Sunday, January 24, 2010

ANC: Black Stars And Desert Foxes Reach Semis

The quarterfinal round of the African Nations Cup commenced on Sunday in Angola.

At Luanda:

Asamoah Gyan scored the only goal of the match (16') as Ghana defeated Angola 1-0. The Black Stars will play in a Thursday semifinal round match at Luanda against the winner of Monday's Zambia-Nigeria contest.

At Cabinda:

In Sunday's other contest, Karim Matmour (40'), Madjid Bougherra (90'), and Hameur Bouazza (90'+3) each provided the goals as Algeria scored twice in the 90th minute and later in second-half play to overtake Ivory Coast 3-2 to advance to the semifinal round. The Desert Foxes will take on the winner of Monday's Egypt-Cameroon contest in a Thursday semifinal match at Benguela.

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