AFCON 2019: Mauritania coach lines up 24 players for Botswana match

08 november 2018 - 15:28:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's national football team coach, Corentin Martins, on Thursday released a list of 24 players [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF U-20 AFCON: Zambia’s U-20 progress at AFCON elates President Lungu

04 march 2017 - 18:24:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Edgar Lungu is confident that Zambia is on course towards the formation of a solid [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Guinea qualifies for FIFA U-20 World Cup

04 march 2017 - 17:04:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia maintained their winning spree with a 3-1 win over Egypt in the third Group A [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF U-20 AFCON: Zambia in formality match against Egypt Saturday

04 march 2017 - 05:05:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Host Zambia, already through to the semi-finals of the 2017 CAF Under-20 AFCON and a ticket [...] Full text...

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Gambia: South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Banjul to play Gambia's Scorpions in ACN match

02 june 2016 - 18:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - South Africa national team Bafana Bafana arrived in Banjul on Thursday for their 2017 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Muhammadu Buhari, opposition candidate, takes one last shot at Nigeria's presidency (A profile by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Nigeria)

27 march 2015 - 07:52:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian politician Muhammadu Buhari has apparently imbibed the dictum that if at first you don't succeed, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian prelate calls for Western military intervention to defeat Boko Haram

22 january 2015 - 07:44:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A Catholic bishop whose diocese in northeast Nigeria has been hardest hit by Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria : Former Nigerian military leader wins APC ticket for presidential race

11 december 2014 - 18:44:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)- Nigerian ex-military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday won the ticket of the main opposition [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition heavyweights battle for APC presidential ticket Wednesday (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

10 december 2014 - 07:37:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), holds its national convention Wednesday in Lagos, [...] Full text...

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Mali: Eagles of Mali host Malawi for Morocco ACN 2015 qualifier

04 september 2014 - 18:42:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian national football team 'Eagles of Mali' will on Saturday play Malawi at the 26 March Stadium [...] Full text...

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Morocco 2015: Mauritania beats Mauritius 2-0 in prelim match

20 april 2014 - 16:02:31
Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritania beat Mauritius 2-0 here Sunday in the return leg of the preliminaries of the 30th [...] Full text...

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2015 ACN Qualifier: Mauritania coach bemoans absence of foreign-based players

10 april 2014 - 19:08:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's national football coach, Patrice Neveu, has bemoaned the absence of several foreign-based players as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Party merger, defections reshape political landscape in 2013 (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 00:38:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian political scene this year witnessed undoubtedly its biggest transformation since the advent of the [...] Full text...

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Emergence of strong opposition party, university teachers' strike highlighted in Nigeria

03 august 2013 - 06:24:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The registration of a new opposition political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the failure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's second major political party, APC, emerges (Update)

31 july 2013 - 14:28:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday approved the merger of three opposition political parties [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party calls Egypt coup 'blow to democracy'

07 july 2013 - 14:53:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), on Sunday described as ''a blow to [...] Full text...

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Annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election dominates Nigerian media

15 june 2013 - 08:38:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 20th anniversary of the June 12 presidential election, won by businessman M.K.O. Abiola in 1993 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition slams President Jonathan over Governors' Forum poll

02 june 2013 - 13:33:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday sharply criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate approves State of Emergency proclamation in 3 states

21 may 2013 - 13:07:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved the proclamation by President Goodluck Jonathan on the imposition [...] Full text...

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Emergency rule: Nigerian military begins massive troops deployment

15 may 2013 - 17:07:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said on Wednesday it had begun a massive deployment of troops to secure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party 'rejects' emergency rule in 3 states

15 may 2013 - 10:30:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Wednesday rejected the state of emergency [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party says no to emergency rule in Boko Haram-hit states

12 may 2013 - 16:18:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid reports in some quarters that the federal government may impose emergency rule on some states [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's mega opposition party set to emerge (News Analysis)

12 may 2013 - 10:06:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage is finally set for the emergence of what is being touted as Nigeria's mega [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition calls Bama killings 'barbaric'

08 may 2013 - 14:23:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party has strongly condemned Tuesday's attack on Bama [...] Full text...

