Zambia vs Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Highlights 1-0 Semifinal Gyan penalty miss Emmanuel Mayuka Goal Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Zambia vs Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Highlights 1-0 Semifinal Gyan penalty miss Emmanuel Mayuka Goal Video is a post from Soccer Blogger.

Zambia vs Sudan AFCON 2012 Highlights 3-0 Goals Video Katongo Chamanga Chipolopolo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Zambia vs Sudan AFCON 2012 Highlights 3-0 Goals Video Katongo Chamanga Chipolopolo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Zambia vs Sudan 2012 ( Zambia Sudan AFCON Video Below) Final score and result:- Zambia vs Sudan 3-0 ( Sunzu, Katongo, Chamanga) 4 February, 2012- Sat- Africa Cup of Nations 2012 QF [.

Former Rep of Ireland u-21 striker Eamon Zayed (28) became a hero for his new Iranian club Persepolis Tehran after he scored a late,late hat-trick to secure a 3-2 win in the Tehran derby last night.

Persepolis trailed 2-0 with just nine minutes remaining on the clock before Zayed found his scoring boots to fire a hat-trick in just over 10 minutes.

By Greg Evans

Earlier in the week the group stages of this year's Africa Cup of Nations concluded and, before we go any further and the sadly unavoidable 'why cover this pointless tournament?/the quality's terrible' mentality begins to set in, let me just go on record as saying that some of the performances and matches I have seen in the past two weeks have eclipsed anything I have seen in our beloved Premier League for a very long time.

Why Senegal failed at Africa Cup of Nations 2012 is a post from: Just Football

My latest African football column for FourFourTwo looks at Senegal, who slumped to bottom of their group and an early trip home despite being one of the pre-tournament favourites. Why did they fail?

It was certainly a miserable African Cup of Nations for Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse as Senegal were surprisingly beaten 2-1 by Libya last night in Estadio de Bata in Bata, in the final qualifying game of Group A. Papiss Cisse in action Ihab Bouseffi scored both goals for Libya and it meant Senegal lost all their [.

Libya vs Senegal 2-1 Highlights CAN 2012 Video Goals N'Diaye Boussefi is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Libya vs Senegal 2-1 Highlights CAN 2012 Video Goals N'Diaye Boussefi is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Libya vs Senegal 2012 ( Libya Senegal Video Below) Final score and result:- Libya vs Senegal 2-1 ( Boussefi*2/ N'Diaye) Africa Cup of Nations, 2012- 29 January, 2012 Libya beat Senegal 2-1 but [.

Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Highlights 0-1 Video Goal Katongo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Highlights 0-1 Video Goal Katongo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia 2012 ( Guinea Zambia CAN 2012 video below) Final score and result: Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia 0-1 ( Chris Katongo) Africa Cup of Nations 2012- 29 [.

Sudan vs Angola 2-2 Highlights AFCON 2012 Goals Manucho Bashir Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Sudan vs Angola 2-2 Highlights AFCON 2012 Goals Manucho Bashir Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Sudan vs Angola 2012 ( Sudan Angola video below) Final score and result:- Sudan vs Angola 2-2 ( Bashir*2/ Manucho*2) Nuevo Estadio de Malabo- Africa Cup of Nations 2012- 26 January, 2012 Manucho [.

Zambia came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Libya in their African Nations Cup Group A clash at a rain drenched Bata.

It was clear for all to see this pitch was unplayable, however with severe pressure put on the referee from tournament organisers to let the game go ahead the official backed down on what right for the player's well being and let the game go ahead.

Zambia came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Libya in their African Nations Cup Group A clash at a rain drenched Bata.

It was clear for all to see this pitch was unplayable, however with severe pressure put on the referee from tournament organisers to let the game go ahead the official backed down on what right for the player's well being and let the game go ahead.

This was one result i was not expecting, however one i totally agree with. Right from the start of the tournament and even through out the Qualifying period, the Lions of Teranga had established themselves as one of the very few sides who were strong favourites to lift the AFCON trophy on Feb 12th.

Libya vs Zambia 2-2 AFCON 2012 Highlights Goals Mayuka Katongo Sa'ad Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Libya vs Zambia 2-2 AFCON 2012 Highlights Goals Mayuka Katongo Sa'ad Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Libya vs Zambia 2012 ( Libya Zambia video below) Final score and result:- Libya vs Zambia 2-2 ( Sa'ad*2/ Mayuka, Katongo) Estadio de Bata- African Cup of Nations- Group A- January 25, [.

Yesterday's Group D action between Ghana and Botswana and Guinea and Mali capped the end of the first round of fixtures in the Orange African Cup of Nations. Both Ghana and Mali scooped points each after winning their matches by slender 1-0 margins.

