Articles tagged with "african-nations-cup"
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 5th, 2006
Even after a disappointing, heartbreaking loss to Nigeria in a penalty shootout, Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre remains ever the optimist. Lemerre says Tunisia's African ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
What an incredible day at the African Nations Cup in Egypt. Cote d'Ivoire is the last World Cup qualifier left standing after defeating Cameroon ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
Following an epic battle with Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup, Carthage Eagles coach Roger Lemerre said his team will apply the ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
Two of Africa's best teams squared off in an emotional, phyiscal and thrilling contest in the African Nations Cup in Egypt. In the end, ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
With the score tied 1-1 after a grueling 120 minutes of football, Nigeria and Tunisia are headed to a penalty shoot out. Those with ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
Wow, the game is certainly living up the the pregame hype. Tunisia and Nigeria are tied 1-1 in the second half of extra time. ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 4th, 2006
A quarterfinal African Nations Cup showdown for the ages. You can follow the action from Port Said, Eypt online right here. Kickoff is ...
Posted on: Togo World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 3rd, 2006
Ashamed of its poor performance in the African Nations Cup, Togo snuck back into the country this week electing to bus in from Ghana to ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 3rd, 2006
Saturday is the big showdown between Nigeria and Tunisia in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals. Both sides are confident. Nigeria is buyoed by ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 2nd, 2006
Nigeria is a good football team, but judging from the amount of noise its players and press make you would think the Super Eagles were ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 2nd, 2006
It is going to be an epic battle when the Carthage Eagles take on the Super Eagles in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 2nd, 2006
The only thing more depressing than the thought of the Palancas Negras early exit in Egypt is reading the advice of the naysayers out there ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 2nd, 2006
After flying home to Luanda from Cairo via Lisbon, Angola's players avoided the local press like the plague. Heads held low and ashamed of ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 1st, 2006
Pedro Mantorras is not happy with the limited amount of playing time he received during the African Nations Cup and as a result he says ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 1st, 2006
His uniform might say Tunisia but his heart still says Brazil. Francileudo Dos Santos has led Tunisia into the quarterfinals of the African Nations ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 1st, 2006
It is the beginning of February and that means we are inching a bit closer to the World Cup. It can't come soon enough. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 31st, 2006
The African Nations Cup is an unpredictable tournament that must bring out the fear in African coaches. The timing of the tournament certainly doesn't ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 31st, 2006
Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre has come under some criticism for choosing to rest a number of his starters during yesterday's African Nations Cup 3-0 loss ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 30th, 2006
The Carthage Eagles were thoroughly beaten today in African Nations Cup action, suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Guinea.
Both sides had already clinched ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 30th, 2006
In countries around the world, the media is quick to lay blame following a team's loss. In Angola, the press is no different.
Memo to ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 30th, 2006
After failing to advance from its group in the African Nations Cup, Angola is hoping that the experience of playing in pressure packed games will ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
What a roller coaster of a day for Angola fans. Their team defeated Togo 3-2 in African Nations Cup action but it was not ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Maurito is the hero, scoring with five minutes left in the game to make it 3-2.
Come on Palancas Negras!
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Horrible news for Angola as Cherif Toure Mamam gets the equalizer for Togo 2-2. Angola needs to find a way to score in the ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
With a spot in the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup wrapped up, Tunisia can afford to take it easy against Guniea on Monday. ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Flavio does it again, netting his second goal of the game to give Angola a 2-1 advantage at the midway point. With Cameroon leading ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Kader Coubadja scores in the 24th minute for Togo to even the game 1-1. I think this has to be a very tense day ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Flavio scores for Angola with an angled strike from eight yards after Togo's attempt to play offside fails in the 9th minute. Big early ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
The must-win game for Angola against Togo is underway in Egypt. Here are the starters:
Angola: 1-Joao Ricardo, 21-Delgado, 3-Jamba, 5-Kali, 20-Loco, 8-Andre, 13-Edson, 17-Figueiredo, ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
Joao Ricardo is seeing plenty of action as Angola's number one keeper during the African Nations Cup, but once the tournament is over he will ...
