Daily Archives: October 13, 2012

2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Day1 qualifying wrap up

The crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast has been abandoned due to crowd trouble. Violent scenes occurred after Didier Drogba scored two goals to dash the hopes of Senegal, who now needed five goals to … read more »

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Senegal v Ivory Coast match has reportedly been abandoned due tp fan riot

A crucial Africa Cup of Nations football match between Senegal and Ivory Coast has been abandoned after fans rioted at a stadium in Dakar. Home fans started fires in the stands and threw objects on the pitch as Senegal were … read more »

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2013 African Nations Cup: Nigeria book ticket to Afcon finals

FULL-TIME It’s all over in Nigeria – and Liberia will certainly be grateful to hear the final whistle. A brilliant attacking display has booked Nigeria’s place in South Africa, and on this form they might just have a chance at … read more »

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2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers: Sunday’s play-off Previews

The second leg of the final round of 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers take place on Sunday. Seven ties were concluded on Saturday and there are eight more on Sunday – Cameroon wil be looking to overturn a two-goal … read more »

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D-Day for Ethiopian national soccer team, the marauding black lions!

Tension as federal police banned the yellow flag.                                                                By Getahune Bekele On Sunday, October 14, 2012, the Ethiopian national soccer team will do battle in tense Addis Ababa to qualify for South Africa 2013 against the Sudan who won … read more »

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2013 African Nations Cup: Rampant Mali side beat Botswana 4-1

A rampant Mali side beat Botswana 4-1 on Saturday to ensure their progress to next year’s African Nations Cup finals. Goals from Cheikh Tidiane Diabate, Modibo Maiga, Mahamadou Samassa and Abdou Traore secured a 7-1 aggregate triumph in their final … read more »

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2013 African Nations Cup: Zambia beat Uganda on a goal aggregate of 9-8

By Joseph Kizza Reigning Africa champions Zambia have beaten Uganda in a 17-goal nail-biting thriller that ended in penalties at Namboole Stadium to continue defense of their title upon advancing to next year’s Africa Nations Cup finals in South Africa. … read more »

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Messi leads Argentina past Uruguay

Lionel Messi guided Argentina past a tough Uruguay side in the final half hour with two brilliant goals for a 3-0 win on Friday that keeps them top of South America’s World Cup qualifiers. Argentina lead the nine-nation South American … read more »

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Ghana became the first country to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana became the first country to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when beating Malawi 1-0 in Lilongwe on Saturday afternoon. The Black Stars braved the intimidating crowd and bumpy pitch at the Civo Stadium to clinch their … read more »

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Egypt: liberals and Islamists clash, 110 reported injured

Opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clashed in Cairo on Friday in the first street violence between rival factions since the Islamist leader took office. Islamists and their opponents threw stones, bottles and petrol bombs, and some fought … read more »

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Time to improve state participation in Africa’s extractive industries

By Zanele Hlatshwayo The rise in commodities prices over the past decade (referred to by some economists as the ‘commodities super-cycle’) has led to a renewed debate on the role of the state in Africa’s mineral resources sector. Governments are … read more »

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Congo: crisis in East deflects attention from need for reforms from Kinshasa

By Günther v. Billerbeck at Good Governance Group (G3) The current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North and South Kivu provinces is yet another episode in the epic conflict that has engulfed the region since the Rwandan … read more »

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Ethiopia: Medrek Challenges and Issue

By Teklu Abate One of the gravest mistakes one may make in life is exclusively focusing on individuals and not on ideas. In countries where dictatorship is the norm, people usually consider the death of top leaders as the beginning … read more »

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The Ethiopians and moral conduct

by Yilma Bekele. I dreamt about my uncle. He has been dead for over ten years so I was wondering what brought him to my conscious now. It was a vivid dream and I woke both sad and happy. So … read more »

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Nigeria: P-Square in Zimbabwe

MEMBERS of P-Square — a visiting Nigerian pop group — yesterday said they were delighted to be here after hearing a lot about President Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s peaceful people. The identical twins, Peter and Paul Okoye, described Zimbabwe as their … read more »

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2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers Live updates

In Summary Seven second-leg ties on Saturday First-leg scores in brackets Morocco 4-0 Mozambique 2100 BST (0-2) Senegal 0-2 Ivory Coast (2-6 agg) Match abandoned after 76 mins FT: Uganda 1-0 Zambia (1-1 agg) Zambia through 9-8 on penalties FT: … read more »

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2013 Africa Cup of Nations final-round Preview

Nations Cup Live Now HERE Malawi v Ghana Lilongwe, 1230 GMT kick-off First leg score: 0-2 Malawi simply cannot afford to concede if they are to have any hope of qualifying. But they will be boosted by the return of … read more »

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