The final 32 for the 2010 World Cup finals has become clearer after the latest round of qualifying matches with three more nations claiming places in South Africa.
Egypt and Algeria will have to face each other again in a winner-takes-all World Cup playoff match after Emad Moteab scored a dramatic goal in the fifth minute of injury time to give the Pharaohs a 2-0 win in Cairo.
The final 32 for next summer's World Cup finals will become a bit clearer after this weekend's round of qualifying matches -- with four of the nine remaining places available for South Africa 2010 to be determined over the next 48 hours.
Didier Drogba came off the bench to rescue a point for Ivory Coast as they drew 1-1 with Malawi on Saturday to book their place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
A few weeks before the United States convened for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which kicked off last week in Egypt, I exchanged e-mails with U.S. attacking midfielder Mikkel Diskerud. "Mix," as he's nicknamed, was cautiously confident that the Americans could advance from the competition's Group of Death, which also includes Germany, Cameroon and South Korea.
Samuel Eto'o and Jean Makoun both found the net to give Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Gabon to put the Indomitable Lions top of Africa's 2010 World Cup qualifying Group A.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored one of the goals as Ghana defeated Sudan 2-0 in Accra on Sunday to become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Egypt kept their World Cup hopes alive as the only goal of the game by Ahmed Hassan gave them a 1-0 win over Rwanda in Kigali.
International friendlies are not always the most testing of football matches but for one French coach the challenge of his first game in charge could set an important marker in a crucial year for his side.
French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday.
The final 32 for the 2010 World Cup finals has become clearer after the latest round of qualifying matches with three more nations claiming places in South Africa.
Egypt and Algeria will have to face each other again in a winner-takes-all World Cup playoff match after Emad Moteab scored a dramatic goal in the fifth minute of injury time to give the Pharaohs a 2-0 win in Cairo.
The final 32 for next summer's World Cup finals will become a bit clearer after this weekend's round of qualifying matches -- with four of the nine remaining places available for South Africa 2010 to be determined over the next 48 hours.
Didier Drogba came off the bench to rescue a point for Ivory Coast as they drew 1-1 with Malawi on Saturday to book their place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
A few weeks before the United States convened for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which kicked off last week in Egypt, I exchanged e-mails with U.S. attacking midfielder Mikkel Diskerud. "Mix," as he's nicknamed, was cautiously confident that the Americans could advance from the competition's Group of Death, which also includes Germany, Cameroon and South Korea.
Samuel Eto'o and Jean Makoun both found the net to give Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Gabon to put the Indomitable Lions top of Africa's 2010 World Cup qualifying Group A.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored one of the goals as Ghana defeated Sudan 2-0 in Accra on Sunday to become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Egypt kept their World Cup hopes alive as the only goal of the game by Ahmed Hassan gave them a 1-0 win over Rwanda in Kigali.
International friendlies are not always the most testing of football matches but for one French coach the challenge of his first game in charge could set an important marker in a crucial year for his side.
French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday.
Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo is at the center of furious debate as to whether his decisions denied Chelsea their place in the Champions League final.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor returned from injury to score the winner as Togo rocked Cameroon 1-0 Saturday at the start of the final 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifying phase.
Togo look set to risk the wrath of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger by playing striker Emmanuel Adebayor in their World Cup qualifier against Cameroon this weekend.
Tens of thousands of people packed a soccer stadium in Cameroon Thursday, including President Paul Biya and his wife, for the first large-scale mass of Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to Africa.
Pope Benedict XVI refused Wednesday to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope.
U.S. authorities arrested six people Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling African elephant ivory worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, law enforcement officials said.
Pirates attacked a French ship in the waters off Cameroon on Friday, taking 10 of the 15 crew members hostage, the French Foreign Ministry and the ship's owner said.
European champions Spain retained top spot in the latest FIFA World Rankings published Wednesday with beaten finalists Germany moving up a place to second.
Argentina remained number one in the FIFA world rankings Wednesday while Paraguay -- they top the South American World Cup standings after four games -- climbed two slots to 24.
