Archive for Nations Cup
Afcon round 8 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 2 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 52 | |
| Home wins | 20 | 38.5 |
| Away wins | 12 | 23.1 |
| Drawn | 20 | 38.5 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 9.6 |
| Goals | 118 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 44 | 37.3 |
| Second half goals | 74 | 62.7 |
| Home team goals | 73 | 61.9 |
| Away team goals | 45 | 38.1 |
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Afcon round 7 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 0 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 | |
| Home wins | 20 | 39.2 |
| Away wins | 11 | 21.6 |
| Drawn | 20 | 39.2 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 9.8 |
| Goals | 115 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 43 | 37.4 |
| Second half goals | 72 | 62.6 |
| Home team goals | 72 | 62.6 |
| Away team goals | 43 | 37.4 |
Afcon round 6 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 3 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 50 | |
| Home wins | 20 | 40.0 |
| Away wins | 11 | 22.0 |
| Drawn | 19 | 38.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 8.0 |
| Goals | 115 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 43 | 37.4 |
| Second half goals | 72 | 62.6 |
| Home team goals | 72 | 62.6 |
| Away team goals | 43 | 37.4 |
Afcon round 5 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 5 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 48 | |
| Home wins | 19 | 39.6 |
| Away wins | 11 | 22.9 |
| Drawn | 18 | 37.5 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 8.3 |
| Goals | 112 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 43 | 38.4 |
| Second half goals | 69 | 61.6 |
| Home team goals | 70 | 62.5 |
| Away team goals | 42 | 37.5 |
Afcon round 4 goals review
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 9 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 38.6 |
| Away wins | 10 | 22.7 |
| Drawn | 17 | 38.6 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 6.8 |
| Goals | 104 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 40 | 38.5 |
| Second half goals | 64 | 61.5 |
| Home team goals | 65 | 62.5 |
| Away team goals | 39 | 37.5 |
Afcon round 3 goals review
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 17 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 36.1 |
| Away wins | 8 | 22.2 |
| Drawn | 15 | 41.7 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 8.3 |
| Goals | 88 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 33 | 37.5 |
| Second half goals | 55 | 62.5 |
| Home team goals | 55 | 62.5 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 37.5 |
Afcon round 2 goals review
15 goals were scored in the first half whilst 22 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 10 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 4 | 16.7 |
| Drawn | 10 | 41.7 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 64 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 26 | 40.6 |
| Second half goals | 38 | 59.4 |
| Home team goals | 42 | 65.6 |
| Away team goals | 22 | 34.4 |
Afcon round 1 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 12 | |
| Home wins | 5 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 2 | 16.7 |
| Drawn | 5 | 41.7 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 27 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 11 | 40.7 |
| Second half goals | 16 | 59.3 |
| Home team goals | 18 | 66.7 |
| Away team goals | 9 | 33.3 |
Afcon round 8 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 0 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 52 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 40.4 |
| Away wins | 15 | 28.8 |
| Drawn | 16 | 30.8 |
| Goalless draws | 8 | 15.4 |
| Goals | 100 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 41 | 41.0 |
| Second half goals | 59 | 59.0 |
| Home team goals | 57 | 57.0 |
| Away team goals | 43 | 43.0 |
Afcon round 7 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 41.2 |
| Away wins | 15 | 29.4 |
| Drawn | 15 | 29.4 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 13.7 |
| Goals | 100 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 41 | 41.0 |
| Second half goals | 59 | 59.0 |
| Home team goals | 57 | 57.0 |
| Away team goals | 43 | 43.0 |
Afcon round 6 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 50 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 42.0 |
| Away wins | 15 | 30.0 |
| Drawn | 14 | 28.0 |
| Goalless draws | 7 | 14.0 |
| Goals | 94 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 39 | 41.5 |
| Second half goals | 55 | 58.5 |
| Home team goals | 54 | 57.4 |
| Away team goals | 40 | 42.6 |
Afcon round 5 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 48 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 43.8 |
| Away wins | 14 | 29.2 |
| Drawn | 13 | 27.1 |
| Goalless draws | 6 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 90 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 39 | 43.3 |
| Second half goals | 51 | 56.7 |
| Home team goals | 53 | 58.9 |
| Away team goals | 37 | 41.1 |
Afcon round 4 goals review
4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Home wins | 18 | 40.9 |
| Away wins | 13 | 29.5 |
| Drawn | 13 | 29.5 |
| Goalless draws | 6 | 13.6 |
| Goals | 80 | |
| Goals/game | 1.8 | |
| First half goals | 36 | 45.0 |
| Second half goals | 44 | 55.0 |
| Home team goals | 47 | 58.8 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 41.3 |
Afcon round 3 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | |
| Home wins | 15 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 11 | 30.6 |
| Drawn | 10 | 27.8 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 11.1 |
| Goals | 68 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 32 | 47.1 |
| Second half goals | 36 | 52.9 |
| Home team goals | 40 | 58.8 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 41.2 |
Afcon round 2 goals review
12 goals were scored in the first half whilst 17 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 10 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Drawn | 6 | 25.0 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 41 | |
| Goals/game | 1.7 | |
| First half goals | 21 | 51.2 |
| Second half goals | 20 | 48.8 |
| Home team goals | 25 | 61.0 |
| Away team goals | 16 | 39.0 |
Afcon round 1 goals review
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 3 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 12 | |
| Home wins | 5 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 5 | 41.7 |
| Drawn | 2 | 16.7 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 16.7 |
| Goals | 12 | |
| Goals/game | 1.0 | |
| First half goals | 9 | 75.0 |
| Second half goals | 3 | 25.0 |
| Home team goals | 6 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 6 | 50.0 |
Afcon round 8 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 0 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 52 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 40.4 |
| Away wins | 17 | 32.7 |
| Drawn | 14 | 26.9 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 9.6 |
| Goals | 102 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 43 | 42.2 |
| Second half goals | 59 | 57.8 |
| Home team goals | 50 | 49.0 |
| Away team goals | 52 | 51.0 |
Afcon round 7 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 0 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 41.2 |
| Away wins | 16 | 31.4 |
| Drawn | 14 | 27.5 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 9.8 |
| Goals | 101 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 42 | 41.6 |
| Second half goals | 59 | 58.4 |
| Home team goals | 50 | 49.5 |
| Away team goals | 51 | 50.5 |
Afcon round 6 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 3 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 50 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 42.0 |
| Away wins | 15 | 30.0 |
| Drawn | 14 | 28.0 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 10.0 |
| Goals | 100 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 41 | 41.0 |
| Second half goals | 59 | 59.0 |
| Home team goals | 50 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 50 | 50.0 |
Afcon round 5 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 48 | |
| Home wins | 19 | 39.6 |
| Away wins | 15 | 31.3 |
| Drawn | 14 | 29.2 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 10.4 |
| Goals | 96 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 40 | 41.7 |
| Second half goals | 56 | 58.3 |
| Home team goals | 47 | 49.0 |
| Away team goals | 49 | 51.0 |
Afcon round 4 goals review
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 12 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 38.6 |
| Away wins | 14 | 31.8 |
| Drawn | 13 | 29.5 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 11.4 |
| Goals | 87 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 38 | 43.7 |
| Second half goals | 49 | 56.3 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 49.4 |
| Away team goals | 44 | 50.6 |
Afcon round 3 goals review
11 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | |
| Home wins | 15 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 11 | 30.6 |
| Drawn | 10 | 27.8 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 13.9 |
| Goals | 68 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 31 | 45.6 |
| Second half goals | 37 | 54.4 |
| Home team goals | 33 | 48.5 |
| Away team goals | 35 | 51.5 |
Afcon round 2 goals review
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 14 | 58.3 |
| Away wins | 2 | 8.3 |
| Drawn | 8 | 33.3 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 43 | |
| Goals/game | 1.8 | |
| First half goals | 20 | 46.5 |
| Second half goals | 23 | 53.5 |
| Home team goals | 30 | 69.8 |
| Away team goals | 13 | 30.2 |
Afcon round 1 goals review
12 goals were scored in the first half whilst 15 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 12 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 66.7 |
| Away wins | 1 | 8.3 |
| Drawn | 3 | 25.0 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 27 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 12 | 44.4 |
| Second half goals | 15 | 55.6 |
| Home team goals | 19 | 70.4 |
| Away team goals | 8 | 29.6 |
Afcon round 7 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 2 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 40.6 |
| Away wins | 7 | 21.9 |
| Drawn | 12 | 37.5 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 66 | |
| Goals/game | 2.1 | |
| First half goals | 30 | 45.5 |
| Second half goals | 36 | 54.5 |
| Home team goals | 36 | 54.5 |
| Away team goals | 30 | 45.5 |
Afcon round 6 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 1 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 41.9 |
| Away wins | 6 | 19.4 |
| Drawn | 12 | 38.7 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 12.9 |
| Goals | 63 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 29 | 46.0 |
| Second half goals | 34 | 54.0 |
| Home team goals | 35 | 55.6 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 44.4 |
Afcon round 5 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 12 | 40.0 |
| Away wins | 6 | 20.0 |
| Drawn | 12 | 40.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 13.3 |
| Goals | 62 | |
| Goals/game | 2.1 | |
| First half goals | 29 | 46.8 |
| Second half goals | 33 | 53.2 |
| Home team goals | 34 | 54.8 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 45.2 |
Afcon round 4 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 6 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 11 | 39.3 |
| Away wins | 6 | 21.4 |
| Drawn | 11 | 39.3 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 14.3 |
| Goals | 58 | |
| Goals/game | 2.1 | |
| First half goals | 29 | 50.0 |
| Second half goals | 29 | 50.0 |
| Home team goals | 31 | 53.4 |
| Away team goals | 27 | 46.6 |
Afcon round 3 goals review
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 9 | 37.5 |
| Away wins | 5 | 20.8 |
| Drawn | 10 | 41.7 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 52 | |
| Goals/game | 2.2 | |
| First half goals | 29 | 55.8 |
| Second half goals | 23 | 44.2 |
| Home team goals | 27 | 51.9 |
| Away team goals | 25 | 48.1 |
Afcon round 2 goals review
12 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 43.8 |
| Away wins | 2 | 12.5 |
| Drawn | 7 | 43.8 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 32 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 19 | 59.4 |
| Second half goals | 13 | 40.6 |
| Home team goals | 19 | 59.4 |
| Away team goals | 13 | 40.6 |
Afcon round 1 goals review
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 5 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 2 | 25.0 |
| Away wins | 1 | 12.5 |
| Drawn | 5 | 62.5 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 25.0 |
| Goals | 12 | |
| Goals/game | 1.5 | |
| First half goals | 7 | 58.3 |
| Second half goals | 5 | 41.7 |
| Home team goals | 6 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 6 | 50.0 |
Ivory Coast wins 2015 Afcon on penalties
The match had finished goalless after 120 minutes and this time Ivory Coast prevailed on penalties having lost to Zambia three years ago.
Here is the Afcon summary:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 21.9 |
| Away wins | 10 | 31.3 |
| Drawn | 15 | 46.9 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 15.6 |
| Goals | 68 | |
| Goals/game | 2.1 | |
| First half goals | 21 | 30.9 |
| Second half goals | 47 | 69.1 |
| Home team goals | 34 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 34 | 50.0 |
Nations Cup round 6 goals review
0 goals were scored in the first half whilst 1 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 25.8 |
| Away wins | 10 | 32.3 |
| Drawn | 13 | 41.9 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 9.7 |
| Goals | 69 | |
| Goals/game | 2.2 | |
| First half goals | 21 | 30.4 |
| Second half goals | 48 | 69.6 |
| Home team goals | 35 | 50.7 |
| Away team goals | 34 | 49.3 |
Ivory Coast to meet Ghana in Afcon final
The hosts and the DR Congo will play in the bronze medal deciding match.
The Ivorians were the first to book their place in the final after beating the Congolese 3-1.
