Tunisia Beats Zambia 2-1; Cape Verde, DR Congo Scoreless
Tunisia capitalized on brief play from a 10-man Zambian squad after Emmanuel Mayuka went to the sidelines, as Ahmed Akaichi scored and Yasine Chikhaoui followed up to give Tunisia the win. The win puts Tunisia at the top of Group B with four points after two games, while Zambia has just one point, with one last game to […]
Africa Cup of Nations: The Passion of the Fans
There is nothing quite like football fans. Think the fervor of a religious revival, the uninhibited emotion of a rock concert, the intensity of a political rally. This year’s Africa Cup of Nations is no exception to that rule. Check out some of the beautiful faces attending the matches of the beautiful game in Equatorial […]
Setting High Goals
A goal, the holy grail of football. Every footballer wants to do it, and every fan wants to see it. The Africa Cup of Nations having hosted many of these goals, we decided to brush up on our number skills by finding four interesting scoring facts. Check out this video, and see if you can […]
Football, Fun and Festivities… And Lots of Police
BATA, Equatorial Guinea _ Word on the street is that the stadiums have never been so full of fans for any Africa Cup of Nations in the past. That may be because Equatorial Guinea has given out 40,000 tickets for free so locals can attend the matches. That’s one of the eyebrow-raising details that has […]
Congo Defeats Gabon; Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso Draw
Hosts Equatorial Guinea held Burkina Faso to a goal-less draw Wednesday in the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 tournament, putting the 2013 runners-up in trouble going into their final game of the group qualifying round. Les Étalons saw a surprise first-round loss to Group A rivals Gabon earlier, which means they must eke out a […]
Hugs and High Fives for Ghoulam’s Goal
It’s National Hugging Day in the USA. So how about some hugs and high fives for Algerian defender Faouzi Ghoulam, who may have the finest goal to date in the Nations Cup? The 23-year-old Ghoulam, who plays for Napoli in Italy’s Serie A, fired in a left-footed howler in the 72nd minute of Algeria’s 3-1 […]
Reporting From Malabo
The Africa Cup of Nations is underway after a controversial build-up to the 30th edition, which included a hasty late switch of hosts to Equatorial Guinea, in the wake of concerns over the Ebola virus. Sixteen nations again line up for the biennial continental championship, seeking Africa’s top football prize at the tournament which finishes […]
Mashaba Wants to Shake Things Up For South Africa
South Africa’s head coach, Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba, is still confident his team can still shake things up at the Nations Cup and bounce back after a 3-1 loss to Algeria in its opening match Monday in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea. The South Africans took a 1-0 lead early in the second half on a goal by […]
Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea Draw 1-1; Mali, Cameroon Also Tie at 1
A 10-man Cote D’Ivoire squad eked out a tie against Guinea Tuesday, hamstrung by a red card for Gervinho whose booking will leave him out of the next match. Les Elephants are consistently ranked one of Africa’s top squads, and many fans were hoping theAfrica Cup redemption after last summer’s disastrous World Cup outing. Guinea […]
Gervinho Gets Booked
It’s only taken four days, but we finally have the first red card of the Africa Cup 2015, courtesy of Cote D’Ivoire’s Gervinho. The AS Roma forward got into trouble in the 58th minute during a scrap in the Guinean box with Naby Keita. It wasn’t clear what set Gervinho off, but frustrations were clearly […]
