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	African Nations Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The African Nations Cup (more formally the African Cup of Nations) is the main national
		In the first African Nations Cup in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt,
		Since then the field has grown to include almost every African nation, thus making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Nations_Cup

	BBC SPORT Football African Cup of Nations African Cup of Nations: 1957-1978
		African football was still in its developing stages when the Confederation of African Football (Caf) staged the inaugural African Cup of Nations in February 1957.
		The 1960s were a time of expansion for Caf, and a decade when the Cup of Nations also grew in importance.
		But the Black Stars were undone by El Issed's goal which handed Sudan their only Cup of Nations triumph to date.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/3396199.stm

	ESPNSoccernet.com: Global: African Cup of Nations 2004
		A tournament which rarely receives positive coverage in the British press, the African Cup of Nations is actually an older competition than the European Championships and has been played every two years since 1957.
		In recent years African players have become far more prevalent and successful in European football and since Italia '90, African national sides have been making significant waves in World Cups.
		Any manager who buys African internationals should always be mindful of his new player's commitment to his country and that this competition is going to take place every second January.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /feature?id=288449&cc=5739

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Egypt wins bid to host 2006 African Nations Cup - Thursday October 24, 2002 10:51 AM
		CNNSI.com - Soccer- Egypt wins bid to host 2006 African Nations Cup - Thursday October 24, 2002 10:51 AM Sports Illustrated Writers Online
		The 2006 edition of the 16-team event will have added importance with the Nations Cup tournament also acting as Africa's qualifiers for the World Cup finals in Germany later the same year.
		Egypt's victory means the next two Nations Cup finals will be played in north Africa, long a dominant force in continental football.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/10/24/africa_rdp

	Football, Soccer: African Cup Of Nations 2000: Group C preview: Egypt
		They always stayed among the top teams of Africa, but since 1959 only have won the Nations Cup twice.
		Egypt had been one of three independent African states with ties to Europe before the independence wave around 1960 and thus an early dominating force in African football.
		To this they returned at the Confederations Cup in Mexico when they started well against the eventual winners Mexico and Bolivia with draws but suddenly collapsed in the third match against Saudi-Arabia.
	www.the-shot.com /africa/african-nations-cup-2000/preview/egypt.html

	SI.com - Soccer - African Nations Cup finalists profiles - Wednesday July 16, 2003 05:47 PM
		World Cup quarter-finalists last year, Senegal are now the form team in African football and will be among the favorites for the Nations Cup title in Tunisia.
		SI.com - Soccer- African Nations Cup finalists profiles - Wednesday July 16, 2003 05:47 PM Sports Illustrated Writers Online
		Mali were the last hosts of the Nations Cup where they reached the semifinal and had much the same team for the 2004 qualifiers, where they edged out Zimbabwe on goal difference in group six.
	premium.si.cnn.com /soccer/news/2003/07/16/nationscup_profiles

	Al-Ahram Weekly Sports Egypt's 'group of death'
		African Nations Cup titles: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998
		They have had a fantastic year, but with the Nations Cup and a first-ever appearance at the World Cup beckoning, 2002 promises to be even better.
		Taking over just two months before the tournament gives Michel little time to get his team in shape, and he may be looking further ahead to the World Cup before things begin to click.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/569/sp2.htm

	Today in History Almanac
		1959 Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Fla, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-84)
		1948 "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances
		1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as TX gov, nation's 2nd woman governor
	almanac.fablis.com

	BBC SPORT Football African Cup of Nations African Cup of Nations records
		Cup of Nations winner as player and coach:
		Egypt's Mahmoud El-Gohary a Cup of Nations winner as player and coach
		Most Cup of Nations appearances by a player: Alain Gouamene, Ivory Coast (7)
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/3374029.stm

	allAfrica.com: 2002 Africa Nations Cup
		The Indomitable Lions of Cameroun yesterday in Bamako defended the African Nations Cup they won two years ago to join Egypt and Ghana as the only countries that have won the title four times.
		49 countries have entered the qualification series for the next African Nations Cup, to be hosted by Tunisia in 2004.
		Mali: At '2002 Nations Cup Finals: Monrovia's Foremost Sports Photographer Scores High Marks
	allafrica.com /specials/mali2002

	African Nations Cup Finals 1959 (Egypt) (Soccerbot)
		African Nations Cup Finals 1959 (Egypt) Season Statistics
		Click here for African Nations Cup Finals 1959 (Egypt) Latest League Table
	www.soccerbot.com /caf/results/afrnat59.htm

