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The country of Rwanda hosts the CAF African Under-17 Championship from today as eight countries
fight it out not only for the continental title but also for one of the four available places in
the FIFA Under-17 World Championship which takes place in Mexico this summer.
The African U-17 Championship has existed in its current form since 1995 and takes place every
two years.
Uche Okafor (right) coaches at ESPN Caribbean/Flow Montego Bay Football clinics. Photo credit:
Anthony Harris
Former Sporting Kansas City and Nigeria World Cup defender Uche Okafor died Thursday at his
Dallas-area home.
Okafor, 43, was African football pundit for ESPN Soccernet Press Pass, the daily soccer analysis
show.
PORT-HARCOURT, Nigeria Barely two weeks after they were rewarded with cars and cash gifts for
winning the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup by the Rivers State government, the domestic
league and indeed the families of Sharks FC of Port-Harcourt players and officials would have been
thrown into mourning after the Port-Harcourt side's team [.
The semi-final line-up in the CAF Under-17 Championship in Rwanda has been decided. The four
semi-finalists already have the pleasure of having qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup so
they will all take to the field this week in the hope of becoming continental champions.
Hosts Rwanda are amongst the final four after finishing second in Group A just behind Burkina
Faso on goal difference.
Today, both teams that I have supported in the Asian Cup Quarter Final lost, yet, I was very happy.
For the first time, I watch so much competitive and excellent Asian Cup. In the past, we used to
watch only few good games in the Asian Cup. Today, seems will enjoy many games.
Japan beat Qatar after a wonderful game with five beautiful goals.
When you think of African football, a few nations come to mind first. Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory
Coast, South Africa, Togo, etc. One that would come much later down that list for most of us is
Burkina Faso. The senior side has never reached a World Cup, and aside from a 4th place finish in
1998, have never gotten past the first round of the African Cup of Nations.