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Satellite imagery shows massive destruction from Nigerian military raid

01 may 2013 - 12:32:57
New York, US (PANA) - Satellite images taken after the 16-17 April military raid in Nigeria's northern town of Baga [...] Full text...

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Bloodbath, damning US corruption indictment reported in Nigeria

27 april 2013 - 12:10:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing of 185 people in a border community in north eastern Borno State, the damning [...] Full text...

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Opposition berates Nigeria's military over extra-judicial killings

23 april 2013 - 14:53:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has strongly condemned the reported killing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's leading opposition party ceases to exist, votes for merger with others

18 april 2013 - 15:19:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's leading opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Thursday voted for a merger with some [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt docks two journos on forgery charges

16 april 2013 - 22:59:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government on Tuesday charged two journalists with the private Leadership newspaper with a 10-count [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition warns against rising oil theft

14 april 2013 - 13:29:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that the rising cases of crude [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition condemns arrest, detention of 4 journalists

09 april 2013 - 16:07:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the arrest and detention of four [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition lashes out at govt over Kano bombing

21 march 2013 - 16:44:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Thursday lashed out at the federal government for [...] Full text...

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Top opposition party official kidnapped in Nigeria

20 march 2013 - 17:30:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A top official of Nigeria's main opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has been kidnapped [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s external debt rises to US$6.5b

05 march 2013 - 08:54:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - About eight years after Nigeria paid off its external debt, the debt has now risen to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police vow to apprehend, prosecute killers of police boss

04 march 2013 - 12:47:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Police have vowed to fish out and bring to justice the killers of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's economy on the brink of collapse, opposition warns

25 february 2013 - 10:06:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian economy may collapse in the next few years unless the federal government takes some drastic [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: ECOWAS salutes victorious Super Eagles of Nigeria

11 february 2013 - 18:25:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles for winning [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Runners-up Burkina Faso to be decorated Tuesday

11 february 2013 - 15:52:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Members of the Burkina Faso national football team, runners up to champions Nigeria at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian billionaire gives Super Eagles US$1m

11 february 2013 - 08:51:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In what is sure to be the start of money rain on new African champions Super [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Emenike is top goal scorer

10 february 2013 - 22:37:45
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Emmanuel Emenike of Nigeria has emerged the top goal scorer at the 2013 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: 'Nigeria, champions of Africa'

10 february 2013 - 22:27:56
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - On the alluring turf of the 90,000-capacity National Stadium and in front of enthusiastic and [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0, wins 3rd Nations Cup title

10 february 2013 - 21:34:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sunday Mba's 40th minute goal was all Nigeria needed Sunday to beat Burkina Faso and [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0, wins third African Nations Cup title

10 february 2013 - 21:21:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria Sunday beat Burkina Faso 1-0 to lift its third Africa Cup of Nations title [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON Final: Second half kicks off

10 february 2013 - 20:32:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The second half of the 2013 Nations Cup final match between Burkina Faso and Nigeria [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria leads Burkina Faso 1-0 at half-time

10 february 2013 - 20:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Half-time score at the final of the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa: Nigeria 1, Burkina [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 1, Burkina Faso O

10 february 2013 - 20:12:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria leads Burkina Faso 1-0 at the final of 2013 Nations Cup. Scorer: Sunday Mba (40th) [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Final match gets underway

10 february 2013 - 19:30:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The final match of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, between Nigeria [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON Final: Nigeria's top goal scorer, Emenike, out, Victor Moses in

10 february 2013 - 18:28:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's top goal scorer at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Emmanuel Emenike, will not [...] Full text...

