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FT: Mali 1 (Bissouma 73) Uganda 1 (Miya 70) ; Egypt 1 (Salah 11) Ghana 0 QUARTERS: Senegal vs Cameroon;  Burkina Faso vs Tunisia ; Morocco vs Egypt;  DR Congo vs Ghana Africa Cup of Nations Group D Egypt         3 2 1 0 2 0 7 …

Cranes will hope to wind up their return to the high table of African football with a goal, and win, when they take on Mali today. “We came here to play three Cup finals — the first we lost on a penalty to Ghana and the second we lost in the last …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Sporting agony in the shape of an early elimination from their own Africa Cup of Nations has only added to the other woes facing Gabon, a country already in the midst of a political and economic crisis. “The Africa Cup of Nations is not finished. …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Tunisia became the first team to score four goals in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match as they beat Zimbabwe 4-2 in Libreville Monday to seal a quarter-finals place. The Carthage Eagles, who led 4-1 at half-time, finished Group B runners-up behind Senegal and …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Burkina Faso and Cameroon secured progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as hosts Gabon crashed out. Gabon were held to a 0-0 draw by Cameroon in Libreville, and their opponents went through to the last eight as runners-up in …

Port-Gentil, Gabon | AFP |  Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic admitted the way in which his side were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a last-gasp defeat to Egypt on Saturday was a crushing blow. “We tried our best but unfortunately it was not enough,” said “Micho” after …

FT: Uganda 0 Egypt 1 Mali 0 Ghana 1 Port-Gentil, Gabon | AFP | Abdallah El Said scored with a minute left as Egypt snatched a 1-0 win over Uganda on Saturday that leaves them on the verge of the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and eliminated their opponents. The substitute lashed in …

Uganda vs Egypt – 10pm Mali 0 Ghana 1 Starting line-up: D Onyango (GK), D.Iguma, G.Walusimbi, H. Wasswa, M. Juuko, K. Aucho, G. Kizito , T, Mawejje, F Miya, G.Massa (Capt), J. Ochaya. Port-Gentil, Gabon | AFP | Ghana secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as Asamoah …

Uganda vs Egypt – 10pm Mali vs Ghana – 7pm Starting line-up: D Onyango (GK), D.Iguma, G.Walusimbi, H. Wasswa, M. Juuko, K. Aucho, G. Kizito , T, Mawejje, F Miya, G.Massa (Capt), J. Ochaya. Cranes can look back at their second half performance against Ghana as an indication they can match …

Franceville, Gabon | AFP | Senegal put a string of disastrous Africa Cup of Nations campaigns behind them Thursday by beating Zimbabwe 2-0 and becoming the first qualifiers for the 2017 quarter-finals. The Group B match was all but over as a contest after only 13 minutes in Gabonese city …