Mike Collett

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, whose team face Nigeria in their first appearance in an African Nations Cup final, says he is relishing their role as underdogs...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Substitute Mubarak Wakaso hit two goals as four-times champions Ghana ended the fairytale run of Cape Verde Islands with a 2-0 African Nations Cup...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - The dreams of hosts South Africa and the tiny Cape Verde Islands came to a shattering halt on Saturday when they were knocked out...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - The right ingredients seem to be in place to make the knockout rounds of the African Nations Cup, which reaches the quarter-finals stage this...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Whatever problems Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba faces off the field, he demonstrated on Wednesday he remains fully focused on the African Nations Cup and...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - A night of unrelenting emotion ended in joy for South Africa and Cape Verde Islands and sorrow for Morocco and Angola as the four...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 27 (Reuters - Massive underdogs Cape Verde Islands scored two late goals to snatch a dramatic 2-1 win over Angola and qualify for the quarter-finals...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Cape Verde Islands coach Lucio Antunes burst into song on Sunday after a dramatic 2-1 win over Angola put his team through to the...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Emmanuel Adebayor, for so long the central figure in Togo's footballing fortunes, put his pre-tournament troubles behind him when he scored the opening goal in...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - The African Nations Cup match between Algeria and Togo on Saturday descended into late farce when a player's weight caused the goal frame to break....