Burkina Faso and Zambia played out a goalless draw that sent the former through to the last eight as Group C winners and eliminated the defending champions.
Sir Alex Ferguson has come to the defence of his goal-shy striker of Ghanaian descent Danny Welbeck, saying it is partly his fault that the forward has stopped scoring and that he is not worried by his paltry goal tally.
Ghanaian duo Ibrahim Moro and Kwame Karikari are in shock following the sudden death of their club goalkeeper Ivan Turina at their Swedish club AIK on Thursday at the age of 32.