Africa Cup of Nations Arrives in Equatorial Guinea

January 21, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament is being hosted by Equatorial Guinea and neighbour Gabon. While the Ivory Coast's national team is expected to win the competition, the lowly ranked Equatorial Guinea are just happy to be taking part. Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports from capital Malabo.

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2012 Africa Cup of Nations

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Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located in Middle Africa. With an area of 28,000 square kilometres Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa. It has two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The in... Explore this topic

Equatorial Guinea national football team

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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa. It has an area of 322,462 square kilometres, and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The co... Explore this topic

Bata

Bata is a port city in the Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni. Bata was formerly capital of Equatorial Guinea and is a transport hub an... Explore this topic

Estadio de Bata

Estadio de Bata is a multi-use stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The stadium had a capacity of 22,000 people and recently was expanded to 37,500 seats as one of the host stadiums for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations including the opening ceremony and semi-final. The stadium, w... Explore this topic

Football

Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular fie... Explore this topic

Africa Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN, is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football, and was first held in 1957. Since ... Explore this topic

Andy Richardson

Andy Richardson is a sports presenter/correspondent for Al Jazeera English, a 24-hour, English-speaking news channel. Richardson has a wide range of experience as a sports reporter and presenter from his career with Independent Television News, Sky News, ITV and Five News. He ... Explore this topic

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