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Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority) is the capital city of Ethiopia. (In Ethiopian languages: Amharic, Addis Abäba [ad�?i�?s aβəβa] "new flower"; Oromo, Finfinne;Ge'ez ኣዲ�?� ኣበባ) It is the largest city in Ethiopia, with a population of 3,384,569 according to the 2007 population census.
As a chartered city (ras gez astedader), Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state. It is where the African Union and its predecessor the OAU are based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and numerous other continental and international organizations. Addis Ababa is therefore often referred to as "the political capital of Africa", due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance for the continent. The city is populated by people from different regions of Ethiopia – the country has as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages and belonging to a wide variety of religious communities. It is home to Addis Ababa University. The Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC) and Horn of Africa Press Institute (HAPI) are also headquartered in Addis Ababa.
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Algeria
Coordinates: 28°N 2°E / 28°N 2°E / 28; 2
Algeria
i/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ (Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazā'ir; Berber: ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية, al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazāʾiriyyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah ash-Shaʿbiyyah), also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a large country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.
When referring to its land area, Algeria is the largest country in Africa, Maghreb and the Arab World. It is also the largest of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea; it is also the tenth-largest country in the world. The country is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Its size is almost 2,400,000 square kilometres (926,645 sq mi) with an estimated population of 37.1 million as of 2012. Algeria is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, OPEC and the United Nations. The country is also a founding member of the Arab Maghreb Union.
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Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced: [ʁɨˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔla];Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Portuguese were present in some—mostly coastal—points of the territory of what is now Angola, from the 16th to the 19th century, interacting in diverse ways with the peoples that lived there. In the 19th century they slowly and hesitantly began to establish themselves in the interior. Angola as a Portuguese colony encompassing the present territory was not established before the end of the 19th century, and "effective occupation", as required by the Berlin Conference (1884) was achieved only by the 1920s. Independence was achieved in 1975, after a protracted liberation war. After independence, Angola was the scene of an intense civil war from 1975 to 2002. The country has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy has on average grown at a two-digit pace since the 1990s, especially since the end of the civil war. In spite of this, standards of living remain low for the majority of the population, and life expectancy and infant mortality rates in Angola are among the worst-ranked in the world. At the same time, a minority has reached comfortable life standards, and the dominant stratum has succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth, so that social inequality in Angola is one of the highest in the world.
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, 
listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (
i/bərˌkiːnə ˈfɑːsoʊ/ bər-KEE-nə FAH-soh; French: [buʁkina faso]) – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. The country's capital is Ouagadougou.
Its size is 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) with an estimated population of more than 15,757,000. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on 4 August 1984, by President Thomas Sankara, to mean "the land of upright people" in Mòoré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Figuratively, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity", from the Mòoré language, and "Faso" means "fatherland" in Dioula. The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabè (
/bərˈkiːnəbeɪ/ bər-KEE-nə-bay).
Burkina Faso was populated between 14,000 and 5000 BC by hunter-gatherers in the country's northwestern region. Farm settlements appeared between 3600 and 2600 BC. What is now central Burkina Faso was principally composed of Mossi kingdoms. These Mossi Kingdoms would become a French protectorate in 1896. After gaining independence from France in 1960, the country underwent many governmental changes until arriving at its current form, a semi-presidential republic. The president is Blaise Compaoré.
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Cairo
Cairo ( /ˈkaɪroʊ/ KYE-roh; Arabic: القاهرة al-Qāhira, literally "The Vanquisher" or "The Conqueror"), is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in the year 969 A.D. making it 1,043 years old. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century AD.; but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are nearby to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.
Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr (Arabic: مصر), the Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Cairo has the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab World, as well as the world's second-oldest institution of higher learning, al-Azhar University. Many international media, businesses, and organizations have regional headquarters in the city, and the Arab League has had its headquarters in Cairo for most of its existence.
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Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun), is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. French and English are the official languages.
Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões ("River of Prawns"), the name from which Cameroon derives. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of the west and northwest established powerful chiefdoms and fondoms. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (i/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK;Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] (
listen), short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
The Czech state, formerly known as Bohemia, was formed in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague, at that time under dominance of the powerful Great Moravian Empire (which reached its greatest territorial extent during the reign of Svatopluk I from the House of Mojmír). After the fall of the Empire in 907, the centre of power was transferred from Moravia to Bohemia, under the Přemyslids. During the rule of Přemyslid dukes/kings and their successors, the Luxembourgs, the country reached its greatest territorial extent (13th–14th century). Life in the country was significantly affected by the Hussite wars, during which it faced economic embargo and crusades from all over Europe. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy as one of its three principal parts alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–20) led to the further centralization of the monarchy including forced recatholization and Germanization. During radical reforms in the 18th century the Bohemian Crown was even de facto abolished (1749). In the 19th century the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia which was formed in 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I.
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Dahomey
Dahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey existed from 1960 to 1975. In 1975, the country was renamed "The People's Republic of Benin" after the Bight of Benin (not the unrelated historical Kingdom of Benin) since "Benin," unlike "Dahomey," was deemed politically neutral for all ethnic groups in the state.
Based in his capital of Agbome, Wegbaja and his successors established a highly centralized state with a deep-rooted kingship cult of sacrificial offerings. These included an emphasis on human sacrifices in large numbers, to the ancestors of the monarch. Human sacrifices were not only made in time of war, pestilence, calamity, and on the death of kings and chiefs, they were also made regularly in the Annual Customs, believed to supply deceased kings with a fresh group of servants.
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Egypt
Egypti/ˈiːdʒɪpt/ (Arabic: مصر, Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: [mɑsˤɾ] ; Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Kīmi ; Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲏⲙⲉ, Kēme), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: جمهوريّة مصر العربيّة (help·info), is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.
Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great majority of its over 81 million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
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England
Englandi/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located in Middle Africa. It has two parts: a Continental Region (Río Muni), including several small offshore islands including Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico; and an insular region containing Annobón island and Bioko island (formerly Fernando Po) where the capital Malabo is situated.
Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the east is the mainland region. Equatorial Guinea is bordered by Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name is suggestive of its location near both the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Besides the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the Mediterranean coast next to Morocco, it is the only territory in mainland Africa with Spanish as the official language.
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia ( /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/) (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With its capital at Addis Ababa, it is also the most populous landlocked nation in the world.
Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history, and the Ethiopian dynasty traces its roots to the 2nd century BC. Ethiopia is also one of the oldest sites of human existence known to scientists today, having yielded some of humanity's oldest traces. It may be the region from which Homo sapiens first set out for the Middle East and points beyond. Alongside Rome, Persia, China and India, the Ethiopian Aksum Empire was considered one of the great world powers of the 3rd century. During the Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was the only African country beside Liberia that retained its sovereignty as a recognized independent country, and was one of only four African members of the League of Nations. After a brief period of Italian occupation, Ethiopia became a charter member of the United Nations. When other African nations received their independence following World War II, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag, and Addis Ababa became the location of several international organizations focused on Africa.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Gabon
Gabon ( /ɡəˈbɒn/; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃]), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République Gabonaise) is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west. It covers a land area of nearly 270,000 km² and has an estimated population of 1,500,000. Its capital and largest city is Libreville.
Since its independence from France on August 17, 1960, Gabon has been ruled by three presidents. In the early 1990s, Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions. Gabon is also a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2010-2011 term.
Low population density together with abundant natural resources and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita (PPP) (after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana) in the region.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Ghana
Ghanai/ˈɡɑːnə/ is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, including the inland Ashanti Empire, the Akwamu, the Akyem, the Bonoman, the Denkyira, and the Fante among others. Non-Akan states created by the Ga also existed as did states by the Dagomba. Prior to contact with Europeans trade between the Akan and various African states flourished due to Akan's gold wealth. Trade with European states began after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in 1874 over parts but not all of the country.
The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the First sub-Saharan African nation to do so from European Colonialism. The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa.
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Guinea
Guineai/ˈɡɪni/, officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (Guinée française), it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has almost 246,000 square kilometres (94,981 sq mi) and a population of 10,057,975. It forms a crescent by curving from its western border on the Atlantic Ocean toward the east and the south. Its northern border is shared with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali, the southern one with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire. The Niger River's source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea.
Guinea is geographically divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures. Conakry is the capital, largest city and economic centre. The other major cities in the country include Kankan, Nzérékoré, Kindia, Labe, Guéckédou, Mamou and Boke.
Guinea's 10 million people belong to twenty-four ethnic groups. The largest and most prominent groups are the Fula 40%, Mandingo 30%, and Susu 20%.
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Hungary
Hungaryi/ˈhʌŋɡəri/ (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ] ( listen)) is a country, which is located in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The country's capital, and largest city, is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, also known as Magyar, which is part of the Finno-Ugric group and is the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe.
Following a Celt (after c. 450 BC) and a Roman (AD 9 - c. 430) period, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian prince Árpád, whose great-grandson Saint Stephen I was crowned with a crown sent by the pope from Rome in 1000 AD. The Kingdom of Hungary lasted for 946 years, and at various points was regarded as one of the cultural centres of the Western world. After about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary was integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy, and later constituted half of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy (1867–1918).
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Khartoum
Khartoum (Arabic: الخرطوم al Ḫarṭūm) is the capital and second largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran", meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people consisting of Khartoum proper[clarification needed], and linked by bridges to Khartoum North called (al-Khartūm Bahrī) and Omdurman (Umm Durmān) to the west.
The origin of the word is uncertain. One tradition is that khartoum derives from Arabic kartūm الخرطوم meaning 'end of an elephant’s trunk', probably referring to the narrow strip of land extending between the Blue and White Niles. Captain J. A. Grant, who reached Khartoum in 1863 with Captain Speke’s expedition, thought that the derivation was most probably from the Arabic qurtum, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), which was cultivated extensively in Egypt for its oil, used in burning.[citation needed]
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Libya
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībyā), Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the third largest country in Africa by area, and the 17th largest in the world. The largest city, Tripoli, is home to 1.7 million of Libya's 6.4 million people. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica.
In 2009 Libya had the highest HDI in Africa and the fourth highest GDP (PPP) per capita in Africa, behind Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world and the 17th-highest petroleum production.
As a result of the Libyan civil war, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which had at that time been in existence for 34 years, collapsed and Libya entered a period of governance by a transitional administration called the National Transitional Council. The NTC has stated its intention to oversee the first phase of a transition to constitutional democracy, after which it claims it will dissolve in favor of a representative legislature.
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Mali
Malii/ˈmɑːli/, officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali, French pronunciation: [maˈli]), is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with a population of 14.5 million. Its capital is Bamako. Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Sénégal rivers. The country's economic structure centers around agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's natural resources are gold, uranium, livestock, and salt. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
Present-day Mali was once part of three West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire (from which Mali is named), and the Songhai Empire. In the late 19th century, during the Scramble for Africa, France seized control of Mali making it a part of French Sudan. French Sudan (then known as the Sudanese Republic) joined with Senegal in 1959, achieving independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. Shortly thereafter, following Senegal's withdrawal from the federation, the Sudanese Republic declared itself the independent Republic of Mali. After a long period of one-party rule, a 1991 coup led to the writing of a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state. On 22 March, 2012, a group of junior soldiers seized control of the country's presidential palace and declared the government dissolved and its constitution suspended. On 6 April, 2012, rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) declared the secession of a new state, Azawad, from Mali.
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Morocco
Morocco (Arabic: المغرب al-Maghrib ; Berber: ⵍⵎⴻⵖⵔⵉⴱ / ⴰⵎⴻⵔⵔⵓⴽElmeɣrib / Amerruk), officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of about 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², including the disputed region of the Western Sahara, seen by and mostly administered by Morocco as the Southern Provinces. Morocco is part of the Maghreb region, in addition to Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, and Libya, with which it shares cultural, historical and linguistic ties.
Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. The King of Morocco holds vast executive powers, including the power to dissolve the parliament. Executive power is exercised by the government but more importantly by the king himself. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Assembly of Representatives and the Assembly of Councillors. The king can also issue decrees called dahirs which have the force of law. The latest Parliamentary elections were held in November 25, 2011, and were considered by some neutral observers to be mostly free and fair. Voter turnout in these elections was estimated to be 43% of registered voters, but only about 25% of Moroccan adult citizens actually voted. The rest either chose not to vote or they were not registered as voters. The political capital is Rabat, but the largest city is Casablanca; other main cities include Marrakesh, Tetouan, Tangier, Salé, Fes, Agadir, Meknes, Oujda, Kenitra, and Nador.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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Nigeria
Nigeriai/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. Since 2002 there have been a spate of clashes, particularly in the North of the country, between government forces and the Islamists Boko Haram, militant jihadists who seek to establish sharia law.
The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE. The area around the Benue and Cross River is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.
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Romania
Romania (i/roʊˈmeɪniə/ roh-MAY-nee-ə; dated: Roumania; or Rumania;Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a] ( listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south.
At 238,400 square kilometers (92,000 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with over 19 million people. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the tenth largest city in the EU with about two million people.
The Kingdom of Romania emerged when the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were united under Prince Alexander Ioan Cuza in 1859. Independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared on 9 May 1877, and was internationally recognized the following year. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. Greater Romania emerged into an era of progression and prosperity that would continue until World War II. By the end of the War, many north-eastern areas of Romania's territories were occupied by the Soviet Union, and Romania forcibly became a socialist republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact.
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Senegal
Senegali/ˌsɛnɨˈɡɔːl/ (French: le Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal (République du Sénégal, IPA: [ʁepyblik dy seneɡal]), is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometres (76,000 sq mi), and has an estimated population of about 13 million. The climate is tropical with two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.
Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, is located at the westernmost tip of the country on the Cap-Vert peninsula. About 500 kilometres (300 mi) off the coast, in the Atlantic Ocean, lie the Cape Verde Islands. During the 17th and 18th centuries, numerous trading posts, belonging to various colonial empires, were established along the coast. The town of St. Louis became the capital of French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, or AOF) before it was moved to Dakar in 1902. Dakar later became its capital in 1960 at the time of independence from France.
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South Africa
Coordinates: 30°S 25°E / 30°S 25°E / -30; 25
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north of the country lie the neighbouring territories of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
South Africa is multi-ethnic and has diverse cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution. Two of these languages are of European origin: South African English and Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans. Though English is commonly used in public and commercial life, it is only the fifth most-spoken home language. All ethnic and language groups have political representation in the country's constitutional democracy comprising a parliamentary republic; unlike most parliamentary republics, the positions of head of state and head of government are merged in a parliament-dependent President.
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Sudan
Sudan (i/suːˈdæn/ or /suːˈdɑːn/;Arabic: السودان, as-Sūdān), officially the Republic of the Sudan (Arabic: جمهورية السودان, Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān), sometimes called North Sudan, is an Arab state in North Africa (sometimes also considered to be part of the Middle East). It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. The population of Sudan is a combination of indigenous inhabitants of Nile Valley, and descendants of migrants from the Arabian Peninsula. Due to the process of Arabisation common throughout the rest of the Arab World, today Arab culture predominates in Sudan. The majority of the population of Sudan adheres to Islam. The Nile divides the country between east and west sides.
The people of Sudan have a long history extending from antiquity which is intertwined with the history of Egypt. Sudan suffered seventeen years of civil war during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) followed by ethnic, religious and economic conflicts between the Muslim Arab northern Sudanese and the mostly animist and Christian Nilotes of Southern Sudan. This led to the Second Sudanese Civil War in 1983. Because of continuing political and military struggles, Sudan was seized in a bloodless coup d'état by colonel Omar al-Bashir in 1989, who thereafter proclaimed himself President of Sudan. The civil war ended with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement which granted autonomy to what was then the southern region of the country. Following a referendum held in January 2011, South Sudan seceded on 9 July 2011 with the consent of Sudan's President al-Bashir.
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Tunisia
Tunisia (USi/tuːˈniːʒə/ two-NEE-zhə or UK /tjuːˈnɪziə/ tew-NIZ-iə; Arabic: تونس Tūnis pronounced [ˈtuːnɪs]), officially the Republic of Tunisia (Arabic: الجمهورية التونسية al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah), is the northernmost country in Africa. It is an Arab Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area is almost 165,000 square kilometres (64,000 sq mi), with an estimated population of just under 10.7 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the northeast.
