Monday, January 25, 2010

ANC: Pharaohs and Super Eagles Reach Semis

The quarterfinal round of the African Nations Cup concluded in Angola on Monday:

At Benguela:

Ahmed Hassan scored twice (37', 90'+5) as Egypt defeated Cameroon 3-1 to reach the semifinal round. The Pharaohs will take on Algeria in Benguela on Thursday.

At Lubango:

After 120 scoreless minutes, John Mikel Obi, Obafemi Martins, Victor Nsofor Obinna, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, and Vincent Enyeama each made a successful spot kick as Nigeria won the penalty kick shootout 5-4 over Zambia to reach Thursday semifinal against Ghana at Luanda.


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