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The many 'firsts' of 2013 AFCON

10 february 2013 - 17:08:47
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Long before the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winds up in South Africa on Sunday [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali sends Mandela signed jersey in tribute

10 february 2013 - 13:58:47
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Mali, which placed third at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, has [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Leading goal scorers (Updated)

10 february 2013 - 13:47:52
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are statistics going into the final day of competition at the 2013 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Malians satisfied with team's performance - Coach

10 february 2013 - 11:57:00
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Mali's head coach Patrice Carteron has said the citizens of the troubled West African nation [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF assures of adequate security at Sunday's final

10 february 2013 - 11:17:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has assured of adequate security at the final of [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: How Keshi turned around the Super Eagles, by Okocha

10 february 2013 - 10:25:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former Nigeria International Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha has disclosed that head coach Stephen Keshi used [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Mali beats Ghana 3-1, wins 2nd straight bronze

09 february 2013 - 20:17:57
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Sigamary Diarra scored four minutes into added on time to give Mali a humiliating [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: It's now Mali 2, Ghana 1

09 february 2013 - 19:49:30
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Kwadwo Asamoah scored for Ghana in the 82nd minute to leave score at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Seydou Keita's 2nd goal disallowed

09 february 2013 - 19:35:55
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Another goal by captain Seydou Keita in the 72nd minute was disallowed for offside [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Ghana misses penalty

09 february 2013 - 19:21:31
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Mubarak Wakaso failed to score from the penalty spot in the 58th minute and [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Mali now 2, Ghana still 0

09 february 2013 - 19:10:16
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Mali captain Seydou Keita got on the score sheet with a strike three minutes [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Mali 1, Ghana 0 (Half-time score)

09 february 2013 - 18:53:41
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Mali held on to their 21st-minute goal, scored by Mahamadou Samassa, to lead 1-0 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON third-place match: Mali leads Ghana 1-0

09 february 2013 - 18:36:13
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Mahamadou Samassa of Mali, who has threatened from the beginning, put Mali up 1-0 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Injury worries loom in Nigerian camp

09 february 2013 - 17:38:30
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Despite high hopes, there are indications that two key Nigerian players may miss Sunday's final [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria hopes to end 19 years of waiting for the cup (News analysis)

09 february 2013 - 17:25:08
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria hopes to end 19 years of waiting for Africa's biggest prize in football, the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Orange flies Kenyan customers to watch final match

09 february 2013 - 15:24:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Kenyan football enthusiasts will watch the Orange Africa Cup of Nations final live at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana seeks to avenge 2012 third-place defeat by Mali

09 february 2013 - 12:26:18
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Saturday's third-place match between Ghana and Mali at the 2013 African Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria-Burkina Faso past confrontations

09 february 2013 - 08:37:29
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - If their past encounters are anything to reckon with, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria chase history in final match against Burkina Faso (Preview)

09 february 2013 - 08:26:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be chasing history on Sunday when they meet [...] Full text...

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Bloody anti-polio campaign, AFCON, political party re-alignment reported in Nigeria

09 february 2013 - 06:02:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The murder of nine female health workers deployed to an anti-polio campaign, Super Eagles' qualification for [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian govt. to induct Super Eagles into Hall of Fame

08 february 2013 - 19:09:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Nigerian Government has said it is ready to make the present set of Super [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: 'Nigeria-Burkina Faso match is 5th AFCON rematch so far'

08 february 2013 - 18:55:38
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - "As it was in the beginning, so shall it be in the end" is a [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Current results shame Argentine magician

08 february 2013 - 18:41:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In ousting four-time champions, Ghana, the Burkinabes have made nonsense of the forecast by an [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: African Champions to play in group B at FIFA Confed Cup in Brazil

08 february 2013 - 18:28:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In addition to the Italian-made gold-plated trophy for the African Nations Cup in South Africa, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Zimbabwean PM wishes Super Eagles well

08 february 2013 - 18:10:08
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's final match at the 2013 African Nations Cup in South Africa, the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria, Burkina Faso eye US$ 1.5 million prize money

08 february 2013 - 17:50:48
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The winner of the 29th edition of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday will [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Red-carded Jonathan Pitroipa now to play against Nigeria

08 february 2013 - 17:18:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso's star winger, Jonathan Pitroipa, who picked up a red card in Wednesday's semi-final [...] Full text...

