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September 26, 2008

Rwanda Keeps 2010 World Cup Dream Alive

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The Wasps, who have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup and who have only made one African Nations Cup (2004), have advanced into the third round of the Confederation of African Football's 2010 World Cup qualification tournament.

20 nations will advance into this third round hoping to land one of the 5 spots open for the 2010 World Cup. Click to continue reading...
Soccer City FC @ 01:13 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , 2010 World Cup, African Nations Cup, Benin, Cameroon, Confederation of African Football, Egypt, FIFA World Cup, Nigeria, Rwanda

September 16, 2008

Ethiopia kicked out of WC qualifiers

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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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Soccerblog @ 10:56 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Europe, Gossip/Trash Talk, Morocco, Rwanda, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

September 12, 2008

Ethiopia is Out

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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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Road to 2010 World Cup Final @ 01:18 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Confederation of African Football, Ethiopia, FIFA, Mauritania, Morocco, Rwanda, World Cup Qualifier, final group

September 7, 2008

W.C. qualifying round-up

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UEFA
Sweden 0-0 Albania; Portugal 4-0 Malta; Hungary 0-0 Denmark; Latvia 2-1 Moldova; Israel 2-2 Switzerland; Greece 3-0 Luxembourg; Poland 1-1 Slovenia; Slovakia 2-1 No. Ireland; Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan; Germany 6-0 Liechtenstein; Turkey 2-0 Armenia; Spain 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina; Belgium 3-2 Estonia; Ukraine 1-0 Belarus; Croatia 3-0 Kazakhstan; England 2-0 Andorra; Lithuania 3-0 Romania; Austria 3-1 France; Serbia 2-0 Faroe Islands; Ireland 2-1 Georgia; Italy 2-1 Cyprus; Montenegro 2-2 Bulgaria; Macedonia 1-0 Scotland; Norway 2-2 Iceland. Click to continue reading...
The Beautiful Game (2) @ 02:53 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Faroe Islands, Korea DPR, Liberia, Montenegro, Namibia, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Uzbekistan

July 22, 2008

Witchcraft Rears Its Head Again in African Football

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We talked about juju, the art of African witchcraft about a year ago on this blog.

Back then, we stated that
it has long been common for soccer teams to turn to witchcraft, or juju, to gain a competitive edge. Teams might, for example, summon witch doctors to cast spells on opposing teams.
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Road to 2010 World Cup Final @ 01:54 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , African football, Rwanda, football association, goalkeeper, juju, soccer teams

August 16, 2007

Photo Daily - August 16 - A Game in Rwanda

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Photo credit: Ted.Alcorn on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
Pitch Invasion @ 09:04 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: African football, Culture, Kigali, Photography, Rwanda