Just days ahead of the African Nations Cup in South Africa, Sport 24 is reporting that the president of South Africa’s football association (SAFA) and four other leading officials have been suspended in the wake of a FIFA report into a match-fixing scandal, the country’s soccer authority said on Monday. Kirsten Nematandani and a quartet […]
Zambia conjured up a shock when they toppled star-studded Ivory Coast 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out to claim their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday. With the sides goalless after extra time Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu converted the magic spot kick after Arsenal striker Gervinho missed for the Elephants. The result meant misery […]
Africa Cup of Nations results 23 January Morocco 1 – 2 Tunisia 23 January Gabon 2 – 0 Niger 22 January Burkina Faso 1 – 2 Angola 22 January Ivory Coast 1 – 0 Sudan 21 January Senegal 1 – 2 […]
The Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday night. Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea earned a reported $1 million bonus as Javier Balboa scored the winning goal in the 87th minute of the tournament’s opening game against Libya. Before the event opened, it was announced on SuperSport that the son of long-standing Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang Nguema had offered the huge bonus […]