	CoptsAndChristendom.txt
		Nevertheless, in recent years, with the increasing spirit of acceptance and dialogue among the sects and nations of Christendom, the Copts seem to be advancing out of their prolonged isolation to participate in the widening circle of good faith among all Christians in anticipation of the discovery of their common Father.
		Monks came to live with the fathers of the desert from many nations -- Greeks, Romans, Capadocians, Libyans, Syrians, Nubians, and Ethiopians, to mention a few of those on record -- and Pachomius devised a system of wards for each nation within every monastery.
		The wider circle of Coptic obedientiaries who are not ethnic Copts, however, includes at least twenty million Ethiopians, more than five million other Africans, and another million of mixed racial origins in other continents.
	www.coptic.net /articles/CoptsAndChristendom.txt

	Ghana National Team: Black Stars
		The biennual African Cup of Nations tournament has been played since 1957 and is thereby older than the corresponding European championship.
		Few Africans today would have heard of the Algerian Lalmas, Ghanaian dribbling wizard Osei Kofi or Ethiopian captain Italo Vassalo - they were among a host of legends to play in the Nations Cup tournaments of the 1960s.
		In February 1957, beneath the heat of the Nubian Desert in Sudan, few could have predicted the expansion of the African Nations Cup.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/textonly/screenreader.php?l=soccer/can_history.php

	Mali_Here_We_Come The 2002 African Cup of Nations Finals - By Sekou Nkrumah
		Very impressive and who knows if they can repeat their brilliant wins over Ghana 3-1 and Nigeria 2-1 in the World Cup qualifiers and then they could be the suprise team of the 23rd edition of the African Nations Cup.
		The 2002 African Nations Cup in Mali promises to be a thriller, a real soccer feast.
		Before their crucial World Cup qualifying game against Morocco in Dakar, the 1998 African Footballer of the year and Morocco's star player Hadji predicted that in two years Senegal will become an African success force to reckon with.
	africanspider.com /sports/Mali_here_we_come.htm

	Timeline 1879-1882
		The southpaw, left-handed Lee Richmond of the Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruby Legs, pitched himself to perfection with a 1-0 shutout of the Cleveland Spiders in a National League game.
		The nation mourned when Will Rogers, along with pilot Wiley Post, were killed in an Alaska plane crash on August 15, 1935.
		Bandolier later authored the novel on Pueblo life called “The Delightmakers.” Cliff dwelling in the area were preserved (1916) in a national park named after Bandelier.
	timelines.ws /1879_1882.HTML

	African Nations and Football Associations
		African Cup Of Nations 1998: qualified for finals, out 1st round (1 tie, 2 losses, 7 goals scored anyway)
		Best result in African Cup Of Nations so far: Reached Final Tournament only twice, as one of eight teams in 1978 (at Ghana, 3 losses) and as one of 16 teams in 1996 (at South Africa, 3 losses).
		African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
	www.the-shot.com /africa/general/asscont.htm

	African Nations Cup
		1957 Egypt 1959 Egypt 1962 Ethiopia 1963 Ghana 1965 Ghana 1968 Congo (Kinshasa) 1970 Sudan 1972 Congo (Brazzaville) 1974 Zaire 1976 Morocco 1978 Ghana 1980 Nigeria 1982 Ghana 1984 Cameroon 1986 Egypt 1988 Cameroon 1990 Algeria 1992 Ivory Coast 1994 Nigeria 1996 South Africa 1998 Egypt 2000 Cameroon 2002 Cameroon 2004 Tunisia 2006
		The tournament is held every two years, and the number of teams participating in the final tournament has continually increased and reached 16 for the first time in 1998.
		Cameroon 4 Egypt 4 Ghana 4 Congo (Kinshasa) 2 [includes Zaire] Nigeria 2 Algeria 1 Congo (Brazzaville) 1 Ethiopia 1 Ivory Coast 1 Morocco 1 South Africa 1 Sudan 1 Tunisia 1
	www.rsssf.com /tablesa/afrchamp.html

	International Games News April 2004
		African University Games, Bauchi, Nigeria, May 22-31, 2004
		Since 1959 (the first year that FISU was in charge of the games) only two cities have hosted the games twice.
		In comparison, any Pakistani winning an Olympic gold medal will be rewarded with 10 million rupees, Asian games gold medalists, 5 million rupees In addition, medal winners would get 50% discounts on airfares on the Pakistani nation airline and 40% discounts on Pakistani Railways.
	www.internationalgames.net /april2004.html

