Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Soccer Update! 1/30/12

Well, going into the final set of games for Group B today, the tables have really started to align themselves. Group A has been captured by Zambia while Equatorial Guinea took 2nd. Zambia were undefeated in their games, drawing just once on their way to 7 points from 3 games and a spot in the next round. Equatorial Guinea on the other hand lost only to Zambia in a close 0-1 fight yesterday. Senegal leave the tournament quite embarrassed as they could not even manage one point and were edged 2-1 by a spirited Libyan side who managed 4 points in 3rd position. Group B is well on its way to being concluded as Ivory Coast and Angola look confident to progress. Angola may be challenged by Sudan in the table though, but that is only if Ivory Coast lets Angola win in their final game or Sudan loses. Make sure to watch! As far as Burkina Faso goes, Sudan should really take the 3 points.Group C meanwhile is done. This last set of games is only a formality as Gabon and Tunisia each have 6 points leaving 3rd and 4th place Morocco and Niger out in the cold with no way to fight back. Last but not least, Group D has essentially been won by Ghana while Guinea and Mali still battle for places in the next round. I'd tip Mali to make it through since they only have to beat win-less Botswana while Guinea have to force a result against powerhouses Ghana. Enjoy! In other news, the United States Women's team and Canada have booked their spots in the Women's Olympic Football Tournament in London. This was achieved after a tough 10-day battle which culminated in the U.S.A.'s defeat of Costa Rica and Canada upsetting Mexico. Canada thrashed their competition from the beginning with a 6-0 destruction of Haiti while whirling past Cuba and Costa Rica as well. Meanwhile, the U.S. also started off with a bang: obliterating the Dominican Republic 14-0! Guatemala was dealt with by 13 goals while rivals Mexico were beaten 4-0. The final results between the U.S. and Costa Rica and Canada and Mexico were 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. When the United States and Canada finally faced off, both sides knew they were going to the Olympics. That didn't stop the battle though as the U.S. defeated their northern neighbors 4-0. See you in the summer!