i can't imagine what it would be like to be born in ghana, to love ghana in the way that i do.love the smells, the food, my family members, but to feel on a fundamental level that i was not going to be able to become who i wanted to be if i were to stay. my mum, as many do, created a world in boston, massachusetts, full of nigerian people. >> coining a term like afropolitan, and gaining control of your identity, was that empowering or part of an exercise or empowerment? >> looking back on it, i think perhaps it was. i'm loath to say i coined the term, i know i heard it and applied it, like all good writers. that was powerful enough. what i was doing, enough with people telling me what i'm not, people saying you're not really american, not really black, not british. enough with the notes. i am this. >> and one of the things you are according to a prestigious list, is a great writer. your debut novel "ghana must go" earnt you a spot on a list of best young british novelist, talk about your inspiration behind that story. >> that's the hardest thing to talk about, the hardest quest

ghana will now play ivory coast in sunday's final. our correspondent pierce evers was at this match and witnessed the violence. >> reporter: riot police in the stands injured fans sheltering on the pitch, missiles thrown and a high-profile game suspended for over 30 minutes. this was a night of shame for football. [ inaudible ] the highest. >> talking about ghana's win, talking about taking the shine away from our win. >> reporter: streamed out of the stadium after ghana scored the third goal. those who stayed behind pelted the bench and fans with a variety it of missiles. >> you have to run for shelter and that's why we went. >> when you say you broke the gate forced it open? >> we forced it open. the police wouldn't allow us but we forced it open. >> pushed us. the force. imagine. >> there's no security. this is shamble. >> reporter: as the fans scrambled to leave the confederation of african football cast refused to comment on the troubles. meanwhile rioting from home fans spread on to the streets outside the stadium when equatoria

ghana were in the seat earlier but ivory coast is level. the stadium will erupt, and we'll know who is grounded the 2015 african cup of nation. >> we see ghana leading 6-5. if they win, what does it mean for the team and the coach. >> it will mean so much to the team. every player representing ghana at the tournament was not born the last time they won this tournament which was, as i mentioned 53 years ago. the ghana government has thrown tremendous resources into getting fans to begin. they chartered private planes getting fans to the time and semifinals. i spoke to someone who is close to the ghanan football association. he says they'll charter a private jet for the players, and there'll be big celebrations in the early hours of tomorrow morning if ghana goes on. it will be sweet revenge for the 1992 final. >> let's talk about the tourm in general. can we consider it a success? >> yes, i spoke to an official who said that the tournament has been an amazing success. in the light that equatorial guinea stood in pulled the tournament togethe

ten were injured when angry equatorial guinea fans attacked ghana supporters and players. the security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. it took 34 minutes to restore order in the stadium until ghana were able to complete their victory to reach the final against ivory coast but their fans left upset after being targeted. >> i know equatorial guinea and ghana, we are friends. this is a football game, you win, lose or draw. i don't know why. >> hundreds of people have marched through haiti demanding fuel prices be cut. demonstrators set fire to two vehicles in port-au-prince and police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. the government reduced the price of fuel to just over a dollar a liter, but protestors are threatening a second demonstration if fuel costs aren't brought down even further. >> protests in bangladesh against the opposition leader. her bang blah derek national party called for a transport blockade last month and demonstrators say shutdowns led to increased violence on the streets. >> baghdad's decades long occur fee ends saturday as the governme

. >> her novel "ghana must go", is a sim biographic hl novel. >> i inhabited the minds of all the charactersd the parents. i came to love them. >> taiye selasi afro-politics. >> if i knew it was going to last 10 years i would a picked something else. >> racism exists in america, as shooting. >> there are unarmed people killed on the veets of the united states and left for dead. no one is charged. >> i spoke to the author as she passed through new york. >> i read that you do not like to be asked where you are from. >> it's not that i don't line to be asked the question. it happens so often, that it would be - it would create internal tension if i got mad every time i heard it. i have begun to question what it means, and where that convention comes from. i think that when sun says "where are you from, and is waiting to hear a country", that person is not accessing information that i think is essential to who i am or to who we are as people. >> there's another part of that which i know as an asian american, wh i'm asked that question "where are you from?" sometimes i take it to many you are not

