SparrowHawks To Play After All

Togo's national team players voted unanimously to stay in the African Nations Cup in "memory of the dead."

Attack On Togo's Team Bus

Here's a bit on the attack by Angolan rebels on the (Democratic Republic of) Congolese border that took place on Friday:

Two players are reported to be injured and a Togolese sports ministry spokesman in Lome said that the bus driver had been killed in the attack. The Sparrow Hawks are in the country ahead of the African tournament, which gets under way on Sunday.

"The Angolan driver was killed on the spot," the Togolese official told Reuters.

It's A Six-Pack For Egypt

At Accra, Ghana:

Mohamed Aboutriaka scored the game's only goal at 77 minutes to lift Egypt to their sixth African Nations Cup title on Sunday, as they blanked Cameroon 1-0. Pictured here are members of the Egyptian squad celebrating another ANC crown. Photo from Issouf Sonogo for Getty Images

African Nations Cup

The two semifinal matches in this year's African Nations Cup, being played in Ghana, are taking place today.

Cameroon vs. Ghana (the lone African club to advance beyond the group stage in the 2006 FIFA World Cup)

and

Defending tournament champs Egypt vs. 2006 World Cup group stagers Ivory Coast.

The two winners would play for the title on Sunday at Accra, Ghana.


UPDATE: Cameroon held off hosts Ghana 1-0, and Egypt continued their defense of their tournament championship with a 4-1 thrashing of Ivory Coast. Two two winners will play each other on Sunday at Accra, Ghana for the title.