Lehlomela Ramabele

Makoanyane XI: Lehlomela Ramabele (left), in action against Mali

Vodacom Premier League - Results

Saturday, 28 January

Maduma 1-0 Likhopo
LCS 2-1 Joy

Sunday, 29 January
Bantu v Majantja (Mafeteng)
Lioli v Matlama (Teyateyaneng)

Vodacom Premier League table

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LDF	11	7	4	0	14	4	10	25
2	LCS	10	6	2	2	19	9	10	20
3	Joy	11	5	4	2	14	8	6	19
4	Maduma	11	4	4	3	14	12	2	16
5	Mpharane Celtics	11	4	3	4	15	19	-4	15
6	Bantu	9	3	4	2	12	8	4	13
9	LMPS	11	3	4	4	11	15	-4	13
8	Matlama	9	3	2	3	9	10	-1	11
7	Linare	10	3	2	5	9	15	-6	11
10	Lioli	9	2	4	3	8	8	0	10
11	Majantja	10	1	3	6	5	13	-8	6
12	Likhopo	11	1	2	8	4	13	-9	4

Ghana focused - Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has predicted there will more surprises at this CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which is regarded by many as the most open in recent years. Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea and Zambia have already produced some unexcpected results.

Ghana at the 2010 World Cup

“I predicted that there would be a lot of surprises in this competition, and already we have seen some,” said the 25-year-old, who is on loan at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates from English Premier League side Sunderland. “There will be more. That is why Ghana will not underrate any team in this tournament.”

Gyan has a made a remarkable recovery from a hamstring injury and he is fit for his team's opening Group D match against debutants Botswana later today.

Four-time champions Ghana are one of the pre-tournament favourites, even though they last won it 30 years ago.

They were beaten in the final of the 2010 edition by Egypt and two years earlier, when they hosted the competition, they finished third. The Black Stars also reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, equalling the African record of Cameroon and Senegal.

Gyan's teammates John Mensah and Andre Ayew said winning the trophy is the target. The former, who captains the side, said: “At the last tournament in Angola, we finished second. I hope we can do better here and help Ghana win the trophy again.”

Ayew, whose legendary father Abedi Pele helped Ghana win the Cup of Nations in 1982, added: “We are one of the favourites, and we will prove we are the favourites. There are a lot of expectations from the whole of Africa, and luckily we have a coach who has motivated us as he himself was a former footballer.”

Source: Fifa.com

Sao Tome beat Lesotho

2013 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary qualifier – Second leg
Sunday, 22 January

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Lesotho 0-0 Sao Tome

Sao Tome wins 1-0 on aggregate

Vodacom Premier League - Results

Saturday, 21 January

Likhopo 1-1 Bantu

LDF 1-0 Maduma

Linare 2-3 Joy

Lioli 0-0 Mpharane Celtics

Africa Cup of Nations - Fixtures & Results

Group A

Saturday, 21 January

Senegal 1-2 Zambia

Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Libya

Wednesday, 25 January
Libya 2-2 Zambia

Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Senegal

Sunday, 29 January
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Zambia

Libya 2-1 Senegal

Group B
Sunday, 22 January

Ivory Coast 0-1 Sudan

Burkina Faso 1-2 Angola

Ivory Coast are considered favourites for the title

Thursday, 26 January
Sudan 2-2 Angola
Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso

Monday, 30 January
Sudan 2-1 Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast 2-0 Angola

Group C
Monday, 23 January

Gabon 2-0 Niger
Morocco 1-2 Tunisia

Friday, 27 January
Niger 1-2 Tunisia

Gabon 3-2 Morocco

Tuesday, 31 January

Gabon 1-0 Tunisia
Niger 0-1 Morocco

Group D
Tuesday, 24 January
Ghana 1-0 Botswana

Mali 1-0 Guinea

Saturday, 28 January
Botswana 1-6 Guinea
Ghana 2-0 Mali

Wednesday, 1 February
Botswana 1-2 Mali
Ghana 2-1 Guinea

Quarter-finals

Saturday, 4 February
Zambia 3-0 Sudan
Ivory Coast 3-0 Equatorial Guinea

Sunday, 5 February
Gabon 1-1 Mali (Mali wins 5-4 on penalties)
Ghana 2-1 Tunisia (after extra-time)

Semi-finals
Wednesday, 8 February

Zambia 1-0 Ghana
Mali 0-1 Ivory Coast

3rd-place playoff
Saturday, 11 February
Ghana 0-2 Mali

Final
Sunday, 12 February
Ivory Coast 0-0 Zambia

(Zambia wins 8-7 on penalties)