In the Estadio Nuevo, Malabo later tonight the match takes place that no team would aim to play in - the 3rd place play-off between Ghana and Mali, the semi-final losers.
Whilst Mali may have exceeded expectations in getting to the semi-finals, Ghana were among the favourites and were perhaps expected to make the finals in their aim to end 30 years without the trophy. Both teams should be playing for pride and third place. Arguably th...More
Zambia produced one of the shocks of the tournament to book their place in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, with a 1-0 win over Ghana. In a result which sees one of the tournament favourites crash out at the semi-final stage, in a game where four-time champions Ghana will look to missed opportunities as the inquest begins into their exit from a tournament where the Black Stars were well placed in their quest for a fifth Africa Cu...More
Mali go into the semi-final against the Ivory Coast at the Stade de l’Amitie in the Gabonese capital Libreville as arguably one of the surprise packages of this Africa Cup of Nations. Coach Alain Giresse took a mostly young and inexperienced team to the tournament based around veterans Cedric Kante and Saydou Keita and accordingly may not have been expected to progress so far.
That the Eagles have done so owes much to the influence...More
Ghana take on Zambia in the semi-final of the 2012 Africa Nations Cup at the 35,000 seat Estadio de Bata, with the Black Stars aiming to get to the final for the second tournament in succession.
Before the tournament the President of the Ghana FA stated the desire to bring the Black Stars wait for the trophy to an end, a pressure acknowledged by Coach Goran Stevanovic: “Playing in the final is the least everyone expects from us. We ...More
Ghana, winners of Group D, play Tunisia today in Franceville in the last quarter-final of this knockout stage - the winners taking on Zambia in the semi-final. The Black Stars are desperate to end their 30-year wait for the title and will hope that history repeats itself today, as the Carthage Eagles have never beaten Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Ghanaian fans though are still waiting for the Black Stars to capture the form d...More
Mali take on Gabon in the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville today with the Eagles looking to reach the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 2004, when they came fourth. Despite being ranked 22 places higher than The Panthers, Mali will go into the game as underdogs.
Mali have not convinced in qualifying as runners-up from Group D. An opening 1-0 win over Guinea was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Ghana before qualification...More
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