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Zambia won their first African title after beating Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties during the final match of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations played at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon.

It was a bittersweet victory in Libreville, Gabon. Last week after arriving for the finals, Zambia's current players laid flowers on a stretch of sand in Libreville not far from where a Zambian military plane crashed into the ocean soon after takeoff in 1993, killing 25 players and officials on board as well as a state news agency sports reporter ... (more)

Zimbabwe's first draft constitution has sparked outrage with legal experts equating it to an orchestrated attack on the country's moral, cultural and revolutionary pillars, a report says.

The 51-year-old believes the opportune time has come for a generation which has failed several times to make amends by winning the continental prize Cote d'Ivoire coach Francois Zahoui says that winning the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations title is the only thing that could make him and his side happy.

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Mali beat 10-man Ghana 2-0 Saturday in the third-place match at the African Cup of Nations for its best finish since it lost the 1972 final.

The General Assembly, the supreme authority of CAF, at its 34th session held on Friday in Libreville, Gabon; generally gave their support for Hayatou to continue at the helm when his current tenure expires in 2013.

10, GNA - The Confederation of African Football has honoured posthumously Ghana's Major George Lamptey with the Order of Merit award in recognition of his contribution to the development of football on the continent.

The 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations finalists, Zambia led by the country's football association president, Kalusha Bwalya visited the site of the tragic air-crash that killed the Zambia team 19 years ago.

Ghana captain John Mensah and midfielder Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu left the Black Stars camp in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday and travelled to Gabon to undergo medical tests.

Petauke. - REPUBLICAN Vice-President Guy Scott is today expected to leave for Libreville, Gabon to attend the closing ceremony of the 2012 Orange CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.

The Brazilian football legend has arrived in Gabon to take part in the final of the 2012 Afcon on Sunday Football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, touched down in Gabon on Tuesday to grace the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final of February 12 at the Amitie Stadium in Libreville, upon the invitation of Gabon's president Ali ... (more)

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The Teranga Lions fell to three successive defeats at the 2012 Afcon, and their trainer has paid the price for their disappointment Senegal have decided to fire coach Amara Traore in the wake on their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Whenever we hear of devastating news from the continent of Africa, its HIV problems are likely to be leading the headlines.

Ivory Coast and Ghana are on course to meet in a showpiece final at the African Cup of Nations, with only semifinal opponents Mali and Zambia now able to prevent the eagerly awaited showdown.

A decade ago Gabon set aside 10% of its land for national parks. It wanted to become Africa's version of Costa Rica - a magnet for eco-tourists. But turning Gabon's natural assets into tourist cash has been tougher than expected.

Gabon's National Institute of Youth and Sport and the French Institute in Libreville organised a conference on globalisation and sports to coincide with the Africa Cup of Nations which the country is co-hosting with Equatorial Guinea.

Gabon Pierre Eymerick Aubameyang kicks the ball to miss his penalty against Mali during their African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match at Stade De L'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday, Feb.

Gabon and mining firm BHP Billiton have reached a deal over the Belinga iron ore concession in Gabon after it was taken off China's CMEC, a government official from the Central African nation's government told Reuters on Friday.