Dakar Senegal PANA - Democratic Republic of Congo -and Cameroon Tuesday beat Côte d'Ivoire and Togo respectively to qualify for the quarter finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Mali. ) Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Celebration of Nigerian team's qualification Monday for the quarter-final of the 2002 African Nations Cup has been largely muted by the monumental tragedy which hit the country, with 600 collateral deaths from the explosions Sunday night at the ammunition dump in Lagos. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The 26 March Stadium in Bamako was overwhelmed by a huge din Monday when Mauritian referee Lim Kee Chong sounded the whistle at the end of the final Group A match between Mali and Algeria at the ongoing Cup of Nations tournament. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- DR Congo's national football team currently playing at the 23rd African Cup of Nations finals in Mali are at the crossroads following a goalless draw against Togo last Saturday, pundits reckon in Kinshasa. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- After two matches at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals in Mali, and as Cameroonians contemplate Tuesday's encounter with Togo, pundits back home acknowledge Patrick Mboma as the most indomitable striker in Cameroon's national football team, the Indomitable Lions. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Following the country's 0-0 draw with DR Congo at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals in Mali, the Togolese press and football fans alike took a swipe at coach Banna Tchanile, differing with his tactical options. Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- An official at the Democratic Republic of Congo's youth and sports ministry has complained that the national team, Simba, "are expensive considering their disappointing performance" at the ongoing African up of Nations in Mali. Full text...

Mopti- Mali (PANA) -- Nigerian coach Shaibu Amodu said Monday in the eastern Mali town of Mopti that the 2002 African Cup of Nations tournament has been tough for the 16 teams taking part in the contest. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Nigeria and Mali on Monday qualified for the quarter finals of the 23rd African Cup of Nations by beating Liberia (1-0) and Algeria (2-0), respectively. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Though some team managers have taken disciplinary action against some players, referees officiating at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Mali have so far not flashed the red card to a player. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian football authorities have dispatched three medical specialists to Bamako where, at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals, the Zambian team has been struggling with a variety of infections, including malaria and influenza. Full text...

Sikasso- Mali (PANA) -- On the festive side of the ongoing Cup of Nations finals in Mali, the town council of Sikasso (380 km south of Bamako) devoted a cultural day at the weekend to Cameroon featuring an exhibition of some 40 paintings by two Cameroonian artists, Jean Kouan Tawadje and Eya'a Enama Ambroise. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- 'Hassania d'Agadir' once more tops the Moroccan football championship table at the end of the 16th round played Sunday in Rabat. Full text...

Bangui- Central African Republic (PANA) -- In the first leg of the world football championship semi-finals, the Big Cats of Bas- Oubangui were beaten 0-2 by South Africa's Bafana Bafana at the Barthelemy Boganda Stadium in Bangui. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Sports Ministry Monday denied local newspaper reports that Sports Minister Ishaya Mark Aku was involved in a ghastly road accident in Mali, where Nigeria is participating in the 2002 African Nations Cup. Full text...

Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Cameroonian striker Patrick Mboma has expressed disappointment over the disciplinary departure of Ghanaian Samuel Kuffuor and desertion of DR Congo's Shabani Nonda from CAN 2002 in Mali. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- Most Togolese soccer fans, especially those in Lome, manifested timid joy one hour after the goalless draw between the 'Sparrowhawks' and the 'Simbas' on Saturday. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Though the finals of this year's African Cup of Nations competition have been played halfway, Senegalese fans are exuberant with an impression of their team's victory in Bamako, Mali. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has lifted a ban slapped on Sudan last month. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Senegalese Coach Bruno Metsu said Saturday that he was happy with the "Lions" win over Zambia's "Chipolopolo" in the 23rd finals of the African Cup of Nations being hosted by Mali. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Many Zambian soccer fans have expressed disappointment at their national team's failure to utilise the numerous scoring chances during Saturday's group D match against Senegal at the ongoing African Cup of nations in Mali. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The body of the late Kenyan basketballer, Steve Biko, who was shot dead under mysterious circumstances in South Africa, arrived in Nairobi Saturday for burial. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan soccer club champions Oserian Fastac suffered a major setback this weekend following the resignation of its coach, Twahir Muhiddin. Full text...

