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March 31, 2007

• Confidence Vote For Vogts
  Berti Vogts sure knows what Nigeria means; a forced marriage between two or some are now saying, six diametrically opposed people, regions or zones, depending on what one chooses to call them. Daily Independent
   

• Eagles Versus Cranes: Not A Grand Entrance For Vogts
  Super Eagles German handler, Berti Vogts, could not conceal his displeasure after last Saturday’s Nigeria versus Uganda match at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta. So miffed was the former German player that he did the unthinkable and lambasted his players’ right in front of the media. Daily Independent
   

• Spain-based Nigerian coach home sick
  With more than 20 years coaching job experience in Spain, Nigerian-born Chris Nwaehi has offered to transfer his coaching talent to his fatherland if only he would be allowed to help in developing the round leather game in Nigeria..|The Sun
   

• Bring Okocha back
  Assistant Coach of the victorious Golden Eaglets team and former Super Eagles’ defender, Benedict Iroha, has joined in the clamour for the return of Austin Jay Jay Okocha to the national team.|The Sun

March 30, 2007

• House Of Reps Not Probing NFL–Toro
  The House of Representatives Committee on Sports has declared that it is not probing the Nigeria Football League...Daily Independent

 

March 29, 2007

• Nasarawa Utd to dump FA Cup
  Nigeria’s representatives in this year’s CAF Championship League, Nasarawa United, are contemplating pulling out of this year’s domestic Coca-cola FA Cup competition.. |The Sun
   

• 2010 Not my Headache
  Head coach of the Super Eagles, Berti Vogts, has told Nigerians to forget about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and face the reality on ground. lThe Sun
   

• Last-gasp S Africa beat Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take four wickets in four balls in international cricket but it was all in vain as South Africa won. BBC

March 28, 2007

• Violence Mars CAF U-17 Finals
  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had to postpone by 24 hours the presentation of the CAF U-17 championship...Daily Independent
   

• Football trafficker cons Ivorians
  Thirty-four boys are returned home to Ivory Coast after being duped by a bogus football agent. BBC
   

• Ghana lose to Brazil in friendly
  Vagner Love's first-half goal gave Brazil a 1-0 win over Ghana in a friendly match at the Rasunda stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. BBC

March 27, 2007

• Minister queries Adebayor axing
  Togo sports minister Richard Kweku Attipoe has questioned the decision to sack Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor from the national team. BBC
   

• Eagles disagree over performance
  Osaze Odemwingie and John Utaka, two players who helped the Super Eagles squeak past Uganda 1-0 on Saturday in Abeokuta, have offered differing positions on the KickOff
   

• Abdullahi Swoop On Eaglets
  Newly appointed chief coach of Flying Eagles, Musa Abdullahi has already concluded plans to draft some Golden Eaglets...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Vogts Off To Germany
  New Super Eagles head coach, Berti Vogts on Sunday flew out of Nigeria for his native Germany a day after his side were ... NigerianSportsOnline
   

• NFA plan red carpet reception for Eaglets
  The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) are set to roll out the red carpet to welcome the nation’s cadet team, the Golden Eaglets, for winning the African Junior Championship in Togo on Sunday |The Sun
   

• Homeless Eagles
  Nigeria may have fumbled in the 1–0 win over the Cranes of Uganda last Saturday, but team captain, Nwankwo Kanu, says that the slim victory calls for total celebration. l The Sun
   

• Uganda Drags Ref To FIFA
  •Csaba Vows To Make Nations Cup Finals Daily Independent

March 26, 2007

• Eaglets win African U-17 contest
  Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, Sunday, confirmed their superiority over the hosts, Togo, when they scored an extra time goal to win the Under-17 African Youth Championship in Lome.The goal, scored by unmarked Akinsola Kabiru was all Nigeria needed to silence the aggressive Togolese |The Sun
   

• Its's deadly!
  Africa’s fastest man Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba, whose new 9.85 secs time ended Frankie Fredrick of Namibia’s old African sprint record, has charged Nigerian athletes to eschew the luring influence of drugs, l The Sun
   

• Keshi dismisses 10-month ultimatum
  Former Super Eagles skipper, Stephen Keshi, has dismissed the report credited to the chairman of the Togolese Football Federation (TFT), Tata, that he was given a ten-month ultimatum to qualify the Hawks for the Ghana 2008 African Nations Cup or be sack The Sun
   

