Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the decisive goal as Ivory Coast ended a 23-year Africa Cup of Nations title drought by winning 9-8 on penalties after the final ended 0-0 following extra time. Before netting, veteran Barry had set up the match-winning chance by diving to his left and pushing away a spot-kick from Ghana goalkeeper Razak Braimah. Ivory Coast triumphed … [Read more...]
Ghana defeated hosts Equatorial Guinea 3-0 to book a place for the final on Sunday
A brace from brothers Jordan and Andrew Ayew and a record 1500th tournament goal by Mubarak Wakaso ushered Ghana into the final of the 30th Orange Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated hosts Equatorial Guinea 3-0 in Malabo. Play was halted eight minutes from time in this Africa Cup of Nations semi-final as missiles were thrown on the pitch by some disgruntled home … [Read more...]
Africa Cup of Nations 2015 opens : Equatorial Guinea draws with Congo
There was a touch of quality from a Champions League player, heroics from a part-time goalkeeper from Deportivo Mongomo, and a raucous atmosphere here on the opening day of the 30th Africa Cup of Nations. Streets were jammed hours before the opening game, a 1-1 draw between the hosts, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo, and the capacity here of 35,700 was exceeded as noisy home … [Read more...]
Norway dominates Cross Country World Cup
Eirik Brandsdal led a Norwegian trio to victory in the men's sprint at the World Cup cross-country skiing opener on Saturday, the 29th November, 2014. He was followed by Petter Northug and Sondre Turvoll Fossli, while another Norwegian, Finn Haagen Krogh, was fourth. Norway also saw success in the women's sprint as the versatile Marit Bjorgen took her 67th World Cup race … [Read more...]
Norway call up 15-year-old Odegaard for Euro qualifiers
Norway coach Per-Mattias Hogmo has called up Stromsgodset’s talented teenage playmaker Martin Odegaard to add creativity to his squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Malta and Bulgaria. The 15-year-old attacking midfielder will join a side whose attacking limitations were harshly exposed by Italy, who beat the Norwegians 2-0 in Oslo in their opening qualifier in … [Read more...]