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29 March 2011 MTNFootball.com will bring you live Play-by-Play coverage of the International Friendlies between England vs Ghana (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 21:00) as well as Nigeria v Kenya (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 19:00. Ghana will face England for the first time at senior level at Wembley Stadium in London tonight. The Black Stars come into the game full of confidence after…
29 March 2011 A cursory glance at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification groups makes you wonder whether there is a growing shift in power in African football. Cameroon, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have all looked less than convincing in the qualifiers to date, and all are in serious danger of not making the tournament in…
28 March 2011 Qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations has reached the halfway mark in all pools bar Group K, which is now well advanced. Here is the low-down on how things ave gone so far: GROUP A Cape Verde are the surprise leaders with seven points their three matches, which includes a fantastic 1-0 victory over Mali…
3 March 2011 MTNFootball.com last year introduced a new rankings system for African nations whereby we take into account only the teams' most recent matches to determine who is the best on the continent! Unlike the FIFA World Rankings, we take current form into account and position the countries based on their performances in recent months, compiling a list of…
28 March 2011 Africas most successful coach faces an abrupt end to his winning reign as the future of Egypts Hassan Shehata is decided this week in the wake of a dramatic loss at the weekend. A decision on the future of the coach is expected on Wednesday after Egypts hopes of a successful defence of their continental crown suffered…
27 March 2011 Jack Wilshere admits Fabio Capello laid the foundations for England's Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales by telling his players to copy Barcelona. Capello wants England to replicate Barca's pressing game, which denies opponents time on the ball and disrupts their rhythm, and to drive home the point he showed his players video highlights of the Spanish…
27 March 2011 The drama of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign resumes on Sunday with yet more top clashes to look forward too. Nigeria take on Ethiopia in a must-win for the Super Eagles, a game you can also follow with our play-by-play, while there is a huge match in north Africa as Algeria host Morocco. The…
25 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Congo v Ghana, 27th March - Sudan v Swaziland, 26th March World Cup quarter finalists Ghana must beat Congo in Brazzaville on Sunday to brighten their chances of qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of…
25 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Guinea-Bissau v Uganda, 26 March, Bissau - Kenya v Angola, 26 March, Nairobi Uganda have finally managed to scrape the money together to travel to Guinea-Bissau for their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group…
25 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday!Video: 2012 Nations Cup Qualifiers Preview- Chad v Botswana, 26 March, Ndjamena - Malawi v Togo, 26 March, Blyantyre Botswana will qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time on Sunday if they…
25 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Mali v Zimbabwe, 27 March - Cape Verde Islands v Liberia, 27 March The tiny island of Cape Verde are sitting proudly atop Group A of the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Africa Cup…
25 March 2011 MTNFootball.com will bring you live Play-by-Play coverage of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this weekend - Nigeria vs Ethiopia (Sunday from 20h00). We will also bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Madagascar v Guinea, 27 March - Nigeria v Ethiopia,…
23 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Libya v Comoros, 27 March, Bamako (Mali, neutral venue) - Mozambique v Zambia, 27 March, Maputo Libyas senior national football team must try to shrug off the turmoil that has engulfed their home land…
24 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Cote d'Ivoire v Benin, 26 March, Accra (Ghana, neutral venue) - Rwanda v Burundi, 26 March, Kigali Cote d'Ivoire will hope to maintain their 100 percent record in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations…
23 March 2011 We will bring you live coverage of all the goals as they go in around the continent on both Saturday and Sunday! - Tanzania v Central African Republic, 27 March, Dar Es Salaam - Algeria v Morocco, 27 March, Annaba The North African derby between Algeria and Morocco in Annaba on Sunday is the highlight of Group…