Ghana defeated Cape Verde 2-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final Saturday thanks to a second-half brace from substitute Mubarak Wakaso.

Ivory Coast midfielder Max Gradel reckons coach Sabri Lamouchi has introduced a title-winning mentality to the Africa Cup of Nations favourites.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has hit out at the love lost relationship between his team and Nigerians yesterday describing it as “shameful and a pity”

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West Africa has proved its the stronghold of African football producing seven of the eight quarter-finalists in the 29th Africa Cup of Nations. Only host, South Africa is the odd country of the lot.

West African heavy-weights Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire clash tomorrow in the headline game of the quarter finals of the 29th Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi said yesterday that in the event of the team losing to the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, his boys would hold their heads high in defeat.

Ex-international Garba Lawal has submitted that it is possible for Nigeria to move beyond the African Cup of Nations quarter finals with a win over one of the tournament’s favourites, Ivory Coast.

The Organising Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rose from its meeting yesterday after appointing Algerian Referee Haimoudi Djamel to be at the centre of the match between the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

There was a big relief and cheery news for the Super Eagles of Nigeria when Confederation of African Football, CAF, confirmed Chelsea’s Mikel Obi eligible to play against Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the quarter finals of the Nations Cup