The rescheduled MTN Wafa Wafa Super 8 Final will take place this weekend at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto between Ajax Cape Town and Lamontville Golden Arrows.

The final had to be rescheduled to 24 October 2009 after the announcement of the South African squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup -due to the fact that the Amajita squad contained five Ajax Cape Town players

Urban Warriors Take on Abafana Bes'thende

Now the Urban Warriors and their youngsters, (who reached the final sixteen in Egypt wit the South African U20 team) are ready to take on Abafana Bes'thende right in the heart of Soweto.

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Yesterday's U20 final, Brazil vs. Ghana. So much potential for excitement. Ghana's Black Satellites (the baby version of the Black Stars) came into the final having scored 16 goals in the tournament. Brazil stood at 14. Surely a goal-fest was in order.

But no.

The game-changing moment happens at about the 1:10 mark in the video, when Ghana's Daniel Addo is sent off in the 37th.

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Tams Kadar, our 19 year-old Hungarian center-back, who is very well though of at the club, may get his chance tonight at Nottingham Forest. Tamas Kadar - may get his chance tonight Tamas Kadar was asked to stay on Tyneside and did not participate at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with Hungary, earlier in the season, [. Click to continue reading...

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu of Ghana will get his name written into the history books.He scored the winning penalty that gave a ten man Ghana team a 4 -3 win over favourites Brazil in the FIFA under 20 world cup.

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So will the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 round off to the sound of the samba beat? Or to the din of the African drum? Matters in Egypt come to a head this Friday evening, when two of the... Click to continue reading...

Ghana and Brazil are through to Friday's final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup following their victories over Hungary and Costa Rica yesterday. The Black Satellites third final appearance comes after a tense 3-2 victory over Hungary that saw two goals from Dominic Adiyiah and one from Abeiku Quansah. Hungary stayed in the match with second-half goals [. Click to continue reading...

This was one hell of a game as Italy took on Hungary in the FIFA Under 20 World Cup. Liverpool youngster Krisztian Nemeth stole the show with two goals.

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October 7, 2009 Ten-man Germany knocked Nigeria out of  FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 3-2 yesterday on a stoppage time goal from Bayern Munich II man Bjorn Kopplin. Kopplin's and Mario Vrancic's previous goals for the Germans were answered by strikes from Super Eaglettes Danny Uchchi and Rabiu Ibrahim. Click to continue reading...

Brazil is through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 following their 3-1 win over Uruguay earlier today. Alan Kardec notched the opener for Brazil in the 22nd minute before Man of the Match Alex Teixeira scored a brace for the young Selecção with goals in the 24th and 31st minutes. Click to continue reading...

Italy is through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 following their 3-1 win over ten-man Spain at Cairo's Al Salam Stadium. Andrea Mazzarani scored one goal and assisted on another for the Azzurrini. Goalkeeper Vincenzo Fiorillo saved a late penalty that would have made the game 3-2 following a late Spanish onslaught. Click to continue reading...

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Monday 5th October
15:30 Spain v Italy, FIFA U-20 World Cup Last 16, British Eurosport
19:00 Paraguay v South Korea, FIFA U-20 World Cup Last 16, British Eurosport 2
With another double-header of World Cup qualifiers on the horizon, we find ourselves staring into a gaping void in the footballing calendar this week. Click to continue reading...

And they didn't kick a ball today.

The post-season berth comes courtesy of intrastadium rivals Chivas USA who beat an out of gas D.C. United Saturday 2-0 on the road. United finished with 10 men after Ben Olsen was sent off for clocking Chivas USA defender Yamith Cuesta on the back of the head with a retaliatory "free kick.

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It was like day and night.

The Americans' second match at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup kicked off after nightfall in Suez, and the Americans shined under the lights in Egypt, thrashing Cameroon 4-1 to erase the unpleasant memories of their opening loss Saturday afternoon against Germany, and put themselves in the thick of things in their group.

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Here comes your regularly scheduled Monday morning viewing...Let's start with the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, where Uruguay sub Tabare Viudez did in England with his scissors. Whoa, that made me think of the very underrated flick Dead Again. Anyone seen it?Last season's WLG? Dazzler of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimovic weighs in with his first Barcelona job, courtesy of his bizarre beanpole velvet touch Click to continue reading...

First things first.Where's Tahiti?
The game was part of the ongoing FIFA under 20 World Cup being played in Egypt.(Where's Egypt question answered here)
Blatter is displeased with clubs for not releasing their players for the same and is not keeping quiet about it....
."It's not right that the big European clubs don't free up their young players for the World Cup, when they don't have any obligations and are not in the first team.