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Egypt's 1-0 victory over Cameroon in Sunday's final of the African Nations Cup was loaded with personal milestones, with the north Africans' captain, Ahmed Hassan, becoming the first player to win the title three times and their coach, Hassan Shahata, becoming only the second coach to win back-to-back editions of the tournament.
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The African Cup of Nations may have featured some of the biggest stars in world football but it was a player virtually unknown outside of Egypt who walked away with the tournament's top individual honor.
Mohamed Aboutraika's 77th minute goal enabled Egypt to retain the African Nations Cup with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the final in Accra on Sunday.
Hosts Ghana staged a stirring second half revival to beat Ivory Coast 4-2 on Saturday to claim third place in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Egypt, the African Nations Cup holders, have surprised many by reaching the final again and see no reason why they should not go home with the trophy after Sunday's final against Cameroon in Accra.
Cameroon are just one step away from a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title after wrecking Ghana's party with a 1-0 semifinal win over the host nation.
Thursday's Africa Cup of Nations semifinals pair four of the continent's footballing heavyweights in search of glory in the 26th staging of the tournament.
Chad's president claimed his government was in control of the entire country Wednesday, speaking publicly for the first time since rebels tried to unseat him, The Associated Press reports.
Stephane M'Bia and Cameroon needed extra time to beat Tunisia 3-2 Monday and reach the semifinals at the African Cup of Nations.
Carrying blankets and bed sheets on their heads, thousands of refugees fleeing fighting in Chad's capital N'Djamena crossed a drought-stricken river to get to neighboring Cameroon Sunday, local officials and journalists said.
The violence in Chad has opened up a new conflict next to Sudan's wartorn Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people have died since early 2003 and 2.5 million people have been chased into refugee camps.
Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 16 goals as Cameroon defeated Sudan 3-0 in Group C to finish runners-up and reach the quarterfinals.
Samuel Eto'o equaled the African Nations Cup all-time scoring record in Cameroon's 5-1 victory over Zambia in Kumasi, while defending champions Egypt defeated Sudan 3-0.
Egypt's pulsating first half performance in the opening match of their African Nations Cup defense against Cameroon produced three goals and a new African star with a familiar name.
Reigning champions Egypt got their Africa Nations Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a 4-2 hammering of much-fancied Cameroon in Group C.
As the first African pavilion opens at the Venice Biennale, art experts are viewing this unique and unparalleled collection as an historic moment for African art in general. They hope that this debut will help struggling African artists and create much-needed artistic infrastructure on the continent.
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No survivors are expected to be found in the wreckage of a Kenya Airways plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Cameroon on Saturday with 114 people aboard, one of the country's top aviation officials said Monday.
The wreckage of the Kenya Airways plane that disappeared early Saturday morning has been found in Cameroon, a senior aviation official told CNN.
Crews in southern Cameroon prepared to resume their search Sunday for a missing Nairobi-bound Kenya Airways flight that disappeared the day before during heavy rain.
This month's Quest is all about 'going green.' Richard goes on a journey to meet those who are saving the environment. From California to Cameroon to the Congo basin, he assesses the plight of Planet Earth -- and those who occupy it.
Atletico Madrid have been fined and threatened with the closure of their stadium by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for their fans' behaviour during Saturday's Primera Liga match against Osasuna.
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, sidelined since September with a knee injury, has pledged to return to the Barcelona side at the end of next week, and is still aiming to finish the season as the Primera Liga's top scorer.
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Cameroon have agreed a two-year contract with Arie Haan -- with the deal renewable if the Dutch coach proves his worth in the 2008 African Nations Cup.
Real Madrid are poised to sign Lyon's highly-rated Malian international midfielder Mahamadou Diarra after successful talks, the French champions said on Friday.
Ruud van Nistelrooy struck midway through the first half to seal a 1-0 victory for the Netherlands over Cameroon in a World Cup warm-up match in Rotterdam on Saturday.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o can cap a memorable season by finishing Primera Liga top scorer with a goal against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
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Racing Santander have been fined an unspecified sum by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for racist abuse by fans.
