AEK drew their first of two friendlies this weekend 2-2. AEK played wusing the 4-4-2 formation. The goals for AEK were scored by RAFIK DJEBOUR!! in the 5th minute and Pantelis Kafes in the 30th minute. Augustin Pelletieri, according to some newspaper reports, still needs a bit of time to adjust to the new formation. Click to continue reading...

We first reported on this signing four days ago, only to see it derailed supposedly by excessive wage demands by the player.  Well, now it's official.  The French born attacker, who plays for Algeria's national team, is quick, with a deadly instinct.  He'll bolster our attack and plug right into Donis's preferred 4-3-3. Click to continue reading...

Friday September 5th Niger  v  Uganda Group  C South Africa  v  Nigeria Group  D Mozambique  v  Ivory Coast Group  G Ethiopia  v  Morocco Group  H Chad  v  Sudan Group  J Zambia  v  Togo Group  K Djibouti  v  Malawi Group  L Libya  v  Ghana Group  E Algeria  v  Senegal Group  F Saturday September 6th Seychelles  v  Burundi  Group I Kenya  v  Namibia  Group . Click to continue reading...

Abdoulie "Kenny" Mansally got his second appearance for the Gambian National Team today in a 1-0 loss to Algeria today, coming off the bench in the 87th minute. Mansally made his debut off the bench over the weekend.

Gambia now sit 3rd in Group 6 of World Cup Qualifying from Africa. Gambia must finish at least second to have a chance of advancing to the next round. Click to continue reading...

Sunday:
Trinidad & Tobago 1 - 2 Bermuda: The Revs' Khano Smith started and went the full 90 minutes for Bermuda, tallying an assist on John Barry Nusum's first goal with a nice cross. Trinidad & Tobago were heavy favorites in the match, especially since they were playing at home.

USA 8 - 0 Barbados: Matt Reis was on the bench, but saw no time after his surprise call-up due to Tim Howard's injury. Click to continue reading...

Shalrie Joseph (Grenada) and Khano Smith (Bermuda) have been called up for their countries' World Cup Qualifiers this weekend. The two join Kenny Mansally (The Gambia), who has already missed the past two Revolution matches, on the absence list for this Thursday's match in Houston, and likely the following two matches as well. Click to continue reading...

Much of the world played World Cup qualifying last night.

Others played friendlies in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.

Africa was no exception as the continent prepares itself for the much-anticipated 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

First up, African champions Egypt were beaten 2-0 by the world's top ranked side, Argentina. Click to continue reading...

We all know the big-name superstars that will grace the stage at Ghana 2008, familiar names like Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o.

But who are the well-known athletes that won't be in Ghana starting this Sunday?

The BBC ran this interesting article today pinpointing some of the superstars who won't be gracing Africa's biggest stage. Click to continue reading...

Brazilian National coach Dunga announced the name of the 22 players for the friendly against Algeria, on August 22, in Montpellier, France. Kaka and Ronaldinho, who were not in last month's Copa America team, were included in the list. The coach had not been happy by both players' request to be left out of the team that played in the competition, ultimately won by Brazil. Click to continue reading...