African Cup of Nations 2008

Fixtures for the Tournament

 

Group A
Date - Fixture - Venue
Jan 20 Ghana v Guinea Accra
Jan 21 Namibia v Morocco Accra
Jan 24 Guinea v Morocco Accra
Jan 24 Ghana v Namibia Accra
Jan 28 Ghana v Morocco Accra
Jan 28 Guinea v Namibia Sekondi

Group B
Date - Fixture - Venue
Jan 21 Nigeria v Ivory Coast Sekondi
Jan 21 Mali v Benin Sekondi
Jan 25 Ivory Coast v Benin Sekondi
Jan 25 Nigeria v Mali Sekondi
Jan 29 Nigeria v Benin Sekondi
Jan 29 Ivory Coast v Mali, Accra

Group C
Date - Fixture - Venue
Jan 22 Egypt v Cameroon Kumasi
Jan 22 Sudan v Zambia Kumasi
Jan 26 Cameroon v Zambia Kumasi
Jan 26 Egypt v Sudan Kumasi
Jan 30 Cameroon v Sudan Tamale
Jan 30 Egypt v Zambia Kumasi

Group D
Date - Fixture - Venue
Jan 23 Tunisia v Senegal Tamale
Jan 23 South Africa v Angola Tamale
Jan 27 Senegal v Angola Tamale
Jan 27 Tunisia v South Africa Tamale
Jan 31 Senegal v South Africa Kumasi
Jan 31 Tunisia v Angola Tamale

Quarter-finals
Date - Fixture - Venue
Feb 3 Winner Group A 1 Runner-up Group B Accra
Feb 3 Winner Group B 2 Runner-up Group A Tamale
Feb 4 Winner Group C 3 Runner-up Group D Sekondi
Feb 4 Winner Group D 4 Runner-up Group C Kumasi

Semi-finals
Date - Fixture - Venue
Feb 7 Winner Match 1 5 Winner Match 4 Accra
Feb 7 Winner Match 2 6 Winner Match 3 Kumasi

Third place play-off
Date - Fixture - Venue
Feb 9 Loser Match 5 v Loser Match 6 Kumasi

Final
Date - Fixture - Venue
Feb 10 Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6 Accra

Ghana 2 Guinea 1 FT

Good start for the hosts then. Last gasp winner for Ghana apparently.

I presume all these games are on Eurosport or something?

I presume all these games are on Eurosport or something?

The Ghana vs Guinea game was coming on BBC Three, I don't know if they are showing any more.

Oh my gosh, anyone watching Nambia vs Morocco?
Morocco are currently winning 2 - 1 but the biggest shock is how fat the referee is... he's huge!

On Eurosport Live right now!

Nigeria v Ivory Coast not long kicked off. Press the red button BBC1 (thanks Bpatel)

I've got Virgin Media and I tried to press the red button on BBC1 but nothing happened....

SO I'm just using British Eurosport

Didn't suppose to use capitals for the word 'so' ... sorry

Anyway I'd just like to say that I think the music in the background of the stadiums in Africa sounds beautiful, don't know what instruments the fans are using but it makes it feel special

Power Cut at the stadium "Someone put 50p in the meter" < stolen off 606

Power Cut at the stadium "Someone put 50p in the meter" < stolen off 606

Not you, but to the person who is criticizing the Nation of Africa with that comment!
Africa is where life started from, Africa is still most natural.

Long live AFRICA

Come on Tunisia, show Senegal what you've got!

I want winner to be North African team, prefarably Tunisia if not then Morocco. I also like Nigeria, but think of Ivory Coast as scum.. maybe because they have Prem players in team such as Drogba, Kalou, Toure, Eboue, Zokora etc

Ive not watched any of it yet but I hope Mali do well the longer Momo is away from Anfield the better.

Ive not watched any of it yet but I hope Mali do well the longer Momo is away from Anfield the better.

I've watched plenty of games.

Saw Ivory Coast vs Nigeria, Morocco vs Namibia, SA vs Angola, Tunisia vs Senegal, Mali vs some next team and now Morocco vs Guinea

I think best teams are Ivory Coast and Egypt

I think best teams are Ivory Coast and Egypt

Yeh Egypt are quality, they are probably on the same level as Ghana, but Ivory Coast are a league above the rest!