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their fans left jump set. >> i know equatorial guinea and ghana are friends. either you lose, win or draw. it's not fine. >> following that match the equatorial guinea's team apologized for the behavior of the fans. >> we are very proud with the tournament we have played. we have reached the semi finals, something historic for us. i would also like to congratulate ghana and apologize to the africa football confederation and everybody for the incident which happened today. we know this should not happen in the world of football. again, i apologize. >> as you can imagine that violence overshadowed the game on the pitch. the violence was sparked before the break. ghana won 3-0 as they reach a ninth final in which they'll face ivory coast. our correspondent robin adams was at that match and joins me now. equatorial guinea are meant to be playing a third fourth placed playoff saturday. at this point, do we know will that go ahead? >> that match will indeed be taking place. it will be going ahead as planned on saturday, but whether or not they will be playing in an

we are talking about ghana's win. we are talking about the misbehavior of fans. so it has taken the shine away from our win. >> reporter: home fans streamed out of the stadium after ghana scored the third goal. those who stayed behind pelted the stars bench and their fans with a variety of missiles. >> we had to run for shelter and that's why we broke the gate and went on the field. >> when you say you broke the gate does that mean you forced it open? >> we forced it open. the police wouldn't allow us, but we forced it open. >> it's no good. imagine people are in the hospital now. >> there's no security. this is absolute shambles. >> reporter: as fans scrambled to leave, the confederation of african football cast refused to comment on the troubles. meanwhile rioting from home fans spread on to the streets outside the stadium on a night when equatorial guinea's fine hosting of the nation's cup went up in smoke and tear gas too. >> translator: i hope fifa can forgive us for our mistakes, because our fans behaved very badly. >> reporter: the night is almost over for

it's a 24 hour, temperature-controlled operation at the blue skies factory on the outskirt of ghana's capital. they are using generators more and more because electric industry from the grid is erratic. >> electricity or power about 5% of the total -- it puts strain on -- >> businesses and homes are experiencing power cuts for days at a time. there's just not enough supply to meet demand. even though the countries power plant have the capacity to generate more electricity than is needed. >> the planned capacity is there, but its ability to call on demand, that is the problem. that is why we need to improve on our culture have maintenance as a country have periodic energy plan existing. >> the president has set up a power ministry to deal with the crisis. the man in charge said in the past governments have failed to tackle problems in the power sector. >> we should collectively have not given this issue the seriousness it deserves. but the president has promised that this episode will never be repeated in our nation's history. we are going through it. it is painful. >> preparing for an

the elephants won the cup of nations tournament beating ghana -8 in overtime. you're watching "france 24." here is what we have coming up for you in the next hour. documents from hsbc showed that the bank held wealthy clients dodge taxes. we will be taking a look at the headlines here in france and in the international press with all of her very best with all of her -- with oliver ferry. a deadly stampede at a football match in egypt. 22 people died and another 25 were injured as they tried to worse the way into a catalyst -- they try to force their way into a cairo stadium sunday evening good the game was open to the public, america rents since -- a rare occurrence since stadium rice left people dead three years ago. the egyptian premier league has been throws found indefinitely. we go to cairo with more on the story. what do we know exactly about what happened back? >> the regime's claim that a large group of ticketholders and indeed not holders, turned up and attended -- attempted to storm the stadium, causing a stampede in which many people suffocated and d

it has been a longer wait for ghana.ll of their players in the african cup of nations, not a single one was born the last time ghana won three years ago. >> robin, i imagine security is tight as well. they won't want to see a repeat of the -- on pitch scenes of violence, clashes between fans and police just in the last week. >> yes, of course there was scenes here in barta as well just a few weeks ago where there were police and the crowd. it has been a very steady increase in security personnel here we have them at various vantage points on top of hotels for example, two security officers there keeping look out all of the afternoon. the filth chopper has been circling around here all afternoon keeping a very presence in the sky. the security presence here, of course the country's president is also in attendance and expecting a full house at the city of 5,000, you increase security measures. you do not see the scenes that we saw on thursday. >> apologies for the poor audio quality there. robin adams enjoying the final of

