Football

22 February 2011 Angola defeated hosts and favourites Sudan on penalties after a stormy 1-1 draw on Tuesday and secured a place in the African Nations Championship final against Tunisia. The Tunisians also needed a shootout after another 1-1 deadlock following extra time before eliminating neighbours Algeria and reaching the climax of the biennial tournament for home-based footballers. Angola won…

22 February 2011 Rock-bottom club JUTH FC sent massive shock waves across the Nigeria Premier League Monday with a 2-1 home win over defending champions Enyimba. This was De Healers first win of the year and only their second victory in 16 matches since their return to the top flight this season. It was also a result that lifted them…

22 February 2011 You can follow Live Play-by-Play coverage of the 2011 CHAN semifinals on MTNFootball.com with the first match between Algeria and Tunisia at 14h00 GMT and the second between Sudan and Angola at 17h30 GMT. The 2011 African Nations Championship semifinals take place in Sudan today and the coaches of the four participating teams all believe they have…

21 February 2011 Sunshine Stars kept alive their hopes of a first-ever Nigeria Premier League conquest with a 3-0 demolition of last seasons runners-up Kano Pillars. The big home win by the Akure club ensured they stayed in touch with league leaders Dolphin as they now have 32 points from 16 matches, four points behind the Port Harcourt outfit. Petite…

21 February 2011 The semifinal line-up has been completed at the 2011 African Nations Championship with all four teams confident that can go all the way in this year's tournament. Hosts Sudan will take on Angola in Tuesday's first semifinal, with the other match between an all-north African affair between Tunisia and Algeria. Angola skipper Kali says the ow-key nature…

21 February 2011 After round 21 of the Absa Premiership Orlando Pirates remained on top of the log with both Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town closely on their heels. It was another action packed weekend in the PSL with games averaging 2.75 goals per game. In total 22 goals were scored in the eight matches taking place, but there…

19 February 2011 Carlo Ancelotti insists success in the Champions League can salvage Chelsea's season after their hopes of winning the FA Cup for a third successive season ended with a penalty shoot-out defeat against Everton. Ancelotti's Cup holders crashed out 4-3 on penalties after drawing 1-1 with Everton in Saturday's fourth round replay at Stamford Bridge. With Chelsea currently…

20 February 2011 African Nations Championship goals were scarce in Sudan on Saturday as Angola and Tunisia reached the semi-finals while defending champions Democratic Republic of Congo fell by the wayside. Angola booked a semi-final showdown against Sudan next Tuesday with an 8-7 penalty shootout victory over Cameroon after neither team managed to find the net during 120 minutes of…

20 February 2011 The fairy tale run of Bukola Babes in the Nigeria Premier League was cut short when Dolphin defeated them 2-0 to open up a seven-point lead on top of the championship. Dolphin stay atop of the NPL with 36 points from 16 matches as Bukola Babes unbeaten run of eight matches was brought to an end in…

18 February 2011 The fairytale winning run of South Africa in the African Nations Championship ended Friday as they fell 2-0 to Algeria in Sudan. Abdelkader Laifaoui broke the quarter-final deadlock from a penalty one minute before half-time and Hocine Metref added a second goal three minutes into stoppage time on an artificial Khartoum Stadium pitch. Algeria will return to…

19 February 2011 Super Eagles latest addition Joel Obi has admitted his priority is to establish himself in the first team of Italian champions Inter Milan. The 19-year-old midfielder, who shone like a million stars on his Eagles debut against Sierra Leone recently, told MTNFootball.com he wishes to be playing week in, week out at Inter. I want to be…

17 February 2011 Serie A title-chasers Napoli will travel to Spanish opponents Villarreal next week with their Europa League hopes in the balance after they were held 0-0 in their last 32 first-leg clash. It will not be the ideal scenario for the former Italian champions -- playing in only their second European campaign in 16 years -- as days…

18 February 2011 Two matches stand out in this weekends Nigeria Premier League clashes leaders Dolphin host third-placed Bukola Babes and Sunshine Stars tackle Kano Pillars at home. Dolphin will be favourites to beat Bukola Babes and maintain a four-point lead at the top of the NPL, but then are up against a hungry, glory-seeking club who have not lost…

18 February 2011 Michael Essien is promising a future return to international football, after more than a year without playing for Ghana, but suggested it will not be against England at Wembley next month. The Chelsea midfielders return, after requesting a break to concentrate on his club career, has been the subject of intense speculation in recent days but Essien…

17 February 2011 Arsene Wenger insisted Barcelona remained favourites to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after Arsenal came from behind to score a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Spanish giants. A goal apiece from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin in the final 12 minutes sealed a memorable win for the Gunners after a largely dominant Barcelona had taken…