Anyone watching Ghana v Nigeria? Second half just kicked off. 1-1 at the moment.

Ghana down to ten men but have just scored to make it 2-1. Looks like they are headed into the semi fianls. Less than ten minutes to go. Been a decent game this.

Anyone we know playing Ken ?

Yeah Smiggs. Essien, Mikel (got subbed) Yobo, Yakubu, Agogo (plays for Forrest and has scored what looks like to be the winner)...

Free kick to Nigeria in the last minutes....came to nothing. Nigeria out!

Good, keeps them out there a bit longer 

Well Yukubu and Yobo will be on their way home now. Let's hope their flights are seriously delayed! 

Ghana won with 10 men Essien and Agogo scored for Ghana, and this guy called Yakubu scored a penalty with a fantastic waddle up.

Ivory Coast v Guinea at 8pm BBC3.

The music they play after a game on the BBC is quite funked up isn't it.

Hope Egypt & Tunisia go through tommorow. We need some North African's in the tie, not all west Africans.

Oh and these refs being used for the ACON are seriously biased, African officials are seriously corrupt. Ghana got 'all' the 50 50 desicions towards them when playing Morocco... same with Senegal against Tunisia.

Crossing my fingers for ANGOLA to represent Southern Africa in the final four.

Well it's Egypt vs Ivory Coast & Ghana vs Cameroon/Tunisia

Egypt will win the whole competition though, they are a class act!

I mark my words!

Anyone see Drogba celebration when he scored the tw@t total arrogant.

Anyone see Drogba celebration when he scored the tw@t total arrogant.

No.  Are you not allowed to celebrate scoring a goal these days?

Is it me or is every team playing in Puma Shirts?

Egypt will win the whole competition though, they are a class act!

I'm keeping with my words

in an etom year tournament not very much interesting,

Anyone see Drogba celebration when he scored the tw@t total arrogant.

I saw that celebration...flippin arrogant...that's when I stopped supporting Ivory Coast.
I'm crossing my fingers for Cameroon now...but damn Egypt is on FIRE!!!

I saw that celebration...flippin arrogant...that's when I stopped supporting Ivory Coast.
I'm crossing my fingers for Cameroon now...but damn Egypt is on FIRE!!!

Why everyone going for Cameroon?
It's nice to support a team that can player proper football. No offense to Cameroon but their football is all about being physical whereas Egypt play a nice European style of football which is nice to watch. Thats why they gave ivory coast a good beating!

Why everyone going for Cameroon?
It's nice to support a team that can player proper football. No offense to Cameroon but their football is all about being physical whereas Egypt play a nice European style of football which is nice to watch. Thats why they gave ivory coast a good beating!

I guess your answer is somewhere in your question. It's probably a slight resentment of the European style that Egypt has clearly mastered. It wins games most of the times but I think most Africans want to see African soccer winning the African Cup Of Nations now and again.

Personally I think Song is too old and since Bikey managed to get himself red-carded in the dying minutes of the game...the Indomitable Lions will struggle with keeping the pacey Egyptians out of their box. It will be very interesting to watch.

Well lets put it this way, the only teams that Cameroon can't beat in 90 minutes are the North African teams. It's because North African teams play a total different style of football compared to the West Africans. They play clever football with a lot of passing where as the West Africans play with more power and pace but with less technique.

Look at Tunisia, they outplayed Cameroon in parts of the game, just like Egypt did. Only Morocco were the disappointing North African team, yet they still played an attractive style of football. Algeria produce the best players around including Zidane, Nasri & Menez but its a shame they can't keep their players otherwise what a team they'd be!

Somehow I can't see Cameroon getting a result against Egypt. I think the North African's will dominate most of the match with their extreme intelligence and just play the ball around nicely. Cameroon concede goals, Egypt score goals!

Anyone see Bikey push that physio guy over in injury time?getting himself sent off and out of the final i PMSL at that.

Ghana Take Third

Ghana 4-2 Ivory Coast

(HT 1-2)

 Congratulations to Ghana!
They saved the match.
It's fine to see Drogba, Essien and Kalou in Africa!

Congratulations to Ghana!
They saved the match.
It's fine to see Drogba, Essien and Kalou in Africa!

Especially with the game tomorrow !

Egypt will win the whole competition though, they are a class act!

I mark my words!