Only 27 of 150 passengers on a ship traveling from Nigeria to Gabon survived when the vessel sank Wednesday night, said the harbor master for the main port in Cameroon.
Uruguay named Oscar Washington Tabarez as their new coach on Tuesday, bringing the 59-year-old back for a second stint in charge.
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o has been named African Footballer of the Year for the third year running, edging out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba by just two points.
Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni will be disciplined by his club Espanyol after returning late from international duty at the African Nations Cup, the Primera Liga side have said.
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama made three saves in a penalty shootout to help Nigeria eliminate defending champions Tunisia in their African Nations Cup quarterfinal on Saturday.
Samuel Eto'o followed up his hat-trick against Angola with a spectacular striker as Cameroon beat Togo 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the African Nations Cup quarterfinals in Cairo.
Striker Didier Drogba converted a first-half penalty to give Ivory Coast a 1-0 victory over Morocco in their African Nations Cup opener on Saturday.
Barcelona say that striker Samuel Eto'o will not hook up with the Cameroon squad for the African Nations Cup until after the La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao on January 15.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o will stand down from club commitments in order to play for Cameroon at next month's African Nations Cup.
Netherlands will play friendly internationals against Ecuador, Cameroon, Mexico and Australia in the run up to next year's World Cup finals in Germany.
The gods were displeased.
Pierre Wome missed a stoppage time penalty, costing Cameroon a record sixth World Cup finals appearance and enabling Ivory Coast to go through on a day of shocks in the African qualifying matches.
Cameroon and Angola are one win away from qualifying for the World Cup finals for the first time after qualifying victories on Sunday.
Zinedine Zidane made a dream return to the French international line up as he scored their second goal in a 3-0 victory over the Ivory Coast in Montpellier.
Bastia defender Alexandre Song has joined Premier League Arsenal on loan with the option of a permanent deal, the Corsican club said on Thursday.
Cameroon international Thimothee Atouba has completed his transfer from Premiership Tottenham to SV Hamburg, the Bundesliga side said on Tuesday.
Nigeria and Senegal's places in the 2006 World Cup finals have been left in doubt after being held to draws in African qualifying on Sunday.
Substitute Mauricio Pinilla scored a spectacular long-range goal 10 minutes from time to give Sporting a 2-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final.
Former Swiss and Portuguese national coach Artur Jorge has been named as the new manager of the Cameroon national side.
Cameroon's German coach Winifried Schaefer has paid the price for a string of poor results, culminating in a 3-0 friendly defeat to Germany in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Germany goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke held talks with Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann and Timo Hildebrand on Monday in a bid to end the war of words over which of them should be No. 1.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has called up uncapped defender Moritz Volz of Fulham for next week's friendly against Cameroon.
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Cameroon utility player Thimothee Atouba from Swiss champions Basel.
FIFA has pardoned Cameroon and lifted the six-point sanction imposed on their World Cup qualifying campaign after they wore a one-piece kit in the African Nations Cup.
Cameroon have lost their appeal against FIFA's decision to dock the country six World Cup qualifying points as a punishment for wearing a one-piece kit.
In-form striker Dimitar Berbatov scored twice to help Bulgaria ease to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Cameroon.
World governing body FIFA have punished Cameroon for wearing bodysuits at the African Nations Cup earlier this year with a six-point penalty in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
Vladimir Manchev and Svetoslav Todorov have been omitted from Bulgaria's squad for their Euro 2004 warm-up match at home to Cameroon on April 28.
Cameroon are hoping to continue using their one-piece kit at the African Nations Cup finals despite the threat of FIFA sanctions.
Nigeria are into the last eight of the African Nations Cup after a 2-1 victory over their little Benin.
Holders Cameroon and Algeria sneaked into the Nations Cup quarterfinals at the expense of four-times winners Egypt, whose coach Mohsen Salah quit.
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Cameroon, winners of the last two African Nations Cups, were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by outsiders Algeria as they began the defence of their crown on Sunday.
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