African Sports Monthly January 2013 Issue | Page 13

Aubameyang of Gabon one of the breakout stars at the AFCON 2012
What was significant in 2012 was the fact that Egypt which has always been a fixture
at the African Cup of Nations for many years was shockingly missing from the tournament along with West Africa giant, Nigeria.
The Elephants of Ivory Coast and Black Stars of Ghana with the most amount of big
names players in European top leagues were the two outright favourites to lift the Africa crown but as I already indicated they were both stunned by the Chipopolo Boys of
Zambia, who in a in a fairy tale end conquered these two Football powerhouses in the
Semi Final and Finals silencing the pundits and fans around the continent to lift the
trophy.
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