Zambia has been one of the few nations from the Southern part of the continent to make a regular impact at the continental level and hoped to do so once again. 
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Sudan came to the African Cup of Nations with squad made up entirely of players from the Sudanese League, however the team was unable to translate success at club level to national level 
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Senegal came to the tournament a contender but indiscipline and over-confidence saw them crash out at the group stages 
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A rare visit by Namibia to the African Cup of Nations opened with a disastrous loss but the Namibians recovered to do themselves proud. 
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Morocco were widely tipped to do well but losses to Guinea and hosts Ghana ended their championship dreams 
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Mali came to the African Cup of Nations with high expectations, but a tough opening group of Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Benin meant the Eagles of Mali had to put their Championship hopes on hold. 
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Guinea had high hopes for this African Cup of Nations, but in a moment of madness in their match against Morocco lost their way. 
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria had gone to Ghana with high hopes but failed to live up to expectations. 
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2004 Champions Tunisia travelled to Ghana look for another tournament win but found the going tough. 
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The Angolan national team, the Palanca Negras, came to Ghana to prove their are ready to step up with the 'big boys' of African football 
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Cote D'Ivoire were the red hot favourites going into the tournament but despite their array of stars could only make it to the semi-finals. 
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Ghana had hoped the recent tradition of hosts winning the African Cup of Nations would continue for them, despite an impressive outing it wasn't to be. 
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Cameroon came looking to equal Egypt's existing record of 5 trophy's but were undone by Egypt. 
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The African cup of Nations might be over but you can still relive the the best moments from a superb tournament. 
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The African cup of Nations might be over but you can still relive the the best moments from a superb tournament. 
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