An 18 year old Moroccan schoolboy is in seriously hot water after paying allegiances to his favorite football team, FC Barcelona, over the king of Morocco, Mohamed VI. And really, who can blame him? Barca's hot shit right now. I'd like to see King Mohamad VI do the kingly equivalent of score 17 in 4 [. Click to continue reading...

Kind of a weird story coming out from Morocco ... but bear with me ...

According to news reports, an 18-year old Moroccan schoolboy wasjailed for insulting the country's king after replacing the monarch's name with that of his favorite football club FC Barcelona.

He altered the phrase "God, The Nation, The King" on the school blackboard to read "God, The Nation, Barcelona". Click to continue reading...

Don't put your favourite La Liga club above the Royal family A Moroccan schoolboy who supports Barcelona has been jailed for insulting the country's Royal family. Yassine Belassal altered the phrase "God, The Nation, The King" on the school blackboard so that it instead read "God, The Nation, Barcelona". Click to continue reading...

FIFA again punishes a national team by intruding into a local federation affair.

The general assembly of the Ethiopian football federation voted to get rid of their president Dr Asheber Woldegiorgise in January and replace him with Ahmed Yasin because of the dismal record of the national squad.

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Bad news for Ethiopia.

FIFA has announced that Ethiopia have been kicked out of the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The results from all four matches played by Ethiopia to date in Group 8 are now void.

The Emergency Committee of football's world governing body suspended the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) on July 29th.

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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...

International friendly match: Morocco are meeting Benin Wednesday August 20th. Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

The Newcastle Journal is reporting today that Morocco international left-back Badr El-Kaddouri has claimed Aston Villa and Newcastle are both after him. Badr El-Kaddouri - currently at Dynamo Kiev 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...

Chelsea stalwart Michael Essien scored once and set up Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari for Ghana's second goal and that was all The Black Stars needed to see off Morocco yesterday and win Group A, likely avoiding Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals by doing so. The 2-0 scoreline was even a bit misleading as Ghana really dominated this game, but Morocco were very unfortunate to have an own goal by Ghana and West Ham defender John Paintsil disallowed as the whistle had already been blown for a foul even though replays showed there was none. Click to continue reading...

A scintillating night of action saw African Cup of Nations host Ghana go through to the quarterfinals along with Guinea from Group A.

Ghana beat Morocco 2-0 while Guinea managed only a 1-1 draw against an overmatched Namibia.

Midfielder Michael Essien scored a goal and set up another as Ghana finished their group with maximum points from three games. Click to continue reading...

Ghana put themselves in a very strong position to win Group A and qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2008 African Cup of Nations with their 1-0 win over Namibia yesterday. The Black Stars aren't exactly winning with style right now, but they're getting the job done and former MLS star Junior Agogo's 41st minute tally from close range was all they needed to pick up the three points. Click to continue reading...

The first important game of the 2008 African Cup of Nations took place yesterday and once again, a player who earns his paycheck in the Premiership took center stage. Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou capped a beautiful solo run by coolly slotting the ball past Nigerian goalkeeper Austin Ejide and into the net to give Ivory Coast a critical 1-0 victory. Click to continue reading...

A first-half hat-trick from Soufiane Alloudi helped Morocco open their African Cup of Nations campaign with an emphatic triumph over Namibia on Monday. Here, highlights in French. I can't understand a word ...


Maroc vs Namibie : -Résumé complet du match-
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And here, highlights of today's clash between Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Click to continue reading...

This soccer match which features a live commentary and radio broadcast promises to be a walkover for African Nation Morocco over another team Namibia, as Morocco is a perennial African soccer and football powerhouse while Namibia does not have any player that is well-known outside of Namibia. In fact, the odds would suggest that the result is a foregone conclusion and that Morocco will be putting on a soccer clinic for the world to watch in this live tv telecast and broadcast of this African Nations Cup football match. Click to continue reading...

African players showed talent and agility this weekend on the world stage, scoring epic goals and stunning volleys around the European leagues.

The most memorable goal of the weekend goes to Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. His strike capped a 3-1 victory for Arsenal in their north London derby clash at Tottenham Hotspur, his unstoppable volley whizzing past England goalkeeper Paul Robinson. Click to continue reading...

The stars of football past & present congregated in Cape Town Wednesday to mark statesman Nelson Mandela's 89th birthday. A celebrity World XI drew 3-3 with an equally high-profile African squad at the Newlands Stadium, with players' ages ranging from the mid-20s to almost 50.

The stars traveled from all over the world to display their creaky but technically enviable skills in a match to celebrate the life of Mandela, South Africa's first black president and Nobel peace prize laureate. Click to continue reading...