By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Ivory Coast came back from 2-0down in the shootout to beat Ghana, 9-8, and win the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. It came down to the 11th round when Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar Barrystopped his opposite number, Razak Brimah, and he converted his own spot kick to give the Elephants […]
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Toure Admits Man City Future in Doubt
Speaking ahead of the opening games of the African Nations’ Cup in Equatorial Guinea this weekend, Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure, who recently won the 2014African Footballer of the Year award for a record fourth time in a row, reveals that his future with Manchester City, his club team, is uncertain. Asked where he would […]
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Bony Completes Man City Move
Manchester City on Wednesday completed the signing of Wilfried Bony from Swansea City for 25 million pounds ($38 million). The 26-year-old striker agreed a four-and-a-half year deal,believed to be worth close to 100,000 pounds ($152,000) per week. Bony scored 34 goals in 70 appearances for Swansea following his club record 12 million-pound ($18.3 million) move […]
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Man City to Sign Bony
Manchester City on Sunday agreed a fee of around 28 million pounds ($42.4 million) to sign Swansea striker Wilfried Bony, sources tell ESPN. The 26-year-old was the highest scorer in thePremier League for the calendar year of 2014 and is currently on duty for Ivory Coast at the African Nations Cup. Sources tell ESPN that […]
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NCAA Division I Men's Tournament schedule
Play resumes in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Sunday with the round of 16. Four of the eight matches involve conference rivals: Defending champion Notre Dame vs. Virginia in battle of the onlysurvivors from last year’s College Cup and Clemson vs. North Carolina (ACC), Creighton vs. Xavier (Big East) and UCLA vs. California (Pac-12). […]
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Toure, Ivory Coast Confirm AFCON Participation
Manchester City will increase its efforts to extend Frank Lampard’s loan from New York City FC after center midfielder Yaya Toure confirmed his participation at the Africa Cupof Nations in January. The Ivory Coast secured its qualification for the tournament on Wednesday with a draw against Cameroon. The 2015 tournament, which will now be held […]
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Equatorial Guinea to Host 2015 AFCON
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday named Equatorial Guinea as host of the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after Morocco, the tournament’s original host, bowed out overfears of the Ebola virus that has spread across Western Africa. CAF on Wednesday denied Morocco’s request to delay the tournament and subsequently expelled the North […]
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Former Host Morocco Kicked Out of Africa's Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday expelled Morocco from the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the North African country refused to host the competition due to fearsover the spread of the Ebola virus that has killed 5,000 people in West Africa since the summer. The Guardian reports that Africa’s governing body for […]
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Report: South Africa Captain Shot Dead
South Africa and Orlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead late Sunday outside of Johannesburg, BBC reports, with club officials describing his slaying as a”loss to the nation.” According to the report, Meyiwa was shot while trying to protect his girlfriend from burglars who had entered her home.
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Morocco Bows Out as AFCON Host Due to Ebola
Morocco has officially decided not to host the 2015 African Cup of Nations due to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the region. The Moroccan government, which informed CAF, the continent’sgoverning body, of the decision on Friday, had proposed three possible solutions to CAF: to postpone the competition until 2016; to host the 2017 tournament in […]