Tunisia is the smallest country in North Africa. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline.
Tunisia has relations with both the European Union—with whom it has an association agreement—and the Arab world. Tunisia is also a member of the Arab Maghreb Union, the Arab League, and the African Union. Tunisia has established close relations with France in particular, through economic cooperation, industrial modernization, and privatisation programs.
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Uganda
Coordinates: 1°17′N 32°23′E / 1.28°N 32.39°E / 1.28; 32.39
Uganda ( /juːˈɡændə/ yew-GAN-də or /juːˈɡɑːndə/ yew-GAHN-də), officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, which is also shared by Kenya and Tanzania.
Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.
The people of Uganda were hunter-gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago, when Bantu-speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country. Uganda gained independence from Britain on 9 October 1962.
The official languages are English and Swahili, although multiple other languages are spoken in the country.
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United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة Al-Gumhuriyah Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah, Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahidah), often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal Abdel Nasser. During most of its existence (1958–1961) it was a member of the United Arab States, a confederation with North Yemen.
The UAR adopted a flag based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, but with two stars to represent the two parts. This continues to be the flag of Syria. In 1963, Iraq adopted a flag that was similar but with three stars, representing the hope that Iraq would join the UAR. The current flags of Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen are also based on the Arab Liberation Flag of horizontal red, white, and black bands.
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Zaire
Zaire ( /zɑːˈɪər/), officially the Republic of Zaire (French: République du Zaïre; French pronunciation: [za.iʁ]), was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese: Zaire, itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".
In 1965, as in 1960, the division of power between president and prime minister led to a stalemate and threatened the country's stability. Joseph-Désiré Mobutu again seized power. Unlike the first time, however, Mobutu assumed the presidency, rather than remaining behind the scenes.
From 1965, Mobutu dominated the political life of Congo (Léopoldville), restructuring the state on more than one occasion, and claiming the title of "Father of the Nation".
When, under the authenticity policy of the early 1970s, Zairians were obliged to adopt "authentic" names, Mobutu dropped Joseph-Désiré and officially changed his name to Mobutu Sésé Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga—or, more commonly, Mobutu Sésé Seko, roughly meaning "the all-conquering warrior, who goes from triumph to triumph".
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Zambia
Zambia ( /ˈzæmbiə/), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest.
Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region which comprises modern Zambia was colonised during the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. After visits by European explorers in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British colony of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, the country was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.
On 24 October 1964, the country declared independence from the United Kingdom and then-prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from the 1964 until 1991. From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a single-party state with the UNIP as the sole-legal political party, with the goal of uniting the nation under the banner of 'One Zambia, One Nation'. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, during which the country saw a rise in social-economic growth and increased decentralisation of government.
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ zim-BAHB-way; officially the Republic of Zimbabwe) is a landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called Salisbury). Zimbabwe achieved majority rule and internationally recognised independence in April 1980 following a long period of colonial rule and a 15-year period of white-dominated minority rule, instituted after the minority regime’s so-called Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.
Zimbabwe has three official languages: English, Shona and Ndebele. Zimbabwe began as the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, created from land held by the British South Africa Company. President Robert Mugabe is the head of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Morgan Tsvangirai is the Prime Minister. Mugabe has been in power since the country's internationally recognised independence in 1980.
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Abdelhamid Kermali
Abdelhamid Kermali (born April 24, 1931 in Sétif, Algeria) is a former Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team.
He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, before leaving for France to play for FC Mulhouse, AS Cannes and the Olympique Lyonnais.
As a manager, Kermali was the head of the Algerian national team during the 1990 African Cup of Nations hosted in Algeria.
Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article, accessed December 1, 2006.
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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Abedi Pele
Abedi Ayew ( /æˈbeɪdɪ/ /æˈjjuː/ a-BAYDI a-YEW), known professionally as Abedi Pele (born 5 November 1964) is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique Marseille.
Three of his sons, Ibrahim, André and Jordan also became Internationals for Ghana, in which Ibrahim and André were selected for the FIFA World Cup 2010.
Abedi Ayew was born into a family in a small village called Kyebi near Dome at the northern outskirts of Accra.
Abedi Pele was one of the pioneers of African football in Europe. One of the first great African players to make an impact on European club football, he played for teams in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and most famously France where he was very instrumental in Marseille's prominence in the European Champions League during the early 1990s. Amongst his international accolades, he was often included in FIFA "All-star" selections and captained the African all-stars in their victory over their European counterparts in the Meridian Cup of 1997.
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Ahmed Faras
Ahmed Faras (born 1946 in Fedala) is a former Moroccan football forward. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975, and spent all of his playing career with his native Chabab Mohammédia.
Faras was a member of Morocco national football team from 1965 to 1979, wearing captain's armband for eight consecutive years, starting from 1971. On international level, Ahmed Faras took part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, before leading his team the African Cup of Nations success in 1976.
Faras scored a total of 42 goals for his national side. He won the Moroccan League in 1981 and finished as the league's top-scorer in 1969 and 1973. The legendary Moroccan forward retired in 1982, after spending a total of 17 years with the club.
In 2006, Faras was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
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Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan (Arabic: أحمد حسن) (born 2 May 1975 in Maghagha, Egypt) is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team. He is the most capped male footballer in history with 181 appearances for Egypt.
Ahmed Hassan started his professional football career as a right-back at Aswan Club in the Egyptian lower divisions. After one season there, he moved to the more successful Ismaily. He was 20 when he was selected for the first time to play in the Egyptian national team's friendly match against Ghana on 29 December 1995. After his impressive performances with the Egyptian national team in the African Cup of Nations 1998, including scoring a goal from a long range shot against South Africa in the final that helped the squad win the tournament, Hassan joined Turkish side Kocaelispor at the age of 22. In 2000, he was transferred to Denizlispor before joining his Egyptian international teammate Abdel-Zaher El-Saqua in 2001 when he moved to Gençlerbirliği. Following three successful seasons with the club, during which the team twice made the Turkish Cup Final, he moved to Beşiktaş where he was a first team regular as well as a regular on the team's scoring sheet. He particularly impressed manager Jean Tigana who, despite being known for selecting younger players for his first team, still regarded the 30-year-old Hassan a key player of the squad. Tigana stated that "Hassan is a hardworking player who is quick and talented."
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Ali Abo Greisha
Ali Abou Greisha is a retired Egyptian football player.
Abou Greisha was voted by the readers of Jeune Afrique Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971. He played club football for Ismaily. He represented the Egypt national football team on several occasions, including participating in the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations, where he scored a combined 7 goals.
Following his playing career, he became a coach for Ismaily.
3rd African footballer of the year by France Football 1970
8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1972
Top scorer of Egyptian League 1966/67
Top scorer of African champions league 1969
1 Egyptian league title 1966/67
1 African champions league title 1969
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Amr Zaki
Amr Zaki (Arabic: عمرو زكي; born 1 April 1983 in Mansoura) is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Zamalek and the Egypt national team. He is known for his strong headers and for being a top striker in Africa.
Zaki started his career at El Mansoura before moving to ENPPI for the 2003–04 season. At ENPPI, he became the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for the 2004–05 season and helped the club win its first trophy, the 2005 Egyptian Cup, as well as being runners-up in the Egyptian Premier League, After impressing in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, Zaki caught the attention of many clubs, such as El Zamalek and Al-Ahly from Egypt, Al-Ain FC from the UAE, and Nantes from France. But Zaki later decided to play for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow, who signed him for a reported sum of €1.7 million. However, he did not play a single match for Lokomotiv. He supported Liverpool F.C growing up. In 2006, Zaki moved back to the Egyptian Premier League and signed to play for El Zamalek. Owing to his powerful physical displays as a forward, fans nicknamed him the "Bulldozer" and newspapers nicknamed him the "Egyptian Gladiator".
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Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan (born 22 November 1985 in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional footballer and a part-time rapper, who plays as a striker for Sunderland of the Premier League.
Gyan shot to prominence after scoring three goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and also missing a crucial penalty kick in the last minute of extra-time in Ghana's quarter-final defeat by Uruguay.
Having signed for Udinese in 2003 from Ghanaian club Liberty Professionals located in his hometown of Accra, Gyan spent two years on loan at Serie B club Modena to gain match experience. Following some excellent displays during the 2006 World Cup, he attracted interest from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. Gyan returned to Udinese at the start of 2006, but on 17 February 2007, Udinese pulled out of a deal to sell him in the January transfer window. The striker was on the verge of signing a 3-year deal with Russian Club Lokomotiv Moscow for US$10.5m, the fourth largest transfer fee in Russian football history. "The striker Udinese targeted to replace me did not sign for them," Gyan told BBC Sport. "I've been told I will now have to stay in Italy for the rest of the season."
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Aziz Bouderbala
Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala (Arabic: عبد العزيز بودربالة الإدريسي) (born December 26, 1960 in Casablanca) is a former Moroccan footballer. Aziz Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Matra Racing and French Olympique Lyon later. the former player worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca. He also played for G. D. Estoril-Praia from Portugal.
In 1986, Bouderbala was runner-up for the African Footballer of the Year award.
Bouderbala made 61 appearances for the Morocco national football team and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
He currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and four kids.
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Benni McCarthy
Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African footballer who is currently contracted to Orlando Pirates in South Africa.
McCarthy holds the record of international goals for a South African. He is the Bafana Bafana's all-time top-scorer with 31 goals.
Benni McCarthy was born in Cape Town and grew up in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, an area notorious for its high unemployment rate and gang violence. He is the son of Dudley and Dora McCarthy and has two brothers and a sister. His older brother is Jerome McCarthy, a former professional footballer who played for Kaizer Chiefs and Manning Rangers among other clubs,while his younger brother Mark played football at Franklin Pierce University in the United States.
McCarthy started playing at a local side called Young Pirates which was managed by his uncles. He then joined the youth structures of a local amateur club called Crusaders. At age 17, he was signed by 1st division club Seven Stars. He is managed by ExtraTime S.L.
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Blagoje Vidinić
Blagoje Vidinić (Macedonian: Благоја Видиниќ) (11 June 1934 – 29 December 2006) was a Macedonian football coach, former player, and former Olympic participant of Serbian origin.
Born in Skopje, he played his club football for FK Vardar, Radnički Beograd and OFK Beograd in Yugoslavia, and then with FC Sion of Switzerland. In 1967 he moved to the USA to join the Los Angeles Toros in the NASL, making 20 appearances that season. He started the 1968 season with the relocated successor team San Diego Toros, before moving to St. Louis Stars where he was known as Barney Vidinic.
He played for Yugoslavia as a goalkeeper in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning silver in the former and gold in the latter. He also played in the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship when Yugoslavia finished second.
After retiring from playing, he became a coach, and managed two African teams in the FIFA World Cup: Morocco in 1970 and Zaire in 1974.
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Charles Gyamfi
Charles Kumi Gyamfi (born in 1929 in Accra ) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who is remarkable for being the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960.
After retiring as a player he became a coach, and career highlights include leading Ghana to the African Cup of Nations three times, making him the most successful coach in ACN history.
In January 2008 he publicly lamented the modern obsession of players with money rather than the love of the game.
His record was equalized by Hassan Shehata of Egypt who led his team to the title in 2006, 2008, and 2010
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Christian Chukwu
Christian Chukwu Okoro (born 4 January 1951) is a Nigerian football former player and current coach. A defender in his playing days, he captained the Nigeria national team to its first win in the African Nations Cup.
As a player, he became the captain of Enugu Rangers football club and the Nigeria national team in the late 1970s. He was the first Nigerian captain to lift the African Nations Cup trophy after a 3-0 victory over Algeria in the final of the 1980 tournament.
Chukwu started his coaching career in Lebanon in the mid 1990s, before being appointed coach of the Kenya national team in 1998. Later, from 2003 to 2005, he coached Nigeria, leading them to reach semifinals at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. During the 2006 World Cup qualification phase, Chukwu was blamed for inept coaching and management of the Nigerian national football team, and two matches before the qualifying campaign was over, he was suspended. In two matches – home and away – against eventual group winners Angola, Nigeria failed to win either one of those two encounters. This was blamed on Chukwu and those two crucial failures eventually led to Nigeria failing to qualify for the World Cup, after having appeared at all World Cup finals tournaments since their debut in 1994.
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Christopher Katongo
Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian international footballer who plays professionally for Chinese club Henan Construction F.C., as a striker. He is an African Cup of Nations winner.
Born in Mufulira, Katongo played with Butondo West Tigers and Kalulushi Modern Stars before moving to Green Buffaloes in 2001. In 2004, Katongo moved to South African side Jomo Cosmos, before moving to Danish side Brøndby in January 2007. In August 2008, Katongo moved again, this time to German club Arminia Bielefeld. In July 2010, he moved to Greece to play for Skoda Xanthi.
In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Henan Construction. He made his Super League debut on 10 July in a 0–0 home draw against Changchun Yatai. His first goal for Henan came, in a 2–1 away defeat, against Dalian Shide on 10 September 2011. Katongo scored two goals in 16 appearances in the 2011 league season.
Katongo made his international debut in 2003, and after scoring a hat-trick against South Africa in September 2007, Katongo was promoted in the Zambian Army from corporal to sergeant.
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Claude Le Roy
Claude Le Roy (born in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, February 6, 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. In 2008, he signed a deal with the Omani national football team and in 2009, he signed a second 4-year contract with the team.
Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French club Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading the Cameroon national team to be runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the 1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments. He then took charge of Senegal when they reached the quarterfinals at the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during the 1998 World Cup. In between, he also coached Malaysia national football team from 1994 to 1995.
After undertaking the role of football adviser at AC Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell as Director of Football at Paris Saint-Germain in 1997-98. Le Roy became manager of Cambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract", and now claims he was only ever assisting his prodigy Herve Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club". Following his departure from Cambridge, Le Roy was appointed as the head coach of the DR Congo. In September 2006, Le Roy was named by the Ghana Football Association as coach of the Ghana national football team.
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Clemens Westerhof
Clemens Westerhof (born 3 May 1940 in Beek (Ubbergen), Gelderland) is a Dutch football manager, who has worked in various football positions on the African continent since 1989.
He is most noted for his success with the Nigerian national team. Under Westerhof, the Super Eagles won the 1994 African Cup of Nations and also qualified for the second round of the FIFA World Cup that year.
Westerhof began his career as an assistant coach with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has also coached Vitesse Arnhem, the Zimbabwean national team, the Sporting Lions of Zimbabwe's Premier League, and the Bush Bucks and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa's Premier Soccer League. In addition, he has served as technical director of the Harare-based Agatha Sheneti Youth Academy and also of the Harare United club, which was linked to the Academy. In 2001 he was technical director of Dynamos FC, Zimbabwe's biggest club, but lasted in the position just a few months.
In late 1989, Westerhof was signed by the Nigerian Football Association to coach the national team. After the team failed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup by failing to get at least a draw away to Cameroon on the last day of qualifying, Westerhof set about rebuilding the team. His effect was immediate, as Nigeria reached the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations where they lost 1-0 to the host nation Algeria. In the lead-up to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, the Nigerian team which had adopted the nickname "Super Eagles" since losing controversially to Cameroon in the 1988 African Cup of Nations final match tried to justify the tag thanks to their recent winning run under Westerhof. They placed third at that tournament, losing to archrivals Ghana in the semi-final.
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Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje dʁɔɡba]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a centre forward for Chelsea. He is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team (Ivory Coast). He has scored more goals for Chelsea than any other foreign player and is currently Chelsea's fourth highest goal scorer of all time. His key attributes include his physical strength, ability in the air, and his ability to retain possession of the ball.
After playing in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans. A late bloomer, he signed his first professional contract aged 21; it was not until the 2002–03 season that he realized his potential, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances in Ligue 1 for Guingamp. During the same season he made his first international appearance for Côte d'Ivoire, in September, and scored his first international goal the following February. He moved to Olympique de Marseille in 2003 for £3.3 million. His scoring success at Olympique de Marseille continued, finishing as the third highest scorer in Ligue 1 with 19 goals and helped the club to reach the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.
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Djamel Menad
Djamel Menad (Arabic: جمال مناد; born 22 July 1960 in El Bayadh) is a retired Algerian footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager.
Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad, before moving to JS Kabylie. In 1987, he signed with French side Nîmes Olympique, competing in three Ligue 2 seasons and appearing in nearly 100 official games. In 1989–90, he scored a career-best - in Europe - 12 goals in 27 games, but his team fell short of promotion after finishing in third position.
Menad spent the following three seasons in Portugal, appearing for F.C. Famalicão (two seasons) and C.F. Os Belenenses, always in the top division. Subsequently, aged 33, he returned to his country and retired four years later, after stints with former club Kabylie (where he won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1995) and USM Alger.
In 2005, Menad started coaching, managing his last team as a player. On 14 May 2011, he was fired from his post at JSM Bejaia.
Menad gained the first of his 81 caps for Algeria in 1982. Previously, in 1980, he played Olympic football in Moscow, helping the national team to the quarterfinals.
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Emad Moteab
Emad Moteab (Arabic: عماد متعب) (born February 20, 1983 in Sharkia, Egypt) is an Egyptian football striker. He plays for Al-Ahly Egyptian club as well as the Egyptian national team. At his current club Al-Ahly, some have commented that his combination with Mohamed Aboutrika and Mohamed Barakat formed the most formidable triangle in African Football, and they were given the moniker of "The Bermuda Triangle." The Angolan striker Flávio Amado replaces Barakat sometimes, playing a great role in forming this dangerous triangle. Moteab is considered one of the best strikers of his age in Africa. On November 14, 2009, he scored a game changing goal in the very last minute of the match, this gave Egypt a 2-0 lead defeating the Algerian team (2-0), forcing an extra game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, which Algeria won 1-0.
Emad Mohamed Abd El Naby Ibrahim was born in Sharqia Governorate east of Nile Delta, Egypt. He gained the nickname Moteab (Arabic: متعب) from his friends. He began his career with Al-Ahly youth Academy when he was 16, His potential and scoring talent has been discovered earlier which make Egyptian national U20 team Hassan Shehata call him up for 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squad, In this tournament he scored a superb goal against England.
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Emmanuel Mayuka
Emmanuel Mayuka (born 21 November 1990 in Kabwe) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.
Mayuka began his career in Zambia Lusaka Academy at age 11. By 2007 was set Kbooh Warriors (Kabwe Warriors), one of the biggest clubs in Zambia. In this group flourished and was summoned to the young squad of Zambia. His team scored 15 goals Bajuk in 23 games.
In September, he joined Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. Before opted joining Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka was close to signing for a Portuguese side Porto, but the move failed. After moving to Maccabi youth group played, Mayuka scored 3 goals. Shortly after the group has grown, and scored his maiden hair loss team 3-2 in front of the children of Judah. Bajuk led the club winning the Toto Cup in 2008/09. In April 2010,Mayuka renewed his contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2014.
On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mayuka had signed a five year contract with Swiss club BSC Young Boys for a transfer fee of $1.7m to Maccabi Tel Aviv as the replacement for Seydou Doumbia, who was sold to CSKA Moscow. In 1 December 2010, Mayuka scored two goals in the match of the Europa League against Stuttgart in a 4-2 win.On 17 February 2011, Mayuka scored a last-minute goal against Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in a 1/32 final UEFA Europa League match to help his team to a 2–1 home win.
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Fantamady Keita
Fantamady Keita (born 25 September 1949) is a former Mali international footballer who played for Mali in the African Nations Cup in 1972, reaching the Final.
Keita began his playing career with AS Bamako, before he went on to spend three years (1972-1975) in France with Stade Rennais. He also had a spell with Philadelphia and later with AS Angoulême and FC Chaumont.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
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Flávio Amado
Flávio da Silva Amado (born 30 December 1979), better known as Flávio, is an Angolan football forward who most recently played for Lierse S.K in Belgium.
He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, in which he scored Angola's only goal of the tournament, with a header against Iran to clinch a 1–1 draw.
He scored 3 goals for Angola in African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006, although they went out from the second round. His goals were against Cameroon and Togo.
He helped his team Al-Ahly to participate in the FIFA Club World Championship two successive times in 2005 and 2006. In FIFA Club World Championship 2006 opening match against Auckland City FC of New Zealand, 10 Dec 2006, Flavio scored the first goal with an accurate shot, giving Al-Ahly a 2–0 win.
In semi-final, Al-Ahly faced South American champions Internacional on 13 Dec 2006, and Flavio played a decent game, scoring the draw goal with a great header in the second half. However, Al-Ahly eventually lost the match 1–2.
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Francileudo Santos
Francileudo Silva dos Santos (born 20 March 1979), simply known as Santos is a Brazilian-born Tunisian football player.
He was discovered by three architects in Belgium while playing in Brazil for minor club Sampaio Correa. Opportunities dried up in Belgium and the young Santos packed his bags again, this time for the warmer climes of Tunisia, where he joined Sousse club Etoile du Sahel, to team up with coach Jean Fernandez, the man who discovered Zinedine Zidane.
He netted 32 goals in 50 matches in the next two seasons before following Fernandez to French second division side FC Sochaux. One year and 21 strikes later, Santos had fired Sochaux back into the top flight, and he went on to score 14 top flight goals in the 2003/04 season, winning the League Cup.
The Tunisian Federation had proposed naturalisation to him as early as 2000, but he harboured hopes of playing for Brazil. When that hope faded with the simultaneous emergence of media darlings Júlio Baptista, Robinho and Fred, Santos finally opted to take up Tunisian citizenship, scoring on his debut against Benin in 2004. A few weeks later, he wrote a page for himself in the history of Tunisian sport by scoring four goals during Tunisia's victorious 2004 African Cup of Nations campaign, he also scored a hat-trick in Tunisia's first group game in the 2006 African Cup of Nations against Zambia.
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Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Mes Kerman. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.
Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, to a French mother and a malian father, Kanouté's talents as a striker were first noticed by his local team, Olympique Lyonnais, and he joined them as an apprentice in 1997. He made his debut in the Intertoto Cup against Polish side Odra Wodzisław.
In 2000, Kanouté was signed by English Premier League side West Ham United on an initial loan basis. He formed a solid partnership with Paolo Di Canio and after some promising appearances in the Premier League, Hammers manager Harry Redknapp made his move permanent. Kanouté had varying success at The Boleyn Ground, often praised for his ability, but also criticised for his laid back attitude. West Ham was relegated at the end of the season.
Kanouté was bought by Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £3.5m at the end of the 2002–03 season.
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Gamal Abdelhamid
Gamal Abdelhamid (Arabic: جمال عبد الحميد; Jamal Abdul Hamid) (born 24 November 1957 in Egypt) is an Egyptian sportsperson and former footballer. He was a striker for the clubs el-Ahly and Zamalek.
Abdelhamid played for the Egypt national football team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. He was also joint top-scorer at the 1988 African Cup of Nations, with 7 goals.
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Zamalek
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George Alhassan
George Alhassan, commonly referred to as Jair is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career. During his career he played in Ghana, Gabon and Korea.
He was given the nickname Jair, due to a similar style of play to the Brazilian player Jairzinho.
At the club level, Alhassan played for Hearts of Oak in the domestic football league. He later played in UAE before joining El-Ahly in Egypt for a short period only due to his long term injury problems.
Alhassan made several appearances for the Ghana national football team, including qualifying matches for several FIFA World Cups. In 1978 he played for the Ghana squad who won the African Cup of Nations in home soil, and in the following edition four years later he helped Ghana defend the title successfully, being the top scorer of the tournament with four goals including two against Algeria in the semifinal and one in the final against hosts Libya.
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Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata (Arabic: حسن شحاتة) (born 19 June 1949) is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011. He led Egypt to three successive titles at the African Cup of Nations in the years 2006, 2008 and 2010 to become the first African nation to achieve this streak/record.
He is the longest-serving coach in the Egyptian national team history.
1983-1984 & 1984-1985 - Zamalek under 20 team (Won league)
1985/86 - Assistant first team coach of Zamalek
1986 to 1988 - Al Wasl FC (UAE)
1989/1990 - Mareekh club manager (Sudan)
1990/92 - Shourta club manager (Oman)
1992/93 - Ittihad club manager (Egypt)
1993/1994 - Shourta club manager (Oman)
1994/1995 - first team coach of Zamalek (worked with Taha Basry after Austerian Coach Alfred Riddle)
1996/97 - El-Menia club manager (Egypt) (promoted to first division)
1997/98 - El-Sharqeya club manager (Egypt) (promoted to first division)
1998/99 - El-Shams club manager then El-Suez club manager (Egypt) (promoted to first division)
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2000/2001 - Dina farms club manager (Egypt)
2001/2003 - Egyptian U-20 Youth Team (won African Cup of Nations and reached the World Cup quarter-finals)
2003/2004 - Mekawleen club manager (Egypt) (won Egyptian cup, Egyptian super cup and promoted to first division)
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Hervé Renard
Hervé Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Zambia national football team, with whom he won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, his first title as a coach.
Born in Aix-les-Bains, Renard played as a defender for French sides AS Cannes, Stade de Vallauris and SC Draguignan in a playing career which lasted from 1983 to 1998.
Renard began his coaching career with SC Draguignan in 1999, leaving in 2001. He was Assistant at Chinese side Shanghai Cosco with headcoach Claude Le Roy from 2002 to 2003, and managed English side Cambridge United in 2004. He became manager of AS Cherbourg in 2005, leaving them in 2007. He next became Assistant to Claude Le Roy for the Ghana national side. He was appointed manager of the Zambia national team in May 2008. At the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, he led Zambia to the quarter final stage of the tournament for the first time in 14 years. Renard left his duties as Zambia manager in early April 2010 with only two months remaining on his contract. Two days later he agreed to become manager of Angola. He resigned from his position as Angola manager in early October 2010, and was replaced by Zeca Amaral.
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Hosny Abd Rabo
Hosny Abd Rabo Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim (Arabic: حسني عبد ربه عبد المطلب إبراهيم) (born on 1 November 1984 in Ismaïlia, Egypt) is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily. Hosny is also an integral member of the Egypt national football team and was a member of the 2008 African Nations Cup winning team, as well as being chosen as Player of the Tournament.
Hosny started his professional football career at Ismaily in Egypt, and was the youngest player in the Egyptian first division when Ismaily won the League Championship in the season 2001–02. In 2003, Hosni joined the Egyptian U-20's in the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 in the Arab Emirates. In this tournament he caught the eyes of big clubs in Europe such as Juventus, Trabzonspor, Arsenal, and also smaller sides such as Nantes, and Strasbourg, but his club Ismaily refused to sell the player, since he was considered an integral part of the team.
At the end of 2003, he played in the Arabian Club Championship final but lost, achieving the same result in the 2003 African Champions League. In 2004 Hosny was selected for the first time in his career to play for the Egyptian national team in the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was one of the youngest players in the tournament.
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Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan Hussein (Arabic: حسام حسن; born 10 August 1966 in Cairo) is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.
A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times. His twin brother, Ibrahim, also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.
Other than two unassuming spells abroad in Switzerland and Greece, Hassan played mainly for hometown's Al-Ahly, for which he made his first-team debuts aged 18, playing his last match for the club sixteen years later. He ranked first in the club in several categories, and won a total of 25 titles with it, including 11 leagues; he was only one of two players ever to find the net in derbies for each team.
In 2000, already at 34, Hassan left Al-Ahly, going to represent Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC - adding three more leagues and the 2002 CAF Champions League - Al-Masry Club, Tersana and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, while continuing to score at length. He retired aged almost 42, having played most of the time with his sibling Ibrahim, including abroad.
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Houssine Kharja
Houssine Kharja (Arabic: حسين خرجة, born 9 November 1982 in Poissy) is a France born, Moroccan footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina. He is 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 75 kilograms (170 lb).
Kharja began his career with Paris Saint-Germain's youth side and in 2000 he joined Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Portugal.
After only one season, he joined Ternana in 2001. He played four impressive Serie B seasons for the Rossoverdi, gaining a place in the Moroccan national team, and being loaned to Roma in 2005, with option to buy him in co-ownership deal for €3.6 million. Kharja played 12 matches and scored one goal during a 1–1 draw against Juventus.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Roma decided not to extend Kharja's loan, so the Moroccan player returned back to Ternana, but he refused this transfer because in the meantime the Rossoverdi had been relegated to Serie C1. Though Ternana considered him as their own player,FIFA's court decided that Kharja was a free agent, and so, on 20 March 2007 he signed a three year contract with Serie B team Piacenza. On January 2008, he was loaned to Siena for the second half of the season, with this deal being turned a permanent one on 11 July.
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Julius Aghahowa
Julius Aghahowa (born 12 February 1982 in Benin City) is a Nigerian footballer who last time played as a striker for Shakhtar Donetsk. He was known for his pace and his back flips when he scores goals.
Aghahowa began his career with the Police Machines, a local police team, and went on to Bendel Insurance. He signed for Danish lower division team Herning Fremad before the 1999 African Youth Championship, but Aghahowa performed so well there that he wanted to play for a bigger club. He ended up with the Tunisian champions, Espérance, when he procured a contract with the Tunisians which predated the Herning Fremad contract.
In the middle of the 2000–01 season, Aghahowa transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, who soon won the Ukrainian league championship. Aghahowa won the game for Shakhtar in the 2006 Ukrainian Championship against Dynamo Kyiv, heading the winner in extra-time and being named man of the match. His performance in the final has been widely seen as the "saving grace" of his career at Shakhtar, with his future at the club looking bleak earlier in the season. After playing over six years for Shakhtar Donetsk, Aghahowa left for Wigan Athletic.
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Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya (born August 16, 1963 in Mufulira), known as simply Kalusha or "Great kalu", is a Zambian footballer, former coach and President of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). He is Zambia's most capped player, all-time top goalscorer second to Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu, and is regarded as the greatest Zambian soccer player. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1988 by the magazine France Football, and was nominated for the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year where he was voted the 12th-best player in the world, the first to be nominated after playing the entire year for a non-European club.
His older brother Benjamin Bwalya played professional football, and his younger brother Joel Bwalya also played for the Zambia national football team. His cousin, Robert Earnshaw currently plays for Cardiff City and the Welsh national football team.
Bwalya was a member of the national squad that participated at the 1988 Olympic Games, making his mark with a most famous hat-trick in a 4-0 victory against Italy. At the full international level, he appeared in 147 international matches and scored 100 goals from 1983 to 2004. He debuted against Uganda in 1983, and appeared in multiple tournaments, including six editions of the African Cup of Nations.
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Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko (born April 18, 1956) is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League (NASL).
Popularly called the "Golden Boy", Razak also played for the Ghana national team, helping it win the 1978 African Cup of Nations. He was named African Footballer of the Year later that year.
Razak, who also played for clubs in the UAE, Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire, was ranked by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2007 as one of the confederation's 30 best footballers of the previous 50 years.
Razak was born in Kumasi to Alhaji Abdul Karimu and Hajija Ishatu. He studied at Asem Boy's Elementary School. He started his playing career at local youth team football, before moving to Kumasi Cornerstones in 1972.
In 1975, he moved to Ghana's most successful club, Asante Kotoko. After a four-year spell with Kotoko, during which he became a member of the national team and earned the 1978 African Footballer of the Year award, Razak left Ghana in 1979 for the New York Cosmos of the NASL, where he played alongside former World Cup winners Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto.
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Kazadi Mwamba
Robert Kazadi Mwamba [1] (Born 6 March 1947) is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Zaire at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, In a group game involving the Leopards and Yugoslavia. Kazadi conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes and was substituted by his Yugoslavian coach, Because of that, Kazadi was the first goalkeeper to be changed for a reason different to an injury or physical problem in a World Cup. Replacement keeper Dimbi Tubilandu's first touch was to pick the ball out of his net, Finally they were defeated 9 - 0.
Kazadi was voted the IFFHS Keeper of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000.
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Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi (Arabic: لخضر بلومي) (born December 29, 1958 in Mascara, Algeria) is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass. He is awarded the 4th best African player of the century. He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player (with 147 national caps) and he is the second best goalscorer of the Algeria team in all time (with 34 goals) after Abdelhafid Tasfaout (35 goals).
Belloumi's goal against reigning European champions West Germany earned Algeria a stunning 2-1 victory in their World Cup debut in Spain '82.