In the last tournament to be hosted by Eq. Guinea the Elephants lost in the final to Zambia.
This will be the first final between two West African giants since they meet 1992 when Ivorians won after a penalty shout.
The Black Stars were last in the final in 2010 when they lost to Egypt 1-nil in Luanda.
Here is the 2015 Afcon summary so far with two matches to go:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 23.3 |
| Away wins | 10 | 33.3 |
| Drawn | 13 | 43.3 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 10.0 |
| Goals | 68 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 21 | 30.9 |
| Second half goals | 47 | 69.1 |
| Home team goals | 34 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 34 | 50.0 |
Nations Cup round 4 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 13 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 6 | 21.4 |
| Away wins | 9 | 32.1 |
| Drawn | 13 | 46.4 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 10.7 |
| Goals | 61 | |
| Goals/game | 2.2 | |
| First half goals | 16 | 26.2 |
| Second half goals | 45 | 73.8 |
| Home team goals | 30 | 49.2 |
| Away team goals | 31 | 50.8 |
Nations Cup round 3 goals review
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 4 | 16.7 |
| Away wins | 7 | 29.2 |
| Drawn | 13 | 54.2 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 45 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 13 | 28.9 |
| Second half goals | 32 | 71.1 |
| Home team goals | 21 | 46.7 |
| Away team goals | 24 | 53.3 |
Nations Cup round 2 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 3 | 18.8 |
| Away wins | 3 | 18.8 |
| Drawn | 10 | 62.5 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 30 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 8 | 26.7 |
| Second half goals | 22 | 73.3 |
| Home team goals | 15 | 50.0 |
| Away team goals | 15 | 50.0 |
Nations Cup round 1 goals review
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 14 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 1 | 12.5 |
| Away wins | 2 | 25.0 |
| Drawn | 5 | 62.5 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 19 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 5 | 26.3 |
| Second half goals | 14 | 73.7 |
| Home team goals | 9 | 47.4 |
| Away team goals | 10 | 52.6 |
Afcon 2015 draw completed
Group B will see former champions Zambia play DR Congo, Cape Verde and Tunisia.
Group C will teams that have all been to a World Cup. Group C has Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Algeria
Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon and Mali will play it out in Group D.
In summary these are the groups for Afcon 2015:
Group A: Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon, Burkina Faso
Group B: Zambia, DR Congo, Cape Verde, Tunisia
Group C: Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Algeria
Group D: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Mali
TipsChallenge will be running a tipping for the 2015 Nations Cup and the fixtures will be up soon.
Afcon 2013 round up
Nigeria won its third Africa Nations Cup after beating Burkina Faso 1-nil in the final.
It was Burkina Faso's maiden final but they could not manage an upset.
The next Nations Cup tournament will be hosted by Morocco in 2015.
In total 69 goals were scored in open play and here is table showing how many goals each team scored:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Niger | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| Angola | 1 |
| Zambia | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 |
| Algeria | 2 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| DRC | 3 |
| C Verde | 3 |
| Togo | 4 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Mali | 7 |
| Burkina | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 |
| Ghana | 10 |
| Nigeria | 11 |
Total Goals Scored : 69
So Niger finished the tournament without scoring a single goal. Ethiopia and Angola could only manage a single goal whilst champions Nigeria scored the most goals, 11.
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| DRC | 3 |
| Burkina | 3 |
| Tunisia | 4 |
| Togo | 4 |
| Nigeria | 4 |
| Niger | 4 |
| C Verde | 4 |
| Angola | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Algeria | 5 |
| Ghana | 6 |
| Ethiopia | 7 |
| Mali | 8 |
Total Goals Conceded : 69
Runners up Burkina Faso conceded only three goals in six matches to finish the tournament with the best defence.
The number of goals is 30 less than those scored in the 2008 edition:
| Year | Goals |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 69 |
| 2012 | 76 |
| 2010 | 71 |
| 2008 | 99 |
Nigeria wins 2013 Afcon
One first half goal was enough for the Super Eagles to win its third Nations Cup trophy.
The result means that Nigeria will now be going to the Confederation Cup in Brazil as African champions.
Here is the summary for Afcon 2013:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 12 | 37.5 |
| Away wins | 5 | 15.6 |
| Drawn | 15 | 46.9 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 12.5 |
| Goals | 69 | |
| Goals/game | 2.2 | |
| First half goals | 26 | 37.7 |
| Second half goals | 43 | 62.3 |
| Home team goals | 39 | 56.5 |
| Away team goals | 30 | 43.5 |
Mali claim third place again
Mali also beat Ghana in the last tournament in 2012 and now has got two bronze medals.
Here is the 2013 Afcon summary so far :
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 11 | 35.5 |
| Away wins | 5 | 16.1 |
| Drawn | 15 | 48.4 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 12.9 |
| Goals | 68 | |
| Goals/game | 2.2 | |
| First half goals | 25 | 36.8 |
| Second half goals | 43 | 63.2 |
| Home team goals | 38 | 55.9 |
| Away team goals | 30 | 44.1 |
Nigeria to meet Burkina Faso in Afcon final
With the match tied at one all after extra-time, Burkina Faso missed just one penalty as Ghana missed three of their five.
In the earlier match, Nigeria easily dispatched Mali 4-1 to reach their first final since 2000.
In this round 4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 3 were scored after half-time.
Here is the 2013 Nations Cup summary so far:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 10 | 33.3 |
| Away wins | 5 | 16.7 |
| Drawn | 15 | 50.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 13.3 |
| Goals | 64 | |
| Goals/game | 2.1 | |
| First half goals | 24 | 37.5 |
| Second half goals | 40 | 62.5 |
| Home team goals | 35 | 54.7 |
| Away team goals | 29 | 45.3 |
Nigeria stuns Ivory Coast to reach semis
They will be joined by Ghana, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Nigeria will meet Mali who beat the hosts South Africa after a penalty shoot-out.
Ghana dispatched the debutantes Cape Verde with two second half goals booking a meeting with Burkina Faso.
