Africa's premier football competition has come a long way since 1957 and grainy black-and-white newsreel … More »African Cup of Nations - Record TV audience underpins Nations Cup growth
Gervinho scored twice as African Nations Cup favourites Ivory Coast beat Egypt 4-2 in their warm-up … More »African Cup of Nations - Gervinho double sends strong Ivory Coast message
Morocco midfielder Younes Belhanda should be ready to play in his country's opening African Nations Cup … More »African Cup of Nations - Belhanda recovers in time for opener
Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has said that the club will not make any major signings in … More »Italian Serie A - Juventus chief rules out big signings
Reading are on the verge of signing Zambia international Stoppila Sunzu. More »African Cup of Nations - Sunzu leaves camp to seal Reading move
Injured Burkina Faso winger Jonathan Pitroipa is risking a wasted journey of mind-boggling proportions … More »African Cup of Nations - Injured Pitroipa crosses continents just in case
Managers' complaints across Europe as players jet off for the African Cup of Nations every two years … More »African Cup of Nations - Nations Cup poses problems for clubs who lose players
Togo's football association president said he had made the final selection of players for the African … More »African Cup of Nations - Togo federation overruled coach on Adebayor
Africa is waiting to anoint a new goal king at the Nations Cup to succeed Didier Drogba and Samuel E … More »African Cup of Nations - Africa awaits new goal king
Less than 15,000 watched South Africa draw 0-0 with Algeria in their last African Nations Cup warm-up … More »African Cup of Nations - South Africa held by Algeria
Zambia played out a 0-0 with Norway in their final match before starting the defence of their African … More »African Cup of Nations - Zambia go goalless again in warm-up
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Ethiopia's prospects in next week's African Cup of Nations have been talked down, but they are keen to … More »African Cup of Nations - Ethiopia out to prove a point to Wenger
Morocco are demanding an apology from midfielder Adel Taarabt for insulting the national team coach More »African Cup of Nations - Morocco demand Taarabt apology over coach insults
African Nations Cup holders Zambia have cancelled plans for a last friendly before the tournament starts … More »African Cup of Nations - Zambia cancel friendly to rest before Nations Cup defence
Morocco midfielder Younes Belhanda will find out on Saturday whether he will be able to play in the African … More »African Cup of Nations - Belhanda injury concern for Morocco
Factbox on African Cup of Nations finalists Nigeria ahead of this year's tournament in South Africa. More »African Cup of Nations - Factbox: Nigeria
Tunisia turned in another unconvincing performance in an African Cup of Nations warm-up friendly on … More »African Cup of Nations - Tunisia draw against Gabon
Tiny Cape Verde Islands held heavyweights Nigeria to a goalless draw in a warm-up international in Faro, … More »African Cup of Nations - Cape Verde hold Nigeria to draw
Uncapped Gabriel Zakuani has been included in the Democratic Republic of Congo's squad for the African … More »African Cup of Nations - Zakuani makes the final line-up for DR Congo
Abdelkader Oueslati and Rami Bedoui were cut from Tunisia's squad for the African Nations Cup finals … More »African Cup of Nations - Two cut as Tunisia settle on final squad
Burkina Faso took a gamble on the fitness of key striker Alain Traore by including him in their final … More »African Cup of Nations - Burkina Faso to gamble on striker's fitness
Midfielder Odair Fortes and striker Ze Luis have withdrawn from the Cape Verde Islands squad for the … More »African Cup of Nations - Two late changes for Cape Verde's Nations Cup squad
Peterborough have completed the loan signings of Manchester United duo Scott Wootton and Davide Petr … More »Football - Posh swoop for United duo
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's Emmanuel Adebayor will play for Togo at the African Nations … More »Football - Soccer-Tottenham confirm Adebayor heading to Nations Cup