Nigeria crowned African champions
Nigeria claimed their third African Nations Cup title with a dominant 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in Johannesburg.
Nigeria claimed their third African Nations Cup title with a dominant 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in Johannesburg.
Mali enjoyed a second successive third-place play-off victory over Ghana at the African Cup of Nations in Port Elizabeth with a 3-1 success.
Burkina Faso survived the controversial late dismissal of Jonathan Pitroipa to book their first ever appearance in the African Nations Cup final with a 3-2 victory on penalties over Ghana in Nelspruit.
Soumaila Diakite was the hero for Mali after saving two penalties in their 3-1 shootout win over hosts South Africa to help his side progress to the African Nations Cup semi-final.
Ivory Coast fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Algeria in this afternoon's African Nations Cup Group D dead rubber in Rustenburg.
Togo booked their place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup for the first time after battling for a 1-1 draw in a controversial encounter with Tunisia in Nelspruit.
Two late penalties from Victor Moses saved Nigeria from an embarrassing African Nations Cup exit as they booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia.
Ghana sealed top spot in African Nations Cup Group B and a quarter-final meeting with Cape Verde by outclassing Niger in Port Elizabeth.
African Cup of Nations hosts South Africa ensured their progression to the quarter-finals as Group A winners as Siyabonga Sangweni salvaged a late 2-2 draw with Morocco.
Ivory Coast took a giant stride towards the knockout stage of the African Nations Cup with a routine 3-0 victory over Tunisia in Rustenburg.
Emmanuel Adebayor's first-half strike and a stoppage-time clincher from Dove Wome earned Togo their first win of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2-0, and sent Algeria out of the competition.
Alain Traore scored twice as Burkina Faso overcame the dismissal of goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama to see off Ethiopia 4-0 in Group C of the African Nations Cup.
Emmanuel Adebayor claims he is yet to receive assurances from Andre Villas-Boas that he is fine with the striker playing in the African Nations Cup.
QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt has confirmed he wants to play for Morocco at the African Nations Cup next month.
The Ivory Coast set up an African Nations Cup final against Zambia after Gervinho's solo goal saw them past Mali tonight in Libreville.
Emmanuel Mayuka came off the bench to send Zambia into the African Nations Cup final after his 78th-minute goal secured a shock 1-0 win over Ghana in their semi-final.
Hosts Gabon suffered penalty shoot-out heartbreak as Mali prevented them from reaching a first African Nations Cup semi-final in Libreville.
Ghana are just two wins away from a first African Nations Cup crown since 1982 after booking their place in the semi-finals with an extra-time win over Tunisia tonight.
Didier Drogba scored twice and missed a penalty as Ivory Coast reached the African Nations Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over upstarts Equatorial Guinea on Saturday.
Mali came from behind to beat African Nations Cup minnows Botswana in Libreville and set up a quarter-final against co-hosts Gabon.