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Nigerian superstar D'banj to entertain fans at AFCON final

08 february 2013 - 12:01:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian superstar D’banj will entertain fans at the grand finale of the 2013 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF disciplines Zambian coach over ''offensive'' comments

08 february 2013 - 10:59:01
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, has slammed on Zambia's flamboyant coach Herve Renard a suspended [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's President will not attend 2013 Nations Cup final (Full story)

08 february 2013 - 10:39:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Contrary to media reports, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will not attend Sunday's final of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria's President will not attend Nations Cup final

08 february 2013 - 10:26:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Contrary to media reports, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will not attend Sunday's final of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF suspends VP of Togo football federation

08 february 2013 - 10:14:39
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended the Vice-President of Togo Football Federation Mr. [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Tunisian referee suspended over Pitroipa red card

07 february 2013 - 18:11:35
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Tunisian referee Slim Jdidi, who handled the 2013 African Nations Cup semi-final match between Burkina [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles land in Johannesburg for final match

07 february 2013 - 17:43:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Putting their comprehensive 4-1 semi-final victory over Mali behind, the Super Eagles of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerians to watch Nigeria-Burkina Faso on TV

07 february 2013 - 17:26:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sunday's final match of the 2013 African Nations Cup tournament between Nigeria and Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: We lost to good team - Mali's coach, captain

07 february 2013 - 14:03:40
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali's coach and captain have described the Super Eagles of Nigeria as a good team, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: President Jonathan congratulates Super Eagles

07 february 2013 - 12:19:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the country's senior national football team, the Super Eagles, for [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian papers celebrate Super Eagles' final berth

07 february 2013 - 12:03:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The final berth of Nigeria's Super Eagles, after beating the Eagles of Mali 4-1 at the [...] Full text...

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New opposition party emerges in Nigeria

07 february 2013 - 11:28:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Four of Nigeria's opposition parties have agreed to merge to form a strong opposition party able [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Emenike in contention for golden boot award

07 february 2013 - 09:35:57
Durban, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike remains in contention for the top goal scorer award at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles yet to peak - Keshi

07 february 2013 - 09:29:13
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach Stephen Keshi, basking on the euphoria of his team's resounding 4-1 defeat [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali suffers most humiliating defeats in semi-finals

07 february 2013 - 09:23:45
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali, beaten 4-1 by the Super Eagles of Nigeria Wednesday night at the ongoing 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Keshi may equal Egypt’s El Gohary record

07 february 2013 - 09:21:50
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - With his team now in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Burkina Faso beats Ghana 3-2 on penalties to reach final

06 february 2013 - 21:33:52
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) – Burkina Faso on Wednesday beat Ghana 3-2 on penalties in the semi-final of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Semi-final match between Burkina Faso and Ghana enters extra time

06 february 2013 - 20:30:45
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - The second semi-final match of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerians hail Super Eagles' victory over Mali

06 february 2013 - 20:18:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Super Eagles' 4-1 defeat Wednesday of hard-fighting Malian team in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Burkina Faso levels scores at 1-1 with Ghana

06 february 2013 - 20:15:32
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso has equalised in the second semi-final match against Ghana in the Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Tit bits after Nigeria beat Mali 4-1 to reach final

06 february 2013 - 19:50:30
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Here are tit bits from the Nigerian camp after the Super Eagles Wednesday qualified for [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: President Jonathan expected in Johanesburg for final match

06 february 2013 - 19:37:37
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed that he will attend Sunday’s final match at the 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana 1, Burkina Faso 0 (Half time)

06 february 2013 - 19:24:45
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - The Black Stars of Ghana are up 1-0 against Burkina Faso here Wednesday as their [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana in early 1-0 lead over Burkina Faso

06 february 2013 - 18:55:40
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Mubarak Wakaso scored from the penalty spot in the 13th minute to give the Ghana [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria in 7th Nations Cup final

06 february 2013 - 18:49:03
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Wednesday's 4-1 triumph over Mali here in the semi-final of the ongoing 2013 AFCON in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria through to final, demolish Mali 4-1