• Togo axe Adebayor and two others
  Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and two Togo team-mates have been kicked out of the national team following a row over bonus payments. BBC

March 25, 2007

• Eagles beat Uganda 1-0
  The Super Eagles struggled to a 1 – 0 win over the Cranes of Uganda in one of the Ghana 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers played on Saturday at a bumpy MKO Abiola stadium, Abeokuta.i.|The Sun
   

• EAGLETS TURBOCHARGED AGAINST TOGO
  Nigeria’s Under-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have another opportunity of lifting the Africa’s cadet championship trophy when they square up against host, Togo, in the Final in Lome today. |The Sun

March 24, 2007

• Vogts sweats over Eagles starters
  Picking his starting eleven for Saturday's Nations Cup qualifier against Uganda is proving to be something of a headache for Super Eagles coach Berti Vogts. KickOff
   

• Talented Eagles 'amaze' Vogts, Haesslar
  After just four days of working with Nigeria's Super Eagles, coach Berti Vogts has told KICK OFF that he and his assistants have found the players' talen KickOff
   

• Nigerians to miss Eagles match
  Millons of Nigerians may not get the chance to see this Saturday's MTN African Nations Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Uganda on live TV after the NFA said no
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• Yobo:Nigerians Start Celebrating
  Everton of England defender, Joseph Yobo, has told Nigeriansportsonline.com exclusively that Uganda’s national team d...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Vogts, Uganda Not The Litmus Test
  Should we give up on our local coaches, because the man some of us considered the right man to lead the Super Eagles; Austin Eguavoen was frustrated by his players? Daily Independent
   

• Nations Cup Qualifier: Eagles Move Against Cranes
  For Super Eagles coach Berti Vogts, the players and Nigerians, today’s Nations Cup qualifying match against Cranes of Uganda is very important. Daily Independent
   

• African Cup of Nations preview
  Coaches Carlos Alberto Parreira of Brazil and Berti Vogts of Germany ruled the international football roost a decade ago. BBC
   

• Togo bonus row lingers
  Togo national team players say they are still waiting to receive their bonus payments that threatened to derail their World Cup campaign. BBC
   

• Police reveal Woolmer was murdered
  Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's cricket coach, was murdered, police in Jamaica have said. Aljazeera

March 23, 2007

• Berti Vogts resigns - Ugandan press
  One of Uganda's most popular radio stations CBS, on Wednesday reported that new Super Eagles manager Berti Vogts had resigned, just days to his first game as Nigeria coach. KickOff
   

• Uganda can surprise Eagles – Csaba
  Uganda's Hungarian coach, Lazslo Csaba, is optimistic that his players can pull a surprise against the Super Eagles on Saturday. Speaking after his team trained under floodlights for the first time on Wednesday night | The Sun
   

• Gospel truth, according to Saint Erico
  As German tactician, Berti Vogts, receives his baptism of fire in Abeokuta this weekend as Super Eagles head coach, former international Joe Erico says the German is head and shoulders higher than Clemens Westerhof and Jo Bonfrere combined | The Sun

March 22, 2007

• Kanu promises Uganda hell
  The Cranes of Uganda may turn out to be scapegoats upon which the Nigerian Super Eagles will sublimate their anger on Saturday, if captain Nwankwo Kanu can be taken seriously.| The Sun
   

• Nigeria is finished without Okocha say Uganda coach
  Just before the Cranes of Uganda departed for Lagos on Tuesday, every Ugandan that saw the team off to the airport was in celebration mood. | The Sun
   

• Obagol vows to wreck Uganda
  Newcastle and Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has vowed to score against the Cranes of Uganda on Saturday, even as he apologised to Nigerians to forgive him for not honouring the friendly against the Black Stars of Ghana.
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• Angry Vogts Hails Eagles
  Super Eagles head coach, Berti Vogts was visibly angry Wednesday evening when fans defied the heavy and tight securit...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Eagles Train Behind Closed Door
  Super Eagles continue their preparations for Saturday’s top- of-the-bill clash against Cranes of Uganda in an Africa Cup... NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Newcastle defy NFA over Babayaro
  Newcastle defender Celestine Babayaro is now definitely out of the running to face Uganda this weekend in Abeokuta. KickOff

March 21, 2007

• Fantastic Eaglets beat Tunisia 2-0
  Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets continued their impressive performance in the ongoing African U-17 Championship, defeating Tunisia 2-0 in Tuesday’s semifinal match | The Sun
   

• Eagles in killer mood for Uganda
  The Super Eagles Ghana 2008 African Nations Cup campaign is off to a good footing, as there is an unprecedented response for the first time in many years by the number of players who have stormed the Abeokuta Camp for the encounter| The Sun
   

• Obagol, Kanu dazzle in training
  The duo of Obafemi Martins and Nwankwo Kanu gave fans a dose of what to expect on Saturday as they dazzled with their sublime skills and deft touches which had manager, Berti Vogts, applauding them | The Sun
   

• Exclusive: Enyeama out of Uganda clash
  Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has been ruled out of this weekend's African Nations Cup qualifier against Uganda after pulling a knee ligament in a league match over the weekend. KickOff
   

• Mikel In Wed., 19 Eagles Train
  Chelsea of England’s midfielder, John Obi Mikel is expected to breeze into the country on Wednesday to join his Super...NigerianSportsOnline

March 20, 2007

• Continental Hotel For Eagles
  Super Eagles who will do battle with Cranes of Uganda in Saturday's Africa cup of Nations qualifier are to be accommo...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Kick Off man is media chief for Eagles tie
  The NFA have appointed KICK OFF's Deputy Editor, Danusa Ocholi, to serve as Media Officer for the Super Eagles in this weekend's Africa Cup of Nations preliminary match against the Cranes of Uganda billed for the MKO Stadium, Abeokuta. KickOff
   

• You're Mature enough to decide your Future
  Still undecided on what to do with the invitation extended to him by Super Eagles’ Coach, Berti Vogts, Aston Villa manager, Martin O’Neill, said Gabriel Agbonlahor didn’t need anybody’s advise on his future plans. lThe Sun
   

• Musa Abdullahi seriously ill
  The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) may be forced to search for a replacement for the newly appointed Flying Eagles coach, Musa Abdullahi, as reports emanating from his base in South Africa says he is seriously ill. |The Sun

March 19, 2007

• Dolphins, Kwara,Nasarawa Stay On
  Dolphins of Port Harcourt moved on to the second round of the Confederations Cup on Sunday, by pipping visiting Hawks...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• NFA Set For Eagles' Arrival
  The Nigeria Football Association have finalised all necessary arrangemTHE widow of late Maj-Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Hajia Asabe and former Foreign Affairs Minister, Alhaji Sule Lamido weekend urged Vice President Atiku Abubakar to drop his presidential ambitionents for a smooth camping for the Super Eagles as ... NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Eaglets purge Ghana ghost
  Nigeria's Golden Eaglets went some way towards assuaging the pain of Nigerians with a 2-0 win over Ghana's Black Starlets in the final match of their group of the African U-17 Championships. KickOff
   

• Eaglets to tour South Africa
  After the on going African Youth Championship (AYC), the Golden Eaglets will jet out to South Africa to compete in an invitational tournament organised by the South African Football Federation (SAFF) |The Sun
   

• You're not in Nigeria for JAMBOREE
  Nigeria’s German Coach, Berti Vogts, would have no excuse than to make good impression of himself to give Nigeria the best results in all the matches already lined-up towards the African Cup of Nations next year and the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification lThe Sun
   

• Ahly through to third round
  Champions Ahly of Egypt are safely through to the third round of the Champions League after Sunday's 2-0 win over Highlanders of Zimbabwe. BBC
   

• Confederation Cup results
  Tunisia's CS Sfaxien reached the third round of the Confederation Cup after beating Guinean side Satellite 4-0. BBC

March 18, 2007

• Eaglets Beat Rivals Ghana
  The national U-17 side the Golden Eaglets on Saturday in Kegue, Togo restored pride to the country, after beating the...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Challenges Before Super Eagles’ New Coach
  The confession, long overdue, finally came. Immediate past head coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has admitted that there is gross indiscipline among the players of the national team. Daily Independent
   

• Kanu, Yobo, Obodo Others Confirm Arrival For Uganda
  The Super Eagles camp in Abeokuta, Ogun State, is expected to have a full house by Tuesday, as almost all the top players have confirmed that they will report on that day. Daily Independent
   

• Nigerian Golf On The Rise –Sanni
  I use to have a lot of interest in football and in golf too. I was part of the famous Stationery Stores of Lagos and my path to golf was actually cleared by my love for soccer. Daily Independent
   

