Africa Cup of Nations 2010

[Steve 10,227]

Ghana hit the post. Essien been in some heavy challenges, be careful lad.

[Steve 10,227]

Ivory Coast 2 - 0 Ghana

Beautiful Free kick.

[Steve 10,227]

Drogba might of just injured essien.

[Badboy 1,526]

oh no

[Steve 10,227]

Ess looks very slow going towards the ball now, not going into many challenges. Please let him be ok. It seemed like a pretty heavy knock on his knee.

[Steve 10,227]

Drogba

3 - 0

[Steve 10,227]

Penalty to Ghana now.

92nd Minute.

Goal.

3-1

[Steve 10,227]

Full Time.

3-1

Praying Essien is ok after that tackle.

[Steve 10,227]

Chelsea's Mikel was on the field for the entirety as Nigeria earned a first win of the 2010 African Nations, 1-0 against Benin.

Edited January 17, 2010 by Steve.

[Ollie 4,400]

Looking bad for Ess, looked an inocuous challenge by Dids but this stuff happens in football unfortunately. Really hope Ivory Coast win the tourney, would get Didi in awesome mood for his return.

Todays Results:

Gabon 0-0 Tunisia

Cameroon 3-2 Zambia

Wasn't looking good for Cameroon at half time but glad they got their acts together. Should go through now.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Ivory Cost 2-3 Algeria

Drogba and Kalou are coming back

[.sum41 229]

Drogba's Ivory Coast is out.

[Laylabelle 9,305]

Kinda harsh considering the goal they scored that got ruled offside..apprantly werent.Good game though..slightly crazy in parts they all seemed to be getting injured!

[gary gordon 1,777]

Kinda harsh considering the goal they scored that got ruled offside..apprantly werent.Good game though..slightly crazy in parts they all seemed to be getting injured!

It was an absolute shocker of a call. Ivory Coast played like shit and had no direction whatsoever. How some of these players play week in and week out in domestic comps arond the world is beyond me. At any time in the match either side could have lifted and won it. Both teams imho didn't get out of second gear..

Drogba looked terribly unfit.. Kalou showed glimses of the player he could be before being subbed off for the next goal scorer.

Oh well, Bad news from Drogba and Kalou, great news for CFC.. LEts get that top spot back!!

[.sum41 229]

Ivory Coast looks awfully at extra time to be honest,Ture's goal was a first moment of 30 minutes,but goal must be reckoned.

[Laylabelle 9,305]

Nigera through on penalties...and aww Mikel got his

And Egypt got a goal in their game..that never crosed the line :S

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Togo have been banned from the next two tournaments for not playing in them.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/article284032.ece

How vile can you get.

[Laylabelle 9,305]

Two is just out of order!Yeh they left but what expect there coach had been shot at,people died and injured and players on compasinoate leave..seems a bit out of spite