. >> the home advantage is so important, just a few minutes ago, they were prointusing the ghana team, and obviously it was a big round of applause, but when he went to the guinea players every single one of them when he chanted out their names there was an incredible noise. that inside, the stadium is just a sea of red. that incredible home advantage, equatorial fans have come out in the thousands to support this team, that is only appearing in it's second nationsnations so far so 2012 is when they debuted they made it to the quarter finals. the semifinals this time, and the belief among the fans is they can most definitely see and make it a final two. the final against ivy coast they go on and win their first. ghana of course, is by no means an easy prospect, they have been down this road before, this is their fifth straight semifinal, they have made the final as well in 2010 so ghana is obviously going to pose some stiff opposition for these fans. >> as you say, the winner of tonight's semifinal will face the ivory coast. to their third final in nine years can it be their time to f

is that why you have to send them to ghana? >> i am. i'm the only spine doctor in all of ethiopia. >> mel liss sarks how do we think this film will help? >> one thing is to raise awareness of have rick's wonderful work which is helping so many kids survive and have a second chance at life. and one thing rick is really trying hard to make happen is develop a preand post-clinic. >> where will we see the film in our area? >> it's playing tonight at 7:30 at the jccgw in rockville. i hope people can come. >> you talked about being at hop kings. it also will be at hopkins as well? >> sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. >> thank you very much for being here. >> you can go to zemenefilm.com and learn more about the story, dr. rick's work. >> you can also donate or contribute. >> we could really use the help. thank you. >> thank you for the work you're doing. you're welcome. >>> let's go to howard for an update on the weather. >> i just want to show you the preliminary map of the observed snow totals. 2 to 3, close to 4 in a couple of spots in the ligh

i have to say more ivory coast fans than ghana fans. i think the ghaniass it will be a little worrying. everything seems to be going smoothly and according to plan. >> overall, are the organizers happy about this tournament and how it's gone? >> reporter: yes, i saw the official this afternoon saying they were incredibly happy at the success of this event, especially in light that this was pulled together in a matter of weeks. the most outlying towns of mongomo and bibian who also saw quarterfinal those stadiums weren't even stadiums just a few weeks ago. they had special turn flown in from spain on four boeing jets. where there is a will there's a way seems to be the way it is. in light of the fact that it has taken a few weeks to pull this event together they have praised organizers and are legit legitimately happen happy with the success of the event. >> thank you very much for that. >>> we will have a bit of breaking news for you now. five fans have been killed at a ball game in cairo. supporters clashed with egyptian police before

as you know ghana is a stronghold. ghana is stronger. do you think you can beat ghana. why not? >> it's a wow wow. everything is possible. in a competition known to produce surprises. the host nation - it's another chapter >>> ivory coast get the semifinals off and running, taking on democratic republic of congo. on thursday ek warderial guinea play. >> thursday they send a letter of apology, or risk boning banned. they have been fined 50,000 for what is called insolence. during the final loss to equatorial guinea. a controversial penalty has been awarded. >> the referee at the center has been suspended for six months for failing to maintain calm. >>> bayern munich maintains an 8-point lead. that's despite being held to a draw. they gave up a second-half lead by a header >>> in english f.a. cup liverpool place bolton in a replay looking to join manchester united knocking out came bridge. after holding them to a 0-0 draw reality hit. they were beaten 3-0 at trafford. sunderland and preston into a fifth round. preston will be at home to united. n.b.a. and the golden state tightene

ghana's stars have not lifted the turf in 23 years, and it's been stronger for ghana. 55,000 are expected. there'll be increased security there as well >>> munich claimed a first win, the champions bouncing back from a loss to wolfsburg by beating stutt guard. a goal scored in the 2-0 win. bayern hold an 8-point lead at the top. >> the new england patriots are the toast of boston after a super bowl victory. they leant support to their hockey team. packed players step outside before the bruins match against the new york islanders. and participated in a ceremonial puck drop. not each a goal was scored before players were at it. in the third it was tied up 1 apiece. lou eriksson scored the device if goal a ninth victory for his team in 12 games. >>> sunday 100 men and women begin a gruelling series of races on foot mountain bike and cross-country skis. across the northern yukon territory. competitors will face temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees. and through the wilderness. the distance is 690km, taking many days. we asked how human being prepare for the endeavour. >> minus 30 degrees on

