Africa Cup of Nations 2012

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23:25 Manucho gives Angola perfect start

23:16 Morocco, Tunisia in 2004 final repeat

20:53 Drogba blames fatigue for disappointing display against Sudan

18:23 We were a total failure, says Senegal’s captain Niang

17:16 Seydou Keita doubtful for Mali opener

15:57 Morocco, Tunisia group favorites ‘only on paper’

14:50 Angola grapple with wounded Stallions

14:40 Mali fitness worries ahead of Nations Cup football

13:53 Chamakh playing for Arsenal place at Nations Cup-coach

01:07 Zambia seals surprise 2-1 win against Senegal

22:43 Eq Guinea claims dramatic 1-0 win vs Libya

19:18 Libya protest about flag mix-up on CAF website

12:15 Niger plan to leave positive impression on Cup debut

12:10 Zambia hopes to honour 1993 team killed in crash

22:20 Burkina Faso cry foul over training facilities

16:53 Senegal have healed past wounds, says Daf

18:47 Ghana are going to be African champions, says coach

18:44 Morocco’s Assaidi ready for CAN challenge

17:37 Mali suffer Fofana and Traore injury blow

16:28 Tunisia’s Chedli to retire after 2012 African Cup

16:03 Morocco, Tunisia braced for early showdown

21:37 Goal for Ghana’s Gyan signals recovery

18:37 Libya players head to Eq. Guinea for African Cup

14:24 Equatorial Guinea offered $1 million win bonus

13:23 Ghana seeks to finally end run of near-misses

00:11 Senegal wins final warmup match before African Cup

16:23 Ghana’s Gyan will be fit in time, says officials

10:03 CAN 2012: Gerets expects Morocco to finish on top four

16:29 Former German junior named in Angola squad

16:16 CAN 2012: Ivory Coast showed Tunisia’s flaws, says coach

Players to watch

Andre Ayew

Ghana's promising starlet

Demba Ba

Senegal's goal-poacher

Mehdi Benatia

Morocco's solid defender

Oussama Darragi

Tunisia's key playmaker

Seydou Keita

Mali's consistent midfielder

Yaya Toure

Ivory Coast's giant midfielder

Aubameyang fires co-hosts Gabon to opening win

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lived up to his growing reputation by inspiring co-hosts Gabon to a comfortable 2-0 win over debutants Niger in their opening African Nations Cup Group C match on Monday

Traore adds to Mali injury woes

The Metz midfielder failed to recover in time

Eto’o helps Gabon open its half of African Cup

Samuel Eto’o helped Gabon open its half of the African Cup of Nations on Monday as thousands of red and white balloons were released over the new Stade de l’Amitie after a countdown from the Cameroon striker

Gyan ready for Ghana start

Ghana star striker will lead the team’s front line against Botswana

Burkina Faso coach frustrated by Angola's ‘anti-football’

Following Sunday's loss, Duarte is unhappy with the defence, Angolan tactics and the referee

Ghana opens with big mismatch against Botswana

Four-time African Cup of Nations champion Ghana is an overwhelming favorite to beat first-timer Botswana in the opening round of matches in Group D on Tuesday, even if the country’s vice president is worried about an upset

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