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SOCCER | AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS Final four promise exciting contests KUMASI, Ghana : The quality of the quarterfinals at the African Cup of Nations suggest more drama for the semifinals on Thursday. The first four games in the knockout rounds offered late goals, red cards, wonder strikes. In the end, and after some dramatic twists, the four favorites advanced. In the early game Thursday, ... [link]

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Can’t watch the game? African Nations Cup Semi-Finals Reading Material
Published 2/6/2008 by Breton at Center Holds It
... IVORY COAST vs. EGYPT (Feb 7 2008) Didier Drogba, Solomon Kalou, and Kolo Toure against the defending champions. It is a rematch of the 2006 African Nations Cup final (Egypt won on penalties). Eurosport - Revenge for Ivory Coast? Drogba, Eto’o - Why African Dictators Fear Football (Charles Onyango Obbo) Drogba Saga Just Another Example of CAF Bungling (Johannesburg Business Day) Final Four Promise Exciting Contests - International Herald Tribune (Greg Lalas) ...

It Just Smells Different News
Published 2/6/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... v Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia v Singapore ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Semifinal Matches & Scores -Thu Feb 7 Ivory Coast v Egypt Ghana v Cameroon-Tunisia ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Paul Doyle of the Guardian writes about Egypt's "national treasure" Mohamed Shawky. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Greg Lalas writes for the International Herald Tribune about the ACN Semifinals - Final four promise exciting contests. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African website My Joy ...

“Not bad for starters,” “some welcome rays of sunlight” & “glimpses of a bright future”
Published 2/7/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Greg Lalas (IHT) also previews the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. “The quality of the quarterfinals at the African Cup of Nations suggest more drama for the semifinals on Thursday. The first four games in the knockout rounds offered late goals, red cards, wonder strikes. In the end, and after some dramatic twists, the four favorites advanced.” ...

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