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By Alan Duffy
January and February will see a number of Premier League managers once again bemoaning the loss
of a number of their top players to the small matter of the African Cup of Nations.
However, while the players left behind freeze in a post-Christmas England , those headed for
the heat in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will come face to face with the tournament's new mascot,
Gaguie, who was recently unveiled in Libreville to a rather unimpressed (see video) selection of
dignitaries.
Arsene Wenger wrapped up as many as five quality signings on the transfer deadline day but not
all members of his squad are feeling confident about the future ahead.
Russian winger Andrei Arshavin, for one, believes that the Gunners' failure to sign a defensive
midfielder such as Rennes' Yann M'Vila not only left the Arsenal midfield incomplete, but also
prevented Wenger from compensating for the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
In a very big game in Freetown, Sierra Leone today, Kei Kamara and the Leone Stars took on Egypt in
an African Cup of Nations qualifier. Kamara went the full 90 minutes as the Leone Stars won 2-1
with an 89th minute penalty kick. Sierra Leone dominated the early going of the game and got the
first goal from Sheriff Suma off of a corner kick in the 14th minute, although the goal could could
down as an own goal.
The Libyan team, wearing the colors of the rebel flag defeated Mozambique 1- 0 in an African Cup
of Nations qualifying match.For security reasons the game was played in Cairo under closed doors
but many fans turned up nonetheless.
Sporting Kansas City closes out their home stand tomorrow afternoon against the Houston Dynamo. At
this moment, KC is only 2 points clear of the third place Dynamo. The two teams have played the
same number of games, and with 7 games still left on the season, now is the time to really start
picking up the form level getting ready to head into the playoffs.
Please say no to Middle East or bust.
Update: With news that Bob Bradley is set to be confirmed for the Egypt
national team manager role, we re-issue this editorial below.
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Late Sunday, the news came across the wire Twitter, that is that Bob Bradley was one of three
finalists for the Egypt national team job.
Didier Drogba is undeniably one of the best strikers to ever grace the Premiership. But is his
influence on the game dwindling beyond repair? Sam Rayner explains... We all understand the threat
Didier Drogba poses when at his best. The sublime free kick at the Emirates, explosive winners
against both Merseyside clubs in the 2006/07 [.
Bob Bradley's lengthy courtship with the Egyptian national team appears to be reaching it's
conclusion, and reports suggest an agreement between the two sides is imminent.
According to reports from Egypt, Bradley will sign a deal to take over as the country's national
team coach early next week.
Egyptian state news has claimed that former United States national team coach Bob Bradley has been
hired as head coach for Egypt. This news comes within a week of reports that Bradley might have
ended up coaching Mexican club side Santos Laguna.
Two weeks ago, Egypt failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 30
years.
According to an AP report, Egypt's state news agency is saying that former United States Soccer
head coach Bob Bradley has been hired to take over the Egyptian national team. Just two weeks ago
Egypt failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, a tournament they have won seven times. It
had been over [.
By Eric Beard
In the ever-elusive environment that is African football, Egypt are the winners. They may not be
the best, but they're winners. They may not have the talent to match the Ivory Coast or Ghana, but
the 7-time winners of the African Cup of Nations won't back down against anybody.
Former United States football coach, Bob Bradley, arrived in Cairo on Wednesday morning and is set
to meet Egyptian Football Association (EFA) officials to finalise contract details for his new job
as manager of the Egyptian national team.
The meeting was supposed to be held on Tuesday but Bradley's arrival was delayed due to flight
ticketing problems.
Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has not given up hopes of playing for England, after
scoring on his debut at Eastlands in the 2-0 victory over Birmingham in the Carling Cup.
The 30-year old has been plagued with injuries in the last four-years, and his career in the
Premier League was in doubt when he was released by Manchester United at the end of the last
season, after making just four appearances in the last three years for the club.
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.
To go along with Roger Espinoza's call up for Honduras, four more Wizards players have been called
up to represent their respective national teams. Teal Bunbury, Peterson Joseph, Craig Rocastle, and
Shavar Thomas have all been called up to the US, Haiti, Grenada, and Jamaica respectively.
The biggest games of the international break are for Joseph and Rocastle whose national teams have
two World Cup qualifiers.
