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Zambia’s Head Coach Herve Renard dances with his team after winning the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Zambia beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties after the match finished 0-0.
Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Mali's heroes weep for a nation at war
There were a lot of tears in Libreville on Sunday. There were the tears of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, overwhelmed by having missed the decisive penalty in Gabon’s shootout defeat to Mali and there were the tears of Seydou Keita as he used his side’s progress to the semi-final for the first time in 10 years to highlight the crisis overwhelming his country.
Keita began the tournament fronting an Oxfam campaign to raise awareness of the food crisis sweeping the Sahel after a year of poor rains. His words on Sunday were even more emotive, and came with a ringing immediacy. His face as he stepped up to take the final penalty looked drained, but his nerve remained sure and he converted with a precise, low shot.
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A picture released by Oxfam and taken on January 13, 2012 shows Senegal’s national football team players Armand Traore (L) and Moussa Sow posing with table spoons for an Oxfam campaign. On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers including Seydou Keita from Mali, Charles Kaboré from Burkina Faso, Demba Bâ from Sénégal and Lawali Idrissa from Niger have spoken out in solidarity with millions of people facing hunger across their region. They are appealing to the international community to work together so that “We CAN win the match against hunger”. Footballers from these national teams have been photographed and recorded videos with the international agency Oxfam and its network of partner organisations which will be aired throughout the tournament calling for an early response to the coming crisis
Senegal supporters wait for the commencement of a friendly between Senegal and Kenya.
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