Africa Cup of Nations Football
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Africa Cup of Nations
Monday, 21 January 2008
Mali v Benin, B,
Namibia v Morocco, A
Nigeria v Ivory Coast, B
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Egypt v Cameroon, C
Sudan v Zambia, C
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008
South Africa v Angola, D
Tunisia v Senegal, D
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Thursday, 24 January 2008
Ghana v Namibia, A
Guinea v Morocco, A
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Friday, 25 January 2008
Ivory Coast v Benin, B
Nigeria v Mali, B
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Saturday, 26 January 2008
Cameroon v Zambia, C
Egypt v Sudan, C
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Sunday, 27 January 2008
Senegal v Angola, D
Tunisia v South Africa, D
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Monday, 28 January 2008
Ghana v Morocco, A
Guinea v Namibia, A
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Ivory Coast v Mali, B
Nigeria v Benin, B
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Cameroon v Sudan, C
Egypt v Zambia, C
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Thursday, 31 January 2008
Senegal v South Africa, D
Tunisia v Angola, D
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Sunday, 03 February 2008
Winner Group A v Runner-up Gp B, Quarter Final
Winner Group B v Runner-up Gp A, Quarter Final
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Monday, 04 February 2008
Winner Gp C v Runner-up Gp D, Quarter Final
Winner Gp D v Runner-up Gp C, Quarter Final
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Thursday, 07 February 2008
Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 4, Semi-Final
Winner Q/F 2 v Winner Q/F 3, Semi-Final
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Saturday, 09 February 2008
Loser SF1 v Loser SF2, 3rd and 4th Place Play-Offs
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Sunday, 10 February 2008
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2, Final
Map of the number of championships in African Cup of Nations
Most championships won
Wins / Nation / Year(s)
5 times / Egypt 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006
4 times / Ghana 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
4 times / Cameroon 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002
2 times / Congo DR 1968, 1974
2 times / Nigeria 1980, 1994
1 time / Ethiopia 1962
1 time / Congo 1972
1 time / Côte d'Ivoire 1992
1 time / Algeria 1990
1 time / Morocco 1976
1 time / South Africa 1996
1 time / Sudan 1970
1 time / Tunisia 2004 -
Group B
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Namibia 1-5 Morocco - (FT)
Nigeria 0-0 Ivory Coast - Half-time
Nigeria - 12-Austine Ejide; 2-Joseph Yobo, 5-Danny Sh ittu, 22-Onyekachi Apam, 3-Taye Taiwo; 10-Mikel John Obi, 14-George Olofinjana; 4-Nwankwo Kanu, 7-John Utaka, 8-Yakubu Ayegbeni, 9-Obafemi Martins.
Ivory Coast - 1-Boubacar Barry; 21-Emmanuel Eboue, 4-Kolo Toure, 12-Abdoulaye Meite, 3-Arthur Boka; 19-Yaya Toure, 5-Didier Zokora, 6-Steve Gohouri; 11-Didier Drogba, 8-Salomon Kalou, 15-Aruna Dindane
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
45 min: ... but is soon back on. And that's it, half-time. Kalou has a few words with his Chelsea team-mate, pointing plaintiffly at his wrist, as they troop off. Drogba has to step in to tell him to stop being such a girly wuss.
43 min: Kalou seemed to stamp on Mikel there, but nothing given. Obi Wan hobbles off holding his wrist ... -
Nigeria 0 - 1 Ivory Coast
Salomon Kalou's tremendous solo effort 66 minutes in separated the West African titans in a match that will have repercussions right until the tournament's end.
The Ivorians looked more disciplined and accomplished throughout, and while Nigeria may feel that they should have had a first half penalty, the Elephants' second-half showing was more than enough for the win. -
Egypt 4-2 Cameroon
Sudan 0-3 Zambia -
Nigerian Team In Bus Argument
ThisDay newspaper of Nigeria asserts that Austin Ejide almost came to blows with Joseph Yobo after Nigeria's defeat to Cote d'Ivoire.