The Africa Nations Cup quarter-finals produced 8 goals and only one match was decided after a penalty shoot-out.
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 6 were scored after half-time.
Here is the 2013 Africa Nations Cup summary so far:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 10 | 35.7 |
| Away wins | 4 | 14.3 |
| Drawn | 14 | 50.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 14.3 |
| Goals | 57 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 20 | 35.1 |
| Second half goals | 37 | 64.9 |
| Home team goals | 33 | 57.9 |
| Away team goals | 24 | 42.1 |
Togo reaches quarter-finals
Tunisia needed a win in order to stay in the competition but a missed penalty in the second half meant that they are now leaving South Africa.
Ivory Coast had already qualified for the quarters where they will meet Nigeria.
The last group matches produced 20 goals.
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 12 were scored after half-time.
Here is the Africa Nations Cup summary so far :
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Away wins | 3 | 12.5 |
| Drawn | 13 | 54.2 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 16.7 |
| Goals | 49 | |
| Goals/game | 2.0 | |
| First half goals | 18 | 36.7 |
| Second half goals | 31 | 63.3 |
| Home team goals | 28 | 57.1 |
| Away team goals | 21 | 42.9 |
Holders Zambia out of Nations Cup
They become only the second holders to fail to reach the knockout stage.
The Zambians go out without losing a match but they did not win one either after three draws.
In Group C, Burkina Faso won the group and will play the runners up from Group D. This will be either Togo or Tunisia.
Nigeria will face Ivory Coast in their quarter final match after overcoming Ethiopia 2-nil.
The first quarter-final will see Ghana play Cape Verde whilst hosts South Africa will meet Mali.
Here are the winning goal margins so far at half time:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 1 | 10 | 45.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.5 |
The table shows that no team has been winning by more than a two goal margin at half time.
Here is the table of goal margins at full time:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 1 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2 | 3 | 13.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.5 |
Half of the matches have been drawn so far whilst for those matches where there has been a result, the most popular margin has been a one goal margin.
Ivory Coast through as Algeria bows out
The final group game in Group D between Togo and Tunisia will decide who joins the Ivorians in the quarters.
Burkina Faso has the highest winning margin of four so far having beaten Ethiopia 4-nil in their match.
Burkina Faso will now meet defending champions Zambia in their final match and a draw could see Zambia bow out of the tournament.
The Africa Nations Cup round 2 produced 16 goals.
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 11 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 43.8 |
| Away wins | 1 | 6.3 |
| Drawn | 8 | 50.0 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 18.8 |
| Goals | 29 | |
| Goals/game | 1.8 | |
| First half goals | 10 | 34.5 |
| Second half goals | 19 | 65.5 |
| Home team goals | 20 | 69.0 |
| Away team goals | 9 | 31.0 |
Draws dominate Nations Cup round 1
5 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Both Group A matches finished goalless and in fact the first three matches of the tournament were drawn.
Mali got the first win with a 1-nil win over Niger.
Group C saw both matches end one-all but Group D saw Ivory Coast and Tunisia win their matches.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 3 | 37.5 |
| Away wins | 0 | 0.0 |
| Drawn | 5 | 62.5 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 25.0 |
| Goals | 13 | |
| Goals/game | 1.6 | |
| First half goals | 5 | 38.5 |
| Second half goals | 8 | 61.5 |
| Home team goals | 8 | 61.5 |
| Away team goals | 5 | 38.5 |
Afcon 2012 round up
The next Nations Cup tournament will be hosted by South Africa as the tournament now reverts to odd years.
In total 76 goals were scored in open play and here is table showing how many goals each team scored:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Niger | 1 |
| Burkina | 2 |
| Botswana | 2 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Morocco | 4 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Angola | 4 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| Mali | 6 |
| Ghana | 6 |
| Guinea | 7 |
| Gabon | 7 |
| Zambia | 9 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 |
Total Goals Scored : 76
The runners-up Ivory Coast finished the tournament without conceding a single in open play and so here is a table showing the number of goals each team conceded:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0 |
| Zambia | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Gabon | 3 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| Niger | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Mali | 5 |
| Ghana | 5 |
| Eq Guinea | 5 |
| Angola | 5 |
| Senegal | 6 |
| Burkina | 6 |
| Sudan | 7 |
| Botswana | 9 |
Total Goals Conceded : 76
Two years ago in Angola 71 goals were scored in total but in 2008 99 goals were scored.
Zambia beats Ivory Coast on penalties
The first seven penalties were all converted but the Ivory Coast failed on their eighth and ninth penalties.
The Ivorians finished the tournament without conceding a single goal from open play but it was the failure to convert a penalty in the second half that cost them dearly.
Here is the 2012 Africa Nations summary
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 53.1 |
| Away wins | 10 | 31.3 |
| Drawn | 5 | 15.6 |
| Goalless draws | 1 | 3.1 |
| Goals | 76 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 32 | 42.1 |
| Second half goals | 44 | 57.9 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 56.6 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 43.4 |
Mali beats Ghana to finish third
The match was 1-nil at half time and after Ghana was reduced to ten players, Mali scored their second round.
The result means that the 2010 runners up finish fourth.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 54.8 |
| Away wins | 10 | 32.3 |
| Drawn | 4 | 12.9 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 76 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 32 | 42.1 |
| Second half goals | 44 | 57.9 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 56.6 |
| Away team goals | 33 | 43.4 |
Zambia to meet Ivory Coast in final
The Zambians shocked pre-tournament favourites Ghana 1-nil through a late goal.
With the seemingly heading for extra time, Zambia scored to reach their third Nations Cup final.
In the other semi, Ivory Coast overcame Mali 1-nil.
The win also means that the Ivorians have reached the final without conceding a goal.
Ghana and Mali will play in the bronze medal match.
The Africa Nations Cup round 5 produced 2 goals with home teams scoring 1 and the away teams scoring 1.
