By David Gold
March 28 – Eight cities – Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town, Polokwane (pictured), Rustenburg and Nelspruit – have bid to host matches at next year’s African Nations Cup, hosted by South Africa.
By David Gold
March 21 – Filling stadiums at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations is the top priority for the tournament, being held in South Africa, according to the man responsible for organising the competition.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 13 – African nations have steadfastly refused to bow to European pressure to stage their showpiece tournament, the African Cup of Nations, every four years instead of two.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 30 – Zambia’s coach at the African Cup of Nations, Hervé Renard (pictured), has called on FIFA to tighten the regulations on naturalised players.
By David Gold
January 23 – Ghana’s Government has bought the broadcasting rights to the African Nations Cup, as the competition began in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon this weekend.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has turned down Namibia’s bid to take Burkino Faso’s place at the forthcoming African Cup of Nations, which starts on January 21.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 9 – Botswana’s preparations for the African Cup of Nations have been thrown into turmoil with players being told there is no more money for bonuses amid rumours of a boycott.
By Tom Degun
January 7 – Kirsten Nematandani (pictured), the South African Football Association (SAFA) President, is set to lead the Organising Committee for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations having already played a major role in bringing the event to the country.
By Duncan Mackay
January 5 – The six South African cities that hosted matches during the 2010 World Cup are bidding to be involved in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
By David Gold
January 3 – Swaziland have withdrawn from qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of this month’s first round tie with Seychelles, and now risk being thrown out of the 2015 tournament.
By David Gold
December 27 – Gabon has completed construction of two new stadiums in Libreville and Franceville for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, which gets underway on January 21, a Gabonese member of the Organising Committee told insideworldfootball.
By David Gold
December 26 – Ahead of next month’s African Nations Cup, Group A rivals Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, who co-host the tournament with Gabon, are in turmoil due to political disputes over their national coaches.
By Declan Warrington
November 13 – African stars Samuel Eto’o and Yaya Toure were present as Puma announced a feature at the Design Museum in London to mark the unveiling of 10 new football kits for some of Africa’s biggest football nations.
By David Gold
October 29 – One of the favourites for the 2012 African Nations Cup, Côte d’Ivoire, will be confident of making progress from the group stage of the tournament after being drawn in Group B with Sudan, Burkina Faso and 2010 hosts Angola.
By David Gold
October 9 – South Africa are appealing to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over their elimination from the 2012 African Nations Cup after they mistakenly played for a draw in their final qualifying game with Sierra Leone.