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Angola 0:1 Ghana - Hosts left to rue missed chances

Asamoah Gyan scored in the 16th minute and Ghana held off host Angola the rest of the way, and the young Black Stars – playing without injured Michael Essien amongst others that will probably appear for them at the World Cup in June – picked up a 1-0 win in Luanda Sunday evening in the [...]

Angola, Algeria Through After 0-0 Draw

Host nation Angola won Group A after their nil-nil draw with Angola, Monday. (Photo: Zumapress)

In a match that played out as an indictment of the tournament’s format, Angola and Algeria secured passage into the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals with a nil-nil draw, neither team showing any ambition towards un-evening the score.

The result played [...]

Angola Rebounds, Beats Malawi 2-0

Angola and Manucho rebounded from Sunday by beating Malawi. (Photo: Zumapress)

Second half goals from Flávio and Manucho plus better end-game management from Angola led the Black Antelopes to a 2-0 victory over Malawi, putting the Cup of Nations hosts at the top of Group A.

The first half started with Angola, like Sunday, feeding [...]

Mali's Four-Goal Comeback Launches Cup of Nations

Flávio's two goals were not enough to hold off a memorable Mali comeback (Photo: Flickr/diogooo000)

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A 95th minute goal from Mustapha Yatabaré brought Mali back from four goals down to draw Angola in the opening match of the 2010 [...]