Sikasso- Mali (PANA) -- Togo and DR Congo Saturday played a goalless draw at the Cup of Nations finals, leaving the Togolese on two points, one better than DR Congo and Cote d'Ivoire, on a point each. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Many Algerian football fans have expressed disappointment following the Fennecs' two-all tie with Liberia in their second Group A match at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals played in Bamako on Friday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Angry over a power outage during the Nigeria-Mali Nations Cup match last Thursday, angry football fans in Badagry near Lagos, stormed the local office of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and vandalised its equipment, according to company sources. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Morocco Saturday beat Burkina Faso 2-1 to total 4 points so far from two matches, taking a clear lead in Group B at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals in Mali. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Following their two-all tie last Friday at the Bamako March 26 Stadium at the ongoing Cup of Nations finals, Liberia and Algeria still stand a chance making it through to the next round. Full text...

Cameroon- Younde (PANA) -- There was euphoric mood throughout Yaounde Friday after the Indomitable Lions's beat the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire in their first round African Cup of Nations competition in Sikasso, southern Mali. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Fifteen countries have confirmed they would participate in the first Africa Military Games scheduled 15-27 April in Nairobi. Full text...

Praia- Cap Verde (PANA) -- It is only on Thursday that Cape Verdeans began viewing ongoing matches of CAN 2002 in Mali though the games opened last Saturday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Liberia's Lone Star and Algeria tied 2-2 in their Group A CAN 2002 match played Friday in Bamako. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian soccer fans are fuming over Thursday's goalless draw between their Super Eagles and their Malian counterparts at the current African Nations Cup in Mali. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- At the ongoing Cup of Nations finals, the Lions of Senegal will on Saturday take on Mighty Zambia at Bamako's Modibo Keita Stadium in the Malian capital. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Liberia which is playing its second match of group (A) against Algeria, Friday, could have been the favourite of the two if the atmosphere surrounding the "Lone Star" was not polluted by a problem of money. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Egypt's "Pharaohs" Friday beat Tunisia 1-0 in their second Group D match of the African Nations' finals played in Bamako. Full text...

Sikasso- Mali (PANA) -- The Group C Cup of Nations match played Friday in Sikasso (380 km south of Bamako) between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire ended in a 1-0 victory for the Cameroonians, who consequently qualify for the quarterfinals. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's goalless draw against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday spurred a series of reactions from supporters of the home team. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Following is the fair play table published at the end of the first Group matches in the 23rd African Cup of Nations (CAN) being hosted by Mali. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Egyptian coach Mahmoud el Gohary Friday expressed happiness that his team had won a game against Tunisia, saying this should not be taken to mean that the Eagles of Carthage are not a good outfit. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Television stations in Ghana have finally agreed to resolve the dispute over the right to broadcast the CAN 2002 games in the country. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Tunisia's football team, the Eagles of Carthage, have so far proved to be the best behaved side on the field of play, the Confederation of African Football announced Friday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Unlike in the past when the Africa Cup of Nations was a major event for Kenyan soccer fans, the ongoing finals in Mali have not raised a matching interest in the east African country. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Nigeria's surprise 0-0 draw in an African Cup of Nations match against lowly-rated Mali Thursday night enlisted both frustration and understanding among the Nigerian community here. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Batswana soccer fans have expressed disappointment with the performance of Africa's five representatives at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, who have failed to shine in the African Cup of Nations (CAN) currently underway in Mali. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian fans Wednesday left the 26 March Stadium with a feeling that their national team was close to a genuine feat after ending its match against Nigeria in a goalless draw. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghanaian soccer fans expressed mixed feelings to their country's 0-0 draw with South Africa during Thursday's CAN 2002 match in Mali, where the team's qualification to the next round is not ascertained. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has emerged winners of the inaugural Africa Zone Five Challenge Cup handball tournament. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's Eagles and the Super Eagles of Nigeria tied 0-0 at the end of their Group A African Cup of Nations match played Thursday evening at the Bamako's Stadium of March 26. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- African nationals living in Bamako whose countries are taking part in the African Cup of Nations appreciate Malian "Jatigiya" (meaning hospitality in the Bamanan national language) but fear excesses in the event of a premature elimination of Mali. Full text...