# afcon - Saturday 6 July, 2019
# AFCON
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# AFCON
Nigeria beat holders Cameroon 3-2 in Saturday’s thrilling Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie.
# afcon - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Main Man
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# Main Man
The Liverpool forward made the difference to set up a last-eight clash with surprise package Benin.
# afcon - Thursday 27 June, 2019
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The Liverpool striker got off the mark in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, as Egypt beat DR Congo.
# afcon - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Full Moon
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# Full Moon
Haris Belkebla’s team-mate was gaming online when he decided to show his backside.
# afcon - Monday 29 April, 2019
# Injury
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# Injury
The 25-year-old defender will also miss the Ivory Coast’s participation in the African Cup of Nations this summer.
# afcon - Thursday 9 February, 2017
# On The Move
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# On The Move
The latest world table has been released by football’s governing body this morning.
# afcon - Sunday 5 February, 2017
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The Indomitable Lions won it in style tonight.
# Preview
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# Preview
Egypt and Cameroon, who have 11 titles between, meet in Libreville.
# afcon - Thursday 5 January, 2017
# Saga
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# Saga
The Reds will breathe a sigh of relief after Cameroon threatened to get Fifa involved.
# afcon - Tuesday 3 January, 2017
# African Cup Of Nations
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# African Cup Of Nations
Sadio Mane, Eric Bailly and Riyad Mahrez are among those who will be involved at the tournament.
# afcon - Sunday 1 January, 2017
# Tension
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# Tension
The defender will miss tomorrow’s meeting with West Ham as he must meet up with his international team-mates.
# afcon - Thursday 29 December, 2016
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The winger is likely to miss a number of key games for Crystal Palace.
# afcon - Monday 9 February, 2015
# Stars
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# Stars
A couple of Ghanaians — defender Jonathan Mensah and midfielder Andre Ayew — were also included.
# afcon - Sunday 8 February, 2015
# Dramatic
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# Dramatic
After a goalless draw, penalties were needed to decide the final.
# Picture Perfect
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# Picture Perfect
‘Look at his face. Just look at his face.’
# afcon - Friday 6 February, 2015
# Unrest
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# Unrest
Riot police and helicopters were needed during last night’s semi-final in Equatorial Guinea.
# afcon - Thursday 5 February, 2015
# Distruption
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# Distruption
Ghana have booked their place in the final but only after a lengthy stoppage in play in the Equatorial Guinean city of Malabo.
# afcon - Thursday 29 January, 2015
# AFCON
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# AFCON
A random draw was conducted earlier.
# afcon - Saturday 24 January, 2015
# Chewing Gum Boots
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# Chewing Gum Boots
The Ivory Coast striker’s marker won’t enjoy watching this back.
# afcon - Friday 23 January, 2015
# Out Of Place
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# Out Of Place
There’s niche and there’s niche.
# afcon - Friday 16 January, 2015
# Buy Irish
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# Buy Irish
We know who we’ll be supporting!
# afcon - Thursday 20 November, 2014
# Sham
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# Sham
Their game had echoes of the infamous 1982 World Cup clash between West Germany and Austria.
# afcon - Sunday 10 February, 2013
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The Stallions take on Nigeria in tonight’s African Cup of Nations final.
# afcon - Saturday 9 February, 2013
# Recap
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# Recap
Oddly, most of them involve goalkeepers.
# afcon - Sunday 3 February, 2013
# Upset
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# Upset
Nigeria’s Sunday Mba ran from inside his own half to score the winner in the quarter-final.
# Flossing
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# Flossing
Seydou Keita was bossing the show at the African Cup of Nations.
# afcon - Saturday 26 January, 2013
# AFCON
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# AFCON
Now if only he could do that in an Arsenal shirt…
# afcon - Monday 21 January, 2013
# AFCON 2013
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# AFCON 2013
Then again, that’s what you get for kung-fu kicking your opponent.
# afcon - Sunday 20 January, 2013
# Day 2
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# Day 2
After no goals on the opening day, there were five scored in Group B’s first set of matches.
# Bonkers
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# Bonkers
Please explain to us exactly what Congo DR keeper Muteba Kidiaba is doing here.
# afcon - Saturday 19 January, 2013
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in South Africa today, with 10 previous winners among the 16 competing countries.
# AFCON
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# AFCON
On of our favourite tournaments begins later this afternoon.
# afcon - Friday 18 January, 2013
# AFCON
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# AFCON
We’ve put together a bluffer’s guide to this month’s tournament, which begins tomorrow. You’re welcome.
# afcon - Sunday 12 February, 2012
# Fallen Heroes
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# Fallen Heroes
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
# Team News
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# Team News
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
# In Demand
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# In Demand
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
# AFCON
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# AFCON
With the tournament kicking off tomorrow, we complete our preview with a look at Ghana, Mali, Guinea and Botswana.
# afcon - Thursday 19 January, 2012
# AFCON
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# AFCON
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
# AFCON
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# AFCON
Tournament favourites Ivory Coast feature in the second instalment of our guide to each team.
# afcon - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
# AFCON
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# AFCON
Africa’s biggest football tournament begins on Saturday and we start our four-part look at the teams involved today.