is. >> well, obviously ghana comes with a controversial final, they both finalist many occasions boththem former champions. 23 years to get another shoot another bite after the cherry, if you will. whether or not they will be able to do it against the ghana side that has shown so much promise so much promise in the semifinals as well, really just coming into their own, remains to be seen. that game taking place on sunday, but of course it will be a match that's what everyone predicts. >> robin adams reporting live. on friday, the rugby union gets underway with a big game between champion contenders. but in whales research has been taking place into the effect of concussionses which is calling increasing concerns. >> the bigginger the sportsman, the bigger the tackles and the impact. it ises a simple equation for the increasing size of those that play rugby concussion and the long term effects in wails a proud rugby nation, professor damien bailey and his team have analyzed 280 current and retired players applying pressure on the brain in controlled conditions and investigating such ar

mali crashed out for ghana, and they came through. also the top ranked side in africa which was algeria. >> what security measures are taken in light of the violence that has taken place in recent days. >> actually there's an increased security military police presence. we are looking at the water canon at the venue. there's army personal. for the last few hours they've been up and down busy. they spoke, there's a detailed security plan in place. to avoid the ugly scenes. between equatorial guinea. all three, military police officers security personal on high alert for any sort of the crowd trouble. >> we'll talk to you in a bit. robin adams reports live. >> bayern munich claimed the first win of 20 sa in bundislega. the german champions bouncing back from a loss, beating stuttgart. bayern robin scoring a goal in the 2-1 win, holding an 8-point lead at the top of the league. later on sunday 100 men and women begin a gruelling series of races on foot mountain bikes across the northern u.k.an territory. competitors face temperatures wit

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the match ended 3-0 in favor of ghana after a lengthy delay.na now moves on to the africa cup of nation's final facing ivory coast. >> everyone has a. >> dell: -- d -- >> i just said that. >> it's amazing. >> all right. when you are the exact copy of the leader of the second most populous country, just like john does. here is sendy in -- cindy. >> an ordinary man with an extraordinary following. wherever he goes people straggle along. it's easy to see why people could confuse the two. >> a lot of people love him and when they see me they think i am him. i am a poor man but look around you and look at how many people are trying to take photos. for 52 years, he lived a simple life teaching primary school children in a remote part of northern india. when he was declared the prime minister candidate he was all over tv and people in my town started saying look there he is. from then on i decided i will give my life to him he says. they have never met one-on-one. he isn't sure if the prime minister knows he exists so like the rest he waits for india'

ghana will face the ivory coast in the final of the africa cup of nation. this is a repeat of the 1992 final won by the ivory coast on penalties. that's the only time they lifted the trophy. there will be a record ninth final for ghana. >> we tried to do our best. we want to do it on the pitch and this group of players i think show that they know how to fight and they know how to play football. >> it's a final with two very good teams, two very strong country in africa since a long time so we know it won't be easy but it's like all the final, i think. >> let's go live to our correspondent robin adams. both these teams have been very dominant in africa football in recent years. what can we expect to see in this match later? >> well, this final has all the hallmarks, elements of being absolutely thrilling. ivory coast coming out of a rather typical group in which we had to draw lots to decide who else joins them in the quarter finals ghana coming out of the group of death group c. all the hallmarks of what should be a thrilling final. we heard from both coach

ghana scored a second and third.ery decision the referee took was met with missiles and bottles of water and things that were being thrown from the northwestern side of the stadium. there was also a small pocket of fans in the stadium who were accosted and beaten and in some cases stoned during the game. and that was when the helicopters had to come in and disperse them. what was happening is the ghana fans had to be moved from where they were onto the field and the match had to be stopped. >> players from the guinea team apologized for the incident. ghana now moves on to the final against ivory coast. >>> when we come back world leaders renews their push for peace in war-torn even ukraine. we'll tell you what nato's military commander could be a path to peace. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-appro

and there were confirmed injuries in ghana and the office working around the clock to get those victimsbut of course they brought a lot of the fans in from ghanna on especially government-sponsored chartered planes to enjoy the semi final action so the embassy trying to get those fans back home. >> this is live in the world and fan also be looking at this and many will be very disappointed and disgusted with what they saw. >> absolutely the equitorial guinea fans is the justification of decisions from refugee from gabon which is absurd and sparked an outrage and this beamed across the world and they condemned for the strongest possible terms and violence that played out and had to look at social media sites how angry the fans were across the world calling the scenes absolutely disgusting and bring in futbol journalist who was at the game and incredible scenes there and going in the pitch and being pelted with water bottles and they are meeting right now the organizing committee, what are we expecting to happen with equitorial guinea and fined $50,000 for crowd behaver in the quarter fin