He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics, at two editions of FIFA World Cup (1982 and 1986), at four editions of Africa Cup of Nations (1980, 1982, 1984 and 1988) and at two editions of Mediterranean Games (1979 and 1983). For Algeria national football team he got 147 caps (FIFA recognize only 100 caps) and scored 34 goals. In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year. Belloumi scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win over West Germany in 1982 world cup, and was a pivotal player in the Algerian national team throughout the 1980s. His last game for Algeria came in 1989.
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Lauren Etame Mayer
Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 19 January 1977 in Kribi), commonly known as Lauren, is a retired Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin, who formerly played for the Cameroonian national team. As an Arsenal player he won several trophies and is known as one of the 'Invincibles'; a title given to the Arsenal squad in 2004, after they went the whole (2003–04) season undefeated and subsequently won the English Premier League title. He also won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Cameroon.
Lauren was born in Cameroon as his parents fled Equatorial Guinea, due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema.[citation needed] Then the family moved to Seville, where he was raised. He started his career in Spain, playing for Utrera, (on loan from Sevilla), San Fernando, Sevilla, Levante, and Mallorca. He qualified for dual nationality through residency and as a Spaniard, he is exempt from the post-Bosman ruling regulation that restricts the number of non-EU players to three per team in UEFA competition matches even though he is a Cameroonian international.
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Laurent Pokou
Laurent Pokou (born October 8, 1947 in Abidjan) is a former footballer from Ivory Coast, who works for Académie de Sol Beni as Head Coach.
He was a notable striker for French club Stade Rennais.
Pokou is a former member of the Ivory Coast national football team, who was twice the highest goalscorer of the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring six goals in the 1968 tournament in Ethiopia and eight in the 1970 edition in Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, which Ivory Coast won 6-1. This performance gave him his nickname L'homme d'Asmara (the man of Asmara). With 14 total goals, he is also the tournament's second highest overall goalscorer, behind Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, who eclipsed Pokou's record in the 2008 ACN tournament.
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Manucho
Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983 in Luanda), better known as Manucho, is an Angolan footballer who currently plays for Real Valladolid.
He moved from Petro Atletico to Manchester United in January 2008. Before playing a game for United, however, he was loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, due to issues with obtaining a UK work permit. Manucho received a work permit soon after returning to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008, and made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 23 September 2008. Short of first team opportunities at Old Trafford, however, on 16 January 2009 he joined Hull City on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. Having failed to break into the Manchester United first team, Manucho joined Real Valladolid in July 2009. He is also a member of the Angolan national team.
Manucho began his football career at Flamenguinhos, a small youth football club from Terra Nova, Luanda, where he lived. Under the guidance of his coach and father, Alberto Gonçalves, Manucho plied his trade as a left winger, becoming one of the club's top stars.
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Mayanga Maku
Adelard Mayanga Maku (born 31 October 1948) is a Congolese football forward who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for AS Vita Club.
Mayanga scored three goals for Zaire at the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
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Mengistu Worku
Mengistu Worku (Amharic: መንግስቱ ዎርኩ; 1940 – 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian footballer, recognised as the best Ethiopian footballer in history. He is best known for his role in the final of the 1962 African Nations Cup, and for being the head coach to took the Ethiopian national football team to the African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982.
During the 1962 African Nationals Cup, Mengistu scored 1 goal in the final of the 3rd African cup against Egypt, when Ethiopia won their only major trophy to date. Ethiopia finished as top scorer of that tournament with 4 goals on the final day. He debuted with Saint-George SA in 1957 and remained with the club for the entirety of his career. Mengistu was given numerous, offers to play professionally for teams in Italy and France, as well as Egypt's El Zamalek, but like earlier legend and coach Ydnekatchew, he refused all offers and stayed in Ethiopia wearing Saint George's characteristic "V" across his chest. Mengistu wore the number 8 for the entirety of his club and national team career. His international career began in 1958 and ended in 1970, following disappointment in the 7th African Nations cup in Sudan, where Ethiopia finished bottom of their group. He still managed to score 3 goals, the only Ethiopian goals in that tournament. Mengistu played 2 more years with Saint George, retiring in 1972. He is the seventh-highest scorer in the history of the African Cup Of Nations with 10 goals.
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Mohamed Nagy
Mohamed Nagy Ismail (Arabic script: محمد ناجى إسماعيل ); born on 3 October 1984 in Damanhur, Beheira) known by his nickname Gedo (جدّو |Geddo|, pronounced Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈɡedːo], which means Grandpa in Arabic) is an Egyptian football player who plays in the Egyptian Premier League for Al-Ahly, as well as Egypt national football team.
Gedo started his career at Hosh Essa youth centre. When he was 17, he joined Ala'ab Damanhour, a small club in the Egyptian Second Division, before joining Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary in 2005. Before the start of the 2010–11 campaign, Gedo joined Egyptian giant El Ahly, after much speculation of the player signing for Zamalek in January, which the player admitted. The case was presented to the Egyptian football association. A decision was made to charge Gedo 2,200,000 Egyptian pounds, with the ability to resume his career with El Ahly. Gedo made his debut for El Ahly against Ismaily in CAF Champions League 2010. Gedo finished his first season with Ahly scoring 8 goals in the season. In the 2012 January transfer window, 7 Premier League teams Blackburn, West Brom, Swansea City, Wigan, Everton, Norwich and Wolves were interested in his services but ended up not leaving Ahly.
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Ndaye Mulamba
Pierre Ndaye Mulamba (born 4 November 1948) is a former association football midfielder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. He was nicknamed "Mutumbula" ("assassin") and "Volvo".
Mulamba was born in Luluabourg (now Kananga). In 1973, he starred for AS Vita Club of Kinshasa, who won the African Cup of Champions Clubs. He was a second-half substitute for the Zaire national team against Morocco in the decisive match in qualification for the 1974 World Cup. In 1974 Mulamba played for Zaire in both the African Cup of Nations in Egypt and the World Cup in West Germany. In Egypt he scored all nine goals, still a record, as Zaire won the tournament. He was awarded the Order of the Leopard by President Mobutu Sese Seko. In Germany he captained the team, and played in the 2-0 defeat by Scotland, but was sent off after 22 minutes against Yugoslavia. Zaire were already losing 4–0 by then, and finally lost 9–0. Mulamba said later that the team had underperformed, either in protest or from loss of morale, after not receiving a promised $45,000 match bonus.
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Opoku Afriyie
Opoku Afriyie is a former Ghanaian footballer. He was popularly called Bayie. He played as a striker and won many caps with Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national football team. He works currently for Asante Kotoko as Team-Manager.
Opoku Afriyie played for Asante Kotoko for several years before signing for Hearts of Oak prior to ending his footballing career. He was the top scorer in the Ghana domestic football league in 1979 and again in 1981. In 1982, he was nominated for the French magazine France Football African Footballer of the Year. He came eighth. Opoku Afriyie is among 20 other Ghanaians nominated by CAF out of a total of 200 African footballers for the title of the best African player of the last 50 years.
He was a member of the squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations making Ghana the first team to win it thrice. He scored the two goals in the final of that tournament. He also played in the 1980 African Cup of Nations where Ghana failed to defend its title.
Opoku Afriyie was appointed team manager of Asante Kotoko in 2003. He has also served as the team manager and welfare officer of the Black Stars.
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Osei Kofi
Osei Kofi is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko F.C. and the Ghana national football team. He was a joint top scorer in the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia leading to Ghana winning the tournament for a second time. He was the third highest scorer in the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations. Osei Kofi was called the 'wizard dribbler' because of his ball dribbling skills.
Osei Kofi apparently turned down a financial incentive to play in Europe at his prime in 1969. He later became a priest.
He has also worked as the National Coordinator for National Games.
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Otto Glória
Otto Martins Glória (born 9 January 1917 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - died 4 September 1986) was a Brazilian football (soccer) coach. He had his greatest successes with SL Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal, which he guided to nine national trophies. With the Nigerian national football team he won the 1980 African Cup of Nations
In his first period with Benfica, the club was transformed to professional standards. Otto Glória founded a home for the players and focused on recruiting players from the periphery of the Portuguese capital and also from the African overseas provinces. In these years between 1954 and 1959 the club won two Portuguese championships and three cups.
In February 1962 he takes on the reins with Olympique Marseille. The club was then stuck in the second division and saw its aspirations to return to the first division endangered. In his four months with the club did not lose a single match and achieved its objective.
In his second tenure with Benfica he had continuous success on the national level, winning two more championships and cups. He also led the club into the 1968 final of the European Cup of Champions in London against Manchester United, which was lost 1-4.
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Pascal Feindouno
Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981 in Conakry) is a Guinean international footballer, who plays as a winger.
Feindouno began his career with Club Industriel Kamsar who played two years before signed in January 1998 with Hirondelles de Conakry, who played a half year.
Feindouno started his European career at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 1998, and scored the goal which gave the club the Ligue 1 Championship title in 1999. He spent the 2001-02 season at Lorient, and was sold by Bordeaux to Saint-Étienne before the 2004-05 season. He missed Guineas lost quarter final against Ivory Coast in the 2008 African Nations due to suspension.
In summer 2007 he was linked to a move away from his club, with many sides from all over Europe interested in his services. Feindouno stated his desire to link up with close friend and former Lorient team mate Jean-Claude Darcheville at Scottish side Rangers in May 2007 or in the January transfer window of 2008. On 12 October 2007, it was reported that English Premiership giant Liverpool F.C.'s manager Rafael Benítez would make a bid to purchase him at the next January transfer window, strengthening the attacking field. On 24 September 2008 he moved to Al-Sadd Sports Club in the Qatar National First Division for € 7 Million, signing a contract for four years. After a one year in Al Sadd Sports Club,he was transferred to Al Rayyan Sports club on a one year on loan. On 29 January 2010 he moved to Al-Nassr on 3 months loan.
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Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie (Russian: Питер Осазе Одемвингие; born 15 July 1981) is a Soviet-born Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion as a striker. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses (for you)".
Raised in Russia, Odemwingie chose to pledge his allegiances to the national team of Nigeria, although he was also eligible for Russia and Uzbekistan.
Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union, Odemwingie played in the youth systems at KAMAZ and CSKA. He first plied his trade with Nigerian Premier League side Bendel Insurance, where he scored 19 goals in 53 league appearances from 2000 to 2002. He signed for Belgian club La Louvière in 2002 and made his mark by helping the club to win the Belgian Cup in his first season. Scoring nine goals in 44 appearances attracted the attention of the French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC and before long he was a starter in the first team playing in the French Ligue 1. Famous for his technique and pace, the Nigerian player was being monitored by a number of prestigious European clubs. Odemwingie indicated that he wanted to stay at Lille and help them fight for the league the following season and scored five league goals for them in the 2006–07 season[citation needed] as well as two against A.C. Milan at the San Siro to take Lille to the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.
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Phillip Omondi
Phillip Omondi (1957 – 21 April 1999) was a Ugandan football player and manager.
Omondi played for local side Kampala City Council FC from 1973 to 1979, when he moved to the United Arab Emirates to join Sharjah.
Omondi played for the Uganda national football team at the 1974, 1976 and 1978 African Cup of Nations, where he was the leading goal-scorer as Uganda finished second. He also helped the team to the 1973 and 1977 CECAFA Cup titles.
Following his playing career, Omondi became a manager of Bank of Uganda FC and KCC before retiring in 1992.
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Pierre Lechantre
Pierre Lechantre (born 2 April 1950 in Lille, Nord) is a French coach who won the 2000 African Cup of Nations with Cameroon. He was formerly a player before becoming a coach.
On 27 April 2012, Lechantre was named as the head coach of Senegal, but failed to reach a final agreement with the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football on the terms of his contract.
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Pál Titkos
Pál Titkos (8 January 1908 – 8 October 1988) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for MTK Hungária FC and the Hungary national football team. He scored two goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including one in the final itself.
He coached MTK Budapest FC and Egypt.
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Rabah Madjer
Mustapha Rabah Madjer (Arabic: رابح ماجر; born 15 December 1958 in Hussein Dey, Algiers) is a retired Algerian footballer.
A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled equaliser in FC Porto's first European Cup final, against Bayern Munich in Vienna. He went on to create the late winner, four minutes after his equaliser, setting up substitute Filho Juary. The scoreline ended 2-1 in FC Porto's favour, winning their very first European Cup.
One of the most prolific Algerian internationals in number of games and goals, Madjer played in two World Cups with his national team, helping it to its first ever participation in 1982. Having taken up coaching immediately after retiring, he managed several clubs, and also had several spells with the Algerian team.
Born in Hussein Dey, Algiers, Madjer started his European career in 1983–84, moving to RCF Paris from NA Hussein Dey. He stayed there during one 1/2 seasons, finishing the 1984–85 campaign with another French side, Tours FC.
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Radivoje Ognjanović
Radivoje Ognjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Paдивoje Oгњaнoвић ; born July 1, 1933) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He received 5 caps playing for Yugoslavia. With FK Partizan he won the Yugoslav Cup in 1952 and a national championship in 1962.
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Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.
His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries his own notwithstanding.
Yekini scored nearly 40 goals as a Nigerian international, and represented the nation in five major tournaments, including two World Cups, where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year once.
Yekini was born in Kaduna. After starting his professional career in the Nigerian league, he moved to Côte d'Ivoire to play for Africa Sports National. From there he went to Portugal and Vitória de Setúbal, where he experienced his most memorable years, eventually becoming the Portuguese first division's top scorer, in 1993–94, as his performances (32 matches, 34 goals) earned him the title of African Footballer of the Year in 1993, the first ever from the nation.
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Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born July 1, 1976 in Nkenglicock, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian footballer, who is currently a pundit for TV channel Orange Sports. He was a member of the Cameroon national team between 1993 and 2010.
Known for his defensive skills, Song usually plays as a centre back but can also operate at right back. Internationally, he has played at a record eight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and served as captain in five (the only ones he was not captain for were South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso 1998 and Angola 2010), a record, and holds the record of most consecutive games played in the tournament with 35 first team games. He has won two CAF Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002. In 2009, Song was dropped as Cameroon skipper by new coach Paul Le Guen, who eventually appointed Samuel Eto'o as the new captain but later caused concerns as Rigobert song had never been on the bench in more than 11 years for Cameroon. With 137 appearances, Song also holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Cameroon national team and has played in four World Cups, in 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2010.
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Roger Lemerre
Roger Lemerre (born 18 June 1941 in Bricquebec, Manche) is a French association football manager and former football player. During his managerial career, he has managed the French, Tunisian and Moroccan national football teams.
His professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, from 1961 to 1975: between 1961 and 1969 he played for Sedan and lose the Cup in 1965, before moving to Nantes (1968–1971), Nancy (1971–1973) and Lens (1973–1975). He won 6 caps for France between 1968 and 1971.
Between 1975 and 1978, he was the coach of Red Star from Saint-Ouen, and then went back to RC Lens for a season as coach, before moving to Paris FC for two seasons. In the 1983–1984 season, he ran Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Tunisia. On his return to France, he again took up his post as Red Star manager.
For 10 seasons, he coached the French national military team, with whom he won the World Championships.
In 1997, he finished the season with Lens and saved it from relegation.
He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the French team's 1998 World Cup victory. This paved the way for him to take over as the national coach, winning Euro 2000 in Netherlands/Belgium. However, after the team suffered a stunning first-round exit in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was dismissed by the French Football Federation.
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Roger Milla
Roger Milla (born Albert Roger Mooh Miller, 20 May 1952) is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three World Cups for the Cameroon national team.
He achieved international stardom at 38 years old, an age at which most forward-playing footballers have retired, by scoring four goals at the 1990 World Cup, the most memorable of which came in the match against Colombia when he dispossessed the showboating Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita 35 yards from goal, going on to score in the empty net with Higuita stranded. He helped the Cameroon team reach the quarter-finals.
He is also remembered for his trademark goal celebration of running to the corner flag and performing a dance. In the years that have followed, he has been recognised as a pioneer of the many unconventional and imaginative goal celebrations seen since then. He was named one of the 125 greatest living football players in 2004 by the legendary Brazilian football player Pelé.
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Salomon Olembé
René Salomon Olembé-Olembé (born 8 December 1980 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football player, currently on trial with Burnley F.C..
