Africa Cup 2015

2015 AFRICA CUP - Ivory Coast celebrates win with public holiday

Ivory Coast announced a public holiday on Monday to celebrate its dramatic win over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

9 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Featured Fixtures+Results National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - FINAL - DAY 18 - Ivory Coast vs Ghana 9:8 on penalties

Ivory Coast is the new African Champion 2015

8 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Featured Fixtures+Results National teams Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - THIRD PLACE - DAY 17 - Congo DR vs Equatorial Guinea 4:2 on penalties

DR Congo beat Equatorial Guinea 4:2 on penalties

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 CAF Featured

2015 AFRICA CUP - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - fined for crowd trouble

Equatorial Guinea have been fined US$100,000 (£65,000) for the crowd trouble

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 CAF Featured National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - MOROCCO - banned from next two tournaments

Morocco have been banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations

7 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 National teams Stars in Africa

2015 AFRICA CUP - CONGO DR - Kidiaba may continue

Democratic Republic of Congo captain Robert Kidiaba says the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations may not be his international farewell.

6 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Breaking News Featured National teams Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 16 - Trouble in Malabo

The semi-final in Malabo is described as a "war zone"

6 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Fixtures+Results Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 16 - Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea 3:0

Ghana reached the final - the semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea is described as a "war zone" after major crowd trouble.

5 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Fixtures+Results National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 15 - Congo DR vs Ivory Coast 1:3

Ivory Coast reached the final

4 Feb 2015

Africa Cup 2015 Coaches National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP - GUINEA - COACH - Dussuyer leaves job

Guinea coach Michel Dussuyer on Monday became the second coaching casualty of the Africa Cup of Nations.

3 Feb 2015

Club Stars in Europe Transfers

STARS IN EUROPE - NIGERIA - CLUB - Hope Akpan signs for Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers Hope Akpan

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Blackburn Rovers have signed midfielder Hope Akpan from Championship rivals Reading on a free transfer.

Akpan made 63 appearances for the Royals, having joined from League Two side Crawley Town in January 2014 .

The 23-year-old, who has won four international caps for Nigeria, has signed a two-year contract with Rovers.

Akpan started his career with Premier League Everton and also had a two-month loan spell with Hull City prior to joining Crawley in 2011.

12 Aug 2015

(BBC Sport UK)

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