. >>> in ga ghana people who don't have a generator are in the dark for 12 hours or more every other day. reports from accra. >> these workers pack 20 towndz of food per day. they're using generators more and more because electricity from the grid is erratic and infrequent. >> initially we were just spending electricity or power about 5% of the total gross take of the business. frankly it's running from 7 to 10%, almost doubled based on the situation we are currently in so it puts strain on cash. >> businesses and homes are experiencing power cuts for days at a time. there's just not enough supply to mead meet demand. even if the country's power plants can generate more lesk electricity than is needed. >> we need to maintain our periodic maintenance. >> the president has set up a power commission. >> has not given the issue the seriousness as it deserves. but the president has promised that this episode will never be repeated in our nation's history history. we all going through it, it is painful. >> as these australians prepared for another night without power what they know for sur

now all that anybody can remember are the scenes of ghana fans being injured and police being peltedith water bottles. it's a gloss over what should have been a big event. now they're just going to be thinking about the semifinal that tarnished african cup of football. >> in spain the madrid derby between atletico and real is underway. it's the current champions atletico who lead 2-0 at halftime. in english premiere league, they were up against arsenal. but two second-half goals turned the game in tottenham's favor. chelsea are looking to extend their lead at the top of the table. hull has taken a surprise lead, and everton hosts deliver liverpool in what will be the final derby for captain steven gerrard. >>> in the rugby seven the support will make its debut. they beat england in the final of the wellington seven. two tries from 17-year-old school boy bringing the kiwis to the victory. south africa still maintains the top spot in the world standings. >>> cavendish has won the tour. it was a return to the podium after the 2014 hampered by a soldier injury. well, it's been a year sin

we can win. >> do you think you can beat ghana, win the cup of nations? >> why not. anything is possible. >> in a competition known to produce surprises, the host nation may just write another chapter in their fairy tale so far. >> on thursday, equatorial guinea play ghana. tunisias federation has until thursday to send a letter of apology or risk being banned. they've been fined $50,000 for insolent aggressive and unacceptable behavior. during their loss to equatorial guinea a controversial penalty was awarded to the host, helping them to a 2-1 win. fights broke out the referee at the center of the match has been suspended for six months for failing to maintain calm. the equatorial guinea coach had this to say. >> we should not be talking about something that does not add anything to football. if beckham wears clean or dirty underpants. let's talk about football. enough with questions that aren't related to out cambridge tuesday. after holding them to a draw at home reality hit for cambridge beaten at stat ford. preston will now be at home to united. >> golden state

the winner of thursday semifinals between host equatorial g use guinea and ghana. do they have a chance of taking the title? >> you've got to believe that they do. in fact, the belief in the team is so strong that they can actually go on to win their first africa cup of nations a trophy that eluded them 23 years, two finals, you have to believe this group of players that come from different parts of the world. they have the africa footballer of the year, by the way the man who got them going against the drc tonight. they were clinical against the democratic republic of congo. those goals finishing off what was an absolutely flattering score for them, 3-1. another 24 hours before they'll know. >> michael: the next semifinal will be tomorrow as host equatorial guinea face ghana. what will we expect to see there? >> at the start of the africa cup of nations. they will play their aim game from across the world and coach becker and cultivating their culture of belief that these guys can sweep aside the championship. but it's not going to be an easy seed. ghana has been

the home supporters attacked ghana fans after they went ahead, injuring 36 people. they will be allowed into saturday's third place playoff match. >> dozens of rare classic cars have gone to auction in paris after discovered in a barn in the french countryside. the collection drew the attention of collectors and restorers from around the world. auction nears compared it to the discovery of king tut's tomb, the cars were found on a farm in western france. now they're being sold for millions of dollars. >> the collectors are really looking for these kind of cars in this kind of state. people who are passionate about cars often a museum, people ready to take on a big restoration job. >> many cars in the collection, but among the 60 here, one stands out. this ferrari california spyder is one of only 37 ever made. it was sold for $16 million. not bad considering it was found under a pile of rotting magazines. >> also uncovered this unique 1948 automobile once owned by a king. >> this is where they were discovered, weather beaten, ivy growing through wind screens. the own

