K’naan’s ‘Waving Flag’, is the official anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Written by Prudence Chauke | December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Somalian-born Mr International hip-hop superstar K’naan’s song ,’Waving Flag‘ from his album “Troubadour” has been selected as the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem.

K'naan

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Road to the World Cup 2010

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Cameroon was on fire this weekend with Samuel Eto’o and Achille Emana scoring the winning goals against Gabon in Libreville this weekend.

Achille Emana and Samuel Eto'o

Ethiopia Expelled From World Cup

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

FIFA has announced Ethiopia’s Ethiopia’s expulsion from the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The decision was taken by the Bureau of the Organzing Committee for the FIFA World Cup, and the results from all four matches played by Ethiopia to date in Group Eight are now cancelled.

The Emergency Committee of football’s world governing body had initially suspended the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) on July 29 earlier this year. The EFF’s problems began in January when its general assembly fired the federation’s president, Dr. Ashebir Woldegiorgis, and elected Ahmed Yasin to replace him. However, that January meeting was not recognized by FIFA, who, together with Confederation of African Football (CAF), released a roadmap in February aimed at rectifying the situation. The EFF had agreed to implement the roadmap, but failed to put it into action and was suspended six weeks ago as a result. » Read more…

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FIFA Considering Alternative WC 2010 Host

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, claims he has spoken to three countries about hosting the 2010 World Cup if a natural disaster forces it away from South Africa. This is part of “Plan B” drawn up by FIFA with less than two years until the pinnacle of world sport heads to Africa for the first time.