06 february 2013 - 16:53:27
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria Wednesday qualified for the final of the 2013 African Nations [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Score now is Nigeria 4, Mali 1

06 february 2013 - 16:38:16
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Cheick Fanta Mady Diarra scored in the 75th minute to get Mali on the score [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ahmed Musa's 2nd goal ruled offside

06 february 2013 - 16:31:05
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Ahmed Musa was again on target in the 63rd minute but the referee ruled his [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Rampaging Nigeria goes 4-0 up against Mali

06 february 2013 - 16:24:33
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Six minutes after coming off the bench to replace Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa tucked in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 3, Mali 0 (half time)

06 february 2013 - 15:54:58
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Emmanuel Emenike completed the first-half demolition of Mali by Nigeria in the 44th minute to [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: It's now Nigeria 2, Mali 0

06 february 2013 - 15:36:15
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Brown Ideye followed up with a 30th-minute goal to vault Nigeria to a 2-0 lead [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria leads Mali 1-0

06 february 2013 - 15:32:19
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Elderson Echiejile scored in the 25th minute to give Nigeria a 1-0 lead over Mali [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Super Eagles promised US$20,000 each to beat Mali

06 february 2013 - 10:39:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As efforts continue to motivate the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat the Malian Eagles in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Tit bits from the Nigerian camp

05 february 2013 - 17:24:11
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Following are tit bits from the Nigerian camp as the Super Eagles prepare to take [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Yobo delighted to renew Keita rivalry

05 february 2013 - 16:53:28
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has said he is happy at renewing the rivalry between [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian Coach faces selection headache

05 february 2013 - 16:43:22
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - On the eve of the semi-final clash with Mali at the ongoing African Nations Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles emerge new favourites for the cup

05 february 2013 - 14:52:40
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria, winner of their quarter-final match against Cote d'Ivoire at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Stage set for the battle of Eagles (Preview)

05 february 2013 - 14:08:04
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The stage is set for the battle of the Eagles, when Nigeria's Super Eagles take [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's President peps up Super Eagles ahead of Mali clash

05 february 2013 - 13:50:46
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with members of the country's [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Guinness Nigeria hails Super Eagles

05 february 2013 - 11:19:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Guinness Nigeria Plc., which has launched the world's largest football jersey in an effort to rally [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian soccer fan dies watching match against Cote d'Ivoire

05 february 2013 - 09:30:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The tension-soaked match between Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire, in the quarter-final of the ongoing Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Black Stars land in Nelspruit

04 february 2013 - 16:55:53
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana's senior football team, the Black Stars, arrived in Nelspruit from Port Elizabeth on Monday [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles land in Durban

04 february 2013 - 15:36:40
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Super Eagles on Monday left Rustenburg for Durban, venue of their 2013 AFCON semi-final [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: West African teams make history

04 february 2013 - 12:26:16
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - West Africa has made history by becoming the first sub-region, since the Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Soccer fans predict Nigeria, Ghana final

04 february 2013 - 10:40:00
Lagos, Nigeria(PANA) - Following Nigerian Super Eagles' qualification for the semi-final of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Emenike joins leading goal scorer

04 february 2013 - 09:49:29
Rustenberg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike has joined the list of the leading goal scorers at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Elated Keshi thanks Nigerians

04 february 2013 - 09:25:15
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi has expressed his gratitude to all his compatriots for believing [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Burkina Faso beats Togo 1-0 in extra time, qualifies for semi final

03 february 2013 - 21:03:55
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso Sunday qualified for the semi finals of the 2013 AFCON in South Africa. In [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Burkina Faso 1, Togo 0, (half-way into extra time)

03 february 2013 - 20:46:16
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso are now 1-0 up against Togo, half way through their 30-minute extra time [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo-Burkina Faso match ends 0-0, match goes into extra time

03 february 2013 - 20:25:57
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Togo and Burkina Faso Sunday ended 90 minutes of play 0-0 in their quarter-final match [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: For Cote d'Ivoire, "it's au revoir"

03 february 2013 - 19:45:39
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Annointed champions of the 2013 AFCON even before the competition kicked off 19 January, the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo 0, Burkina Faso 0 (Half-time score)

