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It began with a burst of colour, song and dance. People cheered and admired the entertainment on
offer. The longing anticipation only added to the fervour, for in Ghana it had been a long time
coming. There were roars of approval, cacophonies of laughter and a hubbub of enthusiastic noise.
You could feel the electricity in the Accra air.
GHANA vs. CAMEROON (Feb 7 2008) Host nation led by Essien against the ANC's all-time goal scoring
champion Samuel Eto'o and the Indomitable Lions. FIFA.com's "fans in a frenzy" BBC Sport - Home
Advantage? "Goal"/New York Times - In Africa, the Goal is the Thing (Greg Lalas) Cameroon manager
Otto Pfister locked out - ESPN SoccerNet Goal.
One of the players who really caught my eye at this year's Africa Cup of Nations was Mohamad Zidan,
of Egypt. He scored two fine goals against Cameroon in the group stages, and although he played
less of a role...
Alain Nkong has been journeyman his whole career (a still young one at that, only 28 years old). He
was in his native Cameroon for a while, then Portugal, Spain, Portugal again, then Uruguay, and
then the Colorado Rapids. While with the Rapids, he played well enough to be kept around for a
couple years [.
**Note: I still haven't found a place in New York City to watch the African Cup of Nations. If
anyone knows a place to watch, please e-mail me at cesarman@yahoo.com and let me know!
Thanks!**
An update on Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o's Cup of Nations situation. As reported in yesterday's
entry, Barcelona and Cameroon have been arguing over when the star striker would report to
Cameroon's pre-Cup camp in Burkina Faso.
The Olympics are less than a week away, but the football tournament will kick off with the start of
the preliminary round on the 6th, two days before the big show starts. So, similar to the Euro 2008
Best XI that I did several months ago, I'm doing my part to give you a [...]
Here, what the press call 'penpix' or bios of the players participating in tomorrow's
Egypt-Cameroon African Cup of Nations final. These are provided by Reuters, the wonderful news
service.
Should be a very good one!!
First off, Cameroon.
Penpix of Cameroon's squad ahead of Sunday's African Nations Cup final against Egypt:
Goalkeepers:
1-Idriss Carlos Kameni (Espanyol, Spain).
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China are but a few weeks away.
The men's Olympic Football Tournament looks like it will be a hotly contested competition, with
countries like Argentina, Holland and the United States seeking Olympic gold.
Africa will be well represented with three formidable squads in the 16-team tournament for the gold
medal.
Talk about unexpected.
I saw a Ghana-Ivory Coast African Cup of Nations final happening no matter what.
How could Cameroon stop the Black Stars on their home turf? How could Egypt defend their title
against the hungry Ivorian Elephants, who wanted revenge from their loss against the Pharaohs in
the 2006 final?
And believe it or not, it's a surprise to many. That's odd considering it is the defending
champions - Egypt - vs. Cameroon, a common participant in the African Cup of Nations final. Think
about the strength and consistency of both Ivory Coast and Ghana this tournament. Ghana had the
host nation effect working for it, [.
First off, congratulations to Ghana, who came from behind to claim a consolation third-place finish
at the African Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast in a six-goal thriller, 4-2.
Sulley Muntari's swerving 25-yard free-kick gave Ghana the lead on 10 minutes before Ivorian
Boubacar Sanogo hit back with a quick-fire brace.
Vive le......EGYPT?
Originally uploaded by showbizsuperstar Cameroon 0 - Egypt 1 (Africa Cup of Nations, February 10,
2008)
Vive le......EGYPT? curiosa foto la celebración del equipo egipcio en Paris Francia, cerca del
arco del triunfo, respaldados por policías franceses.
No hubo sorpresa y los "Faraones", con seis copas, tienen el récord de títulos en 26 ediciones de
esta competición continental, habiendo ganado también la primera en el año 1957 y la anterior,
en 2006 (además de las de 1959, 1986 y 1998).
As Beijing approaches and the teams whittle down their squads in a bid for medals rather than
trophies, goal.com takes a look at the major contenders for gold in China and also at the rest of
the pack...