Olembé played for Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup, as well as the 2004 African Cup of Nations. He had been with Marseille since 2002, but spent some time on loan with Leeds United in the 2003-2004 season.Olembé spent Summer 2007 on trial at Derby County, where he scored in a friendly match against Burton Albion. However, he was not offered a contract by Derby, and on 4 September, he was snapped up by Chris Hutchings at Wigan Athletic. He was seen as an ideal replacement for the recently departed Leighton Baines, signing initially on a one-year contract.
In April 2008, it was revealed that Salomon Olembé would transfer to the Turkish club Kayserispor for the 2008/2009 season.
In January 2010, in the winter break of his second season in the Süper Lig, Olembé transferred to Larissa F.C. of Greece.
In March 2010 he joined Burnley on trial and played in the reserve game against Manchester City F.C. on 1 March but was substituted at half time.
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Segun Odegbami
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, often shortened to Segun Odegbami (born August 27, 1952, in Abeokuta) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a forward.
Odegbami was brought up in the northern city of Jos, Plateau State. He won 46 caps and scored 23 goals for the National Team, and guided Nigeria to its first Africa Cup of Nations title at the 1980 tournament in his homeland. Nicknamed Mathematical, he was famous for his skill on the ball, speed and precision of his crosses from the right wing. He played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan his entire career, from 1970 to 1984. His last game was the 1984 African Champions Cup final defeat to Zamalek of Egypt. The original source of the nickname "Mathematical" was because Segun Odegbami attended and was graduated from Nigeria's premier technical institution, The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He studied Engineering.
His younger brother, Wole Odegbami, is also a former national team player. He is currently a columnist in Nigeria. In 2007 Chief Segun Odegbami appeared on Nigerian Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hosted by Frank Edoho. He played a game for charity with the much loved Zebrudaya and donated all his winnings to The Little Saints’ Orphanage on the Strong Tower Mission.
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Sepp Blatter
Joseph S. Blatter (born 10 March 1936), commonly known as Sepp ("Giuseppe") Blatter, is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). He was elected on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He was re-elected as President in 2002, 2007 and 2011.
Despite winning four terms as President, Blatter has often been dogged by controversy and allegations of corruption. His tenure has seen controversy over allegations of financial mismanagement and the acceptance of bribes resulting in Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid. Blatter personally has attracted criticism from the media, senior football figures and players due to several controversial statements. These include suggesting that female football players should wear tighter shorts to appear more attractive to men, that Latin American countries would 'applaud' John Terry for having an extramarital affair, that homosexuals should 'refrain from any sexual activity' while attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and that on-field racism could be corrected with a 'handshake'. Blatter also received criticism for not postponing his 2011 election in which his term as FIFA President was extended through 2015, despite the fact that all other candidates for the role had been suspended or withdrew. Prior to his election as FIFA President, Blatter was a senior FIFA official for 23 years. In his earlier professional life, Blatter held a variety of senior management positions in several Swiss organizations.
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Shaun Bartlett
Shaun Bartlett (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a retired South African football striker who last played for Bloemfontein Celtic. Shaun Bartlett is currently the assistant manager of Golden Arrows soccer club in South Africa.
Raised by his grandmother in Factreton on the Cape Flats, Bartlett began playing for his church team and quickly developed a deft striking ability on the field. He was also a talented cricketer.
Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. In 1997, he was traded to the MetroStars halfway through the season. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark and returned to his home country. He later went on loan to FC Zurich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000, and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million. Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000-01, for his volley against Leicester City. He was released by the club in May 2006. He then signed with SA giants Kaizer Chiefs and in the summer of 2008 retired from professional football. After several discussions, he then made a return to football with Bloemfontein Celtic.
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Sulley Muntari
Suleyman "Sulley" Ali Muntari (born 27 August 1984 in Konongo) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Milan on loan from fellow Serie A club Internazionale in Italy. Muntari is a member of the Ghana national team. With his career at Internazionale, he has won the Champions League, in 2009–10, and also the Serie A title in 2008–09 and 2009-10.
Muntari's abilities first came to light in youth tournaments, while he was playing for Liberty Professionals youth team. He became a regular member of Ghana's U20 team at the age of 16 as they finished runners-up at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, losing out to the hosts in the final. Despite impressing during a trial with Manchester United after the tournament, he ended up joining Italian club Udinese.
He joined Udinese in 2001, where his first season was spent in the reserves. He made his first-team debut on 6 November 2002, against Milan. The Rossoneri proved too strong on the day, yet Udinese's young newcomer left an instant impression. "Muntari was immense against Milan," enthused monthly magazine Football Italia, "showing himself to possess the touch of Kaká and the combativeness of Edgar Davids, he is definitely a player to keep a close eye on."
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Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega (born 9 July 1954) is a former Cameroonian football player. The midfielder was part of the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
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Wilberforce Mfum
Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League. In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta. In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.
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Winfried Schäfer
Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born January 10, 1950 in Mayen) is a German football manager and former player, who currently works as head coach of Thailand.
As a manager, he led Karlsruhe to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the 1993-94 season and won the African Nations Cup in 2002 with Cameroon. In 2006 he won the UAE national championship with Al-Ahli Football Club. He worked than from 2007 to 2009 for UAE League side Al-Ain FC. On 10 June 2010 signed a two-year contract with FK Baku. On January 18, 2011 his contract was ended. On June 2011, he was hired as Thailand manager on a three years contract.
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Yeo Martial
Yeo Martial (born 2 January 1944) is an Ivorian football manager. He managed the Côte d'Ivoire national team to the 1992 African Cup of Nations and after a stint managing Africa Sports and the Niger national team, he returned to the Côte d'Ivoire set up at Technical Director in 2004.
Martial also runs his own football academy, the Ecole Formation Yeo Martial, in Abidjan, set up in 2001, which has an informal partnership with Italian side Parma.
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Youssef Mokhtari
Youssef Mokhtari (born 5 March 1979) is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for SV Wacker Burghausen.
Mokhtari has had previous spells at Jahn Regensburg, Wacker Burghausen, Energie Cottbus, 1. FC Köln, MSV Duisburg, Al-Rayyan and FC Metz. On 14 October 2008, he moved to German 2. Bundesliga team FSV Frankfurt and left after just one year later to sign with SpVgg Greuther Fürth. On 27 January 2010, Mokhtari left Fürth, dissolving his contract by mutual consent. After being released by SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Mokhtari signed later on the same day a contract running half a year with FC Metz.
He is the brother of Oualid Mokhtari who plays for FSV Frankfurt.
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African Cup of Nations final preview
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Alex Thomas previews the African Cup of Nations final between Nigeria and Burkina Faso. For more CNN videos, visit our site at www.cnn.com
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Sunday Mba Amazing Golazo! Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Africa Cup Of Nations Final 2013)
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African Cup of Nations 2012 All Goals,Highlights
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- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
First Song Akon - Oh Africa:www.youtube.com Second Song :www.youtube.com he 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition was co-hosted in two countries, it took place in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from 21 January to 12 February 2012. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006, the continental football federation, CAF, selected Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to become the first African nations to co-host the finals. Zambia vs Ivory Coast Penalties
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First Song Akon - Oh Africa:www.youtube.com Second Song :www.youtube.com he 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition was co-hosted in two countries, it took place in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from 21 January to 12 February 2012. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006, the continental football federation, CAF, selected Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to become the first African nations to co-host the finals. Zambia vs Ivory Coast Penalties
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- views: 24595
- author: Rubin Owusu
DRAW - TIRAGE AU SORT : Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013
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- Duration: 26:15
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Tirage au sort de la CAN Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 ! Visit our FACEBOOK page : www.facebook.com GROUP A : SOUTH AFRICA - ANGOLA - MOROCCO - CAPE VERDE GROUP B : GHANA - MALI - NIGER - CONGO DR GROUP C : ZAMBIA - NIGERIA - BURKINA FASO - ETHIOPIA GROUP D : CÔTE D'IVOIRE - TUNISIA - ALGERIA - TOGO
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Tirage au sort de la CAN Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 ! Visit our FACEBOOK page : www.facebook.com GROUP A : SOUTH AFRICA - ANGOLA - MOROCCO - CAPE VERDE GROUP B : GHANA - MALI - NIGER - CONGO DR GROUP C : ZAMBIA - NIGERIA - BURKINA FASO - ETHIOPIA GROUP D : CÔTE D'IVOIRE - TUNISIA - ALGERIA - TOGO
- published: 25 Oct 2012
- views: 14590
- author: MyAfricanFootball
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS: Good luck to Kolo, Yaya & Abdul
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- Duration: 1:16
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
Our tribute to the Toure brothers, Kolo & Yaya and Abdul Razak as they look to win the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast. Subscribe for FREE and never miss another CityTV video. www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Our tribute to the Toure brothers, Kolo & Yaya and Abdul Razak as they look to win the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast. Subscribe for FREE and never miss another CityTV video. www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 21 Jan 2013
- views: 10580
- author: mcfcofficial
Zambia - Ethiopia | CAN Orange 2013 | 21.01.2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Zambie 1-1 Ethiopie | Résumé du match - Groupe C Zambia 1-1 Ethiopia| Match highlights - Group C Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 1 - 21/01/2013 Mbombela Stadium - Nelspruit Strikers : Mbesuma (ZAM) 45+3' ; Girma (ETH) 65' For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
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Zambie 1-1 Ethiopie | Résumé du match - Groupe C Zambia 1-1 Ethiopia| Match highlights - Group C Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 1 - 21/01/2013 Mbombela Stadium - Nelspruit Strikers : Mbesuma (ZAM) 45+3' ; Girma (ETH) 65' For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
- published: 21 Jan 2013
- views: 61042
- author: MyAfricanFootball
Nigeria Vs Ivory Coast 2-1 All Goals & Highlights 03/02/2013 [HD]
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- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
Feel free to visit, like and share our page for updated videos and football matches www.facebook.com Nigeria Vs Ivory Coast 2-1 All Goals & Highlights 03/02/2013 [HD] Quarter Final of Africa Cup of nations
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- published: 03 Feb 2013
- views: 158397
- author: mywarring10
South Africa - Mali | CAN Orange 2013 | 02.02.2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
South Africa 1(1) - 1(3) Mali | Match highlights - Quarter Finals Afrique du Sud 1(1) - 1(3) Mali | Match highlights - Quarts de finale Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Quarter Finals 02/02/2013 Moses Mabhida Stadium Strikers : Tukelo Rantie, Seydou Keita For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
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South Africa 1(1) - 1(3) Mali | Match highlights - Quarter Finals Afrique du Sud 1(1) - 1(3) Mali | Match highlights - Quarts de finale Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Quarter Finals 02/02/2013 Moses Mabhida Stadium Strikers : Tukelo Rantie, Seydou Keita For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
- published: 02 Feb 2013
- views: 56152
- author: MyAfricanFootball
Nigeria - Burkina Faso | CAN Orange 2013 Final | 10.02.2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:51
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
Nigeria win the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Le Nigéria remporte la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso | Match highlights - Final Nigéria 1-0 Burkina Faso | Résumé du match - Finale 10/02/2013 - National Stadium Strikers / But / Goal : Sunday Mba (Nigeria) For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
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Nigeria win the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Le Nigéria remporte la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Orange, AFRIQUE DU SUD 2013 Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso | Match highlights - Final Nigéria 1-0 Burkina Faso | Résumé du match - Finale 10/02/2013 - National Stadium Strikers / But / Goal : Sunday Mba (Nigeria) For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
- published: 10 Feb 2013
- views: 34749
- author: MyAfricanFootball
Senegal 0 - 2 Côte d'Ivoire (Drogba x 2): match of CAF Qualifiers 2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 148:06
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Senegal vs Côte d'Ivoire commented in English: Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Qualifying match!
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Senegal vs Côte d'Ivoire commented in English: Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Qualifying match!
- published: 13 Oct 2012
- views: 67640
- author: MyAfricanFootball
Ethiopia - Nigeria | CAN Orange 2013 | 29.01.2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
Ethiopia 0-2 Nigeria | Match highlights - Group C Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 3 29/01/2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium Striker : Victor Moses For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
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Ethiopia 0-2 Nigeria | Match highlights - Group C Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 3 29/01/2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium Striker : Victor Moses For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
- published: 29 Jan 2013
- views: 27599
- author: MyAfricanFootball
Niger vs Ghana 0-3 Goals and Full Highlights (Africa Cup of Nations) 28/01/2013
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Niger vs Ghana 0-3 Goals and Full Highlights (Africa Cup of Nations) 28/01/2013
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Niger vs Ghana 0-3 Goals and Full Highlights (Africa Cup of Nations) 28/01/2013
- published: 28 Jan 2013
- views: 6981
- author: HDbrazil HDargentina
Morocco - South Africa | CAN Orange 2013 | 27.01.2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:49
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Morocco 2-2 South Africa | Match highlights - Group A Maroc 2-2 Afrique du Sud | Résumé du match - Groupe A Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 3 - 27/01/2013 - Moses Mabhida Stadium Strikers : El Adoua, Hafidi, Mahlangu, Sangweni For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
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Morocco 2-2 South Africa | Match highlights - Group A Maroc 2-2 Afrique du Sud | Résumé du match - Groupe A Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Matchday 3 - 27/01/2013 - Moses Mabhida Stadium Strikers : El Adoua, Hafidi, Mahlangu, Sangweni For more videos of the Orange AFCON 2013, visit : youtube.com Download Orange AFCON 2013 application for iOS: bit.ly Download Orange AFCON2013 application for Android : bit.ly Orange AFCON 2013 on Facebook : www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter : twitter.com
- published: 27 Jan 2013
- views: 60689
- author: MyAfricanFootball
MUTEBA KIDIABA Best CELEBRATION EVER Ghana 2-2 Congo 20/1/2013 Africa Cup of Nations 2013) 20/1/2013
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- Duration: 0:19
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
MUTEBA KIDIABA Best CELEBRATION EVER Ghana 2-2 Gongo 20/1/2013 MUTEBA KIDIABA Best CELEBRATION EVER Ghana 2-2 Gongo 20/1/2013
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MUTEBA KIDIABA Best CELEBRATION EVER Ghana 2-2 Gongo 20/1/2013 MUTEBA KIDIABA Best CELEBRATION EVER Ghana 2-2 Gongo 20/1/2013
- published: 20 Jan 2013
- views: 92264
- author: BoxKSWNewsChannel
African Cup of Nations 2013 Closing Ceremony Highlight - 10.02.2013
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- Duration: 10:44
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
Best parts from the Closing Ceremony - African Cup of Nations Final 2013
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Best parts from the Closing Ceremony - African Cup of Nations Final 2013
- published: 11 Feb 2013
- views: 6169
- author: MattMzansi
Ethiopia Qualify's For Africa Cup Of Nations After 31 Years!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
- Ethiopia 2 - 0 Sudan. - Ethiopian Football Team Made History By Beating Sudan To Qualify For Africa Cup Of Nation. - Saladin Seid And Adane Girma Scored two goals. - Ethiopian passed for CAF for the first time in 31 years.
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- Ethiopia 2 - 0 Sudan. - Ethiopian Football Team Made History By Beating Sudan To Qualify For Africa Cup Of Nation. - Saladin Seid And Adane Girma Scored two goals. - Ethiopian passed for CAF for the first time in 31 years.