03 february 2013 - 19:21:48
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Togo and Burkina Faso are tying 0-0 at half time in their quarter-final match at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike is man of the match against Cote d'Ivoire

03 february 2013 - 17:26:20
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Emmanuel Emenike, scorer of the opening goal for Nigeria in the 2-1 win against Cote [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria qualifies for semi final, beats Cote d'Ivoire 2-1

03 february 2013 - 16:55:39
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria Sunday qualified for the semi final of the 2013 AFCON in South Africa, beating [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 2, Cote d'Ivoire 1

03 february 2013 - 16:38:01
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sunday Mba scored in the 76th minute to give Nigeria a 2-1 lead of Cote [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: It's now Nigeria 1, Cote d'Ivoire 1

03 february 2013 - 16:13:17
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - It's now Nigeria 1, Cote d'Ivoire 1 with the Ivorians drawing level from Cheik Tiote's [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 1, Cote d'Ivoire 0 (score at half-time)

03 february 2013 - 15:52:14
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria led 1-0 against Cote d'Ivoire at half time in their quarter-final match Sunday at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria leads Cote d'Ivoire 1-0 in quarter-final tie

03 february 2013 - 15:49:13
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria has taken a 1-0 lead over Cote d'Ivoire in their quarter-final match Sunday at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mubarak, Traore joint goal scorer so far

03 february 2013 - 15:10:58
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Wakaso Mubarak's two goals for Ghana on Saturday against Cape Verde, in the quarter-finals [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo goes for history in quarter-final tie with Burkina Faso

03 february 2013 - 08:30:40
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Togo will be chasing history when they take on Burkina Faso here Sunday in the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Amazing facts in Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire head-to-head

03 february 2013 - 07:58:23
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the facts and figures between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2013: Appiah happy at semi-final berth

02 february 2013 - 21:45:43
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he is happy to reach the semi-finals of the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali wins penalty shootout 3-1 against South Africa

02 february 2013 - 21:25:01
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali on Saturday beat South Africa on penalties in the second quarter-final of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Quater-final match between Mali and South Africa to be decided on penalties

02 february 2013 - 21:11:09
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The quarter-final match between Mali and South Africa to be decided on penalties after the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Quarter-final match between Mali and South Africa enters second half of extra time

02 february 2013 - 20:49:31
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The quarter-final match between South Africa and Mali in Durban has entered the second half [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: South Africa-Mali quarter-final goes into extra-time

02 february 2013 - 20:28:45
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The quarter-final match in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations competition in Durban between Mali [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali levels 1-1 against South Africa

02 february 2013 - 19:53:28
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Seydou Keita has equalised 1-1 for Mali against South Africa in the 58th minute in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: South Africa leads Mali 1-0 at half time

02 february 2013 - 19:23:58
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa leads Mali 1-0 in their quarter-final match of the 2013 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: South Africa takes 1-0 lead over Mali

02 february 2013 - 19:08:12
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead over Mali in the second quarter-final match at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire in titanic confrontation (Preview)

02 february 2013 - 18:34:00
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - A confrontation of epic proportion is expected as Africa’s highest ranked football team, Cote d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana beats Cape Verde 2-0 to reach semi-final

02 february 2013 - 17:18:52
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana on Saturday reached the semi-final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana takes 2-0 lead against Cape Verde

02 february 2013 - 17:00:34
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana has taken a 2-0 lead against Cape Verde in the quarter-final match in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana takes 1-0 lead against Cape Verde

02 february 2013 - 16:19:05
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana has taken a 1-0 lead in the first quarter final match of the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana, Cape Verde drawing 0-0 at half time

02 february 2013 - 15:51:54
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana and Cape Verde are drawing 0-0 at the end of the first half [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF hails West African domination

01 february 2013 - 17:18:00
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani, a Moroccan, has hailed teams from West Africa [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Relieved Mikel awaits Toure in midfield battle

