Articles from the ‘Sports’ category

Bashir – “Our last game is equally important”

Posted by on January 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm in Sports

Sudan striker Mohamed Bashir remains optimistic of their chances of advancing to the next round of the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. With just a point from their two previous games, the Sudanese find themselves in a very tight corner with their hopes of playing at the quarter finals hinging heavily on the outcome [...]

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Libya exit with win over Senegal

Posted by on at 3:14 pm in Sports

Libya won an African Cup of Nations match on foreign soil for the first time as they beat Senegal 2-1 in a Group A match in Bata. However, the Libyans failed to qualify for the quarter-finals because of Zambia’s 1-0 win over hosts Equatorial Guinea in the other Group A encounter. Ihab Albosefe scored both [...]

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Ghana Black Queens trounce Mali

Posted by on at 9:25 am in Football, Sports

The female national team, the Black Queens trounced their opponents from Mali 5-0 in the second leg qualifiers of the Africa Women Championship (AWC) at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The huge score line granted the Queens an 8-0 aggregate to advanced to the next stage of the qualifiers after beating the Malians 3-0 [...]

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We will approach Ghana game as final

Posted by on at 9:14 am in Football, Sports

Guinea trainer, Michel Dussuyer says his charges will approach their final group D game with the Black Stars of Ghana at the African Cup of Nations as the competition’s finals. The Sylli Nationale sitting on second position in the group with superior goal difference over Mali must beat Ghana to gain any realistic chance of [...]

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Preview…Sudan v Angola

Posted by on January 26, 2012 at 9:43 am in Sports, Top Story

Sudan will look to claim their first points of the 2012 AFCON when they face an in-form Angola side in Group B action today. The Falcons of Jediane kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 defeat against tournament favourites Ivory Coast, but produced a spirited performance on the day and will draw some confidence from [...]

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Preview…Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso

Posted by on at 9:38 am in Sports

  The Ivory Coast will be looking to book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals when they take on Burkina Faso Today.The Elephants head into the clash level on points with Group C leaders Angola thanks to Didier Drogba’s lone strike against Sudan in their opener last weekend.   The Stallions, meanwhile, [...]

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AFCON 2012 TEAMS

Posted by on at 9:29 am in Football, Sports

Group A GUINEA EQ. LIBYA SENEGAL ZAMBIA Group B COTE D’IVOIRE SUDAN BURKINA FASO ANGOLA Group C GABON NIGER MOROCCO TUNISIA Group D GHANA BOTSWANA MALI GUINEA

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Equatorial Guinea crash Senegal out of 2012 Afcon

Posted by on at 9:07 am in Sports

Pre-tournament favourites Senegal have crashed out of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations after a surprising 2-1 defeat to co-hosts Equatorial Guinea. Despite creating plenty of chances throughout the game, the Teranga Lions struggled to find the back of the net, and were punished by a second-half goal by Iban Iyanga. Substitute Moussa Sow netted [...]

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