- published: 14 Oct 2012
- views: 30965
- author: simonbst
African Nations Cup 2012 Equatorial Guinea 2 : 1 Senegal
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:44
- Updated: 14 Sep 2012
SONG : Wildlife, Documentaries, Africa Barrie Gledden, Peter Shand GOALS: Equatorial Guinea '62 Iban Iyanga Travieso '90 Alvarez RED CARD :'90 Doe Senegal: '89 Moussa SOW
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SONG : Wildlife, Documentaries, Africa Barrie Gledden, Peter Shand GOALS: Equatorial Guinea '62 Iban Iyanga Travieso '90 Alvarez RED CARD :'90 Doe Senegal: '89 Moussa SOW
- published: 25 Jan 2012
- views: 84519
- author: Mohailem Yousif
Mali Dark Horse to Win Africa Cup of Nations: The Mixer
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:01
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Could Mali be the dark horse as the AFCON finals draw near? What chances do Ghana have of making it to the finals? What happened to Drogba in this competition? Could it be his last? Ryan Bailey and Lutz Pfannenstiel discuss all this and more as we check in on the action from South Africa. ** Sign up for the KICKTV Newsletter and stay connected to the best football content*** bit.ly SUBSCRIBE for more KICKTV Videos. It's FREE: bit.ly Visit the KICKTV Homepage: bit.ly Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly Like us on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow us on Tumblr: bit.ly ABOUT KICKTV: KICKTV is YouTube's global headquarters for the beautiful game. Football, soccer, futbol, calcio-- whatever you call it, this is your place for video, analysis, commentary and comedy around the world's most popular sport. KICKTV brings you the latest on the best players in the world, like: Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. And the world's top leagues: the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, the Eredivisie & the Brazilian league. Plus, coverage of all the biggest football events: UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, the Euros, Copa Libertadores and more. www.youtube.com
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Could Mali be the dark horse as the AFCON finals draw near? What chances do Ghana have of making it to the finals? What happened to Drogba in this competition? Could it be his last? Ryan Bailey and Lutz Pfannenstiel discuss all this and more as we check in on the action from South Africa. ** Sign up for the KICKTV Newsletter and stay connected to the best football content*** bit.ly SUBSCRIBE for more KICKTV Videos. It's FREE: bit.ly Visit the KICKTV Homepage: bit.ly Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly Like us on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow us on Tumblr: bit.ly ABOUT KICKTV: KICKTV is YouTube's global headquarters for the beautiful game. Football, soccer, futbol, calcio-- whatever you call it, this is your place for video, analysis, commentary and comedy around the world's most popular sport. KICKTV brings you the latest on the best players in the world, like: Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. And the world's top leagues: the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, the Eredivisie & the Brazilian league. Plus, coverage of all the biggest football events: UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, the Euros, Copa Libertadores and more. www.youtube.com
- published: 06 Feb 2013
- views: 17409
- author: kick
African Nations Cup Final Zambia-Ivory Coast series penalty (8-7)
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- Duration: 10:30
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
vk.com 2012 Africa Cup Of Nations Final: Zambia Are The Champions Of Africa Unfancied Zambia have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout victory over the Ivory Coast in Libreville, Gabon.
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vk.com 2012 Africa Cup Of Nations Final: Zambia Are The Champions Of Africa Unfancied Zambia have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout victory over the Ivory Coast in Libreville, Gabon.
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- views: 21657
- author: zhenkw
Fifa 13 Ultimate Team - African Cup of Nations Hybrid Squad Builder - Ft. Doumbia and Belhanda! #1
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- Duration: 6:51
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Can we get 500 likes for this squad builder? :D If you have any ACoN hybrids, tweet me them! Fifa Coins Online - www.facebook.com __________________________________________________________ Intro Song - www.youtube.com - Hoodie Allen - You Are Not A Robot Music Supplied by Monstercat: Artist Name: Hellberg Video Link: www.youtube.com Album Download Link: www.beatport.com Channel: www.YouTube.com __________________________________________________________ 'Follow' me on Twitter - www.twitter.com 'Follow' My Stream! - www.twitch.tv 'Like' My page on Facebook! - www.facebook.com 'Subscribe' To My 2nd Channel! - www.youtube.com Drop a comment below on what team you'd like me to do next!
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Can we get 500 likes for this squad builder? :D If you have any ACoN hybrids, tweet me them! Fifa Coins Online - www.facebook.com __________________________________________________________ Intro Song - www.youtube.com - Hoodie Allen - You Are Not A Robot Music Supplied by Monstercat: Artist Name: Hellberg Video Link: www.youtube.com Album Download Link: www.beatport.com Channel: www.YouTube.com __________________________________________________________ 'Follow' me on Twitter - www.twitter.com 'Follow' My Stream! - www.twitch.tv 'Like' My page on Facebook! - www.facebook.com 'Subscribe' To My 2nd Channel! - www.youtube.com Drop a comment below on what team you'd like me to do next!
- published: 24 Jan 2013
- views: 16988
- author: GCIIMessi
Nigeria vs Burkina Faso - Africa Cup of Nations 2013 FINAL - Nigeria hopeful on injured duo
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:01
- Updated: 16 Feb 2013
Subscribe for the latest news from SNTV: bit.ly Nigeria were training in Johannesburg on Friday (February 8th), in preparation for Sunday's (February 10th) Africa Cup of Nations final meeting with Burkina Faso. Nigeria strikers Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike both missed Friday's training session in Johannesburg and are struggling to make the line-up for the Africa Cup of Nations final. Coach Stephen Keshi will give the injured pair until just before kick-off in Sunday's game against Burkina Faso to prove their fitness. Moses, the Chelsea striker, set up two goals in Nigeria's 4-1 semi-final win over Mali, but left the pitch after twisting his left ankle in the second half of that match. Spartak Moscow's Emenike, who scored Nigeria's third goal in the win, is nursing a muscle injury. Nigeria are aiming to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1994 and for a third time overall. It will be the 'Super Eagles' first appearance in an Africa Cup of Nations final since 2000, when they were beaten by Cameroon in a penalty shoot-out. Breaking sports news: www.youtube.com Follow SNTV on Twitter: www.twitter.com SNTV: www.sntv.com
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Subscribe for the latest news from SNTV: bit.ly Nigeria were training in Johannesburg on Friday (February 8th), in preparation for Sunday's (February 10th) Africa Cup of Nations final meeting with Burkina Faso. Nigeria strikers Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike both missed Friday's training session in Johannesburg and are struggling to make the line-up for the Africa Cup of Nations final. Coach Stephen Keshi will give the injured pair until just before kick-off in Sunday's game against Burkina Faso to prove their fitness. Moses, the Chelsea striker, set up two goals in Nigeria's 4-1 semi-final win over Mali, but left the pitch after twisting his left ankle in the second half of that match. Spartak Moscow's Emenike, who scored Nigeria's third goal in the win, is nursing a muscle injury. Nigeria are aiming to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1994 and for a third time overall. It will be the 'Super Eagles' first appearance in an Africa Cup of Nations final since 2000, when they were beaten by Cameroon in a penalty shoot-out. Breaking sports news: www.youtube.com Follow SNTV on Twitter: www.twitter.com SNTV: www.sntv.com
- published: 08 Feb 2013
- views: 17819
- author: SNTVonline
Team Denmark vs South Africa | Tehran Highway Round 1 (Clanbase Nations Cup)
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- Duration: 10:58
- Updated: 15 Feb 2013
Battlelog profile #1 Kehanoviz; battlelog.battlefield.com Battlelog profile #2 eXplicit-Leonk0; battlelog.battlefield.com Battlelog profile #3 iRkehan; battlelog.battlefield.com Facebook page; www.facebook.com Youtube; www.youtube.com/TheLeonk0 VIP-Gaming Website; www.vip-gaming.net CPU: Intel i7 2600K , 4x 3.4ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 GFX: Asus 1536MB DDR5 GTX580 RAM: 16GB DDR3 Hyper-X 1600Mhz Kingston BenQ 24" LED XL2420T 120hz Mouse: Razer Mamba & Razer Nostromo Mousepad: Roccat Taito Keyboard: Roccat Isku Headset: Logitech G35
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Battlelog profile #1 Kehanoviz; battlelog.battlefield.com Battlelog profile #2 eXplicit-Leonk0; battlelog.battlefield.com Battlelog profile #3 iRkehan; battlelog.battlefield.com Facebook page; www.facebook.com Youtube; www.youtube.com/TheLeonk0 VIP-Gaming Website; www.vip-gaming.net CPU: Intel i7 2600K , 4x 3.4ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 GFX: Asus 1536MB DDR5 GTX580 RAM: 16GB DDR3 Hyper-X 1600Mhz Kingston BenQ 24" LED XL2420T 120hz Mouse: Razer Mamba & Razer Nostromo Mousepad: Roccat Taito Keyboard: Roccat Isku Headset: Logitech G35
- published: 14 Feb 2013
- views: 172
- author: TheLeonk0
★ CAF African Nations Cup 2012 ★ Top 20 Goals ★ HD
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- Duration: 16:32
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
PLEASE READ! This is my new video about the most beautiful goals of CAF African Nations Cup 2012. Here is list over all goal scorers: 20: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Gabon 19: Emmanuel Mayuka - Zambia 18: Didier Drogba - Côte d'Ivoire 17: Dame N'Doye - Senegal 16: Youssef Msakni - Tunisia 15: André Ayew - Ghana 14: Youssef Msakni - Tunisia 13: Chris Katongo - Zambia 12: Bakaye Traoré - Mali 11: Mateus Galiano da Costa - Angola 10: Ibrahima Traoré - Guinea 9: Kily Álvarez - Equatorial Guinea 8: Manucho Gonçalves - Angola 7: Asamoah Gyan - Ghana 6: Bruno Mbanangoye - Gabon 5: Alain Traoré - Burkina Faso 4: Gervinho - Côte d'Ivoire 3: Abdoul Camara - Guinea 2: Yaya Touré - Côte d'Ivoire 1: Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu - Ghana Here is list over the soundtrack: Foxes - Youth (Adventure Club Remix) Approaching Nirvana - Bangers & Smashed Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo Alate - Mist
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PLEASE READ! This is my new video about the most beautiful goals of CAF African Nations Cup 2012. Here is list over all goal scorers: 20: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Gabon 19: Emmanuel Mayuka - Zambia 18: Didier Drogba - Côte d'Ivoire 17: Dame N'Doye - Senegal 16: Youssef Msakni - Tunisia 15: André Ayew - Ghana 14: Youssef Msakni - Tunisia 13: Chris Katongo - Zambia 12: Bakaye Traoré - Mali 11: Mateus Galiano da Costa - Angola 10: Ibrahima Traoré - Guinea 9: Kily Álvarez - Equatorial Guinea 8: Manucho Gonçalves - Angola 7: Asamoah Gyan - Ghana 6: Bruno Mbanangoye - Gabon 5: Alain Traoré - Burkina Faso 4: Gervinho - Côte d'Ivoire 3: Abdoul Camara - Guinea 2: Yaya Touré - Côte d'Ivoire 1: Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu - Ghana Here is list over the soundtrack: Foxes - Youth (Adventure Club Remix) Approaching Nirvana - Bangers & Smashed Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo Alate - Mist
- published: 28 Apr 2012
- views: 6455
- author: AdiKing777
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15 Feb 2013
A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains today morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. "There was panic. People had no idea what was happening ... Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
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16 Feb 2013
About 270 buildings were damaged -- mostly broken glass -- by shock waves caused by the blast, said Vladimir Stepanov of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry ... The national space agency, Roscosmos, said scientists believed one meteoroid had entered the atmosphere, where it burned and disintegrated into fragments, according to RIA Novosti....(size: 14.9Kb)
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16 Feb 2013
The United States has called on North Korea not to take any further provocative actions after report of plans for more nuclear tests. Friday's statement came after the North conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday, drawing global condemnation ... Meanwhile, North Korea's leader has made his first public appearance since Tuesday's controversial nuclear test. ... Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett, reporting from Seoul, said ... 479 Source.....(size: 7.5Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
Droukdel's letter is one of only a few internal documents between commanders of al Qaeda's African wing that have been found, and possibly the first to be made public, according to University of Toulouse Islamic scholar Mathieu Guidere ... al Qaeda fighters bombed the United Nations building and a new government building in Algiers, killing 41 people....(size: 12.4Kb)
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15 Feb 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan government on Friday released photographs of President Hugo Chávez for the first time since he had surgery in Cuba more than nine weeks ago. Enlarge This Image. Venezuelan Ministry of Information, via Reuters ... Twitter List ... Mr ... Chávez’s absence has dragged on, the opposition has consistently demanded that the government provide proof that he is well enough to lead the nation ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
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16 Feb 2013
While the League One side were knocking Liverpool out of the competition in front of a stunned television audience, the 24-year-old was delighting 45,000 fans for his country in the African Nations Cup they were hosting. The South African returned to the dressing room after helping his nation qualify for the quarter finals against Morocco to find the Latics had recorded a 3-2 win over the five-time European champions....(size: 3.5Kb)
News24
16 Feb 2013
London - The return of African Nations Cup heroes John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses will add an extra dimension to Chelsea's squad for the last three months of the season, interim manager Rafael Benitez said on Friday. The Nigerian pair, who helped their country beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in last weekend's Nations Cup final in Johannesburg, could be ......(size: 2.0Kb)
CBC
16 Feb 2013
The club's last trophy was the FA Cup in 2005 ... Gervinho, playing for the first time since returning from African Nations Cup duty with the Ivory Coast, slipped a one-on-one chance wide in the first half and Tomas Rosicky smashed a fierce shot against the bar after the break in Arsenal's best chances ... In the fourth round, it beat Norwich 1-0 to become the first non-league side to eliminate topflight opposition in the FA Cup in 24 years....(size: 3.1Kb)
Boston Herald
16 Feb 2013
The club's last trophy was the FA Cup in 2005 ... Gervinho, playing for the first time since returning from African Nations Cup duty with the Ivory Coast, slipped a one-on-one chance wide in the first half and Tomas Rosicky smashed a fierce shot against the bar after the break in Arsenal's best chances ... opposition in the FA Cup in 24 years....(size: 3.3Kb)
Irish Times
16 Feb 2013
The pair won the African Nations Cup with the Super Eagles and return to bolster the ranks at Chelsea, who claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since December with victories over Wigan and Sparta Prague and are seeking a third successive win in the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Brentford at Stamford Bridge tomorrow....(size: 3.0Kb)
ESPN
16 Feb 2013
The FA Cup is lost once more ... "No respect for the bloody Cup," bawled an angry fan kicking his way out of the Emirates ... A club like Arsenal does not want to be trifling itself with more cup games ... Gervinho, the player named by his manager as the star of the recent African Nations Cup, was granted the best chance of the first 45 by a superb Tomas Rosicky flick....(size: 6.5Kb)
Sporting Life
16 Feb 2013
Profiles Victor Moses Mikel John Obi. The pair won the African Nations Cup with the Super Eagles and return to bolster the ranks at Chelsea, who claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since December with victories over Wigan and Sparta Prague and are seeking a third successive win in the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Sunday ... "Both of them progressed as individuals through the tournament ... ....(size: 2.8Kb)
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
16 Feb 2013
Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup as Blackburn pulled off a shock 1-0 fifth round win at Emirates Stadium ... The Rovers full-back was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean in the 12th minute after scything down Gervinho as the Ivory Coast forward, back from the African Nations Cup, looked to break down the left....(size: 3.8Kb)
The Independent
16 Feb 2013
Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup as Blackburn pulled off a shock 1-0 fifth round win at Emirates Stadium ... The Rovers full-back was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean in the 12th minute after scything down Gervinho as the Ivory Coast forward, back from the African Nations Cup, looked to break down the left....(size: 3.8Kb)
London Evening Standard
16 Feb 2013
The pair won the African Nations Cup with the Super Eagles and return to bolster the ranks at Chelsea, who claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since December with victories over Wigan and Sparta Prague and are seeking a third successive win in the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Brentford at Stamford Bridge tomorrow ... "Both of them progressed as individuals through the tournament ... Benitez said. "We needed to win....(size: 2.7Kb)
London Evening Standard
16 Feb 2013
... minutes proved enough to inflict Arsenal's first home FA Cup defeat since their move to the Emirates Stadium and hand Rovers a memorable win ... The Rovers full-back was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean in the 12th minute after scything down Gervinho as the Ivory Coast forward, back from the African Nations Cup, looked to break down the left....(size: 3.7Kb)
London Evening Standard
16 Feb 2013
... minutes proved enough to inflict Arsenal's first home FA Cup defeat since their move to the Emirates Stadium and hand Rovers a memorable win ... The Rovers full-back was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean in the 12th minute after scything down Gervinho as the Ivory Coast forward, back from the African Nations Cup, looked to break down the left....(size: 3.7Kb)
Not to be confused with African Nations Championship.
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| Founded | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa (CAF) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |  Zambia (1st title) |
| Most successful team |  Egypt (7 titles, including one as UAR) |
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN (French for Coupe d'Afrique des Nations), is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years. The title holders at the time of a FIFA Confederations Cup qualify for that competition.
In 1957 there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. South Africa were originally scheduled to compete, but were disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power.[1] Since then, the tournament has grown greatly, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996 but Nigeria withdrew, reducing the field to 15), and since then, the format has been unchanged, with the sixteen teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage.
Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament a record seven times (including when Egypt was known as the United Arab Republic between 1958 and 1971). Ghana and Cameroon have won four titles each. Three different trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history, with Ghana and Cameroon winning the first two versions to keep after each of them won a tournament three times. The current trophy was first awarded in 2002 and with Egypt winning it indefinitely after winning their unprecedented third consecutive title in 2010.
As of 2013, the tournament will switch to being held in odd-numbered years so that it does not clash with the FIFA World Cup.[2]
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History[link]
1950s-60s: Early growth of the ANC competition[link]
The origins of the African Nations Cup date back to June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental nations tournament to be held, and in February 1957, the first African Cup of Nations took place in Khartoum, Sudan. There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF (Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa). South Africa's insistence on selecting only caucasian players for their squad due to that nation's apartheid policy led to its disqualification, and as a consequence Ethiopia were handed a bye straight to the final.[3] Hence, only two matches were played, with Egypt being crowned as the first continental champion after defeating hosts Sudan in the semi-final and Ethiopia in the final. Two years later, Egypt hosted the second ANC in Cairo with the participation of these same three teams. Host and defending champions Egypt repeated as cup winners, this time downing Sudan.
The field grew to include nine teams for the third ANC in 1962 in Addis Ababa, and for the first time there was a qualification round to determine which four teams would play for the title. Host Ethiopia and reigning champion Egypt received automatic berths, and were joined in the final four by Nigeria and Tunisia. Egypt made its third consecutive final appearance, but it was Ethiopia that emerged as victors, after first beating Tunisia and then downing Egypt in extra time.
1960s: Ghanaian domination[link]
In 1963, Ghana made its first appearance as it hosted the event, and won the title after beating Sudan in the final. They repeated that as they became champions two years later in Tunisia – equalling Egypt as two-time winners – with a squad that included only two returning members from the 1963 team.[4]
The 1968 competition's final tournament format expanded to include eight of the 22 teams entered in the preliminary rounds. The qualifying teams were distributed in two groups of four to play single round-robin tournaments, with the top two teams of each group advancing to semi-finals, a system that remained in use for the finals until 1992. The Democratic Republic of Congo won its first title, beating Ghana in the final. Starting with the 1968 tournament, the competition has been regularly held every two years in even numbered years. Côte d'Ivoire forward Laurent Pokou led the 1968 and 1970 tournaments in scoring, with six and eight goals respectively, and his total of 14 goals remained the all-time record until 2008. Play was covered for television for the first time during the 1970 tournament in Sudan,[4] as the hosts lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana – who were playing their fourth consecutive final.
1970s: A decade of champions[link]
Six different nations won titles from 1970 to 1980: Sudan, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Morocco, Ghana, and Nigeria. Zaire's second title in the 1974 edition (they won their first as the Democratic Republic of Congo) came after facing Zambia in the final. For the only time to date in the history of the competition, the match had to be replayed as the first contest between the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw after extra time. The final was re-staged two days later with Zaire winning 2-0. Forward Mulamba Ndaye scored all four of Zaire's goals in these two matches: he was also the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched. Three months earlier, Zaire had become the first black African nation to qualify to the FIFA World Cup. Morocco won their first title in the 1976 ANC held in Ethiopia and Ghana took its third championship in 1978, becoming the first nation to win three titles. In 1980, Nigeria hosted the event and beat Algeria to capture its first honours.
1980s: Cameroonian and Nigerian domination[link]
Ghana's fourth continental title came in the 1982 cup tournament; they beat Algeria in the semi-finals in extra time, and faced host Libya in the final. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes and Ghana won the penalty shootout to become champions. Cameroon won their first title two years later by beating Nigeria and in the 1986 cup they faced Egypt – absent from the final since 1962 – with Egypt winning the title on penalty kicks. Cameroon reached its third consecutive final in the 1988 tournament and won their second championship by repeating their 1984 victory over Nigeria. In 1990, Nigeria lost once again as they made their third final appearance in four tournaments, this time falling to Algeria.
1990s: The return of South Africa[link]
The 1992 Cup of Nations expanded the number of final tournament participants to 12; the teams were divided into four groups of three, with the top two teams of each group advancing to quarter-finals. Ghanaian midfielder Abedi "Pelé" Ayew, who scored three goals, was named the best player of the tournament after his contributions helped Ghana reach the final; he was, however, suspended for that match and Ghana lost to Côte d'Ivoire in a penalty shootout that saw each side make 11 attempts to determine the winner. Côte d'Ivoire set a record for the competition by holding each of their opponents scoreless in the six matches of the final tournament.
The 12-team, three-group format was used again two years later, where hosts Tunisia were humiliated by their first round elimination. Nigeria, who had just qualified to the World Cup for the first time in their history, won the tournament, beating Zambia, who a year before had been struck by disaster when most of their national squad died in a plane crash while traveling to play a 1994 World Cup qualification match. Nigerian forward Rashidi Yekini, who had led the 1992 tournament with four goals, repeated as the top scorer with five goals.
South Africa hosted the 20th ACN competition in 1996, marking their first ever appearance after a decades long ban was lifted with the end of apartheid in the country and a failed attempt to qualify in 1994. The number of final round participants in 1996 was expanded to the current 16, split into four groups. However, the actual number of teams playing in the final was only 15 as Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment for political reasons.[5] Bafana Bafana won their first title on home soil, defeating Tunisia in the final.[6]
The South Africans would reach the final again two years later in Burkina Faso, but were unable to defend their title, losing to Egypt who claimed their fourth cup.
2000s: Egypt's unprecedented Treble[link]
The 2000 edition was hosted jointly by Ghana and Nigeria, who replaced the originally designated host Zimbabwe. Following a 2-2 draw after extra time in the final, Cameroon defeated Nigeria on penalty kicks. In 2002, Cameroon's Indomitable Lions made the second consecutive titles since Ghana had done it in the 1960s and after Egypt had done it before in 1957 and 1959. Again via penalty kicks, the Cameroonians beat first-time finalists Senegal, who also debuted in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were eliminated in quarter finals two years later in Tunisia, where the hosts won their first title, beating Morocco 2-1 in the final. The 2006 tournament was also won by the hosts, Egypt, who reached a continental-record fifth title. The 2008 tournament was hosted by Ghana, and saw Egypt retain the trophy, winning their record-extending sixth tournament by defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final.[7] Egypt set a new record in the 2010 tournament that was hosted by Angola by winning their third consecutive title in an unprecedented achievement on the African level after defeating Ghana 1-0 in the final, retaining the gold-plated cup indefinitely and extending their record to 7 continental titles (including when Egypt was known as the United Arab Republic between 1958 and 1971).[8]
On 31 January 2010, Egypt set a new African record, not being defeated for 19 consecutive Cup of Nations matches, since a 2-1 loss against Algeria in Tunisia in 2004,[citation needed] and a record 9 consecutive win streak.[citation needed] Egypt also set another record on that day, where it became the first African nation to win three consecutive cups joining Mexico, Argentina, and Iran who won their continent cup 3 times in a row.
Future[link]
Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations several European clubs called for a rethink of the tournament's schedule. As it takes place during the European season, players who are involved miss several matches for their clubs.[9]
In January 2008, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he wanted the tournament to be held in either June or July by 2016, to fit in the international calendar, although this would preclude many countries in central and west Africa from hosting the competition (as these months occur during their wet season).[10]
In May 2010, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to odd-numbered years from 2013. This will mean the tournament will not take place in the same year as the World Cup. It also means there will be two tournaments within twelve months in January 2012[11] (co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea) and January 2013 (hosted by South Africa).[2]
On 29 January 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition and South Africa won the right to host the 2017 tournament. But due to the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libya and South Africa traded years with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017.[citation needed]
Trophy[link]
Throughout the history of the Nations Cup, three different trophies have been awarded to the winners of the competition. The original trophy, made of silver, was the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy, named after the first CAF president, Egyptian Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem. As the first winner of three Nations Cup tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.[12]
The second trophy was awarded from 1980 to 2000, and it was named "Trophy of African Unity"[13] or "African Unity Cup".[12] It was given by the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa to the CAF prior to the 1980 tournament and it was a cylindrical piece with the Olympic rings over a map of the continent engraved on it. It sat on a squared base and had stylized triangular handles. Cameroon won the Unity Cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2000.
In 2001, the third trophy was revealed, a gold-plated cup designed and made in Italy.[citation needed] Cameroon, permanent holders of the previous trophy, were the first nation to be awarded the new trophy after they won the 2002 edition. Egypt won the gold-plated cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2010, in an unprecedented achievement by winning three consecutive continental titles.
Results[link]
Summaries[link]
- ^ South Africa were disqualified from the tournament due to the country's apartheid policies.
- ^ Only three teams participated.
- ^ There was no final match; the three teams played each other once, with the winner on points receiving the Cup. It finished: UAR 4pts, Sudan 2, Ethiopia 0.
- ^ There was no final match; the tournament was decided in a final group contested by the last four teams. It finished: Morocco 5pts, Guinea 4, Nigeria 3, Egypt 0.
- ^ The third-place match was tied 1–1 when the Tunisian team withdrew from the field in the 42nd minute in protest at the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 walkover.
- ^ No extra time was played.
- Key:
- aet – after extra time
- penalties – after penalty shootout
Performance by nation[link]
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  Ghana |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Cameroon |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Nigeria |
2 | 4 | 7 | - | 13 |
| 5 |  Congo DR |
2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Zambia |
1 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 8 |  Tunisia |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Sudan |
1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 10 |  Algeria |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Ethiopia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 |  Morocco |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  South Africa |
1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 14 |  Congo |
1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Mali |
- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Senegal |
- | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Uganda |
- | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Guinea |
- | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 |  Libya |
- | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 |  Burkina Faso |
- | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 110 | |
Champions by region[link]
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| UNAF (North Africa) | Egypt (7), Algeria (1), Morocco (1), Tunisia (1) | 10 titles |
| UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | Cameroon (4), Congo DR (2), Congo (1) | 7 titles |
| WAFU (West Africa) | Ghana (4), Nigeria (2), Côte d'Ivoire (1) | 7 titles |
| CECAFA (East Africa) | Ethiopia (1), Sudan (1) | 2 titles |
| COSAFA (South Africa) | South Africa (1), Zambia (1) | 2 titles |
Records and statistics[link]
General statistics by tournament[link]
Overall top goalscorers[link]
Most tournaments hosted[link]
| Hosts | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 times | Egypt Ghana |
1959, 1974, 1986, 2006 1963, 1978, 2000*, 2008 |
| 3 times | Cameroon Tunisia |
1962, 1968, 1976 1965, 1994, 2004 |
| 2 times | Libya Morocco Nigeria South Africa Sudan |
1982, 2017** 1988, 2015** 1980, 2000* 1996, 2013** 1957, 1970 |
| 1 time | Algeria Angola Burkina Faso Ethiopia Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Gabon Mali Senegal |
1990 2010 1998 1972 1984 2012* 2012* 2002 1992 |
- * Co-hosts
Participating nations[link]
| Team |  1957 |
 1959 |
 1962 |
1963 |
 1965 |
1968 |
1970 |
 1972 |
 1974 |
 1976 |
1978 |
1980 |
 1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
Total apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 1st | GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | QF | 4th | 14 | ||||||||||||||
 Angola |
GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Benin |
GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Botswana |
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso |
GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon |
GS | 3rd | GS | 1st | 2nd | 1st | GS | 4th | GS | QF | 1st | 1st | QF | QF | 2nd | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Congo |
GS | 1st | 4th | GS | QF | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Congo DR |
GS | 1st | GS | 4th | 1st | GS | GS | QF | QF | QF | 3rd | GS | QF | GS | QF | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Côte d'Ivoire |
3rd | 3rd | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 1st | 3rd | GS | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 4th | QF | 2nd | 19 | |||||||||
 Egypt |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | 1st | QF | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | 1st | 22 | ||||||
 Equatorial Guinea |
QF | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia |
2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Gabon |
GS | QF | GS | GS | QF | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | GS | 1st | GS | 2nd | QF | 4th | GS | QF | QF | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 18 | ||||||||||
 Guinea |
GS | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | QF | GS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya |
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Liberia |
GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Libya |
2nd | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Malawi |
GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mali |
2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | 3rd | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mauritius |
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco |
GS | 1st | GS | 3rd | 4th | 4th | GS | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 14 | ||||||||||||||
 Mozambique |
GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Namibia |
GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Niger |
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria |
GS | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | GS | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Rwanda |
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal |
4th | GS | GS | 4th | QF | QF | QF | 2nd | QF | 4th | GS | GS | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sierra Leone |
GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | QF | GS | GS | GS | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sudan |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | GS | GS | GS | QF | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania |
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Togo |
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia |
3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | GS | GS | 2nd | QF | 4th | GS | 1st | QF | QF | GS | QF | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Uganda |
4th | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zambia |
2nd | GS | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 2nd | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | 1st | 15 | |||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe |
GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter Finals
- GS – Group stage
- q – Qualified
- — Hosts
- — Withdrew after qualification
- — Disqualified after qualification
Overall team records[link]
After the 2012 tournament:[14][15]
| Team | Apps | P | W | D | L | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
22 | 90 | 51 | 15 | 24 | 154 | 84 | +70 |
| Nigeria |
16 | 80 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 112 | 78 | +34 |
| Ghana |
18 | 77 | 43 | 14 | 20 | 101 | 65 | +36 |
| Cameroon |
16 | 71 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 110 | 67 | +43 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
19 | 77 | 34 | 18 | 25 | 112 | 85 | +27 |
| Zambia |
15 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 77 | 64 | +13 |
| Algeria |
14 | 57 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 0 |
| Morocco |
14 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 63 | 51 | +12 |
| Tunisia |
15 | 57 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 74 | 71 | +3 |
| Congo DR |
15 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 81 | −16 |
| Senegal |
12 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 46 | +6 |
| South Africa |
7 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 |
| Mali |
7 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 |
| Guinea |
10 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 |
| Sudan |
8 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 |
| Ethiopia |
9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 54 | −26 |
| Angola |
6 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 33 | −5 |
| Congo |
6 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 |
| Gabon |
5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 |
| Libya |
3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 |
 Togo |
6 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | −19 |
| Burkina Faso |
8 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 52 | −30 |
| Uganda |
5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 31 | −14 |
 Kenya |
5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | −16 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
 Liberia |
2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
 Rwanda |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Malawi |
2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 |
 Sierra Leone |
2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
 Namibia |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
 Mozambique |
4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 26 | −22 |
 Tanzania |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
 Benin |
3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | −16 |
 Niger |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
 Mauritius |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
 Botswana |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
Qualification participating nations by year of first participation[link]
- 2012 to 2013: None
- 2010:
Comoros - 2002 to 2008: None
- 2000:
Djibouti, 
Eritrea, 
São Tomé and Príncipe - 1998: None
- 1996: Namibia
- 1994: Botswana,
Cape Verde, 
Guinea-Bissau, 
South Africa - 1992:
Chad - 1990:
Seychelles - 1986 to 1988: None
- 1984:
Swaziland - 1982: Angola, Equatorial Guinea,
Mozambique, 
Rwanda, Zimbabwe - 1980:
Mauritania - 1978: None
- 1976:
Burundi, 
Gambia, 22x20px Malawi - 1974:
Central African Republic, 
Lesotho - 1972: Benin (as Dahomey), Gabon,
Madagascar - 1970: Niger, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Zambia - 1968: Algeria,
Burkina Faso (as Upper Volta), Cameroon, 
Congo (as Congo-Brazzaville), Liberia, 
Libya, Mauritius, Tanzania, Togo - 1965:
Congo DR (as Congo-Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire (as Ivory Coast), Mali, Senegal - 1963: Egypt (as United Arab Republic), Guinea, Sudan
- 1962: Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Tunisia,
Uganda, 
Zanzibar - 1959: No qualification round
- 1957: No qualification round (Participating teams:
Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa (DSQ), Sudan)
Final tournament participating nations by year of first participation[link]
- 2013: To be determined
- 2012: Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Niger
- 2006 to 2010: None
- 2004: Benin, Rwanda, Zimbabwe
- 2000 to 2002: None
- 1998: Namibia
- 1996: Angola, Liberia, South Africa
- 1994: Gabon, Sierra Leone
- 1988 to 1992: None
- 1986: Mozambique
- 1984: 22x20px Malawi
- 1982: Libya
- 1980: Tanzania
- 1978: Burkina Faso (as Upper Volta)
- 1976: None
- 1974: Mauritius, Zambia
- 1972: Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Togo
- 1970: Cameroon, Guinea
- 1968: Algeria, Congo (as Congo-Brazzaville)
- 1965: Congo DR(as Congo-Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal
- 1963: Ghana, Nigeria
- 1962: Tunisia, Uganda
- 1959: None
- 1957: Egypt, Ethiopia,
Never qualified teams: Burundi*, 
Cape Verde*, Central African Republic*, Chad*, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia*, Guinea-Bissau*, 
Lesotho, Madagascar*, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe*, 22x20px Seychelles*, Somalia, Swaziland
See also[link]
References[link]
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Further reading[link]
- The Great Adventure of African Football (FIFA)
- History of African Nations cup since 1957 (Egypt State Information Service)
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| Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 2012 Copa Africana de Naciones 2012 AFCON 2012 CAN 2012 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Gabon Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 21 January – 12 February 2012 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Third place | Mali |
| Fourth place | Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 456,332 (14,260 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Manucho Didier Drogba Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Cheick Diabaté Houssine Kharja Christopher Katongo Emmanuel Mayuka (3 goals) |
| Best player | Christopher Katongo |
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The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The competition was co-hosted in two countries, it took place in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from 21 January to 12 February 2012. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006, the continental football federation, CAF, selected Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities around the two countries, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010.
