More shocks and surprises are on the cards with match day 3 of AFCON set to begin later on today. As things stand, co-hosts Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Tunisia have all sealed their places in the next round.

Friday's thriller between Gabon and Morocco that saw the Co-hosts win the game with the last kick of the ball probably has to be the most entertaining match of the competition thus far.

The African Cup of Nations is underway, but does it feel like we are missing a few people? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The 2012 African Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday, with co-hosts and debutants Equatorial Guinea getting a last-gasp, dramatic 1-0 win over Libya. The likes of Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and Demba Ba are chomping at the bit to showcase the quality of football in the African continent, but this year's edition has a number of recognisable absentees.

The Anzhi striker and suspended Indomitable Lions captain has inaugurated a new mobile telephone company in his native country due to be activated in late January

The Cameroon national soccer team is Africa's most successful side at the FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions) Cameroon has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– and was the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition (Italia 1990).

By FRANCO PANIZO

Mexican national teams have won two international tournaments this summer, and El Tri's U-20 squad got one step closer to potentially making it three.

Mexico advanced to the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup after defeaing Cameroon in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.

Soccer24 Le Guen named as new Oman coach - http://www.fifa.com/worldfo... 20 hours ago from FIFA.com - News - Comment - Like Former Cameroon, Lyon and Rangers boss Paul Le Guen has been appointed as the new coach of Oman, having led the Indomitable Lions to the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa last year.