Africa Cup of Nations 2013

Africa Cup of Nations 2013, South Africa

South Africa as host nation qualified automatically as a top seed in Group A, and is joined by minnows Cape Verde, Morocco and Angola. 

Coaches were satisfied with the Africa Cup of Nations draw with hosts South Africa seeing Morocco as their toughest opponents and Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Algeria in a 'group of death'.  "All the draws were tough and I think this is a fairly good draw for us," said South Africa coach Gordon Igesund. "It was touch and go because it was either going to be Nigeria or Angola,"  he said, relieved that of two remaining countries to be allocated, Angola fell in Group A with the hosts and Nigeria in Group C with Zambia.

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Soccer City, Johannesburg (Pic: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr)

Samsung announces the availability of App for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations

As an official sponsor of the Orange Africa Cup on Nations Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., is excited to announce the availability of the ‘Africa Cup of Nations’ App, on the Samsung SA Apps store.

Says Deon Liebenberg, MD of Samsung South Africa: “As Samsung has been a long-time supporter of African football, we felt it only natural for us to invest in such an application; the application will offer fans an opportunity to keep up to date with the latest information and results around the event, with ease and while on the move.”

The application features competitions, galleries, live scores, downloads and fixtures for the 2012 tournament and is available for fans to download for free.

“We are committed to our customers and through this app we aim to offer the best possible enjoyment of the tournament. Fans can now follow the tournament passionately and not miss out as we understand that it is not always possible to catch all the live action. We, at Samsung, are again meeting the needs of our consumers - in this case sports fans - and are providing them with content that not only allows for great entertainment, but fuels the spirit of African soccer,” concludes Liebenberg.

Deon Liebenberg, MD of Samsung South Africa