In a stunning finish of the group C group match, Nigeria striker Victor Moses scored two late goals to defeat Ethiopia by 2-0 at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg on Tuesday. With this win; Nigeria has entered into the knockout stage of the tournament where it will meet Cote d’voire in the quarterfinal. Last ten minutes changed the course of the game when Moses got two penalties and he converted them into finely tuned goals to lead his country into the next stage of AFCON 2013. Ethiopia’s long awaited spell at African event finished at the bottom of group C while defending champion Zambia also shadowed its dreams after a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso. Moses got his two penalties when he was stopped first by defender Alula Girma and secondly by goalkeeper Sisay Bancha inside the area and he brilliantly exploited these opportunities to win a much needed game for his nation. As said, it was a much needed win coz otherwise Nigeria would have a tie with Zambia who also had five … [Read more...]
AFCON 2013, Ghana is a tough challenge for Mali, Niger, and DR Congo
African Cup of Nations 2013 is on the cart, and every team is recollecting its resources to win the title. As of now, all the group teams have been finalized and most important group of them is Group B where Ghana is placed along with Mali, Niger, and, DR Congo. Ghana is obviously a toughest challenge for other group participants, or perhaps other teams of the event. Even DR Congo’s coach: Claude Leroy has accepted publically that facing Ghana is a real challenge for them, despite the fact that he is training DR Congo’s team since last many years. Notably, this would be Leroy’s seventh spell in AFCON and he is still skeptical of his team’s victory in presence of Ghana. His comments about Ghana are also important coz he himself has trained them from 2006 to 2008 in the past, so he understands them very well, especially in their flagship tournament they will do everything they can to claim the title. Group B’s first match will be in January between Simbas and Black Stars. On the … [Read more...]