AFCON
# afcon - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Preview: Burkina Faso bid to round off ‘Cup of Upsets’ with Soweto win
The Stallions take on Nigeria in tonight’s African Cup of Nations final.
# afcon - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Our favourite moments so far from this year’s African Cup of Nations
Oddly, most of them involve goalkeepers.
# afcon - Sunday 3 February, 2013
VIDEO: The brilliant solo goal which knocked Ivory Coast out of the AFCON
Nigeria’s Sunday Mba ran from inside his own half to score the winner in the quarter-final.
Is this the ultimate footballing wedgie?
Seydou Keita was bossing the show at the African Cup of Nations.
# afcon - Saturday 26 January, 2013
VIDEO: Gervinho again shows that he’s actually not a bad finisher
Now if only he could do that in an Arsenal shirt…
# afcon - Monday 21 January, 2013
Think your Monday is bad? At least you didn’t get sent off while lying on a stretcher
Then again, that’s what you get for kung-fu kicking your opponent.
# afcon - Sunday 20 January, 2013
VIDEO: Is this the best goalkeeper celebration you’ve ever seen?
Please explain to us exactly what Congo DR keeper Muteba Kidiaba is doing here.
# afcon - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Here’s your AFCON wallchart
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in South Africa today, with 10 previous winners among the 16 competing countries.
5 things you are likely to see at the African Cup of Nations
On of our favourite tournaments begins later this afternoon.
# afcon - Friday 18 January, 2013
Here’s everything you need to know about the African Cup of Nations
We’ve put together a bluffer’s guide to this month’s tournament, which begins tomorrow. You’re welcome.
# afcon - Sunday 12 February, 2012
Zambia return to site of tragedy in the hope of first AFCON triumph
The Copper Bullets are bidding to honour their former players who died in the 1993 plane crash by seeing off the Ivory Coast in Libreville this evening.
# afcon - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
Previews: African Cup of Nations semi-finals
We’re down to the final four as Zambia play Ghana at 4pm and Mali meet the Ivory Coast later this evening.
# afcon - Monday 23 January, 2012
The Departures Lounge: your daily transfer gossip round-up
Roman Abramovich will have to dig a little deeper into those enormous pockets of his if he wants to sign this Brazilian attacker.
# afcon - Friday 20 January, 2012
African Cup of Nations 2012 preview: Group D
With the tournament kicking off tomorrow, we complete our preview with a look at Ghana, Mali, Guinea and Botswana.
# afcon - Thursday 19 January, 2012
African Cup of Nations 2012 preview: Group C
Morocco and Tunisia will fancy their chances of booking places in the knockout stages, but Group C is bound to be tightly-contested.
# afcon - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
African Cup of Nations 2012 preview: Group B
Tournament favourites Ivory Coast feature in the second instalment of our guide to each team.
# afcon - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
African Cup of Nations 2012 preview: Group A
Africa’s biggest football tournament begins on Saturday and we start our four-part look at the teams involved today.




































