African elite set to do battle for Nations Cup
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | Leave a Comment
EVERY two years, the CAF African Cup of Nations sheds a vibrant light on the passions roused by the beautiful game in Africa.
Tucked in at the start of the calendar year, the upcoming edition in Angola could almost be mistaken for a late Christmas present, with former winners Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia all eager to boost their trophy tally when the actions gets underway between 10...
FIFA consoles Togo after Angola gun attack
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | 1 Comment
FIFA has offered “utmost sympathy” to the Togo team after their bus was attacked by gunmen, leaving the driver dead and nine others wounded as it entered Angola for the African Cup of Nations.
“FIFA and its president, Joseph S. Blatter, are deeply moved by today’s incidents which affected Togo’s national team, to whom they express their utmost sympathy,” FIFA said.
FIFA said it was...
“Players injured, driver dead” after Togo bus attack
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | 1 Comment
THE Togo national team bus has been machine-gunned by Angolan rebels on the Congolese border ahead of the African Nations Cup.
Two players are reported to be injured and a Togolese sports ministry spokesman in Lome said that the bus driver had been killed in the attack. The Sparrow Hawks are in the country ahead of the African tournament, which gets under way on Sunday.
“The Angolan driver was killed on the spot,”...
January tournament plays havoc on EPL clubs
Posted by admin on Jan 07, 2010 | 2 Comments
THE African Nations Cup is due to have a major impact upon events at both ends of the English Premier League table.
Leaders Chelsea have seen Ivory Coast forwards Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou as well as Ghana midfielder Michael Essien and Nigeria’s John Obi-Mikel, all depart for Angola where the 2010 competition starts on Sunday.
Chelsea’s Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti already has one of the best-equipped squads...