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Before we start, Some People Are On The Pitch would like to direct your attention to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt which began on Thursday. All the matches are being screened live on Eurosport. Given the lack of any genuinely eye catching fixtures this weekend, discerning football fans may want to have a look. Click to continue reading...

I know there was an AFT yesterday. And here's another while I try to think of a good Top 5 List topic...#1 - ESPN has tabbed 11 guys to watch at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. If you hadn't guessed by now, the American inclusion is a bit of a surprise: keeper Brian Perk.I was planning a similar article tomorrow at S365, but have now seen several of these around. Click to continue reading...

The FIFA Under-20 World Cup starts tomorrow (Thursday) in Egypt, and ESPN has identified eleven players it believes will stand-out in the tournament. Among them is our own Krisztian Nemeth:

Krisztian Nemeth (Hungary & Liverpool)
Krisztian Nemeth joins Liverpool team-mates Andras Simon and keeper Peter Gulacsi in the Hungary squad, although he is currently on loan to Greek side AEK Athens.

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The 17th FIFA Under-20 World Cup begins in Egypt on Thursday as 24 countries compete for the right to be named the best youth side on the planet. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Diego Maradona, Marco van Basten and Luis Figo who all made an impression in previous tournaments, 504 young hopefuls have gathered in Egypt in an attempt to showcase their talent to the watching world, and no small amount of scouts. Click to continue reading...

I previewed Wednesday's Chivas USA-CD Guadalajara game Wednesday at the Rose Bowl. Read the column here.

BTW, two Chivas USA players - Gerson Mayen and Jorge Flores - won't play because they, along with UCLA goalkeeper Brian Perk and midfielder Michael Stevens, are in Egypt preparing for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup that starts Thursday.

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The Under-20 World Cup in Egypt starts this Thursday. ESPN will broadcast all 52 matches on a combination of ESPN platforms including ESPN360.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN2 and ESPN. This is great news even though we still can't access ESPN360 (Not so Comtastic after all, eh Comcast?).

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The Under-20 World Cup in Egypt is set to kick off this Thursday. ESPN has announced that it will broadcast all 52 matches on a combination of ESPN platforms including ESPN360.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN2 and ESPN.

The U.S. Under-20 national team opens its tournament on Saturday against Germany (9:55am ET, ESPN Classic/ESPN360.

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If you are anxious to get a glimpse of some of the future stars of the soccer world, you will have your chance soon enough.

The Under-20 World Cup in Egypt is set to kick off on Thursday, and ESPN has announced that it will broadcast all 52 matches on a combination of ESPN platforms including ESPN360.

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FIFA's Under-20 World Cup starts on September 24th from Egypt, the third time the tournament's been held on African soil.
Can one of the African countries involved make their way into the final?
Today, friend and football expert Tom Legg dissects the African team's prospects. Click to continue reading...

Defender Steve Purdy is once again a member of FC Dallas. Purdy joined the club in January, but was waived last week. The club made the move after announcing defender Anthony Wallace has been placed on the Disabled List with a season-ending knee injury. Wallace's injury will keep him out of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

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Midfielders Mikkel Diskerud and Dilly Duka and forwards Brek Shea and Tony Taylor headline the 21-man roster selected to represent the United States at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt next month.

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Midfielders Mikkel Diskerud and Dilly Duka and forwards Brek Shea and Tony Taylor headline the 21-man roster selected to represent the United States at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt next month.

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DALLAS ACQUIRES U.S. U-20 NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN KYLE DAVIES

FRISCO, Texas (Tuesday, April 28, 2009) – FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock today announced that the team has acquired U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team defender and captain Kyle Davies from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the lower of FCD's second round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.

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An unnamed Premiership club has made a bid for Atletico Madrid's best player: Sergio Aguero. The forward is one of the world's best young players and is rumored to be worth around £30 million. Aguero's agent suggested that Manchester United are the bidders, and Premiership Talk believes this suggestion as it's no secret that United are in the hunt for a striker. Click to continue reading...

Dear Georgie,
I recently searched for the article, but I guess it's disappeared into wherever articles go after websites shut down.
It was in 2001 at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, still called the Snickers Cup back then. Lawrence, Ind., better known as Indianapolis, was the host. I was there, for my fifth straight summer, doing some articles. Click to continue reading...