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 1 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 17 | 56.7 |
| Away wins | 9 | 30.0 |
| Drawn | 4 | 13.3 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 74 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 31 | 41.9 |
| Second half goals | 43 | 58.1 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 58.1 |
| Away team goals | 31 | 41.9 |
Ghana to meet Zambia in semis
The last quarter final went into extra time as Ghana won 2-1 with an extra time goal.
That win means that the losing finalists from the Angola tournament will face Zambia in the first semi.
The other semi will see Mali battle it out against Mali. Mali beat Gabon after a penalty shootout.
The co-host had led for the most of the match only for Mali to equalise with about five minutes of normal time remaining. The Malians held their nerve to score all their penalties and march to the semis.
4 goals were scored in the first half whilst 7 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 57.1 |
| Away wins | 8 | 28.6 |
| Drawn | 4 | 14.3 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 72 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 30 | 41.7 |
| Second half goals | 42 | 58.3 |
| Home team goals | 42 | 58.3 |
| Away team goals | 30 | 41.7 |
Zambia reaches Afcon semis
Zambia led 1-nil at half-time and two more goals ensured they became the first team in this year's edition to win by a three goal margin.
In the second match of the quarters, Ivory Coast dismissed co-host Equatorial Guinea by a similar scoreline.
The result means that the Ivorians have reached the semis without conceding a goal.
The table below shows the number of goals each team has conceded so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Gabon | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Mali | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Niger | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Eq Guinea | 5 |
| Angola | 5 |
| Senegal | 6 |
| Burkina | 6 |
| Sudan | 7 |
| Botswana | 9 |
Total Goals Conceded : 67
Gabon, Ivory Coast top group phase
In the case of Ivory Coast they finished the group phase without conceding a single goal.
Ghana came second in the defensive stakes having conceded just one goal.
Four teams finished without a single point and these are Senegal, Niger, Botswana and Burkina Faso.
So here is a league putting all the teams in one big table and the table uses goal difference:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Gabon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| Burkina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
Ghana to face Tunisia in quarters
6 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Ghana drew Guinea its last group phase match and will now meet Tunisia in the quarter-finals.
A draw was not enough for Guinea and they bow out and Mali who beat Botswana 2-1 will now reach the quarters instead.
Mali will face co-host Gabon who won Group C.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 54.2 |
| Away wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Drawn | 3 | 12.5 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 61 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 26 | 42.6 |
| Second half goals | 35 | 57.4 |
| Home team goals | 33 | 54.1 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 45.9 |
Gabon tops group C
The win ensures that Gabon will avoid playing the winners of Group D who are more likely to be Ghana.
Tunisia had to settle for the runners up spot whilst Morocco and Niger bow out.
Debutantes Niger go home winless but at least they managed to score one goal.
So far every team has team has scored a goal as shown in the table below:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Niger | 1 |
| Mali | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| Burkina | 2 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 |
| Eq Guinea | 3 |
| Tunisia | 4 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Morocco | 4 |
| Libya | 4 |
| Angola | 4 |
| Zambia | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Guinea | 6 |
| Gabon | 6 |
Total Goals Scored : 56
Sudan advances as Angola limps out
Sudan and Angola drew their match 2-all and so the qualification was decided on goal difference.
Sudan finished with a 0 goal difference whilst Angola finished with a -1 goal difference.
Sudan will now meet Zambia in the quarters whilst Ivory Coast will face co-host Equatorial Guinea.
The table below shows the half-time scores for the matches played so far:
| Scoreline | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 6 | 30.0 |
| 0 - 1 | 2 | 10.0 |
| 0 - 2 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 1 - 0 | 5 | 25.0 |
| 1 - 1 | 4 | 20.0 |
| 1 - 4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2 - 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
Senegal exits Nations Cup pointless
Senegal lost its last group match 2-1 to Libya having lost by a similar scoreline against Zambia and co-hosts Equatorial Guinea.
Zambia won the group and in second place is the co-hosts Eq. Guinea whom Zambia beat 1-nil.
Libya finished with a respectable four points and were still in the run going to the last group match.
Here are the scorelines so far:
| Scoreline | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 1 - 0 | 4 | 22.2 |
| 1 - 2 | 4 | 22.2 |
| 1 - 6 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 2 - 0 | 3 | 16.7 |
| 2 - 1 | 2 | 11.1 |
| 2 - 2 | 2 | 11.1 |
| 3 - 2 | 1 | 5.6 |
Guinea embarrass Botswana in six goal rout
The match was 4-1 by half-time and Guinea added another two goals to beat ten-man team by a five goal margin.
After 16 matches, Guinea is so far the only team to score more than three goals and also the first team by more than a two goal margin.
Botswana can no longer reach the knockout stage and will be playing for pride when they meet Mali in their last match.
Ghana will play Guinea in their last match and in Group three team still have a chance to progress.
Below is the goal margin table so far:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 1 | 10 | 62.5 |
| 2 | 3 | 18.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.3 |
Nations Cup round 2 goals review
13 goals were scored in the first half whilst 17 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 9 | 56.3 |
| Away wins | 5 | 31.3 |
| Drawn | 2 | 12.5 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 45 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 20 | 44.4 |
| Second half goals | 25 | 55.6 |
| Home team goals | 24 | 53.3 |
| Away team goals | 21 | 46.7 |
No draws in Nations Cup first round
7 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
The first round of the tournament produced no draws and also no winning margin of more than two goals.
Here is a table showing the margin margins after eight matches:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 87.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 12.5 |
In Group D, for example, both matches were won 1-nil with Ghana and Mali taking the honours.
Both hosts went off to a winning start with Equatorial Guinea seeing off Libya and Gabon dismissing Niger 2-nil.
Here is the tournament stats summary after one round of matches:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 5 | 62.5 |
| Away wins | 3 | 37.5 |
| Drawn | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 15 | |
| Goals/game | 1.9 | |
| First half goals | 7 | 46.7 |
| Second half goals | 8 | 53.3 |
| Home team goals | 9 | 60.0 |
| Away team goals | 6 | 40.0 |
2012 African Nations Cup preview
Its a tournament missing the usual African giants including the defending champions Egypt.
