Jogaram amistosamente, no Cidadela Stadium, em Luanda - Angola, as seleções de Angola (98º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Gana (38º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
11-11-1980 - Angola 1x2 Congo (Amistoso)
06-10-1996 - Gana 2x1 Angola (Eliminatórias Copa da África)
22-06-1997 - Angola 1x0 Gana (Eliminatórias Copa da África)
28-04-2004 - Gana 1x1 Angola (Amistoso)
Angola, do seleccionador português Manuel José, empatou a zero com Gana, num jogo particular disputado no Estádio da Cidadela, em Luanda. Click to continue reading...

The announcement of the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup was actually last week, but got buried in my run-up to the first leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff. Atlante, the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League winners, received a beneficial draw when they were paired with the winners of the Al Ahli (UAE) - Auckland City (New Zealand) match. Click to continue reading...

Angola e Congo empataram este sábado, no Estádio da Cidadela, a um golo, no desafio particular inserido na preparação dos Palancas Negras rumo ao Campeonato Africano das Nações (CAN).
Com cruzamento de Gilberto, Flávio Amado inaugurou o marcador no amistoso, na preparação do Campeonato Africano das Nações, a disputar-se no país em Janeiro de 2010. Click to continue reading...

En nombre del Manchester United, último campeón, Bobby Charlton sacó las pelotitas de la pecera para anunciar que Estudiantes debuta por las semifinales del Campeonato Mundial de Clubes, el 15 de diciembre de 2009 con el ganador del partido entre TP Mazembe (Congo) y Pohang Steelers FC (Corea del Sur) a jugarse el día 11. Click to continue reading...

Esses serão os jogos que ocorrerão no final de semana e que o blog, tentará de alguma forma acompanhar:
Amistosos:
Arábia Saudita x Bielo-Rússia
Paraguai x Qatar
Espanha x Argentina
África do Sul x Japão
País de Gales x Escócia
Dinamarca x Coréia do Sul
Macedônia x Canadá
Estônia x Albânia
Eslováquia x Estados Unidos
Honduras x Letônia
Irlanda do Norte x Sérvia
Angola x Congo
RD Congo x Haiti
Polônia x Romênia
Croácia x Liechstenstein
Suiça x Noruega
Luxemburgo x Islândia
Brasil x Inglaterra
Bélgica x Hungria
Itália x Holanda
Iraque x Azerbaijão
Emirados Arábes x República Tcheca
Jogos Oficiais (Eliminatórias Copa da Ásia)
Irã x Jordânia
Uzbequistão x Malásia
Líbano x China
Kuwait x Indonésia
Vietnã x Síria
Omã x Austrália
Cingapura x Tailândia
Jogos Oficiais (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
Moçambique x Tunísia
Togo x Gabão
Marrocos x Camarões
Ruanda x Zâmbia
Quênia x Nigéria
Costa do Marfim x Guiné
Burkina Faso x Malawi
Rùssia x Eslovênia
Egito x Argélia
Nova Zelândia x Bahrain
Costa Rica x Uruguai
Grécia x Ucrânia
Eire x França
Portugal x Bósnia-Herzegovina
Gana x Mali. Click to continue reading...

"A paciência tem limites e a de Carlos esgotou-se. O guarda-redes do Rio Ave fartou-se de esperar por uma oportunidade na selecção portuguesa e acedeu � s investidas da federação angolana. Está convocado para os particulares com o Congo e o Gana, nos próximos dias 14 e 18 de Novembro e deve ter a sua primeira internacionalização A. Click to continue reading...

A host of Premier League clubs are said to be chasing Standard Liege striker Dieumerci M'Bokani, according to reports in Belgium.
The Congo international has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the past while Blackburn, Liverpool and Arsenal are all said to be monitoring his progress. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram amistosamente em Le Mans, na França, no estádio Léon-Bollée, para um público de 17.500 pessoas, as seleções do Congo (107º no ranking da FIFA) e Coréia do Norte (91º no ranking da FIFA).
Não encontramos muitas informações desse jogo, mas pelo menos descobrimos que o jogo não teve abertura de placar. Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

O congolês Felix Muamba Musasa pediu desculpas por ter partido a perna a Oupa Ngubule, num jogo entre Black Aces, já pediu desculpas publicamente por ter partido a perna de Oupa Ngubule, do Carara Kicks, a contar para o play-off de acesso para a Premier Soccer League, a principal divisão da África do Sul, país que vai receber o Mundial de 2010. Click to continue reading...

