Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Pharaohs of Egypt in the Angola capital of Luanda is a typical case of the Biblical David versus Goliath affair. With their impeccable record and an array of seasoned stars, Egypt stands for Goliath and the Black Stars, parading a relatively inexperienced youthful side, can be conveniently called David. The story in the Bible is that Goliath was a giant with menacing looks, and David a rather frail figure but with tact he overpowered Goliath. more »

If the Angola 2010 Africa Cup of Nations will be remembered for the cruel armed attack on the Togolese team on the eve of the start of the tournament, Beninois FIFA referee Kodjo Kodja will also have a piece of the history as the man who turned a highly anticipated semi final thriller into a farce. more »

I tip Ghana and Algeria to reach the final of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. I expect the renascent Black Stars of Ghana to eclipse the Super Green Eagles of Nigeria in Thursday’s semi final and I also believe Algeria can confirm their superiority over Egypt in the other semi encounter. 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 »

Andre Dede Ayew, Ghana’s teenage football sensation can be described as a real chip off the block in every sense of the phrase. Son of the legendary Abedi Ayew Pele, easily the brightest Ghanaian soccer gem in the 80s, Dede has given every indication that he would like to step into the illustrious shoes of his legendary father who played for the Black Stars at the age of 17 in Ghana’s fourth Cup of Nations triumph in Libya in 1982. more »