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LEGENDS - ‪‪LIBERIA - George Weah moved from Liberia to Europe in 1988

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and an ex-footballer who played as a striker. 

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stars in Europe - Kevin Prince Boateng plans to build a school in his father’s hometown

The former AC Milan midfielder also spoke about his plans to build a school in Kumasi - Ghana's second-largest city and his father's home town - in order to strengthen the bond with the local support.

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21 May 2014
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LEGENDS - IVORY COAST - Drogba will leave Galatasaray

The 36-year-old won the Super Lig with Gala in his first half-season. The Ivory Coast international added: "You can't make happy people all the time but I made them happy for 340 days out of 365 a year."

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21 May 2014
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NATIONAL TEAM - LIBERIA - COACH - Roberto Landi is in talks to return to Liberia

Roberto Landi is in talks to return as coach of Liberia

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20 May 2014
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2015 Africa Cup qualifier - Malawi, Benin begin with victories

Malawi, Benin, Namibia and Mauritania begin with victories - Malawi began their campaign to reach the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco with a 2:0 win over visiting Chad on Saturday.

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19 May 2014
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2015 Africa Cup qualifier - 1st round 1st leg - fixtures & results

Mozambique thrash debutants South Sudan in 2015 qualifying

Sunday's Results: 18.05.2014

•    Liberia vs Lesotho 1:0 
•    Kenya vs Comoros 1:0 
•    Madagascar vs Uganda 2:1 
•    Libya vs Rwanda 0:0 
•    Burundi vs Botswana 0:0 
•    CAR vs Guinea-Bissau 0:0 
•    Swaziland vs Sierra Leone 1:1 
•    Tanzania vs Zimbabwe 1:0 
•    Mozambique vs South Sudan 5:0 

Saturday's Results: 17.05.2014

•    Mauritania vs Eq Guinea 1:0
•    Namibia vs Congo 1:0 
•    Sao Tome vs Benin 0:2
•    Malawi vs Chad 2:0

 

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19 May 2014
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AS Vita Club beat Zamalek in the African Champions League first group match.

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19 May 2014
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African Confederation Cup 2014 - group stage - 1st matches - all results

As from now Al Ahly wants to win the Confed Cup 2014

GROUP A
• 18.05.14: Real Bamako (Mali) vs Asec Mimosas 1:1
• 18.05.14: AC Leopards (Congo) vs  Coton Sport -:-

GROUP B
• 18.05.14: Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Nkana 2:0
• 18.05.14: Sewe Sports (Ivory Coast) vs Etoile du Sahel 1:1

 

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19 May 2014
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2014 World Cup - squad - Finke eager to lift Cameroon morale

Cameroon coach Volker Fink will use pre-World Cup preparations at an Austrian training camp next week to raise his side's spirits.

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18 May 2014
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African Confederation Cup 2014 - Al Ahly defeat Nkana in Group B match

Egyptian giants Al Ahly beat Zambia's Nkana 2:0 in an African Confederation Cup Group B match at the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo.

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18 May 2014
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FIFA RANKING - CAPE VERDE BREAK INTO TOP 10 AFRICAN TEAMS IN FIFA LIST

AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS CAPE VERDE

Having sat in 15th place last month Cape Verde moved up to seventh in the latest list of teams on the continent and 41st globally.

It marks a rise of 8 places and 34 spots respectively.

Nigeria slipped from third to sixth in Africa and from 33rd to 37th in the world - their fall coming at a time of disarray in the country's football.

The African champions face continued political struggles in the Nigeria Football Federation and are also without a coach.

In addition the Super Eagles are third in their group for qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after a defeat and a draw in their opening two games.

Algeria remain the top-ranked side in Africa, while Togo suffered the biggest drop of all teams of the global list, falling from 87th to 125th to place.

 

Africa's top 10 in September's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

 

1. Algeria (20)

2. Ivory Coast (22)

3. Tunisia (31)

4. Ghana (33)

5. Senegal (36)

6. Nigeria (37)

7. Cape Verde (41)

8. Cameroon (42)

=9. Guinea (=48)

=9. Burkina Faso (=48)

 

19 Sep 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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