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Kaizer Chiefs won the South African Premiership for the first time in eight seasons Wednesday despite being held 1-1 at home by SuperSport United. Lehlohonolo Majoro put Chiefs ahead four minutes into the second half in northern city Polokwane and Sibusiso Zuma equalised two minutes from time. Chiefs went into the penultimate-round fixture at Peter Mokaba Stadium needing one point
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Football fans in Nigeria have said Manchester United Manager, Alex Ferguson's retirement will be a big blow to the round-leather game. It was confirmed on the club's website today that the Scot will be stepping down from his position at the end of the season. The Premier League is very popular amongst Nigerian football fans and they were fast to
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"I am still shocked by the news. I was very confident of the club winning trophies but that will now be under more threat." That was the reaction of 25-year-old Johnson Mugabo, a banker, to the news that Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United and the most successful English football coach, has announced he will resign on May 18
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Wheelchair tennis in South Africa received a huge boost on Wednesday when it was confirmed that three world number one players will be taking part in the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) sponsored Gauteng Open and South African Open in April. Players from 13 countries, including South Africa, will contest the events, which take place from 3 to 7 April
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Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is expected to return to training for Osasuna on Tuesday after recovering from an ankle injury. The midfielder has been out of the frame since picking up the injury in the build up to Ghana’s 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana. He has since been given adequate rest by the Spanish outfit in order
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Bafana Bafana have dropped down two places to number 62 in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World Rankings released on Wednesday, 11 April 2013. South Africa have moved down despite their impressive 2-0 win over the Central African Republic (CAR) in Cape Town last month. The drop seems to have been influenced by Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea's win over Togo and
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The baby Pharaohs will play their final match of African Youth Championship against Ghana on Saturday at the Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran. Both Coaches Rabie Yassin of Egypt and Sellas Tetteh of Ghana have assured their fans that they are ready for the clash. Tetteh said: "I will play this match only to win , I will not lose
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Ghana’s Joseph King-Kong Agbeko has been crowned the new IBO Bantamweight Champion after beating Columbia’s Luis Melendez in 12 rounds of exciting exchanges. The Ghanaian won by a unanimous decision with referee Deon Dwarte of South Africa scoring the bout 117-111, Ataa Eddie Pappoe of Ghana, 119-111 and Laten Oumgar of the Netherlands also scoring the bout 117-113. It was
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The unexpected resignation of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, was a deliberate plot to draw the attention of the presidency to the shoddy manner the Nigerian Football Federation is managing the affairs of the team and the lack of faith in Mr Keshi's ability, Premium Times can report today. A source close to Mr Keshi said the coach had endured
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The Ghana Football Association will keep Kwesi Appiah as coach of the Black Stars despite his failure to deliver the AFCON 2013 trophy. Public sentiment against the coach kept rising since the team's loss to Mali on Saturday. For the second year running, Ghana failed to clinch a medal despite making it to the semifinals. A Ghana FA source said
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The Eagles of Mali have repeated last year’s exploit by beating the Black Stars of Ghana to grab the bronze medal at Orange Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013. The Eagles who lost to Ghana in the group stage sailed to a 3-1 win over the Black Stars on Saturday evening to clinch third spot at the tournament that
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Burkina Faso have failed to grab a title this year as they were beaten Sunday night 0-1 by Nigeria in the final of the 29th edition in South Africa. Despite the defeat, it is worth noting that the Stallions had a noble performance against all expectations in South Africa. Star player, Jonathan Pitroipa was awarded the prize for the Orange
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Sunday Mba fired the Super Eagles ahead with a superb volley five minutes before the break after a period of pressure saw Burkina Faso, competing in their first final, succumb to Stephen Keshi's side. Wilfried Sanou came close to levelling for the Stallions midway through the second half but his brief flash of brilliance was extinguished by a top-drawer save
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Johannesburg - Nigeria will be trying to lift the Africa Cup of Nations trophy again after nearly two decades when it faces a Burkina Faso team hoping for an upset and its first major title on Sunday. Nigeria is back in the final after 13 years and has a chance to win the title for the first time since it
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Burkina Faso winger, Jonathan Pitroipa is set to play Sunday’s final against Nigeria, after Caf confirmed his red card would be rescinded. Pitroipa’s participation in the final rest on the fact that referee Slim Jdidi had to admit that that he unjustly booked the winger for diving-which the Tunisian has done, according to Caf President Issa Hayatou. “Everyone realised that
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Rank outsiders Burkina Faso will face Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations final after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Ghana on Wednesday. Ghana’s Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyeman Badu had his effort saved by Daouda Diakite after earlier misses by teammates Isaac Vorsah and Emmanuel Clottey. Bakary Kone, Henri Traore and Aristide Bance converted their chances to continue the
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Nigeria are through to the final of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013 after cruising to a 4-1 semi final victory against Mali on Wednesday at the Moses Mabhida stadium. First half goals from Elderson Echiejile, Brown Ideye, Emmanuel Emenike and a second half Ahmed Musa goal paved Nigeria’s passage to the finals despite Cheick Diarra‘s consolatory
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria are today tipped as favourites for their semifinal final game following their great exploit in eliminating the super favourites of the Cup, Côte D’Ivoire, in the quarterfinals. Though the Super Eagles virtually have the same play style as their semifinal opponents, Mali, Nigeria’s Captain Joseph Yobo relies on the rebirth of confidence in the team
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For the second time in its history of participation to the Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso makes it to the semifinals stage. On Wednesday, 6th February 2013, the Stallions meet Ghana’s Black Stars on the grass of Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, at 6:30PM GMT (8:30 PM in Nelspruit). The black Stars of Ghana will be playing their fourth consecutive
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The fragile peace between Togo coach Didier Six and his star player Emmanuel Adebayor has been shattered following the team’s quarter-final loss to Burkina Faso. In the aftermath of Sunday’s 1-0 extra-time defeat, Adebayor rounded on the inexperienced Six in a no-holds-barred attack on the Frenchman’s style of management. “The coach was not a help! Me, I was on the
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Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba is unsure of his international future after a shock weekend exit from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations his country were favoured to win. Drogba, the 34-year-old former Chelsea striker playing in the African football showcase for the last time, was well policed as Nigeria won the quarter-final 2-1 in north-western mining town Rustenburg. Ivory
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An extra time golden header by Jonathan Pitroipa was enough for Burkina Faso to edge Togo 1-0 tonight and pick up the last semifinal ticket for the Orange Africa cup of nations in South Africa. After a timid start from both sides, Togo had a great chance in the 18th as Gakpe found space on the right, broke to the
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The Super Eagles are through to the semi finals of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013 after edging out the tournament’s super favourites Cote d’Ivoire 2-1. Sunday Mba’s 78 minute goal was enough to settle issues for the Super Eagles after Cheikh Tiote’s second half header had canceled Emmanuel Emenike’s first half thunderbolt. Nigeria went into the
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Ghana grounded out a 2-0 victory over Cape Verde on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to book a semi final place at the Orange Africa Cup of Nations , South Africa 2013. A second half brace from substitute Wakasso Mubarak ensured the Black Stars avoid an upset set against the debutants who have been the surprise package of
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Saturday 2nd February 2013, 3PM GMT: the quarter finals of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 begin with an interesting match. Four-time African Champions, Ghana,face fairy tale debutant Cape Verde, a team few expected to reach this stage of the competition at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth). Four-time African champions, the Black Stars of Ghana
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