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FIFA - Sepp Blatter calls for respect for African football

Blatter, seeking re-election in May, will attend the Confederation of African Football congress next week.

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4 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Marcel Desailly

He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 World Cup.

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3 Apr 2015
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FIFA - candidate Prince Ali hopes for African support

The 39-year-old Prince Ali, a Fifa vice-president, is one of three challengers to incumbent Sepp Blatter.

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2 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Lilian Thuram

Despite his powerful, aggressive style of play, he was also known to be a classy, studious figure off the pitch.

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2 Apr 2015
Coaches Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - NETHERLANDS - KEYPLAYER - Frank Rijkaard

He is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and one of the best players of his generation.

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1 Apr 2015
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - CAPE VERDE - FRIENDLY - Cape Verde stun Portugal

Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

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1 Apr 2015
Club Key-Player National teams Player Of The Year
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Yaya Toure considering Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he will decide about his international future with the Ivory Coast this week.

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31 Mar 2015
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LEGENDS - BRAZIL - KEYPLAYER - Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho is renowned for his technique, tricks, dribbling, overhead kicks, no-look passes and free kicks.

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31 Mar 2015
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NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - all results

Bongani Zungu scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1:1 draw for South Africa against Nigeria and Konate brace gives Senegal victory over Ghana in friendly.

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30 Mar 2015
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - GUINEA - COACH - Frenchman Luis Fernandez set to be named as new coach

Former France international Luis Fernandez is poised to take over as coach of Guinea and replace compatriot Michel Dussuyer.

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30 Mar 2015
U-20 Africa Cup 2015

U-20 AFRICAN CUP 2015 - Nigeria win record seventh title

Nigeria won a record seventh African Under-20 Championship title by beating hosts Senegal 1:0 in the final on Sunday in Dakar.

Midfielder Bernard Bulbwa scored the winner in the first half.

The win cements Nigeria's place as the successful country in the history of the championship, they now have three more titles than closest rivals Egypt.

Nigeria and the other semi-finalists from the tournament - Senegal, Ghana and Mali - have qualified for the Under-20 World Cup .

The Flying Eagles had already been placed in Group E with Brazil, North Korea and 
Hungary for the 30 May to 20 June event in New Zealand.

Senegal, Ghana and Mali learned their fate after a draw on Monday,

Ghana are in Group B alongside Argentina, Panama and Austria; Senegal will face Qatar, Colombia and Portugal in Group C; Mali will battle it with Mexico, Uruguay and Serbia in Group D.

 

24 Mar 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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