we can win. >> do you think you can beat ghana? do you think you can win the cup of nations? >> why not? everything is possible. >> in a competition that's been moan to produce surprises the host nation may just write another chapter in their run so far. al jazeera bata. >> well, the referee who gave equatorial guinea a hugely controversial penalty in the win over tunisia has just been suspended for six months. the referee awarded the host nation a last-minute spot kick that kept them alive in the competition. both teams have been fineed after fights broke out between the players. a disciplinary hearing concluding that the referee failed to maintain calm and insure proper control of the players. >>> bayern munich has maintained their lead at the top of the bundesliga. schalke within five minutes and in the english fa cup after holding them to a famous 0-0 draw at home, reality bit somewhat for cambridge. they were beat 3-0 in preston will now be at home to united. >>> well there are 79 league places between united and cambridge, but financially the gap is even greater. earlie

this ghana team is a team of big name stars. they have home advantage not so much in malobo. >> let's talk about the semifinal that played out wednesday. of course ivory coast in their third final in 12 years. could they deliver? >> the coach made his players believe it's now or never. they've got a team of big name stars. they marched on to their second final in three years. that tree fee drought does now stretch 23 years. whether they can in fact go on to win it remains to be seen, but the coach has said nothing other than africa cup of victory will be acceptable. he wants to be number one. with nigeria out of the running now, ivory coast hopes that it's them. >> the only goal this season, he's been firmly anchored to the foot of the standings. >> real madrid star player rodriguez could be out two months after breaking his foot. he gave real madrid the lead in their match on wednesday before being taken off. his replacement held on despite a late goal to win 2-1. they now lead barcelona by four points in the league. >> tennis

they have been asked to pay the medical bills of those injured ghana fans. the third and fourth place will be going ahead as scheduled. in the spirit -- and these are their words, in the spirit of fair play and in the spirit of brotherhood in the africa cup of nation 2015, that this game will be open to fans. >> equatorial guinea avoided questions about the incidents, saying the moakfocus is to finish third in the competition. >> we have studied our opponents. we know their strong and weak points. tomorrow well prepared for this match. we are thinking about the players who are tired. we will find a way to hold their strengths and damage them on their weakness. in the short period we believe we made a major achievement. i am very happy, very satisfied, and i believe this is the future of equatorial again e. >> the chairman of football had moved up to third in the bunsliga. ott opening the score 11 minutes into the game. coming across finding a swiss star scored what looked to be the winner 29th goal in his 250 bundislega matches. >>> the six nations tournamen

in the semi finals of the africa cup of nations. 36 were injured when fans threw objects at the ghana fans, players and officials. the game was held up for over 30 minutes. riot police fired tear gas at the angry supporters. the confederation of african football ordered equatorial guinea to pay for the treatment of all those injured. the national team's captain apologized for the violence. >> we are voluntary proud with the tournament we played. we have reached the semifinals, something historic for us. i would also like to congratulate ghana and apologize to the africa football federation for the incident which happened today. we know this should not happen in the world of football. genuine apologize. >> our correspondent joins us. what about the match that's scheduled on saturday? >> well, i've spoken to quite a few people and they thought they might be asked to play their next game behind closed doors of course, the world cup qualifiers could have been in closed stadiums as well and there was the belief that they might be kicked out of the 2016 africa cup of nations. they got away

after saving ghana's 11th kick barry scored the winner. it's the second time they won the continental champion shpt. >> i spoke to c a.f.s. officials saying the tournament is a success, in light the fact that equatorial guinea pulled together the competition. they took it to two towns on the outer edges, who a few weeks ago didn't have stadiums. they flew in turf. there were quarterfinal games taking place. in that respect kaf hs says they are happy with how the tournament has been organised in a matter of weeks, and how it's been put together for equatorial guinea to showcase the country and the event, the third biggest football event in world football. >> that report from bata >>> one of the fiercest rivalries in greek football playered up. aok were facing olympiakos in athens. an hour into the game objects, including bottles, were thrown at ol limpy arkos player from the crowd. the match continued, and finished goalless. olympiakos eight clear at the top of the greek championship >>> barcelona one behind real madrid following a 5-0 win.

