Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has congratulated national teams from the bloc for their sterling performances at the on-going African Cup of Nations football tournament in South Africa. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Here are fixtures for the 11th round of the Mauritanian football league which will be played this weekend. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the group stage awards, depicting the Orange Man of the match and Samsung Fair Play, at the the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa, according to the media outlet of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The first African Nations Cup finals in an odd-numbered year in 48 years is already half-way through, producing the thrills and disappointments of Africa's biggest sports event. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese media on Thursday heaped praises on the country's football team, the Hawks, for its historic qualification to the quarter finals of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - "My players will be bold in our quarter-final match," declared Nigerian Coach Stephen Keshi, ahead of Sunday's clash with Cote d'Ivoire here in the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa.. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The chairman of the Senate Committee in the Nigerian Senate, Adamu Gimba, leading a delegation of assembly men, has visited the Super Eagles’ camp in Rustenburg, South African ahead of Sunday's quarter final clash with Cote d’Ivoire as part of the continuing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One Olympic sport will be dropped next month when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executives meet to discuss the make-up of the Summer Games from 2020. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - All but one of the eight quarter-finalists at the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa are from West Africa, a sharp departure from what obtained during the last edition in 2012. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final fixtures at the ongoing 2013 African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the final standings after all the group matches have been played at the ongoing 2013 African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The West African state of Togo exploded into spontaneous joy on Wednesday as the country's football team reached the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition for the first time following a 1-1 draw against Tunisia. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Here are tit bits from the Nigerian camp at the current 2013 African Nations Cup finals in South Africa, compiled by PANA here Wednesday. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Super Eagles’ skipper, Joseph Yobo, Wednesday, at the team’s training ground, admitted that the team ought to have latched on the use of an outfield player as goalkeeper by the Ethiopians, to score more goals in their Group C match here Tuesday. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Algeria, already eliminated from the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa before Wednesday's Group D final tie, caused a major stir in the Ivorian camp when they led 2-0 with only 20 minutes to the end of the match. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Although their match Wednesday with Tunisia here ended 1-1 from their last Group D match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa, Togo joined Cote d'Ivoire in the quarter-final stage on account of goals advantage. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Didier Drogba scored in the 77th minute and Bony Wilfried followed up three minutes later to level score at 2-0 for Cote d'Ivoire against Algeria here Wednesday in their Group D final match at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Al Arbi Hilal Soudani's goal in the 70th minute here has put Algeria further ahead of Cote d'Ivoire Wednesday in their Group D final match at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sofiane Feghouli scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to put Algeria in front 1-0 against Cote d'Ivoire Wednesday in their Group D final match at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses, the Super Eagles two-goal hero in the last Group C match against Ethiopia here Tuesday, has dedicated the penalty goals to his little baby son, Brentley. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - It's Togo 1, Tunisia 1 at half time here Wednesday in their last Group D match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire are tying 0-0 at half time with Algeria here Wednesday in their Group D final match at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Khaled Mouelhi scored from the penalty spot in the 30th minute to draw Tunisia 1-1 level with Togo Wednesday in their Group D final encounter here at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Serge Gakpe scored in the 13th minute to put Togo 1-0 in front of Tunisia in their Group D final encounter here at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Port Elizabeth, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he is anticipating a "difficult" quarter-final clash against debutant Cape Verde on Saturday at the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations competition in South Africa. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Fund-raising Committee for Togo's participation in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in South Africa, says it has collected 1.5 billion FCFA for the national team which is on the verge of qualifying for the quarter finals of the tournament. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - The battle for the second quarter-final slot in group D will be settled Wednesday when Togo takes on Tunisia in their final group D match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - When Algeria meets Cote d'Ivoire in their final Group D match Wednesday in Rustenburg, both will only be playing for pride, as the outcome will not affect their fortunes at the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the fixtures for the last Group D matches, to be played simultaneously, at the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa Wednesday: Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Contrary to speculations, the engine room of Nigeria’s midfield, Mikel Obi, will not miss the potentially difficult quarter-final match against Cote d’Ivoire, after he was given a yellow card in the match against Ethiopia. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Here's how Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia finished their Group C campaign at the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses, the Chelsea of England pearl, scored here from the penalty spot twice to vault Nigeria into the quarter-finals of the 2013 African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Defending champions Zambia are out of the 2013 African Nations Cup, no thanks to their 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso Tuesday in their Group C final match in Nelspruit, South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses scored his second penalty goal in the 90th minute to give Nigeria an emphatic 2-0 lead over Ethiopia in the last Group C match here at the ongoing African Nations cup in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Victor Moses scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to give Niger a 1-0 lead over Ethiopia in their Group C final match here at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four foreign countries, among them Ethiopia, have confirmed their participation in the 16 February KCB/AK National Cross Country Championships where Kenya’s team for the World Cross Country championship will be picked Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Defending champions Zambia and group leaders Burkina Faso are tied 0-0 at interval in their Group C final match at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Two-time champions Nigeria and lowly-rated Ethiopia Tuesday ended the first half of their last Group C match here on a barren note at the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa. Full text...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana’s coach Kwesi Appiah, delighted at the quarter-final berth of the Black Stars, says the team can achieve more in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations competition in South Africa. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's national football team, Sable Antelopes, is due back home Tuesday after failing to advance beyond the group stage of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President of world’s soccer governing body FIFA, Mr. Joseph Blatter, is expected in Conakry 7 Feb. on a two-day working visit to Guinea, PANA learned from the Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT). Full text...

Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali's qualification for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa may have seemed perfunctory to football fans elsewhere, but the team's players and officials are viewing it as a source of much-needed succour for their beleaguered people back home. Full text...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Niger may have crashed out of the ongoing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, but the country's team, known as Menas (Gazelle), heads home with pride. Full text...

Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of Tuesday's final Group C match between title holder Zambia and Burkina Faso, a seemingly innocuous statement by the Burkina coach may be an early warning for the defending champions that they will only underrate their opponents at their own peril. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles go for perhaps their most important game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations Tuesday, when they take on the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia in their final Group C encounter in Rustenburg, South Africa. Full text...

Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following are the last Group C fixtures at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has killed over 3,000 people in gun and bomb attacks in Nigeria since 2009, on Monday declared an immediate ceasefire. Full text...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Here's the final Group B standing Monday at the ongoing 2013 AFCON finals in South Africa. Full text...

Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mali drew 1-1 with DR Congo in a Group B match here Monday, but qualified for the quarter finals of the 2013 AFCON finals in South Africa. Full text...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Goals from Asamoah Gyan, in the sixth minute, Christian Atsu, in the 23rd, and John Boye, in the 49th, gave the Ghana Black Stars a resounding 3-0 win over Niger and a passage to the quarter-finals of the 2013 AFCON finals in South Africa. Full text...