Out of the five African qualifiers for Germany 2006, Côte d'Ivoire were the only survivors left among the last four in the African Cup of Nations

Egypt's captain Hossam Hassan has silenced his critics after leading Egypt to the semi-finals and along the way scoring beautifully against DR Congo

Prices for highly-coveted tickets for ACN matches sky-rocket as black market vendors enjoy a field day, reports Serene Assir

Before Egypt took on the DR Congo in the quarter-finals, Egypt's midfielder Mohamed Barakat received the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year award in Cairo. Inas Mazhar talked to the star and inspiration