Libya: Football in a time of rebellion is a post from: Just Football
By Mehdi Rahnama
The last thing a country will think about during a revolution, one might think, is its football.
In Libya though, the support of the national team towards the rebels has caused a
major setback to the Gaddafi camp.
Game Intelligence continues to quench our thirst for knowledge of the most outstanding names in
African football. Literally... This week: Knowledge Musona Zimbabwe (1899 Hoffenheim) Hoffenheim
head scout Christian Möckel is a notorious adherent of the ideas of Benjamin Franklin, the
scholarly .
Al-Ahly did what they were expected to do in the Round of 32 of the Egyptian Cup on Tuesday
night as they swept aside the challenge of Kima Aswan, winning the game by four goals to nil. The
game will forever be famous, however, for this dreadful penalty by Al Ahly's Amir Sayoud. Following
his embarrassing effort the player was shown a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct but I guess
it's best to try these things when you're already 4-0 ahead with just minutes of the contest
remaining.
With just one matchday to play in the group stage of the CAF African Champions League only
Nigerian champions Enyimba FC have secured a place in the semi-finals. Five teams kept alive their
ambitions of progression into the final four of this year's competition and thus ensure an
interesting finish to this stage of the tournament next weekend.
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.
