Esperance win 2008 Tunisia FA Cup
Hicham Aboucherouane struck twice as Esperance beat Etoile du Sahel 2-1 to win the Tunisian FA Cup on Saturday. The Moroccan international gave Esperance a 12th minute lead after a defesive mix-up by the Etoile rearguard. The lead was short-lived, as Mehdi Meriah equalized within five minutes for last year’s African Champions League winners. However, Aboucherouane was to have the last word. With 11 minutes left on the clock, he pounced to score the winner and ensure a record breaking 12th cup success for the Blood and Gold.
SuperSport United and Right to Dream Academy in 2008 Manchester United Premier Cup World Finals
South African team SuperSport United beat South African MUPC Championships in Soweto to qualify for the World Finals of the 2008 Manchester United Premier Cup. This competition has had over 9,400 teams competing in local, national and regional qualification tournaments over the past year an effort to win one of twenty places at the Nike sponsored football competition for under-15’s.
Bernard Lagat Qualifies for the 2008 Olympics
Bernard Lagat qualified for the Olympics in the 1500m. Lagat is a Kenyan runner who became a naturalized citizen and will be running under the American flag for the first time in the Olympics. He won the bronze medal in in the 1,500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver in 2004 and is giving the U.S. a fighting chance at the gold for the first time ever in the 2008 Olympics (the U.S. has never won the 1500m).
Joseph Yobo’s Brother Kidnapped
Team-mates of Everton footballer Joseph Yobo are hoping for the safe return of his kidnapped brother, a club spokesman said. Gunmen in Nigeria abducted Norum Yobo as he made his way home from a nightclub in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Ethiopian Soccer Tournament in Washington D.C.
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Sport Federation in North America (ESFNA) Soccer Tournament which is currently going on in Washington D.C. The tournament usually attracts record numbers of Ethiopians but there are some who are boycotting the games to protest the ESFNA’s accepting of funds from Ato Al Amudi. The games are being held at the RFK Stadium. To learn more about their events go here.
Osi Umenyiora attends benefit for Children’s Rights and Keep a Child Alive
Osi Umenyiora was on hand at the 2008 Michael Strahan/Dreier LLP Charity Golf Tournament pre-party and auction benefiting Children’s Rights & Keep A Child Alive. The benefit was well attended by other celebrities including Alicia Keys, who performed,Busta Rhymes, Faboulous, Marcus Allen, Julius Erving, Spike Lee, LeToya Duckett from Destiny’s Child, and Eddie George, to name a few.
Samuel Eto’o in Nairobi
Omo, a laundry detergent brand, sponsored a competition among 400 schools countrywide that involved the collection of Omo detergent wrappers.The winners qualified for a soccer clinic with Samuel Eto’o. 40 schools qualified and sent 10 students each.
Quins Held By KCB In Thrilling Encounter
KCB 13 - Quins 13. A dubiuos last minute try awarded by referee Tony Ndong denied the Quins victory in a game they totally dominated. Jude Thumbi seemed to have forgotten his kicking boots on a ground he loves to hate as he missed 5 penalties before finally hitting the mark. The draw leaves Quins in fourth place but very much charging up the table. Try scorer: Leslie Libasia, Conversion: Jude Thumbi, Penalties (2) Jude Thumbi. Man of Match: George Odipo.
Kenya’s Harambee stars hope for World Cup Qualification
Harambee Stars sitting pretty and topping their pool jet out to Harare tomorrow to face Zimbabwe on Sunday in a 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations qualifier. The Stars who started out with a 2-1 loss in Windhoek Namibia bounced back during their home games with two identical 2-0 wins versus Guinea and Zimbabwe.
Africas Premier Rugby tournament: The Tusker Safari Sevens
Africa’s Premier Rugby tournament, the Tusker Safari Sevens, comes alive this weekend again in Nairobi Kenya. The event, in its 13th year of existence, sees 16 top class teams chase for honors once again. This years tournament is in itself a milestone as rugby 7’s powerhouses step into Nairobi for the first time ever to take part in this tournament. One can remember that 3 years ago Fijian rugby great, Waisale Serevi, graced the tournament where he played for Kenya Shujaa as a guest player. France and Japan will be making their second appearance in Kenya and going nothing short of victory. (The last time the French were here, they almost never left F2. This time they aim to succeed!)
Africans at Euro 2008
With the European Championship in full swing in Austria and Switzerland we take a look at some players who could have also represented an African nation. There could have been more Afro-European players present if Belgium, which has many players of Congolese origin, had qualified.Unsurprisingly, the players on show at Euro 2008 could easily form a formidable team of their own.Undoubtedly, France with a long tradition of using African-born talent has the largest Afro contingent. Claude Makelele and Steve Madanda were born in Congo DR; Patrick Vieira and Patrice Evra could have played for Senegal; Lassana Diarra’s family is from Mali; and Sidney Govou is the son of a former Beninois international. The two stars of the new generation of players, Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri, are of Algerian descent. The dawning era has been heralded as “Benasri” by the French, and Nasri has been nicknamed the ‘new Zidane,’ as he also grew up in the south of France in an immigrant family. The latest addition to Les Bleus, Bafetimbi Gomis, flirted between France and Senegal, before eventually making the French team.
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Queendom - the fabulous five
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KINGS or QUEENS [GHANA or NAIJA] pt 2
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