2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 17 - LAST SIXTEEN - NETHERLANDS VS MEXICO 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014

Netherlands vs Mexico 2:1

Lucky dutchmen!

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 17 - LAST SIXTEEN - COSTA RICA VS GREECE 5:4 - win on penalties

LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014

Costa Rica vs Greece 5:4

Costa Rica through on penalties.

29 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - MEXICO - KEY PLAYER - ‪Giovani dos Santos‬ - PROFILE

Giovani dos Santos‬ was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Giovani joined FC Barcelona's academy of La Masia at the age of eleven and played for Barcelona's Juvenil A category where he helped his team to make a comeback in the league and win the regional title. 

This title allowed them to participate in the Youth Copa del Rey, where they faced other regional champions, among them their historic arch-rivals, Real Madrid. 

29 Jun 2014

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 - PRELIMINARY ROUND - 2nd leg - so far

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 
PRELIMINARY ROUND 

2nd leg 
26-28 March 2016

 

Saturday Fixtures:

Atletico Olympic vs Fomboni 2:0
(Atletico win 2:1 on agg)

Stade Gabesien vs Bakaridjan 2:0
(2:2 Stade win on penalties)

SC Villa vs Al Khartoum 1:0
(Villa win 2:0 on agg)

New Star vs Renaissance 2:2
(Renaissance win 3:2 on agg)

SONIDEP vs Al Ittihad (1:4 1st leg)
(2nd leg postponed)

Africa Sports vs Diables Noirs 1:4
(Africa Sports win 4:2 on agg)

USFA vs Kawkab Marrakech 3:0
(3:3 Kawkab win on pens)

Bidvest Wits vs Lightstars 6:0
(Wits win 9:0 on agg)

Dep Mongomo vs UMS de Loum 0:0 
(Mongomo win 4:2 on penalties after 0:0 tie)

El Makasa vs Defence 3:0
(Makasa win 6:1 on agg)

Generation F vs Nasarawa 0:0
(Nasarawa win 2:1 on agg)

Ajax Cape Town vs Sagrada 0:2
(Sagrada win 3:2 on agg)

Akwa vs Vita Club Mokanda 0:1
(Mokanda win 6:5 on penalties after 1:1 agg tie)

 

Sunday Fixtures:

Adema vs Harare City 1:3
(Harare win 6:3 on agg)

Atlabara vs Police 2:1
(Police win 4:3 on aggregate)

Bandari vs St Eloi Lupopo 1:1
(Lupopo win 3:1 on aggregate)

USFAS Bamako vs Sporting Gagnoa 0:0
(Gagnoa win 2:0 on aggregate)

 

A last-minute goal saw South Africa's Ajax Cape Town lose 2:0 at home to visiting Sagrada from Angola, who win their Confederation Cup tie 3:2 overall.

Arsenio Cabungula scored both goals for the Angolan side the all important second coming in the final minute of the match.

Next up for Sagrada is a tie against Lusophone rivals Liga Muçulmana de Maputo from Mozambique.

Earlier on Saturday Uganda's SC Villa beat Al Khartoum of Sudan 1:0 in Kampala in the second leg of their tie.

Godfrey Lwesibawa scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes to complete the 2:0 aggregate victory for the Ugandan side.

Next up for SC Villa will be JKU from Zanzibar, who progreessed after the withdrawal of Gaborone United from Botswana.

There was no fairy-tale for Senegalese second division club Generation Foot as they could only manage a 0:0 draw against visiting Nasarawa United of Nigeria.

Generation Foot were the shock winners of their country's FA Cup last season but crashed out after a 2:1 loss to the Nigerian side in the first leg.

Substitute Drissa Dagnogo scored twice for Africa Sports of Ivory Coast as they completed a second 2:1 win over Congo's Diables Noirs in Abidjan to make it 4.2 overall.

Tsiba Moukassa, who also came on as replacement, was on target for the Congolese side between Dagnogo's strikes.

South African side Bidvest Wits thrashed Lightstars of the Seychelles 6:0 to win 9:0 on aggregate.

Sibusiso Vilakazi, Abednigo Mosiathlaga, Vincent Pule, Liam Jordan, Joaquim Lupeta and Dillon Sheppard all scored at the Bidvest Stadium.

Algeria's Mouloudia Oran have progressed to the next stage of the competition after Wallidan from The Gambia pulled out.

Esperance of Tunisia, ENPPI from Egypt, CS Don Bosco of DR Congo and Zambia's Zanaco have byes in the first round next month.

 

2 Mar 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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