Archive for March, 2011
Posted by Contributor on March 25, 2011 at 9:38 am in Football, Sports
Nigeria could be docked African Cup of Nations qualifying points if they field Wigan’s Victor Moses against Ethiopia on Sunday. Nigeria could be docked African Cup of Nations qualifying points if they field Wigan’s Victor Moses against Ethiopia on Sunday. Moses, 20, has been called up to the Nigeria squad for the match against Group [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:36 am in Football, Sports
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor turned down the chance to come out of international retirement on Wednesday, saying he would not face Malawi despite being named in the squad for the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier. Adebayor quit international soccer last April, explaining he was haunted by events at the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:35 am in Football, Sports
By Neal Collins (Featured Columnist) Pharoah’s reign: Coach Hassan Shehaty has won three successive African Cup of Nations Clive Mason/Getty ImagesHassan Shehata, the semi-mythical coach of Egypt, insists his three-time winners of the African Cup of Nations “will come good” when they play South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. Ahead of perhaps the biggest [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:34 am in Football, Other Top Stories, Sports
By GERALD IMRAY, AP Sports Writer Political turmoil has affected the third round of qualifiers for the 2012 African Cup of Nations with Libya and Ivory Coast losing home advantage and Egypt facing a crucial match with doubts over the readiness of its team. Libya’s Group C game against Comoros was moved by the Confederation [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:33 am in Football, Other Top Stories, Sports
By David Legge | AFP News Ghana, World Cup quarter-finalists last year and boasting some of the more progressesive officials on the continent, deploy a third coach in as many matches when Serb Goran Stevanovic makes his competitive debut. So will Kenya, whose one coach-one qualifier run has seen Twahir Muhiddin and Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:29 am in Local News, Other News
Monroe County deputies have identified the man who was killed in a head-on car crash in Rush Wednesday morning. Deputies say 26-year-old Joseph Glantey was driving a car on East River Road, when he crossed into the opposite lane of traffic hitting a National Grid truck head on. Glantey was pronounced dead at the scene. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:27 am in Football, Sports
Although the former leader wished the team well against Congo, he chided the players for blowing away an opportunity to shine at the World Cup… By K.N.S Mensah Goal.com Former Ghana president Jerry Rawlings paid a surprise visit to the Black Stars camp in Kenya, where they are training ahead of their weekend qualifier. Ghana [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:24 am in Football, Sports
footballfancast.com There is certainly no shortage of youngsters coming through at Manchester United, but one of the most promising is 18-year-old John Cofie. Born in Ghana, Cofie is an imposing striker who stands at 6ft 2in tall. Man United snapped up Cofie from Burnley under the noses of Premier League rivals Liverpool, and the striker [...]
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