Cameroon, Nigeria and Algeria are also missing from this year's edition.
In group A, Senegal and Zambia look too strong for Eq Guinea and Libya.
The Senegalese seem to have found back their to the top of the African football and they should at least reach the semis.
In group B, there is one of the favourites to win the tournament in Ivory Coast.
This is a well balanced group with any of the remaining teams able to do well and reach the quarters.
The rest of the teams in group B are Sudan, Burkina Faso and Angola.
Group C looks likely to be dominated by Morocco and Tunisia.
Debutantes Niger and co-hosts Gabon may find this group very tough but at least Gabon will have the home fans fully behind them.
Finally Group D features another favourite for the Cup, Ghana.
Group could possibly be the toughest group if Botswana can take their qualifying form into the tournament.
The other members of Group D are Guinea and Mali.
Big guns fall out in Nations Cup
South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria all failed to make it to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The defending champions Egypt will also not be able to defend their title.
Three countries will be appearing at the tournament for the first time. These are co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, Niger and Botswana.
So the countries that qualified are Equatorial Guinea and Gabon as hosts and then Mali, Guinea, Zambia, Morocco, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Angola, Botswana as group winners.
The best-placed runners-up were Libya and Sudan whilst Tunisia finished second in Group K which was the only group with five teams.
South Africa to host 2013 Nations Cup
The 2010 World Cup hosts were scheduled to host the 2017 edition of the tournament but problems in Libya have meant that they host the tournament earlier.
Morocco were alreadys scheduled to host the 2015 Nations Cup and nothing will change about that.
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon will co-host the next tournament in 2012, the last one in an even year.
Shehata leaves Egypt post
The Pharaohs needed to win this match in order to stay in contention for a place at the 2012 tournament but a draw means Bafana Bafana can now no longer be overtaken by the defending champions.
Egypt still has two more matches to play but they look more likely to miss the tournament they have won the three last editions.
Meanwhile, Ivory Coast will join Botswana at the tournament and they become the second team to qualify.
Ivory Coast beat Benin 6-2 and can no longer be caught up with two matches to spare.
Botswana reaches maiden Nations Cup
The result means that Botswana are guaranteed at least second spot which qualifies for a place at the 2012 Nations Cup to be jointly hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Botswana are also the first country to reach the finals (apart from the hosts) and now the remaining matches will determine who will take the remaining 13 places.
Botswana are currently unbeaten in their group which also includes Tunisia, Togo and Malawi.
TipsChallenge will run a tipping competition for the 2012 Nations Cup, the last one to be held in January.
Morocco to host 2015 Nations Cup
The 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa will host the next one in 2017.
The 2015 Nations Cup will be the second to held in a odd year with the first odd year being the 2013 edition which Libya is hosting.
The last even year one will be held next when Equatorial Guinea and Gabon co-host.
Algeria concedes the most
In just two matches against Malawi and Egypt, Algeria conceded seven goals but then conceded three goals in the other remaining five matches.
Burkina Faso played the least number of matches of all the teams following the withdrawal of Togo in Group B and hence conceded just one goal.
Here is a chart showing the number of goals conceded by each team:
Egypt tops goal scoring charts
In total the Pharaohs scored 15 goals and in second place was Mali who didn't even reach the knockout stages with seven.
The total number of goals scored in the tournament was 71.
Here is the chart showing the goal scored by each team:
It should be noted that the teams did not play the same number of matches with Burkina Faso just playing two.
Egypt wraps up third title in a row
Egypt becomes the first time to do and this started with their victory at home in 2006 and was followed by another win in Ghana in 2008.
They scored far many more goals than everybody else- 15 in total and conceded just two.
Interestingly Egypt beat four of the World Cup bound teams and the team they did not play was Ivory Coast.
Apart from Ghana they scored three or more goals against teams destined for South Africa.
Here are the different margins for the matches in the Angola tournament.:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 |
AFCON final: Ghana vs Egypt
Egypt has won the last two Cups and are still to lose in this tournament.
The Pharaohs are the highest scorers at the tournament having scored a total of 14 goals so far. This is more than double what any other team has scored in the tournament.
Of those 14 goals, nine of them have been scored in the second half.
Ghana on the other hand conceded three goals in their first match and those are the only three goals the team has conceded.
In that first match against Ivory Coast, the Black Stars scored in the second half and that was the only second half goal Ghana has scored in the tournament.
Ghana has been able to defend their leads for long periods because in every match where the team has won the single goal has been scored in the first half.
Both teams have kept three clean sheets. Ghana has conceded three goals and Egypt two.
So the final seems to be against two teams with good defences but it seems unlikely to go the penalties.
Ghana to meet Egypt in final
Ghana who have played four matches so far have scored just one goal in each of those matches and they did the same against Nigeria to reach their first Nations Cup final in nearly 20 years.
Egypt on the other hand comprehensively defeated Algeria to reach their third successive Nations Cup final.
The Pharaohs had won their first five matches by a two goal margin and they reserved their highest winning margin so far for World Cup bound Algeria.
Its also the biggest winning margin by any team so far.(see table below)
Algeria and Nigeria will play out for the third place a day before the final which will be on Sunday local time in Luanda.
So far 68 goals have been scored in the tournament and its now very unlikely that the goals record reached in 2008 will be reached this time with just two matches to go.
The table below shows the goal margins so far in the tournament(note this does not consider penalty shootout margins):
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 |
Africa Nations semis: Algeria vs Egypt
Algeria last played their North African rivals in a one-off play-off to decide who went to the World Cup and Algeria triumphed that time.
Egypt are still to lose a match in this tournament and they have scored a minimum two goals in each match.
Egypt have also been winning by a two goal margin in each match so far and so Algeria will have their work cut out.
Algeria on the other hand started the tournament with a 3-nill loss to Malawi but have since won two and drawn one including the crucial win over Ivory Coast in the quarters.
