While the protests in Egypt have subsided from their peak last week, hardy anti-Mubarak protesters
still occupy Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo. While the world was enraptured with images
broadcast by organizations able to avoid the secret police, such as Al-Jazeera, what effect did the
protests have on football in the country?
How silly and embarrassed the players, officials and supporters of the South Africa soccer team
must feel.
In their final game of the qualification rounds to try to reach the 2012 African Nations Cup,
South Africa coach Pitso Mosimane believed that all his team needed was a draw to qualify for the
tournament.
Several weeks ago, when this video was made, no one gave a flying oil drum about Qatar and its
relationship to football not, at least, in the mainstream world. Now it appears they won't be able
to get away without several million journalists masquerading as white-glove inspectors, turning
over each and every move they make from now until 2022.
Davide Somma Pic: Sowetan
The Bafana Bafana vs Egypt match will be live on SABC on Sunday 5 June at 8.30 pm.
That is good news because the Boys need to know that all their fans are watching and cheering
them on in this important AFCON qualifier against the Pharoes at the Cairo Military Academy Stadium
.
The appointment of Bob Bradley as the national team coach for Egypt is significant on a number of
different fronts, both on and off the field, and for our nation and abroad.
Where I have addressed the signficance of Bradley's on-field influence in a number of different
posts, Seth Vertelney of goal.
South Africa manager Pitso Mosimane made a bit of history at the weekend by becoming the first
manager to lead an entire nation astray.He convinced himself and everyone else in South Africa that
the Bafana Bafana needed only a draw against Sierra Leone in order to make it to the finals of the
AFCON in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea'
So they followed the game plan and played out a goalless draw in Nelspruit.
The stage is set for next year's Africa Cup of Nations which will be co-hosted by Gabon and
Equatorial Guinea after the final round of fixtures played this weekend confirmed the 16 nations
that will grace the 28th edition of the continent's ultimate footballing tournament.
The 16 nations are: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea,
Morocco, Libya, Ghana, Angola, Botswana, Tunisia, Sudan, Zambia and Niger.
With the African Cup of Nations set to begin in about a months time, many Premier League clubs
are already starting to prepare for the departure of their players, however, one club Manchester
City are delaying the departure of Ivorian duo Yaya Toure and his brother Kolo.
According to the club, they have been granted a special allowance to delay the Toure's departure
so that they can take part in the the FA Cup fixture against United and the First leg tie of the
League Cup against Liverpool.
Alan Pardew backs former Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll to find his feet at
Liverpool
The Magpies boss revealed he will not be looking to sign a striker in January, despite Demba
Ba's AFCON participation, but remains keen to bolster his defence
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A news article on 2011-12-28 17:31:00 from: Goal
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