It is quickly emerging that no team can be underestimated.

The Africa Cup of Nations started on Saturday in west Africa. It's a competition that gives supporters in Europe of over-saturated leagues a chance to see some new and exciting talent. The opening match in Bata was between the hosts Equatorial Guinea in their first Africa Cup of Nations, and Libya who qualified for the tournament under a backdrop of civil war and unrest at home.

The Africa Cup of Nations started on Saturday in west Africa. It's a competition that gives supporters in Europe of over-saturated leagues a chance to see some new and exciting talent. The opening match in Bata was between the hosts Equatorial Guinea in their first Africa Cup of Nations, and Libya who qualified for the tournament under a backdrop of civil war and unrest at home.

Javier Balboa hit the winner for host's Equatorial Guinea as they beat Libya 1-0 in their Group A African Cup of Nations opener earlier today.

Javier Balboa hit the winner for host's Equatorial Guinea as they beat Libya 1-0 in their Group A African Cup of Nations opener earlier today.

The stage is set for the 28th edition of the African Cup Of Nations that begins tomorrow in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon with two Group A fixtures between the hosts Equatorial Guinea and Libya in the early kick off and the eagerly awaited Senegal v Zambia clash in the late kick off.

Prior to Bob Bradley being appointed as its head coach, Egypt failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharoahs' failure is the rest of Africa's success, as for the first time in six years a new champion will be crowned.

The 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to get underway on Saturday, with 16 teams competing in the host nations of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

The 2012 African Cup of Nations begins this weekend with two host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which have such a limited record in this competition. The former has never qualified for an African Cup of Nations before and will be an unknown quantity to most observers of this year's tournament whilst the latter have competed in just four previous tournaments and have only progressed beyond the group stage on just one occasion when reaching the last eight in 1996.

Group A: African Cup of Nations Preview (Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Zambia) is a post from: Just Football

No introductions, you know what this is. The African Cup of Nations 2012, in all its resplendent glory. This will be the 28th edition of the Cup of Nations and the third covered on Just Football after 2008 and 2010.

Drogba, Ayew, Ba, Cisse and co... African Cup of Nations 2012 The Squads is a post from: Just Football

Africa's finest are back. The African Cup of Nations 2012 is just days away now and with that it is time to crank up the coverage on Just Football. Since starting the site back in 2007 we have followed both the 2008 and 2010 Nations Cups very closely with reports, reviews and analysis, and will continue to do so in 2012 as the competition moves north from Angola to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Newcastle Untied's Demba Ba looks to be in the form of his life and with the African Cup of Nations looming it seems like his clubs loss could be Senegal's gain.
The 2012 African Cup of Nations is the 28th renewal of the event and it gets underway on January 21st and given it lasts until February 12th a number of Premier League side could be without their star players for some time.

The Arab Football Spring - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The performances of the North African national football sides in 2011 have reflected the political actions of the Arab Spring.

The failure of Egypt, the champions of the past three tournaments, to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations (ACN), alongside the absence of regional heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria, has thrown the tournament wide open.

Bahrain have won the Gold Medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games football tournament in Qatar.

Bahrain had qualified for the final by virtue of topping their group in the first stage, gaining back-to-back wins over host nation Qatar and Iraq, before eliminating Palestine in the semi-final ahead of yesterday's final match.

Booker Prize winner: The Gathering by Anne EnrightJohn Peel Festive 50 Number 1: Battles: AtlasPoet Laureate: Andrew MotionPresident of Libya: Muammar al-GaddafiMaking her debut on these pages, Fiona Martin winds the clock back five years to Blackpool's momentous return to English football's second tier.