Group A – Ivory Coast, Argentina, Serbia and Australia
Group B
– Netherlands, Nigeria, Japan and USA
Group C – China, New
Zealand, Brazil and Belgium
Group D – Italy, South Korea, Honduras and
Cameroon
Cameroon's Olympic football squad for Beijing 2008: Coach: Jules Frédéric Nyongha (62)
Goalkeepers: Amour Patrick Tingyemb (23) (Tonnerre Yaoundé) Joslain Mayebi (21) (Hakoah
Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan, Israel) Defenders: Antonio Ghomsy (24) (Messina, Italy) André Bikey
(23) (Reading, England) Alexandre Song (20) (Arsenal, England) Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué (21)
(Les Astres) Nicolas Nkoulou (18) (Monaco, France) Alexis Enam (21) (Club Africain, Tunisia)
Midfielders: Albert Baning (23) (Paris Saint-Germain, France) Stéphane [.
Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon made it through to the final four of the
2008 African Champions League this weekend, with crucial wins in their respective final group
games. In Harare, Dynamos took on Egyptian giants Zamalek knowing a win would send them through to
the semi-finals regardless of results elsewhere.
Cotonsport Garoua were only founded twenty-two years ago but have come on leaps and bounds in
African football during that short period and go into the final of the 2008 CAF African Champions
League looking to make history by winning their first ever continental trophy. However the task at
hand could hardly be more daunting given their opponents.
Who knew that obtaining Samuel Eto'o's shirt would cost so much money?
The story begins here: Tanzania lost a hard-fought encounter against Cameroon 2-1 in recent World
Cup qualifying. Tanzanian defender Nadir Haroub gave away his jersey to Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o
after the game in Yaounde.
Olympic Football squads for the 16 teams participating at the 2008 Olympics: Squads for the 2008
Olympic Football Tournament can be submitted till 23rd July. As the remaining squad lists are
published, they will be added to the site and linked to from the list below. Group A Argentina
Australia Ivory Coast Serbia Group B Japan Netherlands Nigeria USA Group C Belgium Brazil China New
Zealand Group D Cameroon Honduras Italy Korea Republic Also See: Beijing 2008 [.
To Samuel Etoo Fils
Originally uploaded by daaniel_san12 Esta noticia es increíble, pocos son los traspasos bomba
, mientras Cristiano Ronaldo quiere irse del Manchester United, David Villa ninguneado por Rafa
Benitez o Guiza en Fenerbace.
La bomba es la del africano Samuel Etoo para el club Kuruvchi de Uzbequistan.
The Olympic Men's Football tournament starts on Thursday, 7 August. The 16 qualified countries
named their squads last week and most of the players play their club football in the Netherlands.
The Dutch squad contains 13 players from the Netherlands, while Belgium has selected six players
from the Eredivisie.
The awful situation in Kenya has forced Cameroon's national team to cancel their high altitude
training in Kenya ahead of this month's African Cup of Nations in Ghana.
The Indomitable Lions were scheduled to arrive in Nairobi on Sunday for a 10-day training camp.
They were also expected to play the Kenya national team in an international friendly but they have
canceled the tour due to post-election violence that has rocked the country and left at least 300
people dead.
Black Stars of Ghana assemble!
Originally uploaded by rabcac Ghana 0 - Cameroon 1 (Africa Cup of Nations, Febrero 7,
2008)
Nkong al minuto 70 fue el anotador del único gol del partido, el equipo local las estrellas
negras con uniforme blanco se fueron y quedaron en el limite, con todo y una extraña expulsión
casi al finalizar el partido del jugador Bikeys.
EGYPT 1, CAMEROON 0 If you want a play-by-play recap - visit Greg Lalas' live-blog over at the New
York Times blog "GOAL". It was a tight one to the very end, but Mohamed Aboutraika found an opening
thanks to a scrum in Cameroon's box to slot one past Kameni and put Cameroon on the backtrack. The
[.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. men's Olympic team fell, 1-0, to Cameroon on Sunday in Hong Kong. A first-half penalty
kick goal proved to be the difference for the Africans.
