NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
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

AFRICA CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 2ND MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

AFRICA CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS
Group Stage
2nd matches


Fixtures & Results

GROUP A
Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan 1:0

Goal Guinea
Nsue  30'

GROUP A
Madagascar vs Senegal 2:2

Goals Madagascar
Voavy  44'
Koulibaly  67' (o.g.)

Goals Senegal
Konaté  27'
Keita Goal 62'

GROUP B
Comoros vs Cameroon 1:1

Goal Comoros
Ben Nabouhane  15'

Goal Cameroon
Bahoken  80'

GROUP B
Morocco vs Malawi 3:0

Goals Morocco
Ziyech  3'
En-Nesyri  42', 78'

GROUP  C
Gabon vs Burundi 1:1

Goal Gabon
Aubameyang  80'

Goal Burundi
Berahino  39'

GROUP C
South Sudan vs Mali 0:3

Goals Mali
Marega  45'
S. Coulibaly  71'
Adama Traoré  87'

GROUP D
Gambia vs Algeria 1:1

Goal Gambia
Ceesay  49'

Goal Algeria
Bounedjah  47'

GROUP D
Togo vs Benin 0:0

GROUP E
Seychelles vs Nigeria 0:3

Goals Nigeria
Musa  15'
Awaziem  34'
Ighalo  57' (pen.)

GROUP E
South Africa vs Libya 0:0

GROUP F
Kenya vs Ghana 1:0

Goal Kenya
Opoku  40' (o.g.)

GROUP F
Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone 1:0

Goal Ethiopia
Kebede  35' (pen.)

GROUP G
Congo vs Zimbabwe 1:1

Goal Congo 
Bifouma  50'

Goal Zimbabwe
Billiat  22'

GROUP G
Liberia vs Congo DR 1:1 

Goal Liberia
Jebor  62'

Goal Congo DR
Elia  82'

GROUP H
Rwanda vs Ivory Coast 1:2

Goal Rwanda
Kagere  66'

Goals Ivory Coast
Kodjia  45'
Gradel  49'

GROUP H
Guinea vs Central African Republic 1:0

Goals Guinea
Soumah  65'

GROUP I
Mauritania vs Burkina Faso 2:0

Goals Mauretania
Diakité  36'
Camara  40'

GROUP I
Angola vs Botswana 1:0

Goal Botswana
Gelson  30'

GROUP J
Egypt vs Niger 6:0

Goals Egypt
M. Mohsen  13'
Ashraf  20'
Salah  29', 86'
S. Mohsen  73'
Elneny  90+3'

GROUP J
Swaziland vs Tunisia 0:2

Goals Tunisia
Khenissi  16'
Sliti  37'

GROUP K
Namibia vs Zambia 1:1 

Goal Namibia
Shilongo  79'

Goal Zambia
Shonga  90+2'

GROUP K
Mozambique vs Guinea-Bissau 2:2 

Goal Mozambique
Júnior  43'
Reginaldo  90+2'

Goal Guinea Bissau
Embaló  51'
Mendy  90+8'

GROUP L
Uganda vs Tanzania 0:0 

GROUP L
Lesotho vs Cape Verde 1:1 

Goal Lesotho
Motebang  75'

Goal Cape Verde
Djaniny  82'

 

 

10 Sep 2018
(afrofootball.com +wikipedia)

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