Homeless World Cup to be held in Milan, Italy
The Homeless World Cup is set to be played in Milan, Italy from 6-13 September 2009. There will be a total of 48 nations competing in the games and the African nations include the Ivory Coast, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa. A street soccer stadium built at the Arena Civic, Sempione Park, the historical venue of the very first Italian National game against France, will welcome an estimated 100,000 strong crowd during the tournament week.
Players Devasted by Fan Deaths During World Cup Qualifier
Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou expressed shock and disbelief at the extent of fan injuries sustained during a tragedy at yesterday’s soccer match in Cote D’Ivoire against Malawi. A wall collapsed at game kickoff and 19 fans were killed and 130 injured as they tried to flee.
Kenya Places Sixth in Rugby Sevens Game in San Diego
Kenya earned 18 points in the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens Series held in San Diego, California. Kenya lost 7-22 to New Zealand, but beat the other rugby giants, Samoa, 17-12. Kenya had previously beaten New Zealand 24-7 in a historic win on Saturday.
Quest for Dubai Sevens: Kenya Beats South Africa
South Africa’s team were the favorites and the tournament leaders. Kenya has not really considered as a team with a chance against them. So what happened? Kenya was determined to show up strong and increase their chances of making it to the finals in Dubai. They rallied hard and beat them 22-17, ensuring their place in the quarter finals. Kenya will play against Wales on Friday in an attempt to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Adebayor and Egypt rule African football
Togolese national player and Arsenal striker, Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor had been voted as the CAF African Player of the Year 2008 at the Awards Gala on Tuesday night in Lagos, Nigeria.
CAF names Africa’s finest 11
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named its top 11 players in Africa. Boasting of some of the finest footballers in the world, this list certainly would send shivers down the spine of any football team in the world. Its truly unfortunate that we cannot have such a strong team to represent us in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Music meets Football at CAF Awards
The 2008 Glo CAF Awards held in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, was a marriage between some of the best footballers in Africa and some top-notch African musicians. The glitzy award ceremony hosted by Christopher Bongo and Bimbo Oloyede was not all about honoring the best footballers and teams on the continent; it was splashed with delightful performances by great African musicians like Yvonne Chaka Chaka of South Africa, King Mensah of Togo and the amazing Yossou N’ Dour.
Nigeria’s dynamic R&B duo P-Square, Ishmael from South Africa and a host of other musicians also joined the train to put some life into the otherwise boring ceremony filled with long speeches and technical hitches. Perhaps the organizers should have paid a little more attention to the technical issues such as cueing playbacks properly, checking microphones et cetera instead of turning the event into a promotional campaign for Glo, the title sponsors of the awards. » Read more…
Kenyan Runners Win The Greatest Race On Earth
For the fifth time in a row Kenyan runners won the Greatest Race on Earth (GROE). Cyprian Kiogora and Winnie Frida Kwamboka returned home on Monday from Hong Kong where they took part in the final leg of the Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) .
Dubai Sevens Rugby World Cup
Kenya, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, will each have a team at the Dubai Sevens Rugby World Cup scheduled for March 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenya, Tunisia and Zimbabwe were Africa qualifiers and South Africa was an automatic qualifier. Zimbabwe beat Namibia 29-10 and Kenya beat Tunisia 22-12 in the semi finals. Kenya beat Zimbabwe 26-14 to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Tunisia beat Namibia, 26-12 for the final spot at the Rugby World Cup.
British Premier League back on SuperSport
Following the liquidation of Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS), MultiChoice has announced that SuperSport has secured the licence to the Barclays Premier League Live Package A and will be showing these matches on SuperSport from this weekend. SuperSport already held both Live Package A & B rights for South Africa and Live Package B rights for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and with this deal has now secured all Premier League live rights for the remainder of the 2008/2009 season and for the whole of next season.
In a press statement, SuperSport said it is proud of its long association with the Premier League and has a long history of showcasing the finest club soccer on its range of channels. “We are pleased that Barclays Premier League supporters on the continent will continue to enjoy the best of the league,” said SuperSport Chief Executive Imtiaz Patel. “We are delighted to have Package A matches in the SuperSport fold. We’ll continue to deliver the very best in sports broadcasting.”
Viewers in Africa will immediately benefit, with a number of appetising Barclays Premier League fixtures - a live triple-header this Saturday and another big match on Sunday. First up is Manchester City against Middlesborough (2.45pm CAT), followed by title-chasing Chelsea against Hull City (5pm CAT) and then Liverpool, who will be keen to close the gap on Manchester United, up against Portsmouth (7.30pm CAT).
Eben Greyling, President of MultiChoice, said “We have over 20 years experience in pay television in Africa and have built up a business which is sustainable in the long term. Our track record of providing premium content to DStv subscribers is unmatched and the return of all Premier League matches will further enhance our premium offering.”
Premier League Director of Media Operations, Phil Lines, said: ‘We are very pleased to have been able to move quickly and reach an agreement with SuperSport that means our matches will remain available for viewing by Premier League fans across sub-Sahara Africa with the minimum of disruption’ » Read more…
Blatter Dismisses World Cup 2010 ‘Plan B’
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has dismissed ditching South Africa as 2010 World Cup hosts saying there is ”no Plan B.” Blatter had revealed earlier this year that FIFA had put together contingency plans in light of South Africa’s perceived ill-preparation, causing a flurry of speculation about possible alternative hosts — including Germany, hosts of the last World Cup finals in 2006.
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July 16, 2009
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