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Africa:
Are Players Finding the Net Often Enough at Afcon 2017?
allAfrica, 17 January 2017
Much has been made of the low number of goals after the opening round of group phase matches at the 2017 African Nations Cup, with teams accused of being too cautious and too… Read more »
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Africa:
European Football Transfer Window Damages Afcon
allAfrica, 17 January 2017
Two coaches at the African Nations Cup finals have broken ranks and called for a review of the timing of the tournament just as the Confederation of African Football repeated their… Read more »
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Africa:
5 Things We Learnt From AFCON Opening Weekend
allAfrica, 16 January 2017
The opening weekend of the 2017 African Nations Cup finals in Gabon is done and dusted, and as expected there are a number of talking points to come out of the matches.AllAfrica… Read more »
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Burkina Faso/Cameroon:
Cameroon Take On Burkina Faso Amid Row Over Allegiances
RFI, 14 January 2017
Cameroon begin their quest for a fifth Africa Cup of Nations trophy on Saturday against Burkina Faso seemingly on the losing side of a club v country row. Read more »
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Africa:
Reactions - Burkina Faso 1-1 Cameroon
CAF, 15 January 2017
Paulo Duarte (Head Coach, Burkina Faso) Read more »
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Africa:
The Afcon Day That Was - January 14-15 - Breathless Football and Kitasrophes
Daily Maverick, 15 January 2017
From Tunisia's inability to score to Zimbabwe's kitastrophe with the fairy-tale debut of Guinea Bissau woven in between. If you've been snoozing on Afcon, here's what you've… Read more »
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Cameroon/Burkina Faso:
Indomitable Lions Fail to Net the Ball - Again
allAfrica, 15 January 2017
If Cameroon are to lift a first African Nations Cup title since 2002 they need to find a greater cutting edge in front of goal. Read more »
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Cameroon/Burkina Faso:
Indomitable Lions Face Tough Start to Afcon 2017 Campaign
allAfrica, 12 January 2017
Cameroon must overcome the loss of several key players if they are to return to former glories and win the African Nations Cup, starting with a Group A encounter against Burkina… Read more »
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Africa:
Giants vs Minnows - Will AFCON Get a Surprise Victor?
allAfrica, 12 January 2017
The fate of perennial underachievers Senegal, the return of Egypt and the shock qualification of tiny Guinea-Bissau are just some of the major talking points as we prepare for the… Read more »
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Africa:
Africa Cup of Nations 2017 - an Afcon Preview for Dummies
Daily Maverick, 12 January 2017
The Africa Cup of Nations will kick off this weekend and - as has been the case at previous editions - you can expect everything from soccer that's totally nuts to players'… Read more »