The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations was one of the most politically charged sports events to take place, Libya (Libyan civil war) and Tunisia's (Tunisian revolution) national teams qualified for the tournament despite a political backdrop which saw both country's autocratic rulers ousted from power. Players of the Libyan and Tunisian national teams had fought on the front line in their respective campaigns. The traditional footballing nations such as reigning champions Egypt (also affected by political events), Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria and South Africa had failed to qualify. Players from third-placed Mali pleaded for the Insurgency in the Azawad to end.
In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These eight teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. Both host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, were eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage.
In the final, unfancied Zambia, the Southern African regional body's 2009 COSAFA Cup runner-up, defeated third-time finalists Côte d'Ivoire after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final,[1] giving Zambia their first continental title, becoming the fourteenth nation to win the tournament.[2] The Zambian team dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died near the final's venue in Libreville during the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster.[3]
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Bids shortlist[link]
The five countries who were shortlisted to host the tournament including one joint bid:
- Angola
- Gabon / Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
- Nigeria (reserve hosts)
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally scheduled to host the 2013 edition.[4] In light of the Libyan civil war, Libya and South Africa then traded places, with the former arranging in 2017 and the latter in 2013 instead.[5]
Qualification[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The qualification process involves ten groups of four, one of which was reduced to a group of three after the withdrawal of Mauritania, and one group of five. The top team from each group goes through, as well as the second placed team from the group of five. The two best second place teams also qualify. At the end of the qualification process, fourteen teams would have qualified, as well as the two host nations. The first qualifiers were held on 1 July 2010.[6]
Qualified teams[link]
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Previous best performance | Regional body | FIFA ranking1 | Continental ranking1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
JWGroup J Winner | 048 October 2011 | 066th | 40Quarterfinals (2008, 2010) | COSAFA | 85 | 19 |
| Botswana |
KWGroup K Winner | 0126 March 2011 | 011st | 20none | COSAFA | 94 | 21 |
| Burkina Faso |
FWGroup F Winner | 033 September 2011 | 088th | 50Fourth place (1998) | WAFU | 66 | 14 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
HWGroup H Winner | 025 June 2011 | 1919th | 80Winner (1992) | WAFU | 18 | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
AACo-host | 0029 July 2007 | 011st | 20none | UNIFFAC | 151 | 41 |
| Gabon |
AACo-host | 0029 July 2007 | 055th | 30Quarterfinals (1996) | UNIFFAC | 91 | 20 |
| Ghana |
IWGroup I Winner | 048 October 2011 | 1818th | 90Winner (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | WAFU | 26 | 2 |
| Guinea |
BWGroup B Winner | 048 October 2011 | 1010th | 60Second place (1976) | WAFU | 79 | 17 |
| Libya |
RU Top Two Runner-Up | 048 October 2011 | 033rd | 60Second place (1982) | UNAF | 63 | 13 |
| Mali |
AWGroup A Winner | 048 October 2011 | 077th | 60Second place (1972) | WAFU | 69 | 15 |
| Morocco |
DWGroup D Winner | 059 October 2011 | 1414th | 80Winner (1976) | UNAF | 61 | 12 |
| Niger |
GWGroup G Winner | 048 October 2011 | 011st | 20none | WAFU | 98 | 22 |
| Senegal |
EWGroup E Winner | 033 September 2011 | 1212th | 60Second place (2002) | WAFU | 43 | 5 |
| Sudan |
RU Top Two Runner-Up | 059 October 2011 | 088th | 80Winner (1970) | CECAFA | 120 | 30 |
| Tunisia |
KXGroup K Runner-up | 048 October 2011 | 1515th | 80Winner (2004) | UNAF | 59 | 10 |
| Zambia |
CWGroup C Winner | 048 October 2011 | 1515th | 70Second place (1974, 1994) | COSAFA | 71 | 16 |
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1 FIFA World Rankings, release of 18 January 2012.
Controversies[link]
Togo[link]
Togo were initially banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following an attack on their team bus.[7] Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo are therefore free to play in the 2012 and 2013 qualifiers.[8]
Nigeria[link]
On 30 June 2010, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition.[9] This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.[10] Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled.
Venues[link]
The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match were held in Equatorial Guinea while the other semi-final and the final were held in Gabon.[11]
| Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Libreville, Gabon | |
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| Estadio de Bata (pictured before its expansion) |
Stade d'Angondjé | |
| Capacity: 37,500 | Capacity: 40,000 | |
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| Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Franceville, Gabon | |
| Nuevo Estadio de Malabo | Stade de Franceville | |
| Capacity: 15,250 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Draw[link]
The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.[12] The draw ceremony was attended by the two presidents from the host countries, President Ali Bongo of Gabon and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.[13] The draw saw the 16 qualified teams being pitted into four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group will qualify for the quarter finals with the winners progressing to the semi finals and final eventually.
The two hosts were automatically seeded into pot 1. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2006, 2008 and 2010 editions.[14] For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
| Classification | Points awarded |
|---|---|
| Winner | 7 |
| Runner-up | 5 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 3 |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 2 |
| Eliminated in 1st round | 1 |
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
- 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
- 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
- 2006 edition: points to be multiplied by 1
The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Match officials[link]
The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]
| Referees | Linesmen |
|---|---|
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Squads[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads
Each team's squad for the tournament consisted of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each participating national association had to submit their squad by 11 January 2012 (midnight CET). Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first match of the tournament.[16]
Group stage[link]
Groups A and B took place in Equatorial Guinea, while Groups C and D were held in Gabon.[17] Notably, there was not a single goalless draw during the group stage.
Tie-breaking criteria[link]
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[16]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals |
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).
Group A[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Libya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| 21 January 2012 19:30 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 – 0 | Libya |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 35,000[18] Referee: Noumandiez Doue (Côte d'Ivoire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Balboa  87' |
Report |
| 21 January 2012 22:00 |
Senegal |
1 – 2 | Zambia |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 17,500[18] Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N'Doye 73' |
Report | Mayuka 12' Kalaba 20' |
| 25 January 2012 18:15[note 1] |
Libya |
2 – 2 | Zambia |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 1,500[18] Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad 5', 48' |
Report | Mayuka 29' C. Katongo 54' |
| 25 January 2012 21:15[note 2] |
Equatorial Guinea |
2 – 1 | Senegal |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 35,000[18] Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy 61' Kily 90+3' |
Report | Sow 89' |
| 29 January 2012 19:00 |
Equatorial Guinea |
0 – 1 | Zambia |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 44,000[18] Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | C. Katongo 67' |
| 29 January 2012 19:00 |
Libya |
2 – 1 | Senegal |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 10,000[18] Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boussefi 5', 84' |
Report | D. N'Diaye 10' |
Group B[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Sudan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Angola |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| 22 January 2012 17:00 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
1 – 0 | Sudan |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 5,000[18] Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drogba 39' |
Report |
| 22 January 2012 20:00 |
Burkina Faso |
1 – 2 | Angola |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 17,000[18] Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré 58' |
Report | Mateus 47' Manucho 68' |
| 26 January 2012 17:00 |
Sudan |
2 – 2 | Angola |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 2,500[18] Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashir 32', 74' |
Report | Manucho 4', 50' (pen.) |
| 26 January 2012 20:00 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 4,000[18] Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalou 16' B. Koné 82' (o.g.) |
Report |
| 30 January 2012 19:00 |
Sudan |
2 – 1 | Burkina Faso |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 132[18] Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudather 33', 79' |
Report | Ouédraogo 90+5' |
| 30 January 2012 19:00 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 – 0 | Angola |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 1,500[18] Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eboué 33' Bony 64' |
Report |
Group C[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Niger |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 23 January 2012 17:00 |
Gabon |
2 – 0 | Niger |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 38,000[18] Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42' |
Report |
| 23 January 2012 20:00 |
Morocco |
1 – 2 | Tunisia |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 18,000[18] Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharja 86' |
Report | Korbi 34' Msakni 76' |
| 27 January 2012 17:00 |
Niger |
1 – 2 | Tunisia |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 20,000[18] Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N'Gounou 9' |
Report | Msakni 4' Jemâa 90' |
| 27 January 2012 20:00 |
Gabon |
3 – 2 | Morocco |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 35,000[18] Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang 76' Cousin 79'Mbanangoyé 90+8' |
Report | Kharja 24', 90+1' (pen.) |
| 31 January 2012 19:00 |
Gabon |
1 – 0 | Tunisia |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 22,000[18] Referee: Noumandiez Doue (Côte d'Ivoire) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang 61' |
Report |
| 31 January 2012 19:00 |
Niger |
0 – 1 | Morocco |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 4,000[18] Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Belhanda 78' |
Group D[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| Botswana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| 24 January 2012 17:00 |
Ghana |
1 – 0 | Botswana |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 5,000[18] Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mensah 25' |
Report |
| 24 January 2012 20:00 |
Mali |
1 – 0 | Guinea |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 10,000[18] Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Traoré 30' |
Report |
| 28 January 2012 17:00 |
Botswana |
1 – 6 | Guinea |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 4,000[18] Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selolwane 23' (pen.) |
Report | S. Diallo 15', 27' A. R. Camara 42'Traoré 45'M. Bah 83'Soumah 86' |
| 28 January 2012 20:00 |
Ghana |
2 – 0 | Mali |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 7,000[18] Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyan 64' A. Ayew 71' |
Report |
| 1 February 2012 19:00 |
Botswana |
1 – 2 | Mali |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 20,000[18] Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngele 50' |
Report | Dembélé 56' Se. Keita 74' |
| 1 February 2012 19:00 |
Ghana |
1 – 1 | Guinea |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 5,500[18] Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agyemang-Badu 27' |
Report | A. R. Camara 45' |
Knockout phase[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 February – Bata | ||||||||||
| Zambia |
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| Sudan |
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| Zambia |
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| Ghana (aet) |
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| Tunisia |
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| Zambia (p) |
0 (8) | |||||||||
| 5 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
0 (7) | |||||||||
| Gabon |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| 8 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
| Mali (p) |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| Mali |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 4 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
1 | |||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
3 | Ghana |
0 | |||||||
| Equatorial Guinea |
0 | Mali |
2 | |||||||
| 11 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals[link]
| 4 February 2012 17:00 |
Zambia |
3 – 0 | Sudan |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 200[18] Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
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| Sunzu 15' C. Katongo 66'Chamanga 86' |
Report |
| 4 February 2012 20:00 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
3 – 0 | Equatorial Guinea |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 12,500[18] Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drogba 35', 69' Y. Touré 81' |
Report |
| 5 February 2012 17:00 |
Gabon |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Mali |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 30,000[18] Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouloungui 54' |
Report | Diabaté 85' |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Poko Mbanangoyé Mouloungui Aubameyang  Manga |
4 – 5 | Diabaté Yatabaré Kanté B. Traoré Se. Keita |
| 5 February 2012 20:00 |
Ghana |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
Stade de Franceville, Franceville Attendance: 8,000[18] Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mensah 9' A. Ayew 100' |
Report | Khelifa 41' |
Semifinals[link]
| 8 February 2012 17:00 |
Zambia |
1 – 0 | Ghana |
Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 12,000[18] Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayuka 78' |
Report |
| 8 February 2012 20:00 |
Mali |
0 – 1 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 32,000[18] Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Gervinho 45' |
Third place play-off[link]
| 11 February 2012 20:00 |
Ghana |
0 – 2 | Mali |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 15,000[18] Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Diabaté 23', 80' |
Final[link]
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final
| 12 February 2012 20:30[note 3] |
Zambia |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Côte d'Ivoire |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal) |
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| Report | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| C. Katongo Mayuka Chansa F. Katongo Mweene Sinkala Chisamba Kalaba Sunzu |
8 – 7 | Tioté Bony Bamba Gradel Drogba Tiéné Ya Konan K. Touré Gervinho |
| Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Winners |
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 Zambia First title |
Awards[link]
- Player of the tournament: Christopher Katongo
- Top goalscorer of the competition: Emmanuel Mayuka
- Fair Player of the competition: Jean-Jacques Gosso
- Fair Play award: Côte d'Ivoire [21]
Team of the tournament[link]
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Goalscorers[link]
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
- Bakary Koné (playing against Côte d'Ivoire)
Team statistics[link]
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3 | Mali |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| 4 | Ghana |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
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| 5 | Gabon |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 6 | Tunisia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 8 | Sudan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 9 | Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 10 | Libya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 12 | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 13 | Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| 14 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
| 15 | Niger |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| 16 | Botswana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
Mascot[link]
The mascot for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was unveiled on 16 September 2011 at a ceremony in Libreville, Gabon. The mascot, named Gaguie, is a gorilla sporting the national team colors of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.[23]
Match ball[link]
The official match ball for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by Adidas, is named the Comoequa. The name is inspired from the Komo River which runs through the host nations, and the Equator which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.[24]
Notes[link]
- ^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.[19]
- ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.
- ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but CAF announced on 9 February 2012 that the final would be delayed by half an hour due to "technical and logistical reasons".[20]
References[link]
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- ^ "Destiny! Renard dedicates Zambia glory to 1993 squad who perished in plane crash". Daily Mail. 13 February 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2100474/Herve-Renard-dedicates-Zambia-win-1993-squad.html. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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- ^ "Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8450529.stm. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Togo's African Cup ban is lifted". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8682511.stm. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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- ^ "Gabon : Libreville et Malabo s'accordent pour la CAN 2012 [Gabon: Libreville and Malabo agree for the 2012 ACN]" (in French). Gaboneco. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. http://www.gaboneco.com/show_article.php?IDActu=16437. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Official Draw for the Orange CAN 2012 fixed for October 29, 2011". CAF Online (Confederation of African Football). 26 June 2011. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/10250-official-draw-for-the-orange-can-2012-fixed-for-october-29-2011.html.
- ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations draw conducted". CAF Online (Confederation of African Football). 29 October 2011. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11854-orange-can-2012-final-fixtures-released-today.html.
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- ^ "Referees". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/referees. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/Reglements%20CAN%202012%20English.pdf. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Fixtures of the 28th Orange -Africa Cup of Nations, CAN 2012 Equatorial Guinea –Gabon". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 29 October 2011. http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/CAN2012_Fixtures_Final_Tournament.pdf.
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- ^ "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. http://www.espnstar.com/football/african-nations/news/detail/item741636/Rain-delays-Libya-Zambia-match/.
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- ^ "Orange CAN 2012 mascot Gaguie unveiled". CAF Online (Confederation of African Football). 16 September 2011. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11420-orange-can-2012-mascot-gaguieo-unveiled.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations". CAF Online (Confederation of African Football). 3 January 2011. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12522-adidas-presents-the-official-match-ball-for-the-african-cup-of-nations.html. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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