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Glamour as African soccer fiesta opens

Guardian Newspapers: "THE 26th African Cup of Nations began in Ghana yesterday with the host country defeating Guinea 2 - 1. But today is the d-day for Nigeria.
Football followers world-wide are calling today's eagerly awaited Group B opening encounter between Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire the 'glamour match' of the 26th Africa Nations Cup, tagged Ghana 2008. Many are sure it represents the famously used phrase 'final-before-final.'"

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