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in the africa cup of nations, ivory coast has beaten ghana in a thrilling penalty shoot-out.p their second medal in africa's premiere football competition. the final was decided in a mammoth shoot-out involving 22 penalties and it was a 34-year-old who ended up the hero. he saved his opposite numbers penalty and converted the winning spot kick. >>> let's remind you of our breaking news of a shooting in southern france. hooded gunmen armed with kalashnikov rifles are reported to have opened fire on police in the city of marseille, where the prime minister is paying a visit. a police source told reuters that the elite police troops are being sent to the scene in the northern suburbs of the mediterranean port city. do stay with us here on "bbc world news" with me. you want an advanced degree, but sometimes work can get in the way. now capella university offers flexpath, a revolutionary new program that allows you to earn a degree at your pace and graduate at the speed of you. flexpath from capella university. ♪♪ the adventures you've been imagining. the heroes you've been admiri

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. >> equatorial guinea, appearing in the semis for the first time and ghana is sure to pose as a sticky prospect. but if their fans are to be believed the players are on their way to the first cup of nations title. >> as you know, ghana is a very strong team, but equatorial g use inea is also strong. we can win. >> do you think you can win the cup of nations? >> why not? anything is possible. >> in a competition that's been known to produce surprises the host nations made just right another chapter so far. >> now the referee who gave the equatorial guinea in that win over tunisia has been just suspended for six months. they awarded the host nation a last-minute spot kick that kept them alive in the competition. both teams broke in a fight. >> just a minute or so away, they're 3-0 down. sunderland and press to be. presspreston will be home to united. >>> recallier on we spoke with journalists who have been looking into the haves and have nots of english football. >> the gap is massive and it's wider. as you look back historically the average wage of a top-flight english club was 44,000 p

i would also like to congratulate ghana and apologize to the africa cup of nations. this should not happen in football. again, i apologize. >> it's been a day of extraordinary punishment handed down which saw morocco kicked out of the next two african cup of nations. they've given the tunisiaen football opportunity to apologize for its comments. equatorial guinea given a $100,000 fine after bizarre scenes we saw where we saw 56 fans injured and they will be forced to pay the medical bills of the ghana fans. ss they say in the spirit of fair play and in the spirit of brotherhood in the africa cup of nations this game will be open. >> equatorial guinea coach avoided questions about the incident saying his main focus is for the team to finish third in the competition. >> we have studyied our opponents. we know their strong and weak points. we're thinking about the players who are tired. i believe we've made a major achievement, and i believe this is the future ralph equatorial guinea. >> moving on to rugby now. wales at england happening right now. the match in cardiff

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, and after saving ghana's 11th kick ivory coast would have the 9-8 victory.it's the second time that they've won the continental championship. >> when you win with your club it's unbelievable. i've been waiting for, i don't know how many years now to lift this trophy. as captain, it's something that is special. >> ivory coast victory includes a sometimes controversial africa cup of nations. but officials insist that the continent's biggest tournament remains integral to africaen football. >> it's celebration time for ivory coast fans. finally after 23 years the continental crown is theirs. ivory coast success kept the tournament that was short of excitement drama and controversy the 2015 cup of nations pulled together in record time replacement hosts equatorial guinea that will also be remembered by these ugly scenes that led to injuries of 36 football fans and fines of $100,000. still, they believe the tournament was a huge success and the most to powerful man in football is happy. >> africa is doing well. africa is doing well. if you have a look at the resu

on sunday 4-time champions ghana takes on guinea and algeria face the ivory coast. now we'll speak to african football writer gary. is it fair to say apart from tunisia everywhere else is not happy about equatorial guinea's progress? >> well that's not really true. equatorial guinea is supported by a wide range of people. as the host nation there were a lot of people believing that the host nation must be given a thank you for taking the african cup of nations as late as they took it. if a referee can give them a yes, some might say that there was a bit of contact. so it was greeted with a bit of trepidation and happiness. it took a moment of brilliance to take them through that. that score in extra time was a thing of beauty. >> did you expect them - that they were capable of going this far? >> yes. part of me expected them to because there are four groups in the african cup of nations. groups a and b have been called before the tournament as some of the wild groups, are the heavy weights, and that is where they are. >> in groups a and b. it was likely that the hos