Standard de Liege youngsters Dieumerci Mbokani and Steven Defour went to a local fair to enjoy the amusement parks as young athletes with plenty of time on their hands are apt to do, and for some reason it was taped. Everything's butterflies and cupcakes and good times until Dieumerci leans over to Steven and the [. Click to continue reading...

Horrible news out of the Congo as accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft (juju) during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday.
Most of the victims were between the ages of 11 and 16, Radio Okapi said. They were suffocated as panicked crowds ran for the exits during the mayhem Sunday in Butembo in eastern Congo's North Kivu province. Click to continue reading...

A terrible tragedy occurred today during a game in the Democratic Republic of Congo in which stadium riots killed 13, most of them children, and injured another 35. The derby between Socozaki and Nyuki System was halted after Nyuki's goalkeeper resorted to running up the pitch performing "witchcraft" against the opposition with his team losing. Click to continue reading...

Not to make light of the Congo witchcraft stadium tragedy, but an unreconstructed, irresponsible part of my soul harbors the feeling that the American soccer scene would be a lot more interesting if it involved few die-cut suburbanoids and more fetish-wielding sorcerers. Just an opinion. Click to continue reading...

Fallen French giants Paris St Germain have sealed a homecoming deal for Chelsea's 71-cap veteran midfielder. 35-year-old Claude Makélélé is set to be unveiled as a PSG player on Monday after Chelsea agreed to let him leave on a free transfer. PSG announced the deal to bring the Congo-born midfielder to . Click to continue reading...

Mark Hughes has only been in the Man City job for days and he is already pining for Blackburn Rovers' centre half Christopher Samba. The Congo star, who was an absolute snip at £400,000, is often used - along with Roque Santa Cruz - to illustrate just what excellent transfer deals Hughes cobbled together [. Click to continue reading...

Much of the world played World Cup qualifying last night.
Others played friendlies in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.
Africa was no exception as the continent prepares itself for the much-anticipated 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
First up, African champions Egypt were beaten 2-0 by the world's top ranked side, Argentina. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal midfielders Mathieu Flamini and Abou Diaby both suffered injury scares as a reserve side from France faced the Democratic Republic of Congo.
21 year-old Diaby, who has featured for France only three times, failed to start the game with a calf problem. France manager Raymond Domenech moved to to ensure that the injury was minor, though, meaning that the midfielder should be fit to rejoin the Arsenal squad on Monday as they host Blackburn at the Emirates. Click to continue reading...

We all know the big-name superstars that will grace the stage at Ghana 2008, familiar names like Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o.
But who are the well-known athletes that won't be in Ghana starting this Sunday?
The BBC ran this interesting article today pinpointing some of the superstars who won't be gracing Africa's biggest stage. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is set to offer Congo striker Tresor Mputu a 10 day trial with the North London giants.
The 21 year-old forward currently plays for TP Mazembe in the Congo, but with interest from teams across Europe, it seems like he will be leaving Africa soon.
Salomon Idi Kalonda, director of Mputu's current club, has gone public on the trial. Click to continue reading...

It's been some time since I updated you on my travels to South Africa 2010 and the World Cup Final on July 11, 2010.
It's been a good and bad journey so far.
The good has been the wealth of knowledge I've gained about Africa, its people and the wonderful game of football.
The bad has been the unbelieveable task I face of getting to SA 2010. Click to continue reading...

The African Champions League took place this week but we're going to focus instead on the 'little brother' of African continental competitions, the Confederations Cup.
Here's a quick re-cap of this weekend's African Confederations Cup action, thanks to our friends at the BBC.
A Nigerian club coach had to be rescued by police and another quit on a disastrous weekend for the country in the Confederation Cup. Click to continue reading...

Football stars past and present will be on hand in Cape Town, South Africa next Wednesday for the "90 Minutes for Mandela" match to be played in honor of the great Nelson Mandela's 89th birthday.
The match will feature an African XI tackling a World XI and feature the likes of former South African captain Lucas Radebe, three-time African footballer of the year Samuel Eto'o, former European player of the year Ruud Gullit, and former Spanish star Emilio Butragueno (also known as "The Vulture"). Click to continue reading...

'Tomorrow in Los Angeles, the U.S. mainstream world is going to be introduced to the biggest soccer star to come to America since Pele in the 1970s when David Beckham is announced as a new member of the Galaxy in Major League Soccer.'
So says Orlando Sentinel journalist Brant Parsons concerning the move of football's most recognizable player to the United States. Click to continue reading...

An update on our post of a few days back about Mozambique and their statewide development ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Reuters is reporting that the World Bank agreed on Monday to give Mozambique $100 million in credit to help upgrade its road network, most of which was damaged and neglected during a 17-year civil war that ended in 1992. Click to continue reading...