The sensational manner which Zambia upstaged one of the pre-tournament favourites of AFCON 12, Senegal is a warning to all the so called favourites to sit up. The way the fast running East Africans mesmerized Senegal in the pulsating first half that saw them 2-0 up was simply marvellous. They were never awed by the heavy built of their opponents and beat them with sheer speed. more »

And so it came to pass that the Biblical David versus Goliath encounter between Ghana and Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations final on the treacherous playing grounds of Luanda could not live up to its biblical myth. This time round Egypt, the Goliath used its giant structure to eclipse Ghana the David.It was a fitting climax to a rather controversial 27th Nations Cup and even though the youthful Black Stars stretched their more ferocious opponents for a long spell , one moment of magic won the day for the Egyptians who have established an incredible record of three successive Africa Cup triumphs without conceding a single defeat in all these tournaments from 2006 – 2010. more »

And so soon the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola that was heralded by an unprecedented armed attack on one of the competing teams will come to an end this weekend. It has been days of battle of nerves and sinews involving 16 crack teams from around the continent and in the final analysis we are left with four teams in the medal zone, three of them upsetting the experts’ predictions. more »

The violent armed attack on the Togolese national team by Angolan bandits is a real blot on the 27th African Cup of Nations due to start in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Sunday. The hosts must accept responsibility for poor security. The attempt therefore by Souleymane Habuba, spokesman for the organizers, to shift blame on the Togolese for traveling by road instead of flying, is completely misplaced. more »

Sports analysts often say football does repeat itself. No wonder that by irony of fate the Ghana Black Stars squad for Angola 2010 have a close resemblance to the 1965 line-up that successfully defended the cup in Tunisia. more »