Egypt win the African Cup of Nations

Mohamed Aboutrika scored the only one goal in this final 13 minutes before the end, and Egypt win with 1-0 the national team of Cameroon. The Pharaohs are the first side successfully defendet the title twice, they also scooped a record sixth African cup of Nations title after a hard-fought victory over Cameroon. The young gunner Alex Song played only 15 minutes and has forced to go out from a knee injury. It was a disappointing end to a spectacular month for the him.

Arsenal's African players chase glory in Ghana

Arsenal have three players represented it on African Cup of nations. Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue play for favourites in Ghana the team of Ivory Coast. The third Arsenal player is Alexander Song, who plays for the last qualified team Cameroon. We wish them a lot of success and to come back healthy.

Chelsea will suffer

Arsene Wenger said, that Chelsea will suffer, not Arsenal from the hard hit by the ACN(African Cup of Nations). The Gunners lose Alex Song, Emmanuel Eboue and Kolo Toure to the Tournament which started at the end of this month, while the Blues will be missing Didier Drogba, Mikel John Obi, Salomon Kalou and Michael Essien. And Wenger says Chelsea will feel the impact most of all.

"When you do buy them, you have to consider how many to go for. If you lose four or five games at that time, you can't win the championship so you have to consider the balance," he said.

Song in squad for African cup

The 20 year old Arsenal player Alex Song is called up in Cameroon's squad for African cup of nations.

Alex Song is one of the three Arsenal players at duty of African cup, other two players are Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue, which will play for Ivory Coast squad. The trio will miss about eight gunner games.