Pfister steers Cameroon closer to glory in African Nations Cup
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Otto Pfister, a coach Cameroon did not want, is poised to lead them into the 2008 African Nations Cup quarter-finals Wednesday.
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Siphiwe Sibeko, 35, is mostly a self taught photographer who was born and grew up in Soweto township, South Africa. After working for some leading South African newspapers as a senior photographer, he joined Reuters in 2005. Julien Pretot, 31, is a Paris-based sports reporter since 2001. Both paired up for the African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the following story, Julien describes the women construction workers he and Siphiew befriended as they passed them on their way to the Essipon stadium in S
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Hosts Ghana take on Guinea in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2008.
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Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta scored a goal each Monday to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Togo in Group G at the World Cup.
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A goal in each half by Bonaventure Kalou was enough to give Auxerre the points and enable them to qualify while a win for Graz AK against AZ Alkmaar sent the Austrian side through at the expense of the SPL side.
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The Elephants of Ivory Coast may be one of the tournament favourites for the 2008 African Nations Cup but Group B rivals Nigeria believe they have enough in the tank to go past them Monday on their way to a third continental crown.
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African soccer fans encourage â no, they demand - that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.
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On a day when France was focused on its soccer team&#039;s appearance in the World Cup final, Frenchman Sylvain Calzati gave the nation a reason to start celebrating early by winning stage eight of the Tour de France.
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Samuel Eto'o became the all-time record goalscorer at the African Nations Cup Wednesday when he fired Cameroon into the quarter-finals, where Egypt will also feature despite Zambia holding the defending champions to a 1-1 draw.
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Egypt won its record sixth African Cup of Nations title, capturing its second championship in a row with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the final Sunday.
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Ghana delivered Africa&#039;s first victory in this World Cup with style.
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Defending champions Egypt took aim at a sixth African Nations Cup title on Thursday when they defeated Ivory Coast 4-1 in the semi-finals to set-up a final showdown on Sunday against Cameroon.
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Alan Shearer grabbed a hat-trick and Patrick Kluivert scored twice as Newcastle brushed past Arab-Israeli rookies Bnei Sakhnin 5-1 to book their place in the UEFA Cup group stage.
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The 2004 champions Tunisia and Angola sealed the last two quarter-final places at the African Nations Cup on Thursday.
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The 2008 African Nations Cup draw in Ghana has been moved forward one day to October 19, the organisers said Sunday.
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The goals continued to flow at the 2008  African Nations Cup Saturday with a record created as hosts Ghana beat Ivory Coast 4-2 in the third place play-off.
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Sudan underlined their growing strength in African football when their second-string team beat Rwanda on penalties to retain the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday.