02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

08.04.2010- Renard appointed Angola coach

25.02.2010- Shot Togo keeper stuck in South Africa: club

13.02.2010- Jose quits as Angola coach

01.02.2010- Angola pledges to keep using Nations Cup stadiums

28.01.2010- Egypt crush eight-man Algeria, reach Cup of Nations final

23.01.2010- Angola face biggest game ever against Ghana

18.01.2010- Angola, Algeria into Nations Cup quarters

17.01.2010- Angola coach rejects draw option against Algeria

16.01.2010- Giant-killers Gabon target Tunisia scalp

16.01.2010- Beware wounded Cameroon Lions, warns Zambia coach

16.01.2010- Egypt into last Cup of Nations eight, Nigeria edge closer

16.01.2010- Benin made to pay the penalty by Nigerians

16.01.2010- I.Coast into quarters, chaos reigns at Cup of Nations

16.01.2010- Egypt seek Mozambique springboard to knock-out stage

16.01.2010- Win or bust for Nigeria and coach Shua

15.01.2010- Ivory Coast reach Africa Cup quarter-finals

15.01.2010- Cup shambles leaves Mali out in the cold

15.01.2010- Algeria press turn their backs on national team

14.01.2010- Algeria first World Cup team to win in Angola

15.01.2010- Angola defender Marques keeps tabs on Leeds

15.01.2010- Angola win first match, edge towards last eight

15.01.2010- Injury-ravaged Ghana bank on Essien against Ivorians

14.01.2010- Flavio, Manucho help Angola down Malawi

14.01.2010- Algeria defeat Mali to boost Cup of Nations hopes

14.01.2010- Mali, Algeria eager to atone for bumpy Cup starts

14.01.2010- Mali, Algeria, eager to atone for bumpy Cup starts

14.01.2010- Giantkillers Malawi have Angola in their sights

13.01.2010- Former champions Tunisia held by Zambia

13.01.2010- Gabon wins shocker over Cameroon in Cup of Nations

13.01.2010- Algeria, on the ropes: coach

13.01.2010- Jose - Angola have mental strength

13.01.2010- Martins departs Angola for injury treatment

13.01.2010- Cameroon star Eto'o sends painful warning to Gabon

12.01.2010- Wounded Eagles wary of falling prey to the Cup curse

12.01.2010- Mozambique deny Benin first Nations Cup victory

12.01.2010- Late arrival Essien uncertain for Ivory Coast

11.01.2010- Cup history beckons as Benin confront Mozambique

12.01.2010- Champions Egypt, Nigeria in top spot battle

11.01.2010- Another shock as Burkina Faso hold Ivory Coast

11.01.2010- Malawi beat disappointing Algeria 3-0

11.01.2010- Angola police hold 2 after Togo team attack

11.01.2010- Algeria loom for miracle workers Mali

11.01.2010- Two held in Angola after rebel attack on Togo team

11.01.2010- We must defeat Malawi, says Algeria playmaker Ziani

10.01.2010- Shell-shocked Togo leaves as Africa Cup opens

10.01.2010- Mali make miracle recovery to draw with Angola

10.01.2010- Africa Cup of Nations opens with condemnation of rebel attack

10.01.2010- Angolan president condemns rebel attack on Togo team

10.01.2010- Africa Cup of Nations opens, after attack on Togo team

10.01.2010- Togo sends plane to bring team home: PM

10.01.2010- Togo football team must come home: government

10.01.2010- Togo in dramatic African Nations Cup u-turn

09.01.2010- Wary favourites I.Coast launch Nations Cup campaign

09.01.2010- Togo players decide to compete in Cup of Nations

09.01.2010- Togo recalls team from African Nations Cup: Lome

09.01.2010- Togo want to quit cup after attack: player

09.01.2010- Togo team mulls Nations Cup pull out after gun attack

09.01.2010- Football chiefs probe Togo team shooting

08.01.2010- One dead, nine hurt in attack on African football stars

08.01.2010- Gunmen wound four in attack on African football stars

08.01.2010- Togolese team fired on in Angola, injuries: report

08.01.2010- Essien boost for Ghana

08.01.2010- Upbeat Mali plan to ambush Cup hosts Angola

07.01.2010- Nations Cup throws spotlight on Cabinda's troubled past

05.01.2010- Strong French presence at African Nations Cup

05.01.2010- Ivory Coast tipped for African Nations Cup

29.12.2009- African Nations Cup ticket sales delayed

18.11.2009- Weakened Ghana survive in Angola

09.09.2009- Angola on track for Nations Cup - CAF

08.09.2009- CAF to discuss Angola's African Nations Cup readiness

The coach who masterminded the greatest football achievement by Angola says the 2010 African Nations Cup hosts dare not lose the opening match of the tournament Sunday against Mali. "We do not want the same situation as Ghana two years ago when our qualification for the knockout stage rested on the final group game," Luis Oliveira Goncalves warned Saturday.

"We do not want the same situation as Ghana two years ago when our qualification for the knockout stage rested on the final group game," Luis Oliveira Goncalves warned Saturday.

He spoke to the media here as African football reeled from a terror attack on the Togo bus convoy as it entered Angola Friday, claiming the lives of an assistant coach and the team spokesman.

Goncalves defied massive odds by guiding the Angolan Palancas Negras (Black Antelopes) national team to the 2006 World Cup in Germany at the expense of hotly fancied Nigeria.

But he lost his job when Angola were evicted halfway through the elimination process for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after finishing second behind Benin in a mini-league.

"It is going to be difficult facing Mali because they have a strong side, one of the best in Africa," warned Goncalves ahead of the match at the new 50,000-seat November 11 Stadium.

"But Angola are used to facing the best teams in Africa and with our fans behind us, I hope we can win. We know that as hosts we have an added responsibility.

"The footballers, coaches, managers and everyone else involved with the national team are fully motivated to get the right result.

"Tomorrow it is going to come down to which side makes the least mistakes. The game will be won or lost on the number of errors and I hope it is Angola who make the fewest."

Algeria, one of six African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and outsiders Malawi complete Group A with the mini-league winners and runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals.