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Featuring Inter Milan midfielder McDonald Mariga, the Kenya national football team is currently
ranked 133rd in the world and 36th in Africa by FIFA. Nicknamed the Harambee Stars, the team has
never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but has made five first round appearances in the African Cup
of Nations.
Will Uganda repeat their 2009 CECAFA Cup heroics this year?
Record champions Uganda are through to the final of the CECAFA Cup, a competition for countries
from Central and East Africa, following an extra-time victory over outgoing champions and
tournament hosts Tanzania today. Uganda will face Rwanda in the final after the latter triumphed
over Sudan in the other semi-final also played today.
On Sunday December 4th, the United States finally managed to best Germany on the pitch with a
9-2 victory that will surely be remembered by American soccer historians for centuries to come. I
kid, I kid. Actually, on Sunday a group from the US Navy managed to beat a group from the German
Navy at that lovely little paradise in Africa known as Djibouti.
AFRICA
(Túnez):
Esperance Sportive de Tunis: Campeón de Liga y Copa en Túnez +
Campeón Liga de Campeones de la CAF (Confederación Africana de Fútbol).
ASIA
(Qatar):
Al-Sadd: Liga de Campeones AFC.
(Japón):
Kashiwa Reysol: J
League.
EUROPA
(España):
Barcelona: UEFA Champions League.
Well there is a turn up for the books. I was certain that Arsenal would be doing a tour of the
United States now that Silent Stan is the owner of the club, but it has been revealed today that
the Gunners will be doing a tour of Africa instead! The big African sports site [...]
Yaya Toure was named the CAF Player of the Year for being awesome in 2011, and rightly so.
Possibly for his sartorial abilities.
Actually, he showed up in different dress, which makes one think that massive robe is a prize
for winning the prize. A prize which immediately turns its wearer into a spiritual healer?