So here are some of the stats for the group matches played at this tournament:
| Egypt | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 3 | 3 |
| Points | 9 | 4 |
| Drawn | 0 | 1 |
| Won | 3 | 1 |
| Lost | 0 | 1 |
| Goal difference | 6 | -2 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 2 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 7 | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 1 | 3 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Biggest win | Egypt 3 - 1 Nigeria Egypt 2 - 0 Mozambique Egypt 2 - 0 Benin Egypt 3 - 1 Cameroon | Mali 0 - 1 Algeria Ivory Coast 2 - 3 Algeria |
| Biggest loss | No loss | Malawi 3 - 0 Algeria |
| Score 3 or more | 2 | 1 |
| Concede 3 or more | 0 | 1 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 3 | |
| Points | 9 | |
| Drawn | 0 | |
| Won | 3 | |
| Lost | 0 | |
| Goal difference | 6 | |
| Goals scored | 7 | |
| Goals conceded | 1 | |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.3 | |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 3 | |
| Points | 4 | |
| Drawn | 1 | |
| Won | 1 | |
| Lost | 1 | |
| Goal difference | -2 | |
| Goals scored | 1 | |
| Goals conceded | 3 | |
| Ave. goals scored | 0.3 | |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | |
Africa Nations semis - Ghana vs Nigeria
The winner of the Ghana/Nigeria match will meet the winner in the other semi featuring the North African giants Algeria and Egypt.
Ghana has played three matches so far as a result of Togo withdrawing from the competition. Of those of three matches the team has won two of them by a scoreline of 1-nil with the other match being a 3-1 loss to Ivory Coast.
On the other hand Nigeria has played four matches winning two and losing one. The other match was drawn after extra time but Nigeria won on penalties.
So here is some of the stats for the group matches for the two teams:
| Nigeria | Ghana | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Points | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| Drawn | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Lost | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Goal difference | 2 | -1 | ||||||
| Clean sheets | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Failed to score | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Goals scored | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Goals conceded | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.7 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Biggest win | Nigeria 3 - 0 Mozambique | Burkina 0 - 1 Ghana Angola 0 - 1 Ghana | ||||||
| Biggest loss | Egypt 3 - 1 Nigeria | Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Ghana | ||||||
| Score 3 or more | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Concede 3 or more | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Home matches | ||||||||
| Played | 2 | |||||||
| Points | 6 | |||||||
| Drawn | 0 | |||||||
| Won | 2 | |||||||
| Lost | 0 | |||||||
| Goal difference | 4 | |||||||
| Goals scored | 4 | |||||||
| Goals conceded | 0 | |||||||
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | |||||||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.0 | |||||||
| Away matches | ||||||||
| Played | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Points | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Drawn | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Won | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lost | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Goal difference | -2 | -1 | ||||||
| Goals scored | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Goals conceded | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Ave. goals conceded | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 4 | Ghana | 2 | Nigeria | 1 |
Nigeria beats Zambia to reach semis
The match finished goalless after extra-time and therefore penalties had to decide the winner.
In the earlier match Egypt once again triumphed over Cameroon scoring two goals in extra time to make a date with Algeria who overcame Ivory Coast.
Cameroon were the first score through an own goal but Egypt came back to score the next three goals in that match.
Algeria also won in extra time over the fancied Ivory Coast. The Elephants were leading 2-1 in the dying minutes of the match but Algeria equalized and in extra got the semis place.
Egypt last played Algeria in a World Cup deciding match and this could be a very explosive encounter.
Ghana dispatched the hosts Angola with a lone goal scored in the first goal. The Black Stars will meet the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a West African battle.
Continuing with the trend of showing scorelines for the Nations Cup this time I will show the first half scored so far:
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 6 |
| 0 - 1 | 7 |
| 1 - 0 | 3 |
| 1 - 1 | 4 |
| 1 - 2 | 1 |
| 2 - 0 | 4 |
Cameroon squeezes into quarters
The Africa Nations Cup uses head-to-head when teams are tied on points and because they were three teams involved the matches between those teams had to considered.
Cameroon had earlier lost to Gabon and so had the head-to-head been between the two teams Gabon would have reached the quarter-finals instead.
Here is what the table used for the Group D head-to-head looks like:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Elsewhere in Group A, hosts Angola won the group and will now play Ghana to decide who reaches the semis. Ghana beat Burkina Faso 1-nil to reach the quarters.
Ivory Coast who were the first team to reach the quarters will play Algeria after the Algerians secured their place through the goalless draw against the hosts.
Defending champions Egypt will face Cameroon after going through their group with a perfect record.
Zambia will play Nigeria after the Super Eagles dispatched Mozambique 3-nil to secure second place in Group C.
Here is an update of the scorelines so far in the 2010 Africa Nations Cup:
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 3 |
| 0 - 1 | 3 |
| 1 - 0 | 1 |
| 1 - 1 | 1 |
| 1 - 2 | 1 |
| 2 - 0 | 3 |
| 2 - 2 | 2 |
| 3 - 0 | 2 |
| 3 - 1 | 3 |
| 3 - 2 | 1 |
| 4 - 4 | 1 |
Cameroon back on track
Cameroon lost its first match in the tournament to Gabon and needed to get something out of the Zambian match in order to stay in the competition beyond the group stages. Now th team needs at least a draw in its final match against Tunisia to reach the knockout phase.
Also in the second round of matches in Group A Angola and Algeria recorded wins whilst in Group B Ivory Coast reached the knockout phase after beating Ghana.
Ghana will need to Burkina Faso in its second match to join Ivory Coast whilst a draw will be good enough for Burkina Faso.
In Group C, Nigeria had a narrow win over Gabon whilst Egypt reached the quarters after beating Mozambique.
Like at the end of the last round I will also show a table with the updated scorelines from the Africa Nations Cup following the second round of matches and here it is:
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 2 |
| 0 - 1 | 2 |
| 1 - 0 | 1 |
| 1 - 1 | 1 |
| 2 - 0 | 2 |
| 2 - 2 | 1 |
| 3 - 0 | 1 |
| 3 - 1 | 2 |
| 3 - 2 | 1 |
| 4 - 4 | 1 |
World Cup bound teams struggle in Angola
The four World Cup teams that had matches all failed to win with Ivory Coast only managing a draw a goalless draw against Burkina Faso.
