1)'You're all welcome to South Africa. We Africans are all footballers, only that some of us don't have boot' - Patience Jonathan addressing the crowd during the opening ceremony..
2)Frank Lampard joined Ivory Coast national soccer team yesterday to help his former team mate Drogba lift the trophy before he retires.
3)Panic in South Africa as Spain applies to be included in the Afcon Tournament. Cape verde Island coach resigns after hearing the news.
4)C. Ronaldo joins the Super Eagles on loan & scores 4 goals in his debut against Burkina Faso.
5)Drogba starts the AFCON on a miserable note by scoring 3 own goals in his first match.
6)Ghana national footbal team to arrive in South Africa 10 days after the kick off.
7)BALLOTELI on standby to replace Ghana coach after latest row with Ghana FA.
8)In the crucial match against Zambia, with Nigeria trailing by 1-0; Keshi brings on Tonto Dike for the last 7 mins of the match. It turns out to be an inspired substitution because she scores 2 goals in the space of 5 mins to complete a miraculous turn-around
9)L. messi scores a hat-trick in d finaL group game against ghana and wins d african footbalLer of d year award.
10)In the semifinal match between Nigeria and South Africa, Efe Ambrose turns on the style and scores 95 goals in the game. In the process, he sets a new record for the most goals scored in a calendar year.
11)Ronaldo gives Messi a head butt 2mins after d whistLe was bLown 4 kick- off and den raised his shirt showing his inner top wiv d words "u go die b4 u carry ur 5th balLon D'or" written on it as he walks out of d fieLd after being sent off
12)- Luis Suarez appointed referee in the final match between Nigeria and Ghana. The Ghana fans are stunned, while the Nigerian fans perform an excellent etighi choreography as Suarez awards them three penalties. Suarez's left hand is later found in Michael Essien's bag while he's leaving the stadium.
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