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.

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

Ivory Coast is the new African Champion 2015

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8 Feb 2015
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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

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7 Feb 2015
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2015 AFRICA CUP - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - fined for crowd trouble

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

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7 Feb 2015
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2015 AFRICA CUP - MOROCCO - banned from next two tournaments

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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3 Feb 2015
FIFA rankings

FIFA RANKING - March 2016 FOR AFRICA

Cape Verde are enjoying a golden era in the history of their national team.

 

Cape Verde named top team in Africa by Fifa rankings for March

Cape Verde have moved to the top of the list of African sides in Fifa's world rankings for March.

It is a remarkable achievement for the tiny island nation, which is located on an archipelago off the northwest coast of the continent.

The Blue Sharks have replaced giants Ivory Coast at the summit, with the African champions dropping down to second spot.

Cameroon also improved, moving into the top 10 at the expense of Guinea.

Top 10 African sides in Fifa's rankings for March 2016

1. Cape Verde Islands
2. Ivory Coast
3. Algeria
4. Ghana
5. Tunisia
6. Senegal
7. Egypt
8. DR Congo
9. Congo
10. Cameroon

 

 

4 Mar 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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Algeria Cameroon Cape Verde Congo Congo DR Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ghana Senegal Tunisia

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