Cape Verde shock Angola to reach quarters
Minnows Cape Verde scored twice in the last nine minutes to stun Angola 2-1 and seal a spot in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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South Africa hopes lifted with convincing win
South Africa got their first win at the Africa Cup of Nations since 2004 and rekindled the host nation's hopes with a convincing 2-0 victory over Angola in Durban to go top of Group A.
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Angola and Morocco draw in goalless encounter
Angola and Morocco played out a 0-0 draw to cap a disappointing opening day's action at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Ivory Coast 2-0 Angola
Emmanuel Eboue and Bony Wilfried scored the goals which saw Ivory Coast go through to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup
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Sudan 2-2 Angola
Sudan twice fought back from a goal down against Angola to claim their first point of this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
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Burkina Faso 1-2 Angola
Manucho's thumping long-range strike secured victory for Angola in an entertaining African Nations Cup Group B clash with Burkina Faso.
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Manchester City 2-0 Portsmouth
Emmanuel Adebayor acknowledged the heavens in remembrance after scoring for the first time since the gun attack in Angola that left him fearing for his life.
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Angola 0-1 Ghana
Asamoah Gyan scored the only goal to help Ghana dump hosts Angola out of the African Nations Cup and become the first side through to the semi-finals.
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Mali 3-1 Malawi
A dream start for Mali gave them a first win in this year's African Nations Cup, but Angola's goalless draw with Algeria meant both they and Malawi missed out on a place in the quarter-finals.
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Angola 0-0 Algeria
Angola and Algeria both advanced to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup thanks to a goalless draw in Luanda.
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Angola 2-0 Malawi
Two quick goals early in the second half from strikers Flavio and Manucho gave African Nations Cup hosts Angola a 2-0 win over Malawi on Thursday and put them top of Group A.
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Sport At 7 - World Cup security
The Daily Mirror's Oliver Holt downplays the security ramifications for the World Cup after the horrendous attack on the Togo squad in Angola.
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Togo home but may return to Angola
The Togo squad returned home last night after opting to pull out of the African Nations Cup following Friday's terrorist attack on the team bus which left three people dead.
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Adebayor: We will leave Angola
Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor has told French radio his team will head home from the African Nations Cup this afternoon on the advice of the Togolese government.
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Togo leave Angola on orders of government
The Togo squad are expected to return home tonight after the country's leading governmental figures overruled the players and ordered them to pull out of the African Nations Cup.
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Zuma: Togo attack won't affect World Cup
The president of South Africa Jacob Zuma denounced on Sunday the 'shocking and unacceptable' attack on Togo's football team in Angola but said it would not affect South Africa's hosting of the World Cup.
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Angola 4-4 Mali
Hosts Angola blew a four-goal lead to be held to a 4-4 draw by Mali on Sunday in the opening match of the African Nations Cup overshadowed by the ambush of the Togo team bus which killed three people.
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Togo depart as Angola gun attack death toll rises
Togo pulled out of the African Nations Cup on Saturday after at least two people were killed in a rebel ambush on its squad's convoy.
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Angola say African Nations Cup will continue
Angola insist the African Nations Cup will go ahead safely despite yesterday's armed attack on the Togo squad, which is to hold a meeting to decide whether to play in the tournament.
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Togo players injured, driver killed in gun attack
Several members of the Togo soccer team have been injured and the driver of the team bus killed in a machine gun assault at the African Nations Cup in Angola.