Here is the lineup the Americans trotted out against Cameroon:
--------------McBride-------------Altidore------------------
Rogers--------Holden------------Bradley------------ Kljestan
Orozco----------Edu---------Parkhurst---------------Wynne
------------------------Guzan------------------------------------
Freddy Adu came on for Altidore in the 64th minute.
The People is reporting today that Kevin Keegan is ready to sign Hamburg's Cameroon left-back
Thimothee Atouba. Timothee Atouba - another left back target for Newcastle
A Newcastle United target in the summer was presumably Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia, who plays
for Cameroon, with our own midfielder Geremi. Stephane Mbia- Cameroon midfielder intersting
Newcastle? Rennes have already bid £6M from Everton for the 22-year-old defensive midfielder,
and the French club they are holding out for more, and the Chronicle is reporting that Arsenal [.
Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia has revealed that Arsenal failed with a late bid to sign him during
the summer transfer window but admits he still wants a move to the Premier League - preferably with
a big side like Arsenal. Long-time Everton target Mbia has been retained by the Ligue 1 side
against his wishes, as [.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the FIFA 09 release party, Matt
Mbuta, the newly acquired right wing prospect for the Red Bulls, watched the gaming action
on a huge 104 inch projection screen while sipping a glass of what seemed to be ginger ale. "I
don't play video games.
Day 3 of the African Cup of Nations didn't disappoint.
First off, defending champions Egypt routed pre-tournament favorites Cameroon 4-2. Striker Mohamed
Zidan scored a double and Hosni Abd Rabou also struck twice for the five-times African champions
with Samuel Eto'o netting Cameroon's two at the Baba Yara stadium.
Samuel Eto'o is the king of African football.
Today he became the highest scorer in Cup of Nations history when he converted a penalty in a 3-0
win over Sudan in their group finale.
The Indomitable Lions finish second in Group C behind Egypt with six points to go through to the
quarterfinals.
Egypt vs Angola just has such a charming nature about it. African football's superpower versus the
new kid on the block. The most successful team in Cup of Nations history against a nation making
only their fourth ever appearance. The current champions taking on a side that has never before
made the knockout phase.
What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how:
Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the
unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender...
Samuel Eto'o could become the third Barcelona player called up by his country to play in next
month's Olympics. Eto'o, the Cameroon striker, hinted he could also be in Beijing next month when
speaking to the New York Times while en route to a youth tournament in Blaine, Minnesota.
While we lament the loss of the Nigerian Super Falcons in the Women's Olympic football tournament,
praise must be heaped on the African men, who all swept into the quarterfinals of the men's Olympic
tournament.
One thing we know for sure is that Africa will be represented in the semi-finals, as Nigeria take
on Ivory Coast in the last eight.
Brazil's Olympic squad take on Cameroon in the quarter-finals on Saturday 16th August ...
The African qualifying groups for World Cup 2010 are always a particular favourite of mine, as they
are rarely predictable and - as things get tense - there are often accusations and
counter-accusations of cheating, voodoo and bribery. Unfortunately, this time around the seeding of
the teams will most likely make things a little more predictable.
Ghana were oh-so-close to getting the job done, to making their way to the African Cup of Nations
final on their home soil.
But with their 1-0 loss to Cameroon in yesterday's semi-final, all those dreams came tumbling down.
Hard.
Today, a report from BBC News about the emotional aftermath of yesterday's loss.
Egypt defended their 2006 African Cup of Nations championship successfully today in a 1-0 victory
over Cameroon, giving the Pharaohs a record 6th continental title.
It was a rematch of the opening game in Group C, a 4-2 Egyptian victory. Mohamed Zidan scored twice
in that game for the winners and his success against Cameroon continued today.
Egypt celebrates as Mohamed Aboutreika's 77th minute strike seals their 6th African Cup of Nations
triumph. His goal was the 99th in the tournament, the highest number of goals scored in any Cup of
Nations in history, handing Egypt a 1-0 win over Cameroon and prompting wild celebrations in the
streets of Cairo.
The men's Olympic football tournament will be one of the most highly anticipated sporting events of
the upcoming 2008 Beijing Games.
This year's tournament features three teams from Africa, with Cameroon, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast
sending over their young, developing talent in hopes of Olympic glory.