Nigeria was the first to score in its match against Egypt but lost the match 3-1 in the end. The other three teams all failed to score.
Cameroon was stunned by Gabon who scored a first half goal and defended it to the end of the match.
The worst result was for Algeria who lost 3-nil to Malawi. Algeria was the only team to lose by a three goal margin in this first round of matches.
Ghana, the fifth World Cup bound African team was not involved in this round of matches after its match against Togo was cancelled following Togo's disqualification from the competition.
Its therefore not surprising that Groups A, C and D are anchored by Algeria, Nigeria and Cameroon respectively.
In seven matches, they were seven different scorelines :
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 1 |
| 0 - 1 | 1 |
| 1 - 1 | 1 |
| 2 - 2 | 1 |
| 3 - 0 | 1 |
| 3 - 1 | 1 |
| 4 - 4 | 1 |
The second round of matches will be kicked off by a match between Mali and Algeria and should Algeria lose that match then they will be leaving the tournament early.
Thriller kicks off Africa Nations
Angola were 4-nil with just 15 minutes to go but Mali managed to score four goals of their own with the last goal being scored seconds before the end of the match.
Angola and Mali are in group A which also comprises Malawi and World Cup bound Algeria and these two teams will meet in the second match of the tournament.
So eight goals have already been scored after just one match and maybe the record of 99 goals set in the 2008 tournament could well be surpassed this time.
Ghana paired with Ivory Coast
The other two teams in the same group are Togo and Burkina Faso. This group B is the only group with two 2010 World Cup bound teams.
Group A will comprise of hosts Angola plus Mali, Algeria and Malawi.
Nigeria has been drawn in Group C alongside Egypt, Benin and Mozambique. Egypt are the defending champions.
The last group comprises Cameroon, Tunisia, Zambia and Gabon.
The group A match between Angola and Mali will kickoff the tournament in Luanda.
Africa Nations cup teams decided
Angola will host the tournament in January 2010.
The remaining fifteen teams who qualified are Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Togo, Tunisia and Zambia.
TipsChallenge will once again be running a tipping competition for the Nations Cup and the fixtures will be available once the draw has been made.
South Africa misses Angola 2010
South Africa needed to finish second in this group to qualify for the Nations Cup but Sierra Leone beat Equatorial Guinea to get the second spot.
I think South Africa as hosts of the 2010 World Cup would have benefited a lot from the Africa Nations Cup because they don't have to go through the qualifying rounds of the World Cup and this missed opportunity could prove costly if not embarrassing for the World Cup hosts.
Its also interesting to see that the Nations Cup will showcase the top 16 teams from the continent and South Africa will not be one of them.
South Africa will have a chance to host the FIFA Confederations Cup next year and this will hopefully help them to prepare for the tournament.
Goals record for 2008 Afcon
The previous record was 93 goals scored in the 1998 edition hosted by Burkina Faso and in the previous tournament in 2006 in Egypt the number of goals scored was 73 and this was far much less than this year.
Of these 99 goals, 45 were scored in the first half with 54 scored in the second. Its not surprising though that more goals were scored in the second half because that tends to be the trend in football.
Just like in 2006, the top scorer was Cameroon's Samuel E'too with five goals.
The table below shows how much each team contributed to the 99 goals tally and it also shows how many goals were scored in each half.
| Team | Matches | First Half | Second Half | Total Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Egypt | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Cameroon | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Ghana | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Morocco | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tunisia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Angola | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Guinea | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Zambia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Senegal | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Benin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
So despite finishing fourth, Ivory Coast were the top scoring team with 16 goals and as noted in an earlier post, Sudan finished the tournament goalless.
The question is: will 2010 Angola go past the 100 goal mark?
Sudan goalless, pointless in Nations Cup
One standout statistic is that Sudan is the only team that failed to score a single goal. Only two teams Sudan and Benin came out of the tournament pointless.
The low scoring teams were Mali, Benin with just one goal and then Nigeria and Namibia with two and with South Africa scoring three goals.
The highest scoring group was group A where 19 goals were scored and the top three teams in that group Ghana, Guinea and Morocco scored 17 goals. This was closely followed by group C with 18 goals.
The lowest scoring group was group was Group B with 12 goals where one team Ivory Coast scored 8 and the other three teams combined could only get four past the goalkeeper.
The team that scored the highest number of goals was Ivory Coast in Group B and its interesting to see that it came from the group with the lowest number of goals. Second position was a three way tie with Morocco, Egypt and Cameroon all scoring seven.
This brings us to the number of goals scored in the group phase and its 63. In the last tournament in Egypt the total goals scored in the group phase was 54.
At the end of the tournament I will re-visit this goals issue and compare to the 2006 tournament.
Africa Cup of Nations records
One of the records there is about the most goals in the finals which is held jointly by Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast) and Samuel E'too of Cameroon. But the interesting bit about Pokou is that he scored those 14 goals in just two tournaments in 1968 and 1970.
He also holds the record for most goals scored by an individual in one match which is five he scored when the Ivory Coast beat Ethiopia 6-1 in the 1970 finals. That record I am sure will stay for some time.
Another useful site is the Wikipedia which has a lot of detail about the Nations Cup.
Africa's home advantage
Ghana itself has hosted the tournament by itself twice and won the competition both times and the only time they failed to win was when it co-hosted the tournament with Nigeria in 2000.
The last two tournaments in 2004 and 2006 were won by the hosts Tunisia and Egypt respectively and if Ghana wins that will be three in row.
The last time hosts won the tournament three in a row was between 1959 and 1963 and interestingly it was Ghana who was the team to make it three in a row for the hosts in 1963. Ghana is in exactly the same position as in 1963 to make it three out of three.
Hosts have won the tournament nine times out of 25 giving a percentage of 36 percent.
So its interesting to see whether Ghana will complete the hatrick for hosts. All will be known on 10th February in Accra.
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