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2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

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12 Mar 2014
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2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

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5 Mar 2014
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LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer

Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June. 

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3 Mar 2014
Featured Legends
Arthur Wharton honoured - Football's first professional black player

Arthur Wharton is to be honoured outside Rotherham United's New York Stadium. Born in 1865 in Jamestown, Gold Coast, in what is now Ghana. His pioneering footballing career started as a goalkeeper at Darlington FC and he played for numerous teams. Wharton played for the original Rotherham Town, a team of the same name was the forerunner of Rotherham United.

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23 Feb 2014
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stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

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22 Feb 2014
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stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

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25 Jan 2014
Featured Legends
Mozambique-born Portugal football legend Eusebio dies aged 71

Mozambique-born Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, dies aged 71.

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25 Jan 2014
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NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

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20 Jan 2014
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stars in Europe - Clarence Seedorf set to take over as AC Milan manager

Clarence Seedorf says he is to become the new AC Milan manager after announcing his retirement from playing.

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15 Jan 2014
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Nelson Mandela - Sport pays tribute to former South Africa president

Mandela has been described as the architect of the 2010 World Cup by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, and the head of the football world governing body was correct. 

"You are the true architect of this FIFA World Cup; your presence and commitment made it happen. Now the first African FIFA World Cup is reality," explained Blatter while handing over the trophy to Mandela at a press conference in 2010.

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7 Dec 2013
2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage - 2nd Matches

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers Group Stage 2nd matches

Qualifiers Kick Off As Giants Make Their Move

The race for 24 spots at AFCON PAMOJA 2027 is officially live — 48 nations are battling across 12 groups for a place at next summer's tournament in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with Matchday 1 setting an electric tone.

THE OPENING STATEMENTS
Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria all made winning starts as the continent's heavyweights served early notice. Hervé Renard's Côte d'Ivoire were the headline act, cruising to a composed 2-0 derby win over Ghana, while Cameroon put on a show in Garoua with a 3-1 victory over Comoros.

NOT EVERYONE HAD IT EASY
Egypt were frustrated at home, held to a 0-0 draw by Angola in Cairo, and Patrick Vieira's first game in charge of Senegal didn't go to plan either; a 1-1 stalemate against Mozambique. The shock result of the round belonged to Guinea-Bissau, who stunned tournament co-host Tanzania with a 2-0 away win.

HOSTS FLYING EARLY
In Group D, Benni McCarthy's South Africa made the perfect start, topping the table with three points ahead of Kenya and Eritrea — vital momentum for a side doubling up on tournament prep as co-hosts.

WHAT'S NEXT
Matchdays 1 and 2 wrap up by October 6, with the campaign resuming in a November window before concluding in March 2027. In groups without a host nation, only the top two finishers punch their ticket. With the finals marking East Africa's first AFCON in over 50 years, every group between now and March is shaping up to be box-office.
 

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