Press Releases BBC Sport broadcasts 26th Africa Cup Of Nations

Category: Sport
Date: 11.01.2008
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The definitive competition in African football, the 26th Africa Cup Of Nations is the football festival which captures the imagination of Africa and millions around the world.

This year, BBC Three will be following the action as hosts and seven-time finalists Ghana, along with the remaining 15 qualifying teams, look to wrest the title from current holders, Egypt.

With BBC Sport presenters Jake Humphrey and Manish Bhasin in London and former French international and ex-Chelsea skipper Marcel Desailly bringing regular reports back from Ghana, BBC Three's coverage will bring viewers colourful and imaginative features on the teams, locations and competing countries.

And, with many of the teams fielding a host of British-based stars, there will be no shortage of team line-ups and stories that fans in the UK will recognise.

Joining Jake and Manish in the studio to provide a mix of expert opinion and analysis will be ex-Chelsea midfielder Gavin Peacock, former Nigerian international Efan Ekoku, and erstwhile manager of Torquay, Brentford and Sierra Leone Leroy Rosenior.

Simon Brotherton and Mark Bright will be in Ghana providing commentary.

The line-up is completed by reporter Damien Johnson and commentators Martin Fisher and John Roder.

The BBC Sport website bbc.co.uk/africanfootball will have a comprehensive site devoted to the tournament that will include live scores, reports on every match, as well as news and features.

BBC Radio 5 Live's Ian Dennis will also be in Ghana providing reports and updates on the group matches.

And digital radio station BBC 1Xtra will be featuring all the action and highlights from the tournament, with a series of shows from London and host nation Ghana.

BBC World Service will provide live commentary and in-depth analysis of the key matches, reporting in Arabic, English, French, Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Portuguese, Somali and Swahili from the heart of the games for radio and online, to ensure fans never miss a single moment.

The event, played every two years, runs from 20 January to 10 February, with match locations in Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi and Tamale. The final will be played in Accra, at the Ohene Djan stadium and will be broadcast live on BBC Two.

Date	Programme	Time	Channel
20/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations: Opening Ceremony Ghana v Guinea	1645-1930	Interactive
20/01/08	Ghana v Guinea H/L	1900-2000	BBC Three
21/01/08	Namibia v Morocco KO 1500	1445-1650	Interactive
21/01/08	Nigeria v Ivory Coast KO 1700	1650-1800	Interactive
21/01/08	Mali v Benin KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
21/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Namibia v Morocco Nigeria v Ivory Coast Mali v Benin	1900-2000	BBC Three
22/01/08	Egypt v Cameroon KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
22/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Egypt v Cameroon Sudan v Zimbabwe	1900-2000	BBC Three
22/01/08	Sudan v Zimbabwe KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
23/01/08	Tunisia v Senegal KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
23/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Tunisia v Senegal South Africa v Angola	1900-2000	BBC Three
23/01/08	South Africa v Angola KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
24/01/08	Guinea v Morocco KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
24/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Guinea v Morocco Ghana v Namibia	1900-2000	BBC Three
24/01/08	Ghana v Namibia	1915-2130	Interactive
25/01/08	Ivory Coast v Benin KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
25/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Ivory Coast v Benin Nigeria v Mali	1900-2000	BBC Three
25/01/08	Nigeria v Mali KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
26/01/08	Cameroon v Zimbabwe KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
26/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Cameroon v Zimbabwe Egypt v Sudan	1900-2100	BBC Three
26/01/08	Egypt v Sudan KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
27/01/08	Senegal v Angola KO 1700	1645-1910	Interactive
27/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Senegal v Angola Tunisia v South Africa	1900-2000	BBC Three
27/01/08	Tunisia v South Africa KO 1930	1915-2130	Interactive
28/01/08	Ghana v Morocco KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
28/01/08	Guinea v Namibia KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
28/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Ghana v Morocco Guinea v Namibia	1900-2000 1930-2030	BBC Three
29/01/08	Ivory Coast v Mali KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
29/01/08	Nigeria v Benin KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
29/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Ivory Coast v Mali Nigeria v Benin	1900-2000 1930-2030	BBC Three
30/01/08	Egypt v Zimbabwe KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
30/01/08	Cameroon v Sudan KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
30/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Egypt v Zimbabwe Cameroon v Sudan	1900-2000 1930-2030	BBC Three
31/01/08	Senegal v South Africa KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
31/01/08	Tunisia v Angola KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
31/01/08	Africa Cup Of Nations H/L Senegal v South Africa Tunisia v Angola	1900-2000 1930-2030	BBC Three
03/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Quarter Finals KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
03/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Quarter Finals KO 2030	2000-2230	BBC Three
04/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Quarter Finals KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
04/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Quarter Finals KO 2030	2000-2230	BBC Three
07/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Semi Finals KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
07/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations Semi Finals KO 2030	2000-2230	BBC Three
09/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations 3rd Place Playoff KO 1700	1645-1900	Interactive
10/02/08	Africa Cup Of Nations FINAL KO 1700	1630-1915	BBC Two

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