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Burkina Faso '98




Welcome to the BBC's Home Page for the African Cup of Nations: 7th - 28th
February.

Full time: South Africa 0 Angola 0
Full time: Ivory Coast 4 Namibia 3
Full time: Algeria 0 Guinea 1

Read the latest match reports

For team information, dates of matches and results:



•Group A- Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Algeria, Guinea •Group B- Ghana, Tunisia,
Togo, DR Congo •Group C- South Africa, Angola, Ivory Coast, Namibia •Group D-
Zambia, Morocco, Egypt, Mozambique



LATEST news from Burkina Faso...


- Ivory Coast pipped unfancied Namibia in a seven-goal thriller with two goals
each from Tiehi and Shivute. Ivory Coast were leading three-nil at half time,
but Namibia fought back to equal the score before a last minute goal won it
for the Elephants.

- South Africa and Angola slumbered in the heat as they played out a no-score
draw, while Guinea stamped their credentials on the tournament with a one-nil
victory over Algeria

- Burkina Faso coach Philippe Troussier said he wasn't disappointed with their
one-nil defeat by Cameroon in the opening game, and said he was proud of the
determination his side had shown. "God was not with us" he said.

- Sources in the Zambian camp say long-server Kalusha Bwalya has been dropped
as captain, in favour of 27 year old Elijah Litana, for Zambia's opening game
against Morocco

- Mali has been named as host of the 2002 Cup of Nations -- beating off a
strong challenge from Egypt. Zimbabwe will host the competition in 2000

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