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Togo's national football team goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale (L), injured in a rebel attack before the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, rests with friends at Lorient hospital on March 14, 2010, western France, after two months of hospitalization in South... View Photo »
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Egyptian national soccer team goalkeeper Essam El Hadary talks to the media after his arrival with his team at Cairo's airport February, 1, 2010. Egypt's record third successive African Nations Cup triumph underlined how much of a blow missing out on... View Photo »
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South African Technical Director Serame Letsoaka expects the team that held Botswana to a goalless draw in the first leg African Nations Cup to change drastically for the second leg match earmarked for the Germiston Stadium on Saturday March 27. The... Full Article at SuperSport
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The final group game will be the decisive one. Germany, Ghana and Serbia; all three opponents have three totally different ways of playing football. So at this moment we are fully focused on Germany and then we have 6 days to prepare ourselves for... Full Article at World Cup Blog
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He looked above my head and said somewhat humorously: "My Brother! This is the World Cup, not the African Cup of Nations, and the Bafana of that time is yet to be equalled we shall have a good time and the country will make a lot of money. In fact many... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Chelsea’s highly-rated Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba was crowned the 2009 CAF African Footballer of the year, an award that should really come to no surprise to anyone. Inter’s Eto and Manchester City’s Adebayor were also in the running, but few strike Full Article at European Soccer
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32 players have been called to camp in Akono. In view of the upcoming qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in female football, some 32 players of the national female selection have been called to camp in Akono near Yaounde to begin preparations. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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World Cup organizers race against time to put finishing touches on stadiums One needs a pitch replacement, and at many others work continues on outside detailsOfficials are confident that everything will be ready for June 11 kick-off in JohannesburgIt is Full Article at CNN
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Mr. Peter Turner, MD of Gold Fields Ghana and West African Operations presented the cash prizes to Samuel Nee Quaye ($500), Ebenezer Mensah ($300) and Owusu Akyaw Augustine ($200). The winners, in separate interviews thanked the mining company,... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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South Korea, and Greece. With their inconsistent group and the fact that the World Cup is in Africa this year, this talented Nigeria squad could easily advance out of the Group Stage and be a tough challenge for many nations to beat. They also just... Full Article at Bleacher Report
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During the last two Cecafa tournaments, Cranes have beaten "The Swallows" 5-0 and 2-0. "That's history. This is a new competition and we need to take care of the at hand. CHAN qualification would be a huge psychological boost for the 2012 Africa Cup of... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Head coach Vahid Halilhodzic, whose job was clearly on the line after the Elephants' early exit at the Africa Nations Cup in Angola in January, was fired three weeks ago. The 57-year-old was hired in 2008 and led the Ivorians to qualify for the 2010... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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I can't find the words to describe how upset I am, it really hurts me. After we were knocked out in 2008 we really wanted to do well here. For my last appearance in this competition I wanted to go as far as possible. We will now take stock of our team
– Africa Cup of Nations SOURCE: Sporting Life -
But Bafana did so well during the African Cup of Nations that you hosted years back, what makes you so pessimistic?
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We were machine-gunned, like dogs ... At the border with Angola – machine-gunned! I don't know why. I thought it was some rebels. We were under the seats of the bus for 20 minutes, trying to get away from the bullets.
– Africa Cup of Nations SOURCE: Toronto Star -
My Brother! This is the World Cup, not the African Cup of Nations, and the Bafana of that time is yet to be equalled we shall have a good time and the country will make a lot of money. In fact many people will be surprised if we reach the quarter finals.
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We were machine-gunned, like dogs ... At the border with Angola – machine-gunned! I don't know why. I thought it was some rebels. We were under the seats of the bus for 20 minutes, trying to get away from the bullets.
– Africa Cup of Nations SOURCE: Toronto Star -
That's history. This is a new competition and we need to take care of the at hand. CHAN qualification would be a huge psychological boost for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (starting later this year)
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I've made it clear I'm not going anywhere
– Africa Cup of Nations SOURCE: Times Online -
I have been to South Africa about five times now and I love it. It's a beautiful country. My team knows what to expect in South Africa after having our pre-Africa Cup of Nations camp in Nelspruit. This was important for us because we also got an opportunity to get a feel for the country before the World...
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Joe was upset and went to see Moyes. Things have not been the same since Joe went to the African Nations Cup instead of staying back and letting his hamstring heal.
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I know how to play against them and, god willing, we’ll beat them to qualify for the African Cup of Nations. We have to do it because it’s really important for the Moroccan people.
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Even when I came back from the African Nations Cup it was good. I still have the same passion for the game. I still feel hungry and I am still chasing medals. I still feel like a kid when I am on the pitch so sometimes Ancelotti has to pull me back.
SOURCE: Soccer News -
Angola are a big team and they proved it recently at the Africa Cup of Nations, but without their professionals we hope to beat them
SOURCE: SuperSport -
I have won trophies, with Algeria we qualified for the World Cup and got to the African Cup of Nations semi-final, and there's the Champions League.
SOURCE: Edinburgh News -
We have a lot of games coming and big games too, so I don't want to bring bad luck by talking about if we win but this season so far has been really good for me ... Even when I came back from the Africa Cup of Nations Cup, it was good. I really thought that I was going to be tired and it was going to be...
SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited -
We have a good group of very talented players. We had mixed fortunes at the African Cup of Nations. We’re capable of doing something at the World Cup. Rabah Saadane brought a lot of good things [to the team]. We’re like a family and we have a lot of ambition. Before that wasn’t the case
SOURCE: Goal.com -
He hasn't been the same since he came back from the African Cup of Nations because he has sore groins. We gave him an injection after he returned and he's had another injection since. But when the problem comes back as painful as it did within the space of time that it did, it normally means they might ...
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It's time to give Hanlon a run instead of Bamba. Sol's form has been poor since his return from the African Nations Cup. Yogi can't keep letting him away with the mistakes he has made. Come on, Yogi, at least Hanlon's a trier.
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The suspension will only apply to qualifiers for the next African Cup of Nations. Thus, I’ll be absent against Tanzania and the Central African Republic since I observed one game of suspension during our third place match against Nigeria in Angola
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I wouldn’t put it down to the African Cup of Nations necessarily ... I’m just feeling tired generally. It was difficult to accept to begin with, but I’m feeling better about things now. I’m resting properly and that’s going to help me come back even stronger.
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As our failures at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana and now Angola show, there’s no way anyone can say Côte d’Ivoire are stronger than they were in 2006. We fought much more as a unit before, and we need to get that feeling of solidarity and that fighting spirit back. They’re essential at the highest...
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In my opinion, whether Super Eagles do well in South Africa or not, the Coach should be given contract extension. He should build a brand new team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea/Gabon and then lead the Eagles to the 2014 World Cup
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There is always going to be conjecture and I think there was a bit of interest in Danny in January when he was away at the African Nations Cup, but because he was away nothing was going to come to fruition at that point
– Owen Coyle SOURCE: Burnden Aces -
I was delighted with the response I got from all sections of the crowd. It meant a lot to me the way we played and I thought Steve Gerrard was magnificent tonight. Steve played a great part with the captain's armband. And to come back from a goal down against a really good side that won the African Nati...
– John Terry SOURCE: DNA India -
We were in front for almost an hour but we made some mistakes and let England back into it. England had chances in the first half but did not take them, after the break they did. That was the difference. It was our first game after winning the African Cup of Nations and we were a bit tired in the second...
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After the World Cup we will look for a coach to take us to the Africa Cup of Nations but the priority is the tournament in South Africa.
SOURCE: BBC Sport
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