Sulley Muntari Ghana coach Milovan Rajevic has resolved his recent rift with Sulley Muntari as he plots the way forward ahead of the World Cup. Read more...



Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou believes Togo have been banned from the next two African Nations Cups because they are "a small nation" after their withdrawal from the 2010 finals following the fatal coach attack in Angola. Read more...



Shaibu Amodu The future of Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu will be decided in the coming days after the country's football federation announced their executive committee will hold an emergency meeting in Abuja. Read more...
 
   

Click on the groups to view results:
 Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Angola 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 2
 Algeria 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2
 Mali 4 3 1 1 1 7 6 1
 Malawi 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1
   
 Michael Essien (Ghana)

Ghana will head to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations as one of the favourites to claim a trophy the four-time winners have not got their hands on for 28 years.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored the goal against Sudan in September that clinched the first place at the 16-team tournament, as well as the World Cup finals.

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 Egypt

The Pharaohs extended their run as the most successful side in Africa with victory at Ghana 2008, just two years after they had secured the title on home soil. They will be among the favourites again but following a below-par World Cup qualification campaign there may be signs that their era of dominance is waning. Much will depend on the fitness of playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika.

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 Winner: Egypt
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 Abedi Pele's blog
We are now down to the last four and while it is always difficult to argue that the likes of Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria are by extension the best teams on the continent it is fair to say they have deserved their run here. Nigeria rode their...

 
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