The Nigerian daily claims that the team bus was far from a happy place during the side's brief journey from the stadium to the hotel after their 1-0 loss.
Goalkeeper Austin Ejide was reportedly restrained by other travelers after his argument with Joseph Yobo nearly came to blows.
Ejide was berating the stopper for failing to close down Salomon Kalou in the incident that led to the goal. The two had already traded harsh words on the pitch to this effect.
John Mikel Obi downplayed talk of disharmony, but admitted that things had not gone well.
"We made one mistake and that was the goal. When you make such mistakes you pay dearly for it," Obi sighed. "We should learn from them and people should take full responsibility."
"If we can do that, we've got a long way to go in this tournament, because we've got a good team and we played well," the 20-year-old midfielder added.
"We just need to concentrate all the time if we want to achieve anything." -
South Africa 1-1 Angola
Tunisia 2-2 Senegal -
Guinea 3-2 Morocco
Ghana 1-0 Namibia -
Ivory Coast through to quarter-finals
SEKONDI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast blitzed Benin 4-1 to reach the African Nations Cup quarter-finals while Nigeria's fate in the tournament was put out of their hands after a goalless draw against Mali on Friday.
Twice winners Nigeria have only one point from two matches in Group B. The Ivorians are top on six points with Mali second on four. Benin, playing for the competition for the second time, are eliminated.
A draw against Ivory Coast in Accra on Tuesday would send Mali through to the last eight even if Nigeria beat Benin in Sekondi. "We now have one hope is that Ivory Coast win and God," said Nigeria coach Berti Vogts. "Mali are a very very tough team."
Mali put up fierce resistance against Nigeria and went close to taking the points when midfielder Seydou Keita hit the crossbar with a long-range shot in the second half. "We played solid football throughout against a Nigeria side who had four strikers up front," Mali coach Jean-Francois Jodar said after a tense battle.
Earlier on Friday, Ivory Coast brushed aside Benin with another accomplished display. Striker Didier Drogba broke the deadlock five minutes before halftime after being set up by a fine pass from Yaya Toure. The Barcelona midfielder stabbed in the second on 44 minutes by latching on a cross from his brother Kolo, who was replaced on the stroke of halftime after suffering a groin injury.
Abdulkader Keita and Aruna Dindane netted second-half goals to wrap up the win with Razak Omotoyossi scoring a consolation just before the final whistle. Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch, who claimed on Thursday a man had approached him to fix the opening game against Mali, said he was ready to file a report after being asked to do so by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
"I am prepared to do all that is necessary to clarify this. I am not being told yet what is wanted from me but I'd be happy to do it," the German told Reuters. "When something like this happens I have a duty to report it and bring it to the public's attention." -
Friday, 25 January 2008
Ivory Coast 4-1
(HT 2-0)Benin Drogba 40
Toure Yaya 44
Keita 53
Dindane 63Omotoyossi 90 Bookings:
Kalou 33
Meite 36
Gervinho 88Bookings:
Chrysostome 9
Sessegnon 52
Nigeria 0-0
(HT 0-0)Mali Bookings:
Olofinjana 38Bookings:
Diarra 86Saturday, 26 January 2008
Cameroon 5-1
(HT 3-0)Zambia Geremi 28
Job 32
Emana 44
Eto'o (pen) 66
Job 82Katongo 90
Egypt 3-0
(HT 1-0)Sudan Abd Rabou (pen) 29
Aboutriaka 78
Aboutriaka 83Bookings:
Fathallah 19
Zaki 32
Aboutriaka 79Bookings:
Ali Elkhidir 26
Abdalla 28
Eldin Ahmed Gibril 43
Ali Idris Farah 73Sunday, 27 January 2008
Senegal 1-3
(HT 1-0)Angola Faye 20 Manucho 50
Manucho 67
Flavio 78Bookings:
Faye 34
Sall 52
Beye 66
Diawara 85Bookings:
Flavio 30
Macanga 82
Tunisia 3-1
(HT 3-0)South Africa Santos 8
Ben Saada 32
Santos 34Mphela 87 Bookings:
Ben Fredj 52