• Nigeria stand firm on Babayaro
  The Nigerian Football Association (NFA) has rejected calls from Newcastle United to excuse Celestine Babayaro from African Nations Cup duty next weekend. BBC
   

• Eagles confirm arrival
  The Super Eagles camp in Abeokuta is expected to have a full house by Tuesday March 20 as almost all the top players have confirmed that they will report on that day. KickOff

March 17, 2007

• NFL to build 20 stadia
  The Nigeria Football League (NFL) which clocks 1 year on Friday, March 16, 2007 has set itself a target of building 20 stadia for all twenty Premier League clubs in Nigeria. KickOff
   

• HELP! Former Green Eagles’ captain, Albert is going blind
  Albert Onyeanwuna’s name may mean nothing to today’s football fans. And even in the memories of his colleagues and most people who followed his game in the 1950’s and 60s, his name may have faded|The Sun

March 16, 2007

• Vogts drops Agbonlahor, Tamuz for Uganda
  Super Eagles coach Berti Vogts has trimmed his provisional 37-man list of Super Eagles players to 25 for this month's African Nations Cup qualifier against Uganda, dropping all of the players who caused controversy when his initial list was released earlier this month. KickOff
   

• Eaglets Qualify For Korea
  Nigeria's Golden Eaglets on Wednesday struggled to a 2-1 win over hard fighting Junior Stallions of Burkina Faso in t...NigerianSportsOnline

 

March 15, 2007

• Premier League Chiefs Arrive
  English Premier League board chiefs are scheduled to arrive Abuja on Friday as part of their technical partnership ag...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Abdullahi Is New F/Eagles Coach
  Musa Abdullahi was Wednesday afternoon confirmed as the new coach of the under 20 national team, the Flying Eagles, Nige... NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Caf turns down Kenyan request
  The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has turned down a request from Kenya to postpone this month's African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland. BBC
   

• We're no longer Underdogs
  Cranes of Uganda have warned Nigeria’s Super Eagles to prepare for the worst when the two countries file out on March 24 in the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja | The Sun
   

• Obodo denies car crash reports
  Udinese midfielder Christian Obodo has categorically told KICK OFF that he was not involved in a car crash as reported in the Italian press on Tuesday. KickOff

March 14, 2007

• Vogts arrives, promises 'successful future'
  Super Eagles newly contracted coach Berti Vogts arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja Airport on Tuesday and expressed hope of a 'successful future' with the country. KickOff
   

• Cameroon recall for Job
  France-based striker Joseph Desire Job has been recalled to the Cameroon national team after a five-year absence. BBC
   

• Helegbe gets maiden Ghana call
  Ghana's Olympic team captain Michael Helegbe has been called into the national team for the first time BBC
   

March 13, 2007

• Coach Mulee to lead Kenya again
  Coach Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee has said a sense of duty persuaded him to take charge of Kenya's Harambee Stars once again. BBC
   

• Glo unveils Vogts on Thursday
  Nigeria's new Technical Adviser, Mr. Berti Vogts will on Thursday, March 15 be unveiled to the nation's football stakeholders by Globacom Limited, the Official  Partner to the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and Sponsor of ..Vanguard
   

• Police corporal assaults Africa’s fastest man * Attempts to break his legs
  A Police corporal simply identified as Alex a.k.a Shoray, yesterday, almost brought Nigeria's quest for a gold medal in the 100m event at the forth coming 9th All   Africa Games to an abrupt end three months before the games begin. ..Vanguard

March 12, 2007

• Colonal Mentality
  Nigerian football is still in bondage, and it would require a special anointing to deliver it from the long time spell of colonial mentality, which has continued to put the game in slavery more so with the signing of Berti Vogts as Nigeria’s coach. | The Sun
   

• Vogts Cautions On Uganda
  Newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Berti Vogts insists there are no more minnows in African football while stressing...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Onigbinde dares NFA
  FIFA and CAF Instructor, Adegboye Onigbinde has declined a summons to appear before the NFA's Organising and Disciplinary Committee, daring the NFA to go to court. KickOff

March 11, 2007

• Vogts will fall
  Ex-Super Eagles star, Edema Fuludu, has posited that the newly-appointed Super Eagles’ German Coach, Berti Vogts, would find it difficult to work with the Nigeria Football Association (NFA)| The Sun
   

