African Cup of Nations
The 2008 African Cup of Nations, hosted by Ghana, will be the 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa.
The tournament will be held between January 20 and February 10, 2008. The winner of the tournament will represent CAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. You can also watch the African Cup of Nations live.
Also see: African Cup of Nations Fixtures | African Cup of Nations Statistics.
Previewing the 2008 African Cup of Nations – History on the hosts’ side
The 2008 African Cup of Nations gets underway on Sunday, and while many managers and fans of Premier League clubs will be hoping that it’s an injury-free competition for their players, the objective there for each of the 16 clubs is to be the one hoisting the trophy at the end. The 26th edition of…
Ghana 2-1 Guinea – Muntari secures 3 points for the Black Stars
The 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations is underway in Ghana with the hosts kicking off the colourful tournament with a tense 2-1 win against Guinea in Accra. The build-up to the match saw an unusual incident with the two teams’ officials clashing over training pitches due to an apparent lack of communications…
Ghana 2008: Presenting the African Cup of Nations
On the verge of hosting the 2008 African Cup of Nations, Ghana has uniformly adopted the green, red, and gold colours. Some have tattoed them on their backs, some are wearing them around their necks, some are leaving them on their natural medium but using that medium to decorate everything and anything: FLAGS cover buildings,…
African Cup of Nations – Ghana 2008 – Fixtures & Results
The 2008 African Cup of Nations kicks off today in Ghana with the hosts taking on Guinea for the first match of the tournament. Complete ACN 08 fixtures are listed below:
Eye on Ghana: African Cup of Nations less than Touré-ffic news for FC Barcelona and Sevilla
Following the numerous articles written on the subject of the effect of the African Cup of Nations on the Premier League, shaping in particular the fortunes of Portsmouth and Chelsea, I would like to take a short look at the La Liga teams which might suffer most from the exodus of African players to Ghana.
African Cup of Nations 2008 Damage Report – Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton and Portsmouth worst-hit
With the African Cup of Nations coming up, many teams will start counting their players, because losing some of them for a period which could range between 4 to 6 weeks is not very funny if you are a Premier League manager. Especially since most of them will return injured and exhausted. So, in the…
Measuring the 2008 African Nations Cup’s effect on Premier League Clubs
Let’s take a detailed look at how the African Cup of Nations will affect English Premier League clubs when it takes place from January 20th to February 10th in Ghana. Many of the Premier League’s clubs will have at least one player represented at the competition, and some will have several, a few of whom…
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