01 february 2013 - 17:10:39
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles and Chelsea of England midfield star, John Mikel Obi, was a relieved man [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: CAF confirms Mikel for Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire match Sunday

01 february 2013 - 16:59:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Friday confirmed that John Mikel Obi is eligible to [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: ECOWAS congratulates West African teams

01 february 2013 - 16:50:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has congratulated national teams from the bloc for their sterling performances at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Group Stage awards (Man of the match, Samsung Fair Play)

01 february 2013 - 10:46:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the group stage awards, depicting the Orange Man of the match and Samsung [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Half-way through; the thrills and disappointments (Summary)

01 february 2013 - 07:57:06
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The first African Nations Cup finals in an odd-numbered year in 48 years is already [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo media lauds team's historic quarter final qualification

31 january 2013 - 20:59:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese media on Thursday heaped praises on the country's football team, the Hawks, for its [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Keshi says "Nigeria will be bold against Cote d'Ivoire"

31 january 2013 - 18:57:03
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - "My players will be bold in our quarter-final match," declared Nigerian Coach Stephen Keshi, ahead [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian parliamentarians visit Super Eagles

31 january 2013 - 18:41:01
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The chairman of the Senate Committee in the Nigerian Senate, Adamu Gimba, leading a delegation [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: West African teams dominate tournament

31 january 2013 - 07:59:16
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - All but one of the eight quarter-finalists at the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Quarter-final fixtures

31 january 2013 - 07:07:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final fixtures at the ongoing 2013 African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Final group standings

31 january 2013 - 07:04:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the final standings after all the group matches have been played at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo explodes into joy after historic AFCON quarter final berth

30 january 2013 - 21:48:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The West African state of Togo exploded into spontaneous joy on Wednesday as the country's football [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Tit bits from the Nigerian camp

30 january 2013 - 19:50:07
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Here are tit bits from the Nigerian camp at the current 2013 African Nations Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Captain Yobo laments goal drought by Super Eagles

30 january 2013 - 19:34:19
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles’ skipper, Joseph Yobo, Wednesday, at the team’s training ground, admitted that the team [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Final score, Cote d'Ivoire 2, Algeria 2

30 january 2013 - 19:16:39
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Algeria, already eliminated from the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa before Wednesday's [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Full-time score, Togo 1, Tunisia 1, Togo qualifies for quarters

30 january 2013 - 19:08:41
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Although their match Wednesday with Tunisia here ended 1-1 from their last Group D match [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Cote d'Ivoire bounces back, now Algeria 2, Cote d'Ivoire 2

30 january 2013 - 18:44:09
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Didier Drogba scored in the 77th minute and Bony Wilfried followed up three minutes later [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: It's now Algeria 2, Cote d'Ivoire 0, match continues

30 january 2013 - 18:34:49
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Al Arbi Hilal Soudani's goal in the 70th minute here has put Algeria further ahead [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Algeria goes 1-0 clear against Cote d'Ivoire

30 january 2013 - 18:29:53
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sofiane Feghouli scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to put Algeria in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's 2-goal hero dedicates goals to son, Brentley

30 january 2013 - 18:20:20
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses, the Super Eagles two-goal hero in the last Group C match against Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Half-time score, Togo 1, Tunisia 1

30 january 2013 - 17:52:24
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - It's Togo 1, Tunisia 1 at half time here Wednesday in their last Group D [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Algeria 0, Cote d'Ivoire 0 (Half time)

30 january 2013 - 17:48:40
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire are tying 0-0 at half time with Algeria here Wednesday in their Group [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: It's now Togo 1, Tunisia 1, match continues

30 january 2013 - 17:39:51
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Khaled Mouelhi scored from the penalty spot in the 30th minute to draw Tunisia 1-1 [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Togo leads Tunisia 1-0 in final Group D match

30 january 2013 - 17:19:35
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Serge Gakpe scored in the 13th minute to put Togo 1-0 in front of Tunisia [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana coach anticipates 'difficult' quarter-final clash

30 january 2013 - 14:44:31
Port Elizabeth, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he is anticipating a "difficult" quarter-final clash against debutant Cape [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Slight edge for Togo over Tunisia in battle for 2nd group D q-final slot

