Egypt defended their 2006 African Cup of Nations championship successfully today in a 1-0 victory over Cameroon, giving the Pharaohs a record 6th continental title.
It was a rematch of the opening game in Group C, a 4-2 Egyptian victory. Mohamed Zidan scored twice in that game for the winners and his success against Cameroon continued […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Cameroon · Egypt · Ghana · Ivory Coast · Sulley Muntari
Alright, so I was 0-2 in predicting the results of today’s African Cup of Nations semifinals. I think that’s what makes this game so special. I went with both of the “favorites” for all of the logical reasons, and my logic was proven to be skewed. Hey, I can live with that.
The biggest surprise, at […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Ahmed Fathi · Cameroon · Didier Drogba · Egypt · Ghana · Ivory Coast
The quarterfinal round of the 2008 African Cup of Nations opened in style today as Ghana snatched a 2-1 victory over their fierce West African rivals, Nigeria, through an 83rd minute goal from former MLS star Junior Agogo. Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari threaded a low, left-footed shot/cross across the six-yard box to leave the easiest […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Didier Drogba · Ghana · Guinea · Ivory Coast · Michael Essien · Salomon Kalou · Sulley Muntari · Yakubu · nigeria
Disgruntled Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scored just nine minutes in and two second half goals were added insurance for Ivory Coast yesterday as Les Éléphants, my pre-tournament pick to win the whole thing, cruised to a 3-0 win over Mali. Mali came into this game knowing they really needed a result because Nigeria was playing […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Benin · Didier Drogba · Ivory Coast · Mali · nigeria
Ivory Coast became the first nation to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2008 African Cup of Nations today after a 4-1 romp over Benin, a game in which Benin needed a 90th minute goal to avoid a shutout and the Toure brothers combined on a nice goal for the winners.
Ivory Coast now […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Benin · Ivory Coast · Mali · nigeria
The first important game of the 2008 African Cup of Nations took place yesterday and once again, a player who earns his paycheck in the Premiership took center stage. Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou capped a beautiful solo run by coolly slotting the ball past Nigerian goalkeeper Austin Ejide and into the net to give Ivory […]
Tags: Abdoulaye Meite · African Cup of Nations · Benin · Didier Drogba · Didier Zokora · Ivory Coast · John Obi Mikel · John Utaka · Joseph Yobo · Kanu · Kolo Toure · Mali · Morocco · Namibia · Obafemi Martins · Salomon Kalou · Yakubu · nigeria
Day two is over, and it’s been a long day. More than 126 miles in the car, tooling around South Florida watching World Cup matches in different locales rather than at home. Here are some of my experiences and observations.
For the England versus Paraguay match, I made the 40 mile trip to The Kings Head […]
Tags: Argentina · England · Ivory Coast · Paraguay · Sweden · Trinidad and Tobago · World Cup
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