Africa Cup of Nations: The Passion of the Fans

A Ghana football fan with a face painted in the country's national colors, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP)

DR Congo’s football fan painted in his national colors gestures at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. (AP)

A Burkina Faso fan prays before their Group A football match against Equatorial Guinea at the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Bata January 21, 2015. (REUTERS)

A Senegal football fan gestures during the match between Ghana and Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP)

A Ghanaian football fan with his face painted with the country's national colors gasps during an Africa Cup of Nations match in Equatorial Guinea, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP)

Ghana fans cheer during their soccer match against Senegal, January 19, 2015. (REUTERS)

A fan cheers during the opening soccer match of the 2015 African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Bata January 17, 2015. (REUTERS)

A fan cheers during the Group C soccer match between Ghana and Senegal at the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Mongomo January 19, 2015. (REUTERS)

Ghana fans cheer during their Group C soccer match against Senegal at the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Mongomo January 19, 2015. (REUTERS)

Fans of Equatorial Guinea celebrate inside Bata Stadium before the opening ceremony and soccer match of the African Nations Cup, in Bata January 17, 2015. (REUTERS)

A fan waiting for the opening match of the 2015 African Cup of Nations football tournament holds up a sign against Ebola in Bata January 17, 2015. (REUTERS)

Fans of Burkina Faso cheer ahead of the team's Group A soccer match against Equatorial Guinea during the African Cup of Nations in Bata January 21, 2015. (REUTERS)