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A stunning long-range effort from Sulley Ali Muntari gave hosts Ghana a welcome win in the opening match against an impressive Guinea side.

Nigeria scraped into the quarter finals of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations with their first goals of the tournament thanks to Ivory Coasts win over a subdued Malian side.

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o scored twice to help Cameroon into the quarter finals and breaks Laurent Pokou's record of 14 Nations Cup goals.

Senegal and South Africa's worst fears were realized as Angola and Tunisia played out a 0-0 draw to secure passage to the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Hosts Ghana left it late to beat their close rivals Nigeria despite having a man sent off whilst the Ivory Coast had less trouble in seeing off Guinea.

Stéphane Mbia scored twice as the Indomitable Lions beat the 2004 champions in Kumasi to reach Thursday's semi final against hosts Ghana.

Cameroon and Egypt upset the odds in the Cup of Nations semi finals to send hosts Ghana and favourites Ivory Coast crashing out.

A superb individual goal by Salomon Kalou gave Ivory Coast a narrow win in the most hotly anticipated group match of the tournament against Nigeria.

Holders Egypt produced a magnificent result to beat much-fancied Cameroon 4-2 in Group C with Mohamed Zidan producing an inspired performance in Kumasi.

Tunisia and South Africa both required spectacular late equalizers to keep Group D wide open at the Tamale Stadium in Ghana.

Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch has cast controversy over the Africa Cup of Nations by alleging he was asked to influence the result of his side's opening match on Monday.

The mayhem continued in Ghana as Sudanese players were involved in a skirmish with Egyptian journalists on the eve of their crucial meeting in Group C.

Samuel Eto'o made history in Kumasi as his penalty against Zambia made him the joint leading scorer in Cup of Nations history.

The goals continued to fly in at the Africa Cup of Nations, with two more of Africa's heavyweight sides heading for elimination in the group stages.

Hosts Ghana made the quarter finals thanks to a much improved performance and goals from their dynamic midfield pair Michael Essien and Sulley Ali Muntari.

A goal from Mohamed Aboutreika gave the Pharaohs their second consecutive Cup of Nations Final victory against Cameroon in Accra.

Football fans at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will see five brand new stadiums, two of which will not open until 2010. The other five stadiums saw upgrades.

Sweden, Czech Republic and Turkey are among the big nations in world football to have failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.