30 january 2013 - 12:19:30
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - The battle for the second quarter-final slot in group D will be settled Wednesday when [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire play for pride

30 january 2013 - 11:07:27
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - When Algeria meets Cote d'Ivoire in their final Group D match Wednesday in Rustenburg, both [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Fixtures for final Group D matches

30 january 2013 - 08:49:52
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the fixtures for the last Group D matches, to be played simultaneously, at [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mikel will not miss Ivorian clash

30 january 2013 - 08:01:03
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Contrary to speculations, the engine room of Nigeria’s midfield, Mikel Obi, will not miss the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Final Group C table as Nigeria, Burkina Faso go through

29 january 2013 - 19:26:36
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Here's how Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia finished their Group C campaign at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria qualifies for quarters, beats Ethiopia 2-0 in final Group match

29 january 2013 - 19:12:23
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses, the Chelsea of England pearl, scored here from the penalty spot twice to [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Defending champions Zambia sent packing

29 january 2013 - 19:02:20
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Defending champions Zambia are out of the 2013 African Nations Cup, no thanks to their [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Victor Moses makes it 2-0 for Nigeria against Ethiopia

29 january 2013 - 18:52:41
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses scored his second penalty goal in the 90th minute to give Nigeria an [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 1, Ethiopia 0, 10 minutes from final whistle

29 january 2013 - 18:46:35
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to give Niger a [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Zambia, Burkina Faso end Group C, first half tie 0-0

29 january 2013 - 17:53:34
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Defending champions Zambia and group leaders Burkina Faso are tied 0-0 at interval in their [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria 0, Ethiopia 0 (Half time)

29 january 2013 - 17:48:58
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Two-time champions Nigeria and lowly-rated Ethiopia Tuesday ended the first half of their last Group [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Black Stars coach, Appiah, says team can achieve more

29 january 2013 - 15:46:24
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana’s coach Kwesi Appiah, delighted at the quarter-final berth of the Black Stars, says [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Angola's national team due home Tuesday

29 january 2013 - 13:10:52
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's national football team, Sable Antelopes, is due back home Tuesday after failing to advance beyond [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali's q-final qualification, succour for beleaguered nation

29 january 2013 - 08:53:50
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali's qualification for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Bottom-of-table Niger heads home with pride

29 january 2013 - 08:32:31
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Niger may have crashed out of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Burkina Faso's confidence, warning to Zambia

29 january 2013 - 08:05:20
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of Tuesday's final Group C match between title holder Zambia and Burkina Faso, a [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: No excuses as Nigeria takes on Ethiopia

29 january 2013 - 07:47:13
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles go for perhaps their most important game at the ongoing Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Group C final fixtures

29 january 2013 - 07:09:38
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the last Group C fixtures at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Final Group B standing as Ghana, Mali go through to quarters

28 january 2013 - 19:21:01
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Here's the final Group B standing Monday at the ongoing 2013 AFCON finals in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali through to quarter finals

28 january 2013 - 18:59:25
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali drew 1-1 with DR Congo in a Group B match here Monday, but qualified [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana romp into quarter-finals, thrash Niger 3-0 in group match

28 january 2013 - 18:55:57
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Goals from Asamoah Gyan, in the sixth minute, Christian Atsu, in the 23rd, and [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana now leads Niger 3-0, match continues

28 january 2013 - 18:12:07
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - John Boye added a third goal for the Ghana Black Stars four minutes into [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana 2, Niger 0; DRC 1, Mali 1 (Half time)

28 january 2013 - 17:56:11
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Asamoah Gyan scored in the sixth minute while Christian Atsu was on target in [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: 'Keshi not a Cup of Nations failure'

28 january 2013 - 17:44:34
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday lashed out at those giving the false impression [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Be calm, Eagles are up to the task - Nigerian official assures

28 january 2013 - 17:32:13
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Determined to ease tension that has gripped Nigerian fans over the fate of the Super [...] Full text...

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