• EAGLETS VOW TO CRUSH ERITREA
  Nigeria’s national Under-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will square up against the Eritrean junior team in the African cadet championship in Lome, Togo, today | The Sun
   

• Togo youth beat South Africa
  Togo have beaten South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the African under-17 championships taking place in Lome, Togo. BBC

March 10, 2007

• Togo gears up for youth finals
  Togo will aim to follow in the footsteps of Congo when the nation hosts the African U17 Championship on Saturday. BBC
   

• Martins 'can be Toon legend' -Yobo
  Obafemi Martinsa€ international team mate Joesph Yobo has described the 22-year-old star as 'one of the most feared strikers in the Premiership', telling KICK OFF that Martins can go to become a Newcastle legend. KickOff

March 09, 2007

• Cranes plan to snuff out Martins, Kanu, Odemwingie
  There are strong indications that the technical crew of Uganda Cranes led by German-born c The Nation
   

• Nigeria’s chances brighten as Halifax abandons 2014 bid
  Nigeria's quest to bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games brightened on Thursday morning when the Nova Scotia government andthe city of Halifax scrapped their bid to host the Games. The Nation
   

• U-23 stars vow to devour Ghana
  Three of the Under 23 team's foreign-based professionals hit camp on Wednesday with a promise to overcome Ghana in Saturday's All Africa Games final round second leg qualifier in Abuja. KickOff
   

• Falcons trio: NFA gives up on QBIK
  The Super Falcons trio of Maureen Mmadu, Faith Ikidi and Yinka Kudaisi will no longer play for Swedish club QBIK after the NFA finally decided against meeting t KickOff
   

• New Eagles Invitee Hails Vogts
  Newly invited Super Eagles striker, Akande Ajide, has hailed the appointment of German coach, Berti Vogts as the tech...NigerianSportsOnline

March 08, 2007

• Vogts' first squad causes a stir
  The invitation of 37 players to a provisional Super Eagles squad by newly appointed coach German Berti Vogts has come under severe criticism from the local media in Nigeria. BBC
   

• Ogbuke, Kaita, Abwo enliven U-23 camp
  Chief Coach of the National Under-23 team, Samson Siasia, was all smiles yesterday (Wednesday) morning, following the arrival of five foreign- based players to the team’s camp in Abuja for the All Africa Games cracker against Ghana on Saturday| The Sun
  

March 07, 2007

• Police investigate Mikel transfer
  Norwegian police say they are investigating the transfer of Nigerian midfielder Mikel Jon Obi to Chelsea. BBC
   

• Obasanjo lauds Adenuga over Glo/CAF awards
  President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., for his contributions to the development of the African continent. Tribune
   

• West Ham launch racism probe
  West Ham will launch an investigation into allegations that some of their fans engaged in racist and anti-semitic chanting during their 4-3 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. Aljazeera
  

March 06, 2007

• Ka’oje bares fangs at NFL
  It may not take too long for FIFA’s sledge hammer to fall on Nigeria if the National Sports Commission (NSC) chairman, Alhaji Bala Ka’oje’s clandestine move to dissolve the Nigeria Football League (NFL) board is not nipped in the bud| The Sun
   

• Weah, Kanu are my Heroes
  The foundation of the magnificent main auditorium of the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana, almost crumbled last Thursday when Didier Drogba became the new king of African Football | The Sun
   

• Cameroon bid for 2016 Nations Cup
  Former African champions Cameroon will bid to host the 2016 African Nations Cup tournament according to their Sports Minister Augustin Edjoa. BBC

March 05, 2007

• At Setubal Yekini's name still rings a bel
  After many years of his exploits in the Portuguese League, Nigerian striker, Rashidi Yekini, is still a household name with his former club, Victoria Setubal l The Sun

March 04, 2007

• Hughes warns McCarthy on return
  Benni McCarthy has been warned by Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes that he could pay a heavy price for an international comeback with South Africa. BBC
   

• Nigeria Needs Policy Framework For Sports–Ngerem
  He is one of the brains behind the Team Nigeria concept. So laudable was the concept put forward by Dan Ngerem, a private entrepreneur and sports administrator per excellence, that then Ministry of Sports and Social Development embraced it. Daily Independent
   

