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Defensive blunder costs Nigeria dearly in African Cup of Nationals qualifier
AFP, Published on 26/03/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - Nigeria ignored a football fundamental -- always play to the whistle -- and it cost them dearly in a 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw with Egypt Friday.
Liberian Jebor is World Cup hat-trick hero
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - William Jebor staged a one-man demolition act Tuesday to take Liberia into the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying in Africa.
Predator Soudani gives Algeria win in Lesotho
AFP, Published on 06/09/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - El Arbi Hillel Soudani transferred his predatory instincts from Europe to give Algeria a 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory in Lesotho Sunday.
Nigeria, Egypt paired in Africa Cup of Nations draw
AFP, Published on 08/04/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - Nigeria and Egypt were drawn together and so were Cameroon and South Africa in the highlights of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw made Wednesday in Cairo.
Gabon to host 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
AFP, Published on 08/04/2015
» CAIRO - Gabon won a three-country contest against Algeria and Ghana on Wednesday to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
Morocco free to play 2017 and 2019 Cup of Nations - CAS
AFP, Published on 02/04/2015
» LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday scrapped sanctions dished out by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to Morocco, freeing the North African country to play in the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Sierra Leone sprinter 'homeless in London after fleeing Ebola'
AFP, Published on 07/03/2015
» LONDON - Sierra Leone's top sprinter is sleeping rough in London because he was afraid to return to his Ebola-hit homeland after last year's Commonwealth Games in Scotland, the Guardian newspaper reported Saturday.
N. Korea reopens marathon to foreigners after Ebola ban lifted
AFP, Published on 05/03/2015
» SEOUL - North Korea has reversed a ban on foreigners taking part in its annual Pyongyang marathon, after lifting strict travel restrictions aimed at keeping out the Ebola virus, specialist tour groups said Thursday.
Media 'perpetuating colonisation' at Nations Cup - Hayatou
AFP, Published on 07/02/2015
» MALABO (EQUATORIAL GUINEA) - African football boss Issa Hayatou has attacked international media coverage of Equatorial Guinea's violence-marred Africa Cup of Nations semi-final, claiming it "perpetuated colonisation".
Obiang blames Cup semi-final violence on 'childish fans'
AFP, Published on 07/02/2015
» BATA (EQUATORIAL GUINEA) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang says the "childish behaviour" of fans was to blame for the violence that marred the Africa Cup of Nations hosts' semi-final loss to Ghana.