Eto'o breaks African Nations Cup goal record
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Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 15 goals after converting a 27th-minute penalty to give Cameroon a 1-0 lead over Sudan in a Group C match Wednesday.
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Ghana had one man sent-off but still moved a step closer to a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title with a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final success over Nigeria here on Sunday.
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Mali and Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute is named 2007 African Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football.
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The deluge of goals in the first week at the African Nations Cup has been matched only by the flood of scandals and dramas off the pitch.
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Samuel Eto&#39;o scored twice Saturday to help FC Barcelona beat lowly Malaga 4-0 and extend its lead in the Spanish league to 10 points.
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Real Madrid forward Raul is just one goal away from equalling the all-time European Cup scoring record after sparking his team&#39;s fightback from 2-0 down to salvage a draw from their visit to Dynamo Kiev.
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Cameroon superstar Samuel Eto'o will hope the past does not return to haunt him in an African Nations Cup quarter-final against Tunisia Monday.
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Veteran striker Francileudo dos Santos scored twice as Tunisia thrashed South Africa 3-1 Sunday to go top of Group D in the 2008 African Nations Cup.
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Barcelona striker Samuel Eto&#39;o was the target of apparent racial abuse during his side&#39;s 2-1 victory over Getafe in Madrid on Saturday.
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Egypt won its sixth African Cup of Nations title, and second in a row, by beating Cameroon 1-0 behind Mohamed Aboutreikaâs goal in the final Sunday.
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Manucho, the young Angolan striker who has been terrorizing opposing defenses in the Africa Cup of Nations, is quickly earning his celebrated one-name status.
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In the the African Cup of Nations, which began Sunday, there is no such thing as an easy game for any team.
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Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has received a timely boost 24 hours before his bid to become only the second manager to capture consecutive African Nations Cup titles.
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Superstar Didier Drogba scored the opening goal as Ivory Coast overwhelmed Benin 4-1 Friday in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group B match.
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Two weeks to go until the start of the 2008 African Nations Cup and 30-year-old Ekow Smith, like many of his fellow Ghanaians, is already counting the days.
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Challenging for a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title in west Africa will fill Samuel Eto'o-inspired Cameroon with confidence.
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ATHENS -- In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Ken enisa Bekele of Ethiopia in the final straightaway to record the first such double victory since the great Paavo Nurmi of Finland, El Guerrouj's hero, accomplished the feat 80 years ago at the 1924 Paris Olympics.