• Onigbinde spits fire
  Former Super Eagles’ Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, has advised Nigerians hoping for improved fortunes in Nigerian football under the present Sani Lulu-led Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board to prepare for the worst | The Sun

March 03, 2007

• Drogba dreams of peace in Ivory Coast
  Newly crowned African Player of the Year Didier Drogba has prayed for peace to return to his fatherland, which has for some years now being torn apart by war between the north and south. KickOff
   

• Decree 101: Nigeria gets final deadline
  World football governing body FIFA has issued a final deadline to the Nigeria Football Association regarding the failure to abolish Decree 101. KickOff
   

• NFA Assures On Vogts
  Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board member Taiwo Ogunjobi has taken time out to assure that the new Super Eagles...NigerianSportsOnline

March 02, 2007

• Drogba wins African player award
  Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has been named the 2006 Caf African Footballer of the Year. BBC
   

• Drogba is Africa’s best
  Chelsea FC of England’s striker Didier Drogba was yesterday named the African Footballer of Year 2006 at the Glo/CAF Awards ceremony held in Accra. The Nation

March 01, 2007

• Prime players go on strike
  Players of newly-promoted Nigeria Premier League side Prime FC have decided to down tools to press home their various demands. KickOff
   

• Siasia Pleads Over Match Venue
  Coach of the Under 23 national team, Samson Siasia, has told Nigeriansportsonline.com that he will do all he can to s...NigerianSportsOnline
   

• Vogts Tied By Contract-Erico
  Former Super Eagles assistant coach Joe Erico has refused to be drawn into any skepticism, over the non-arrival of the n... NigerianSportsOnline

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January 2006

2006 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS




Live: African Cup of Nations - Final Qualifier
February 07, 2006
Ivory Coast 1-0 Nigeria
The Ivory Coast secured their place in Friday's final of the African Cup of Nations after a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Alexandria on Tuesday. BBC
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Egypt 2-1 Senegal
Hosts Egypt seal their place in the final of the African Cup of Nations with a 2-1 win over Senegal in Cairo. BBC

Live: African Cup of Nations - Semi Final Qualifier
February 04, 2006
Nigeria 1-1 Tunisia (Nigeria win 6-5 on penalties)
Nigeria defeat Tunisia 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the African Cup of Nations semi-finals. BBC
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Cameroon 1-1 Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast win 12-11 on penalties)
Cameroon play Ivory Coast in the final quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations. BBC

Live: African Cup of Nations - Semi Final Qualifier
February 03, 2006
Egypt 4-1 DR Congo
Egypt face Senegal in the African Cup of Nations semi-finals after overcoming DR Congo. BBC
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Guinea 2-3 Senegal
Senegal came from a goal down to beat Guinea 3-2 and reach the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations. BBC

Live: African Cup of Nations
January 31, 2006
Nigeria 2-1 Senegal
Ghana 1-2 Zimbabwe
Nigeria play Senegal and Ghana face Zimbabwe in the final Group D games at the African Cup of Nations. BBC

Live: African Cup of Nations
January 30, 2006
Final Tunisia 0-3 Guinea
Final Zambia 1-0 South Africa
Tunisia play Guinea and Zambia face South Africa in the final Group C games at the African Cup of Nations. BBC

Live: African Cup of Nations
January 29, 2006
Final Angola 3-2 Togo (kick-off 1700GMT)
Final Cameroon 2-0 DR Congo (kick-off 1700GMT)
Angola play Togo and Cameroon face the DR Congo in the final Group B games of the Nations Cup in Cairo BBC SPORT

Live: African Cup of Nations
January 28, 2006
Egypt 3-1 Ivory Coast
Libya 0-0 Morocco
Egypt play the Ivory Coast and Libya face Morocco in the final Group A games of the Nations Cup in Cairo. BBC SPORT

Cup of Nations: Final Nigeria 2 - Zimbabwe 0
January 27, 2006
BBC SPORT

Cup of Nations: Final Nigeria 1 - Ghana 0
January 23, 2006
Live updates as Nigeria play Ghana in Group D's opening game at the African Cup of Nations. Please BBC SPORT

WHERE AND WHEN BY BBC
Fixtures, results & tables

Egypt 2006: Venues guide

BACKGROUND BY BBC
Nations Cup records
 

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September 2005
AFRICAN WORLD CUP MATCHES
September 4, 2005
Nigeria defeats Algeria 5-2
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