AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

[EPJr]

GROUPS
A
Angola
Mali
Malawi
Algeria

B
Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Togo

C
Egypt
Nigeria
Mozambique
Benin

D
Camaroon
Gabon
Zambia
Tunisia

MATCH SCHEDULE:

All times are Angola, level with CET and is GMT+1

10 Jan. 20:00 Angola v Mali
11 Jan. 14:45 Malawi v Algeria
11 Jan. 17:00 Côte d'Ivoire v Burkina Faso
11 Jan. 19:30 Ghana v Togo
12 Jan. 17:00 Egypt v Nigeria
12 Jan. 19:30 Mozambique v Benin
13 Jan. 17:00 Cameroon v Gabon
13 Jan. 19:30 Zambia v Tunisia
14 Jan. 17:00 Mali v Algeria
14 Jan. 19:30 Angola v Malawi
15 Jan. 17:00 Burkina Faso v Togo
15 Jan. 19:30 Côte d'Ivoire v Ghana
16 Jan. 17:00 Nigeria v Benin
16 Jan. 19:30 Egypt v Mozambique
17 Jan. 17:00 Gabon v Tunisia
17 Jan. 19:30 Cameroon v Zambia
18 Jan. 17:00 Angola v Algeria
18 Jan. 17:00 Mali v Malawi
19 Jan. 17:00 Burkina Faso v Ghana
19 Jan. 17:00 Côte d'Ivoire v Togo
20 Jan. 17:00 Egypt v Benin
20 Jan. 17:00 Nigeria v Mozambique
21 Jan. 17:00 Gabon v Zambia
21 Jan. 17:00 Cameroon v Tunisia

24 Jan. 17:00 1st A v 2nd B
24 Jan. 20:30 1st B v 2nd A
25 Jan. 17:00 1st C v 2nd D
25 Jan. 20:30 1st D v 2nd C

28 Jan. 17:00 W QF1 v W QF4
28 Jan. 20:30 W QF2 v W QF3

30 Jan. 17:00 Third Placed Play-off

31 Jan. 17:00 Final


http://www.livesoccertv.com/competition ... f-nations/

[Ivytalk]

What? No Somalia?

[dgreco]

I am excited about the Kits. Puma is putting out some awesome kits for the African Cup.

[dbackjon]

What? No Somalia?

Team was hijacked

[SunCoastBlueHen]

With the mulitple choice question: Benin and Gabon are :

A. Species of Monkeys
B. Countries
C. Former French leaders
D. Fashion designers
E. A popular old Vaudeville act

I'm pretty sure I would get it wrong.

[EPJr]

a cookie for anyone who knows the old name for Burkina Faso

[dbackjon]

a cookie for anyone who knows the old name for Burkina Faso

Hmmm

[bandl]

Something to do with Volta

[dbackjon]

Something to do with Volta

upper Volta

[SunCoastBlueHen]

The People's Republic of Volta?

[bandl]

Something to do with Volta

upper Volta

Red Volta
Black Volta

AAAAAAANNNNNNDDDDDDD THAT is about all I know about rivers in that part of the continent.
Stupid AP Geography class.

[bandl]

The People's Republic of Volta?

Ah snap...

Republic of Upper Volta

BOOYAH!

[dbackjon]

So what was Benin?

[dgreco]

So what was Benin?

named after the bay of Benin.

[dbackjon]

So what was Benin?

named after the bay of Benin.

What was the country's original name?

[SunCoastBlueHen]

named after the bay of Benin.

What was the country's original name?

Lower Volta

[dbackjon]

Wrong SCBH

[Ivytalk]

Dahomey.

As in, "Who mugged my gangsta?"

[dgreco]

Dahomey.

As in, "Who mugged my gangsta?"

or the Benin Empire which was the Edo Empire prior to colony Dahomey.

[slycat]

I am excited about the Kits. Puma is putting out some awesome kits for the African Cup.

I second this. They really nailed it with their designs.

[DukeJack]

I am excited about the Kits. Puma is putting out some awesome kits for the African Cup.

I second this. They really nailed it with their designs.

Some of them look good, but I really don't get the patch over the right chest. Let the people decide, I guess

Angola:


Algeria:


Cote d'Ivoire:


Ghana:


Togo:


Egypt:


Mozambique:


Cameroon Home:


Cameroon Away:


Tunisia:

[T-Dog]

I second this. They really nailed it with their designs.

Some of them look good, but I really don't get the patch over the right chest. Let the people decide, I guess

I think they go along with the nicknames for the country. For instance, Egypt's nickname is the Pharaohs, Ghana is the Black Stars, Angola is the Black Antelopes, Algeria is the Desert Foxes, etc.

[DukeJack]

I think they go along with the nicknames for the country. For instance, Egypt's nickname is the Pharaohs, Ghana is the Black Stars, Angola is the Black Antelopes, Algeria is the Desert Foxes, etc.

Right, I wasn't talking about the watermarks/sublimated images, but how it looks like Puma took a toga and just sewed a patch of cloth underneath. Like on Algeria's away shirt, where the stripes just end - that's what I meant.

[dgreco]

Egypt gold clash is amazing I think.

I also love the sort of "tribal african" paint style for the stripes.

[DukeJack]

Two players from Togo and their bus driver were killed earlier today in an ambush attack by Angolese rebels. Sad way for the tournament to begin

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... al&cc=5901