[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Once again, Didier Drogba‘s Ivory Coast came up empty in the Africa Cup of Nations, losing toNigeria, 2-1, in Sunday’s quarterfinal. Host South Africa was also eliminated, falling in a shootout to Mali. The weekend results set up semifinal matchups between Nigeria and Mali and Ghana andBurkina Faso.

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