	Football Programmes,Vintage Soccer Memorabilia Ticket Stubs
		Soccer or Football Memorabilia from Arsenal to Liverpool via Man United champions league and England world cup 1966.
		Rare football programmes, used ticket stubs from any cup final & Vintage football books to buy online.
		1993 League Cup Final Arsenal v Sheff Wed
	www.football4sale.com /football-memorabilia/allprods.php

	African Cup Of Nations - MALI2002
		The African Cup of Nations was first placed in Sudan in 1957, and Egypt won its premier edition by beating Ethiopia 4-0.
		This present competition marks the first time Mali is hosting the nations cup.
		Since then, the tournament has been held every two years, and the number of teams has gradually increased reaching its present value of 16 in 1998.
	mali2002.net /English/History

	Are You Kidding Me-Larry Legend, The Blaster and the Golden Boy-7-10-04
		The Sox removed their color line in 1959 � 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke through with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		Upon returning to my office from my summer vacation, I discovered my E-mail box full with comments on the recent comments on America's curse (the racial issue in our society) of Larry Bird, Paul Hornung and Barry Bonds.
		Russell's achievements during his days in Boston, from 1956 to 1969, drew national acclaim but never won local fans' hearts the way Bobby Orr,Carl Yastrzemski and Larry Bird had.
	www.kronishsports.com /AYK%20Columns/Golden%20Boy.htm

	African Nations Cup Finals 2004 (Tunisia) (Soccerbot)
		Click here for African Nations Cup Finals 2004 (Tunisia) full results and fixtures
		Netscape4+ / IE4+ users: to view CELL TIPS hold your mouse cursor over any table cell
	www.soccerbot.com /caf/tables/afrnat04.htm

	African Nations Cup Finals 1959 (Egypt) (Soccerbot)
		Click here for African Nations Cup Finals 1959 (Egypt) full results and fixtures
	www.soccerbot.com /caf/tables/afrnat59.htm

	Gail's Gardening and Homesteading Catalog
		Complete projects and full size patterns for dolls of all nations faces, hair styles, costumes, materials, etc. Plus complete section on novelty dolls.....$9 ((gc58))
		Hardback w/o dj, pictorial cover, 93 pages, few bandw photos, bumped corners, overall very good condition.
	www.gailsbooks.com /garden.htm

	Sudan matches, ratings and points exchanged
		World Cup qualifying: Africa Asia Concacaf Oceania South America
		By tournament: Caribbean Cup Cecafa Cup Gulf Cup Tiger Cup
	www.eloratings.net /Sudan.htm

	Alexander Books - Catalog S-Z
		VG in price cupped DJ with chip from rear panel.
		Coffee cup ring & faint dark pencil mark on front cover.
		Stewart, Walter - Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (National Archives/1989) Bicentennial Edition.
	www.alexanderbooks.net /cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?spanno=4

	SI.com - Soccer - African Nations Cup History - Tuesday January 20, 2004 3:41PM
		SI.com - Soccer- African Nations Cup History - Tuesday January 20, 2004 3:41PM
		FA Cup: Man U held to embarrassing draw vs. Exeter
	premium.si.cnn.com /2004/soccer/01/20/anc.results

	papr_a2j
		Applewhite, J.D. Around the World with a Coffee Cup
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		Insolence and Errors in the National Institutes of Health Pink Sheets
	www.redlandsfortnightly.org /papr_a2j.htm

	AFRICAHOME.COM: The Home of All Things Africa on the Web
		Morocco believes that if they have a good showing at the Nations Cup they may have a chance to be picked as hosts.
		Morocco and Tunisia are in a head to head fight to see who will host the 2010 World Cup set to be held in Africa.
		Most titles won: 4 Egypt - 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998 Ghana - 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 Cameroon - 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 Most appearances at the finals: Egypt (19) 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990,...
	www.africanewswire.com

	::: African Trumpet International :::
		The 2000 tournament, the first African Nations Cup in the new millennium was the first to be co-hosted, Ghana and Nigeria sharing the honour.
		After winning a couple of African club titles with Canon sportif, he joined the professional gravy train in France but returned to base quickly after sustaining a knee injury which prevented him from expressing himself to his full potential at the Nations Cup in 1996.
		The same three nations took part in the 1959 tournament in Egypt, but this time it was organised on a league basis - an idea that had been rejected by Ethiopian delegate Ydnekatchew Tessema two years earlier.
	www.africantrumpetinternational.com /edijan.html

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