>> in ghana, i was not going to be able to become the person i wanted to be. >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories on aljazeera. libya's u.n. recognized government has asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to fight against i.s.i.l. and either armed groups groups. diplomats dreased the dreased addressed the u.n. council emergency session. >>> president obama has been speaking to a three day summit at the white house. >>> mysterious shooting death of a prosecutor last month. alberto nisman was investigating whether cristina kirchner covered up a bombing at a jewish center 15 years ago. >>> a sign that violence may be spreading. a state of emergency w

. >> as you know, ghana is a very strong team. it is also stronger. we can win. >> do you think that you can beat ghana? do you think you can win the cup. >> why not. the power of god everything is possible. >> the competition that's being known to produce prize it is host nation, may just like another chapter in the scene. robin adams al jazeera. >> well, what should have been one of the biggest mismatch oz if english football season is set for a repeat run in, and now manchester united taking on cambridge united in a replay p unite redirect examination the highest place left in the competition after the exit of the top 2 premier league clubs. that's chelsea and manchester. a goal less draw by the side when the teams met last month. now fifa presidential candidate says the sports world governing body needs to end it's culture of intimidation. the official support the united states and his home federation. the vice president along with former portuguese internationalist will challenge set for the top role those elections taking place on may the 29th.

the goalkeeper was the hero in the final against ghana.l was after 120 minutes the match decided by a penalty shootout. after saving ghana's 11th 11th kick, they scored are the winner to get the victory. it's the second time they've won the championship. >> one time you win with your club is quite amazing but when the country is, you know, unbelievable, you know. i've been waiting for i don't know how many years now to lift this trophy. as captain it's something special, you know. >> things happen in football, you know, so we have no excuses now. i think going to the final on two occasions and if they've lost and came back again to win it. >> ivory coast victory conclude as sometimes controversial africa cup of nations but the officialness it remains integral. >> it's celebration time for ivory coast fans. after 23 years the continental crown is theirs. ivory coast success capped the tournament that was rarely short of excitement, drama and controversy. the 2015 cup of nations pulled together in record time, but will also be remembered for

i would also like to congratulate ghana and apologize to for the incidents which happened today. we know this should not happen in the world of football. again, i apologize. >> our correspondent robin adams joins us. robin, in this day of punishment morocco were fined $10 million for not hosting the 2015 edition. do you think that's a bit harsh? >> absolutely. i mean, it comes on a day of just extraordinary and contrasting sanctions. for all intents and purposes, misconduct in african football, i don't know they've gone around it the right way. they've been given their $10 million fine, 1 million is for not staging the event the other $9 million for damages. sponsors would have lost out on you not hosting. incredibly harsh but comes on the back of morocco failing to stage the 2015 tournament over ebola fears but then going on to host the world cup in december. i think they would have taken that into consideration saying this is why the sanction is harsh. >> what about their neighbors tunisia, what's happening with their sanction? can you talk us through that? >> you might remembe

>> in ghana, i was not going to be able to become the person i wanted to be. >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. and the leader of lebanon's hezbollah has called on his military wing to increase its presence in iraq. his forces were already fighting i.s.i.l. in iraq. he also said hezbollah would not retreat from syria. thousands of afghan refugees from pakistan are now being deported. coming on the wake of a deadly peshawar attack on schoolchildren. pakistan said it would immediately begin ejecting undocumented refugees. >> the latest pictures from a egyptian air raid. in libya several children have been killed as well, appar

ghana will take on democratic republic of congo.ry coast face the top flight algeria in the last of the quarterfinals. now the the 2015 world champions have been decided with france beating qatar in the final. the current european and olympic champions took the lead early. while qatar had chances, they couldn't capitalized, france winning 25 to 22. they are the first team to win the world title five times. now, we go live to our reporter richard parr in the sports arena. qatar made history by making this final but the european domination of hand ball continues. >> reporter: yes. you are right, sana. it's been an amazing run by qatar, the first ay an team to get beyond the quarterfinals. they beat austians german and policy land to reach the final but they were beaten by arguably the greatest hand ball team in history, france. france winning 25-22 here in la salle. it means not only the world champions but the olympic and european champions compete in the triple crown. they are the only nation ever done that. it's the second time for