You marked them well young jedi. The force was with you.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7236614.stm

Defending champions Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup of Nations with a fully-deserved victory over Cameroon.

The only goal of the game came in the 77th minute when Mohamed Aboutrika pushed home a Mohamed Zidan pass after a mistake by Cameroon's Rigobert Song.

The Pharaohs also came close when Hosni Abd Rabou hit the post on 61 minutes and become the first side to win back-to-back titles twice.

Cameroon were seeking a fifth title, but rarely troubled the Pharaohs.

It was a triumph for Egypt coach Hassan Shehata who becomes only the second coach to win successive trophies, and his team had much the better of the first half, creating most of the scoring chances with their speed and mobility.

Once again Cameroon based their game on physical power, taking a defensive approach that supplied few openings to lone striker Samuel Eto'o.

Aboutrika came close on 13 minutes, with a 35-yard shot that was pushed around the post by Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni.

Two minutes later the Indomitable Lions were forced to make a substitution, with Gilles Binya replacing Alexandre Song, who was carrying an injury from the previous game.

Cameroon defender Geremi forced a save from Essam Al-Hadari from a free-kick, but the Pharaohs almost took the lead seconds later.

Hadari's clearance found Emad Moteab, whose 15-yard shot was parried brilliantly by Kameni, but into the path of Aboutrika, whose shot was too high.

Nine minutes before half-time a ball over the Cameroon defence found Moteab inside the area, Kameni made a fine save from the shot, and it remained goalless.

Cameroon came back from the break with purpose, causing the tempo of the match to increase considerably, but Egypt quickly took control of the game again.

Kameni had to make two more fine saves, from a close-range Amr Zaki shot, then from Abd-Rabou's 25-yard cracker that he punched away.

The Pharaohs continued to pile on pressure, and Abd-Rabou hit the post with a header on 61 minutes.

With 13 minutes remaining, Egypt finally got the goal they deserved.

Cameroon captain Rigobert Song was punished for untidy defending, losing a tussle with substitute Zidan.

Zidan pushed the ball along the edge of the box into the path of Aboutrika, who had a simple finish from 15 yards.

As Egypt celebrated, Song covered his face with his shirt, knowing that he should have cleared the ball away.

Song headed over the bar in stoppage-time, but there was to be no redemption for the defender, in his seventh Nations Cup.

Egypt won the first two editions of the tournament, in 1957 and 1959, but with the competition far more intense now, these victories have far greater significance.

Shehata's feat of two Cups in a row matched that of Ghana's CK Gyamfi, who won the tournament in 1963 and 1965.

Aboutrika's goal was the 99th of the tournament, which produced more goals than any other Nations Cup.

Get in, I would of gone mad if Cameroon won it. Cameroon are far too physical and dirty to be worthy winners, also Egypt played fantastic team football and you could see a great spirit among the players!

Why didn't Egypt play in WC 2006 if they play so well. They have won ACN for the second time in a row.

Why didn't Egypt play in WC 2006 if they play so well. They have won ACN for the second time in a row.

They just went through a bad patch at the wrong time. Trust me they'll be playing in WC 2010 and they'll do well but probably won't get any further than last 32

Congratulations to Egypt!
African teams are progressing now very quickly. So many African players play in Europe.
As I remember Côte d’Ivoire got to 1/8 in 2006 and Senegal to 1/4 in 2002. So Egypt will be able to repeat those achievment.

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Africa Cup of Nations Final
Egypt vs Cameroon
Sunday 10th February 2008, 15:00 GMT
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra


:: Goals ::

1-0 Aboutrika (Min 77)
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:: Extras ::

Maurinho Watching the Match
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Moawad Shoot (Min 9)
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Aboutrika Shoot Min (12)
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Geremi FreeKick (Min 18)
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Moteab And Aboutrika Shoots (Min 18)
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Moteab One on One Chance (Min 35)
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Zaki FreeKick (Min 40)
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Abd Radou Amazing Shoot (Min 54)
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Abd Radou Header Hits The Post (Min 60)
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:: After Match Celebrations And Ceremonies ::

Celebrations 1
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Celebrations 2
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Egypt Player Playing the African Drums And Dancing
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2nd Place Ceremony
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1st Place Ceremony
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Well done Egypt they won me a Fiverbet i had with a mate nice one.