes of progression to the semi-finals for the [...]

Zambia progress to the quarter finals of the African Cup of Nations after they deservedly beat Gabon 2-1
Gabon have been eliminated from the African Cup of Nations after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Zambia.   Goals from Rainford Kalaba and James Chamanga ensured victory for the Copper bullets with a late strike from Gabon’s Marcolino providing a tense finish, however in the end Zambia were worthy of their win. [...]