Wed 20 Feb 2008
Think you know everything about the African Cup of Nations, the premier competition for football in Africa ? Take the quiz below. Consists of basic questions. Quiz 2 will be medium, and quiz 3 is bound to make you Google for the answer, if 1 and 2 do not do that.
1.) How many editions of the African Cup of Nations have been held till date ? ( Including the 2006 one)
2.) When was the first AFCON held ? Who hosted it ?
3.) Which nation holds the record for most AFCON titles ?
Wed 30 Jan 2008
The Ivory Coast had a splendid opportunity to send rivals Nigeria out of the African Cup of Nations. Instead they did the Super Eagles a huge favour by beating Mali 3-0, and Nigeria qualified by virtue of their 2-0 over Reinhard Fabisch’s Benin. If Nigeria had failed to qualify , it would have been their first group stage elimination since 1982.
Wed 23 Jan 2008
Here are the results from the 26th African Cup of Nations being held at Ghana between January 10- February 20, 2008.