There was a moment when Zambia's famous team spirit appeared to be fractured in Sunday's high pressure atmosphere at the African Cup of Nations final. Coach Herve Renard remonstrated furiously with Davies Nkausu after the defender had let Ivory Coast forward Gervinho bear down dangerously on Zambia's goal.

Zambians poured out of their houses, clubs and bars to celebrate in the streets early Monday after watching their team beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the African Cup finals. It was a bittersweet victory in Libreville, Gabon. Last week after arriving for the finals, Zambia's current players laid flowers on a stretch of sand in Libreville not far from where a Zambian military plane crashed...

Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie. Stophira Sunzu scored the deciding sudden-death penalty after Gervinho missed his kick for Ivory Coast. Zambia earned its first African title in the same city where 18 Zambian internationals died in a plane crash in 1993 in the country's worst...

The final of the African Cup of Nations has gone to a penalty shootout after Didier Drogba missed a spot-kick in regular time for Ivory Coast, which was locked at 0-0 with Zambia after 120 minutes. Drogba hit his 70th-minute penalty over the crossbar after Gervinho was fouled and looked up at the sky in frustration following his second penalty miss of the tournament.