African Cup of Nations 2008 Live

Watch African Cup of Nations 2008 live online via the live football feeds available with your membership at www.oleolefootball.com. The African Cup of Nations is the zenith of African football in terms of international competition. The tournament is played every 2 years and this season's edition in Ghana will be the 26^th overall. The defending champions are Egypt and they are also the nation that has brought home the trophy the most times with 5 including 2 titles in the past 10 years. Egypt are also the side that has appeared in the most tournaments having participated 20 times.

The first African Cup of Nations was held back in 1957 in the Sudan. That first tournament saw the participation of just 3 nations with Egypt eventually running out winners. In those days the tournament was played by invitation only while today the entire continent participates in a qualifying stage to find the 16 representatives.

Of note, 3 nations have won the tournament in consecutive editions. The aforementioned Ghana, who will be hosting the tournament have won the tournament 4 times. That ties them for second place with Cameroon who also won back to back titles in 2000 and 2002 after having been the victors in 1984 and 1988. Egypt won 2 straight in 1957 and 1959. In the 2008 tournament Egypt and Cameroon have both been drawn into the same group and you'll be able to watch Egypt vs Cameroon live online thanks to the streaming live football at www.oleolefootball.com.

The list of African players who have starred in this tournament reads like a who's who of African football history. Among those players are Jay-Jay Okocha and Rashidi Yekini of Nigeria, Roger Milla of Cameroon, Kalusha Bwalya of Zambia and Egypts Hossam Hassan. In the 2008 version of the African Cup of Nations you will be able to watch the likes of Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, Egypt's Mido, Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast, and Benni McCarthy of South Africa live online at www.oleolefootball.com. Their live streaming football makes it easy to watch African Nations Cup 2008 live online from the comfort of your home or office PC.

Among the highlights of the African Cup of Nations 2008, which will begin on the 20^th of January, are two nations who will only be making their second appearance in the tournament in Benin and Namibia. The Namibian's have been drawn into a tough Group A with the hosts Ghana and Morocco. Benin also have it quite tough as they are in Group B with Nigeria and the Ivory Coast. Cameroon and Egypt appear to be the class of Group C while Group D could very well be the group of death with Angola, South Africa, Senegal and Tunisia all fighting for 2 spots that grant access to the quarter finals.

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