Mike Collett

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa closed in on the African Nations Cup knockout stages with a win on Wednesday while debutants Cape Verde Islands narrowly failed to do...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Ivory Coast struggled to beat Togo 2-1 at the African Nations Cup on Tuesday where they showed the qualities all title-winning teams need with a...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Late goals from Ivory Coast forward Gervinho and Tunisia winger Youssef Msakni earned wins over Togo and Algeria respectively as Group D got underway at...

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Ethiopia ended a 31-year absence from the African Nations Cup by having their goalkeeper sent off, missing a penalty and holding champions Zambia to a...

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Zambia's chances of emulating Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon as the only nations to retain the African Nations Cup did not look promising when they began...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Unseasonably cold temperatures, hours of driving rain, uninspiring football and no goals marked a truly dismal opening day at the African Nations Cup on Saturday. The eagerly-awaited...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa coach Gordon Igesund accused his players of losing their nerve during a woeful display against tiny Cape Verde Islands in the goalless opening match of...

LONDON (Reuters) - Spain's glorious third successive triumph in a major tournament and individual goalscoring brilliance from Argentine Lionel Messi will be remembered as soccer's golden hallmarks of 2012. But...

LONDON (Reuters) - Spain's glorious third successive triumph in a major tournament and individual goalscoring brilliance from Argentine Lionel Messi will be remembered as soccer's golden hallmarks of 2012. But...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Spain's glorious third successive triumph in a major tournament and individual goal scoring brilliance from Argentine Lionel Messi will be remembered as soccer's golden hallmarks of...