Unless you're an expert in Moroccan domestic football, and you well may be, this requires a bit
of explanation. Or maybe just a link.
Yes, this is the very same keeper who let in a penalty while he'd turned to the crowd, thumping
his chest in celebration, thinking the ball hadn't moved.
Unsurprisingly, Ghana lead the list of nominees for the African Footballer of the
Year
The short list of nominees up for the African Footballer of the Year have been making their way
into the press this morning. Not surprising that Ghana lead the list along with some other
predictable nominations .
On the list of things which require a hoax, you'd think the African Footballer of the Year
shortlist is pretty low.
Unfortunately everything above it has been crossed off with the invention of the internets
(rights reserved by Al Gore), so here we are.
That Player of the Year shortlist posted a few days back?
Bengkulu isn't famous for much. Located on the western coast of Sumatra it looks out on a great
expanse of water that reaches all the bloody way to Africa.
But their football club, PS Bengkulu, have arrived in the Premier League and to celebrate the
occassion they have two South Korean players.
One is 24 year old In Kyun Oh who apparently played for Balestier Khalsa while the second player is
Ham Hyeoung Kyu.
We're happy you saved that penalty. Quite happy. And I'm sure saving one of five penalties is
worth turning to the nonexistent crowd and pounding your chest in slo-mo 300 style with indefinable
quantities of self-satisfaction.
But next time, turn around and wrap up loose ends. A little bit goes a long way.
Despite making it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup this summer in South Africa, the man
that took them there has declined to extend his contract with the Black Stars. Milovan
Rajevac, rejected the four-year extension offered by the Ghana Football
Association (GFA) for a more lucrative financial deal with Saudi Arabian club,
Al-Ahli.
Hans-Jorg Butt meant to do it all along.
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- Africa's biggest summer luggage. (United States of Africa)
- The evolution of Zenit. (ESPN)
- Serie A's newest darlings. (Back Page Football)
- Golfer Sergio Garcia is the last cross-sport breed. (Dirty Tackle)
- Premier League knowledge.
Newcastle new boy Cheick Tiote could be in line to make his debut at Everton this weekend. Tiote
was an unused substitute during the 2-0 home loss against Blackpool, which isn't really surprising
considering the lad had been in Africa during the week playing for his country and hadn't really
had a lot of time to [.
Jukebox The Ghost Schizophrenia Surfer Blood Floating Vibes My Bloody Valentine Sometimes The
Gaslight Anthem The '59 Frank Turner The Road Sunday Girl Self Control The Errors A Rumour In
Africa RadioHead Street Spirit (BBC SESSIONS) Skabilly Rebels Blues Attack Two Door Cinema Club
What You Know Interpol Lights Katy Perry Feat.
After playing a friendly with Togo, a national team in Africa, Bahrain soon realized that they
didn't actually play the real Togo team, but instead, they beat a team of imposters 3-0. This kind
of crazy publicity is not something that the "real" Togo national team needs, especially after
suffering through incidents like being attacked [.
Achmed Tarhouchi learns the internet is good for instant fame.
- Balotelli might just finally get it. (Dirty Tackle)
- As Africa evolves. (The Best Eleven)
- Descriptive is not always best. (Studs Up)
- Pondering Steven Gerrard. (Left Back In The Changing Room)
- Seven goal wins are a classroom of their own.
Achmed Tarhouchi learns the internet is good for instant fame.
- Balotelli might just finally get it. (Dirty Tackle)
- As Africa evolves. (The Best Eleven)
- Descriptive is not always best. (Studs Up)
- Pondering Steven Gerrard. (Left Back In The Changing Room)
- Seven goal wins are a classroom of their own.
Your Editor, Elsewhere is a post from: Just Football
Just a couple of quick bits and bobs I haven't mentioned on here recently regarding your humble
editor, moi. About a month ago the lovely people over at FourFourTwo, one of the most
popular and prestigious football magazines in the world, invited me to join up with them to write a
regular blog on African football for the online portion of their wonderful magazine.
Harper Perennial, 299 pages, 14.99, June
With a terse visceral intensity, Steve Bloomfield takes you along with him as he dives into
politics and sporting life on the African continent, his adrenaline, as well as yours getting up
equally to the thrill of a match or a dodgy situation in Mogadishu.
We had an interesting discussion here last Wednesday on this topic. You can link to the audio of
the presentations at itunes-u here: The first two (by me and Achille Mbembe) focus on football in
Europe and Africa, and I highly recommend Achille's intervention, starting at about 15 minutes. He
thinks and talks about football a lot, but hasn't presented on it in an academic context very
frequently.
