Sunday, January 31, 2010

Live - Africa Cup of Nations final

Live Africa Cup of Nations

Live Africa Cup of Nations - Ghana v Egypt

GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT)

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By Alistair Magowan

1546: TEAM NEWS Ghana v Egypt
Ghana are unchanged from their semi-final win over Nigeria and include five of the team which beat Brazil on penalties in the U-20 World Cup.
Egypt make one change with former Spurs midfielder Hossam Ghaly coming in for the suspended Mahmoud Fathallah.

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1538: TEAMS Ghana v Egypt
Ghana: Kingson, Inkoom, Vorsah, Sarpei, Addy, Badu, Ayew, Asamoah, Agyemang, Annan, Gyan.
Egypt: El-Hadary, Fathi, Said, Gomaa, El-Mohamady, Moawad, Abd Rabou, Ghaly, Hassan, Zidan, Motaeb.

1535: So time for a quick briefing. Egypt are on the rolls of all rolls, looking for their third Africa Cup of Nations title on the bounce and having won their last 18 matches in the tournament. Ghana, meanwhile, are without many of their established stars but have shown the same strength of will that saw their youth side win the U-20 World Cup back in October. Five of that squad start this evening in Luanda so they know something about winning the big ones.

1530: Although the Confederation of African Football has done its best to overshadow the Africa Cup of Nations final with its ludicrous banning of Togo from the next two tournaments, shall we stick to the script? Good. It's Ghana v Egypt and no matter which team wins, their respective stories should hopefully ensure that this spectacle ends on a heart-warming note.

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