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Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010 Groups and Match Schedule
[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/Africa_Cup_of_Nations_Angola_2010_Groups_and_Match_Schedule]With a host of players from the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 on show, the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 is the most anticipated ever.
Africa’s premier footballing event and the first major world football event of 2010 kicks off on January 10th and run through January 31st in Angola.
Here’s a look at the participating teams and the tournament schedule. Will Egypt be able to make it three African championships in a row or will Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast or Michael Essien of Ghana lead two of the tournament favourites to continental glory? Stay tuned for more.
ALL GAMES WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON THE NETWORKS OF BRITISH EUROSPORT IN THE U.K.
GROUP A: ANGOLA, MALI, MALAWI, ALGERIA
GROUP B: COTE D’IVOIRE, BURKINA FASO, GHANA, TOGO (withdrew from tournament following a gun attack on their team bus)
GROUP C: EGYPT (defending champions), NIGERIA, MOZAMBIQUE, BENIN
GROUP D: CAMEROON, GABON, ZAMBIA, TUNISIA
| Group Stage Matches | |||
| 01-10-2010 | Angola | 20:00 | Mali |
| 01-11-2010 | Malawi | 14:45 | Algeria |
| 01-14-2010 | Mali | 17:00 | Algeria |
| 01-14-2010 | Angola | 19:30 | Malawi |
| 01-18-2010 | Angola | 17:00 | Algeria |
| 01-18-2010 | Mali | 17:00 | Malawi |
| 01-11-2010 | Cote d’Ivoire | 17:00 | Burkina Faso |
| 01-11-2010 | Ghana | 19:30 | Togo |
| 01-15-2010 | Burkina Faso | 17:00 | Togo |
| 01-15-2010 | Cote d’Ivoire | 19:30 | Ghana |
| 01-19-2010 | Burkina Faso | 17:00 | Ghana |
| 01-19-2010 | Cote d’Ivoire | 17:00 | Togo |
| 01-12-2010 | Egypt | 17:00 | Nigeria |
| 01-12-2010 | Mozambique | 19:30 | Benin |
| 01-16-2010 | Nigeria | 17:00 | Benin |
| 01-16-2010 | Egypt | 19:30 | Mozambique |
| 01-20-2010 | Egypt | 17:00 | Benin |
| 01-20-2010 | Nigeria | 17:00 | Mozambique |
| 01-13-2010 | Cameroon | 17:00 | Gabon |
| 01-13-2010 | Zambia | 19:30 | Tunisia |
| 01-17-2010 | Gabon | 17:00 | Tunisia |
| 01-17-2010 | Cameroon | 19:30 | Zambia |
| 01-21-2010 | Cameroon | 17:00 | Tunisia |
| 01-21-2010 | Gabon | 17:00 | Zambia |
QUARTER FINALSAngola V Ghana 24/01/2010 17H:00 LUANDA
Cote d’Ivoire V Algeria 24/01/2010 20H:30 CABINDA
Egypt V Cameroun 25/01/2010 17H:00 BENGUELA
Zambia V Nigeria 25/01/2010 20H:30 LUBANGO
SEMI FINALS
Ghana V Nigeria 28 28/01/2010 17H:00 LUANDA
Algeria V Egypt 28/01/2010 20H:30 BENGUELA
THIRD PLACE MATCH
ALGERIA V NIGERIA 30 30/01/2010 17H:00 BENGUELA
FINAL
EGYPT V GHANA 31/01/2010 17H:00 LUANDA