Group A Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 January 2012
19:30 Equatorial Guinea v Libya Estadio de Bata, Bata
21 January 2012
22:00 Senegal v Zambia Estadio de Bata, Bata
25 January 2012
17:00 Libya v Zambia Estadio de Bata, Bata
25 January 2012
20:00 Equatorial Guinea v Senegal Estadio de Bata, Bata
29 January 2012
19:00 Equatorial Guinea v Zambia Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
29 January 2012
19:00 Libya v Senegal Estadio de Bata, Bata
[editar] Group B Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 January 2012
17:00 Côte d'Ivoire v Sudan Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
22 January 2012
20:00 Burkina Faso v Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
26 January 2012
17:00 Sudan v Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
26 January 2012
20:00 Côte d'Ivoire v Burkina Faso Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
30 January 2012
19:00 Sudan v Burkina Faso Estadio de Bata, Bata
30 January 2012
19:00 Côte d'Ivoire v Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
[editar] Group C Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 January 2012
17:00 Gabon v Niger Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
23 January 2012
20:00 Morocco v Tunisia Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
27 January 2012
17:00 Niger v Tunisia Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
27 January 2012
20:00 Gabon v Morocco Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
31 January 2012
19:00 Gabon v Tunisia Stade de Franceville, Franceville
31 January 2012
19:00 Niger v Morocco Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
[editar] Group D Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 January 2012
17:00 Ghana v Botswana Stade de Franceville, Franceville
24 January 2012
20:00 Mali v Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
28 January 2012
17:00 Botswana v Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
28 January 2012
20:00 Ghana v Mali Stade de Franceville, Franceville
1 February 2012
19:00 Botswana v Mali Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
1 February 2012
19:00 Ghana v Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Today is a celebration to all of the people in Libya by the death of one of the worst criminals, not just in Libya, but in the whole Middle East. I remember once, I heard a historian describing him as craziest leader ever been in the Arab world in several hundreds of years. As I join celebration with the rest of world, I share few stories I heard either from TV, or read about them, on Gaddhafi family madness and crimes in football:
- 1982: Libya organized African Nations Cup, and Libyan team did the best in their history, reaching the final, only to lose to Ghana by penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie.

It's true indeed. Al-Saadi al-Gaddafi, the third son of dead Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi played football at the highest level having spells with Perugia, Udinese and Sampdoria! Al-Saadi al Gaddafi, perhaps Libya's most and only recognizable footballing 'star' (if that is what we can call him) had spells in Serie A with Perugia in 2003/2004, [.

When Gazza met Gaddafi Gazza has revealed he went on the lash with two of Colonel Gaddafi's sons during his time at Middlesbrough. The ex-England star told Piers Morgan's TV show that he went to Libya and went on a bender with the Gaddafis culminating in him autographing a bomb. He said "I went [..

What are the odds Becks returns to the Premier League? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

How can FIFA possibly dispel lingering allegations of bribery and corruption when England are ranked fourth-best team in the world? The rankings are worked out scientifically by the same boffins who tell us coffee is bad for us one year and then good for us the year after.

Since we're in the throes of international competition and most of the domestic league action is on hiatus (save South America, where we are still getting a full slate of action), this week's Weekly Club Rankings are being postponed a week in order to bring you the WCR International RPI Rankings for September 2011.

Libya: Football in a time of rebellion is a post from: Just Football

By Mehdi Rahnama

The last thing a country will think about during a revolution, one might think, is its football. In Libya though, the support of the national team towards the rebels has caused a major setback to the Gaddafi camp.

South Africa and Libya have agreed to swap hosting rights for their respective African Nations Cup tournaments. The arrangement, if ratified by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at a meeting in Cairo next month, will see South Africa organise the continental tournament in 2013 and Libya in 2017, giving the war-torn nation more time to prepare.

The people of Libya are at a crucil point in their history as the rest of the world lookso n praying that the Gaddafi regime doesn't have a sting in the tail.
The rest of the world minus Louise Mensch of course. As the TNC rebels massed outside Tripoli and what's hopefully the endgame played itself out everyone's favourite chick-lit author turned A-List selected MP was busy tweeting like a political groupie and proclaiming it a "Genuine Triumph for David Cameron" whilst bizarrely inventing a paralell universe where Ed Miliband opposed the Libyan intervention.

17 Libyan football star's have joined the anti-Gaddafi rebels, four of which are members of the Natinal side. Goalkeeper Juma Gtat one of the defectors revealed " I hope to wake up one morning to find Gaddafi is no longer there.

Booker Prize winner: The Old Devils by Kingsley AmisJohn Peel Festive 50 Number 1: The Smiths: There is a light that never goes out (beautiful tune, in my humble)Poet Laureate: Ted 'Iron Man' HughesPresident of Libya: Muammar al-GaddafiNumber 23 in our Great Teams series features a club that has virtually come full circle since the tumultuous events of 1986/87.

Booker Prize winner: The Old Devils by Kingsley AmisJohn Peel Festive 50 Number 1: The Smiths: There is a light that never goes out (beautiful tune, in my humble)Poet Laureate: Ted 'Iron Man' HughesPresident of Libya: Muammar al-GaddafiNumber 23 in our Great Teams series features a club that has virtually come full circle since the tumultuous events of 1986/87.

Gaddafi is a man who I have always admired,' declared Diouf. 'I am telling the truth. I know him, and I know his son Saif as well. They are my friends.

'I do not honestly know what is really happening in Libya at the moment, but it must be very hard for Gaddafi and his family.

'I cannot remain far away from what is happening in Libya.