January 12, 2010
Malawi shocked Algeria 3-0 to snap their first ever win at an African Nations Cup finals on Monday in the Angola's capital on the tournament's second day.
A similarly surprising case came from Burkina Faso, who held favorites Cote d'Ivoire to a goalless draw in Cabinda.
Togo were officially disqualified after the scheduled kickoff time of their Group B match with Ghana, which did not take place because of the departure of the Togolese from the tournament some 24 hours earlier for Friday's bus attack that killed two of their delegation.
Cabinda's new Chiazi stadium was largely empty, amid tight security, as Didier Drogba and his much-vaunted team mates squandered several chances.
Cote d'Ivoire had scored eight goals in two World Cup qualifiers against Burkina Faso in the preceding six months but said they expected their opponents to be much more defensive this time.
Malawi established a two-goal lead by halftime. Russell Mwafulirwa took advantage of a fortunate rebound to score after 17minutes before defender Elvis Kafoteka powered home a header nine minutes before halftime.
Soon after the interval, Davi Banda added a third for the African minnows.
"We are the only underdogs in this tournament but we know our own strengths," Malawi midfielder Joseph Kamwendo said in a television interview.
"We just seek to play it simple and this is a good start for us. We want to reach as far as we can and we need to build on what we did in this game."
On Tuesday, holders Egypt begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive title when they take on Nigeria (1600 GMT), followed by a second Group C match between Benin and Mozambique in Benguela (1830).
Source: People's Daily.
Link: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90871/6865726.html.
Malawi shocked Algeria 3-0 to snap their first ever win at an African Nations Cup finals on Monday in the Angola's capital on the tournament's second day.
A similarly surprising case came from Burkina Faso, who held favorites Cote d'Ivoire to a goalless draw in Cabinda.
Togo were officially disqualified after the scheduled kickoff time of their Group B match with Ghana, which did not take place because of the departure of the Togolese from the tournament some 24 hours earlier for Friday's bus attack that killed two of their delegation.
Cabinda's new Chiazi stadium was largely empty, amid tight security, as Didier Drogba and his much-vaunted team mates squandered several chances.
Cote d'Ivoire had scored eight goals in two World Cup qualifiers against Burkina Faso in the preceding six months but said they expected their opponents to be much more defensive this time.
Malawi established a two-goal lead by halftime. Russell Mwafulirwa took advantage of a fortunate rebound to score after 17minutes before defender Elvis Kafoteka powered home a header nine minutes before halftime.
Soon after the interval, Davi Banda added a third for the African minnows.
"We are the only underdogs in this tournament but we know our own strengths," Malawi midfielder Joseph Kamwendo said in a television interview.
"We just seek to play it simple and this is a good start for us. We want to reach as far as we can and we need to build on what we did in this game."
On Tuesday, holders Egypt begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive title when they take on Nigeria (1600 GMT), followed by a second Group C match between Benin and Mozambique in Benguela (1830).
Source: People's Daily.
Link: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90871/6865726.html.
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