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AFCON 2013 Results: Mali secure third place finish

Mali finished third in the Africa Cup of Nations for the second year running after beating Ghana in an entertaining third place play-off. Mahamadou Samassa put Mali ahead with a powerful header, before captain Seydou Keita doubled their lead, stabbing … read more »

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2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Team Ghana – Key Players to Watch

Julian Finney/Getty Images The Africa Cup of Nations 2013 gets underway in South Africa on Saturday, with Ghana one of the biggest favourites for success even though they have not won the competition since 1982. There was plenty of speculation … read more »

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International Friendly: China 1-1 Ghana

Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom scored in his first game for the Black Stars as Ghana played out to a 1-1 draw against China in Xi’an on Wednesday. A dubious penalty awarded to China on 54 minutes gave the Asians the lead … read more »

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Juventus beat Napoli 4-2 to win 2012 Italian Super Cup

Juventus beat Napoli 4-2 to win the 2012 Italian Supercup in Beijing on Saturday after scoring twice in extra time. The match came a day after Juventus coach Antonio Conte was suspended for 10 months for his role in a … read more »

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Juventus signs Ghanian Asamoah

“Juventus announce that an agreement with Udinese has been finalised over the definitive acquisition of the registration rights of Asamoah for a fee of €18 million to be paid in three years,” a statement on the Juventus website reads. “At … read more »

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Ghana fans make Gyan scapegoat for Zambia loss

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan exited the Africa Cup of Nations as public enemy number one among some Black Stars’ supporters after Wednesday’s quarter-final loss to Zambia. The Sunderland forward, on-loan to Al-Ain, was on the receiving end of vitriolic abuse … read more »

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The fate of Africa’s new stars at Cup of Nations

Most of the talk leading up to this weekend’s start of the 2012 African Cup of Nations has focused on the teams who won’t be there, rather than on the ones who will. It’s understandable, considering Egypt, Cameroon and Nigeria … read more »

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Samuel Eto’o wins record fourth African Player of the year award

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o has become the first man to be named African Player of the Year for a fourth time. The striker, 29, enjoyed little success with his country in 2010 but helped his club Inter Milan become European and … read more »

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