Egypt. One of the bafflements of African football was how Egypt could be so clearly the best side on the continent, winning three straight Cups of Nations between 2006 and 2010, and yet fail to qualify for the World Cup. Now the situation seems to have ...
Respected London-based magazine World Soccer has regularly reported that some players fielded by Equatorial Guinea, who co-hosted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and reached the quarter-finals, meet none of the criteria. Story first published on: ...
LAGOS, Nigeria — After winning the African Cup of Nations, Nigeria is looking to regain its international stature at the Confederations Cup. The Super ...
Respected London-based magazine World Soccer has regularly reported that some players fielded by Equatorial Guinea, who co-hosted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and reached the quarter-finals, meet none of the criteria. Photo: stock.xchng ...
When it comes to eye-catching exploits on the global stage, few African sides can match Ghana's pioneering pedigree. Most famously of all, the Black Stars fell tantalisingly short of becoming the first nation from the continent to reach the FIFA World ...
Nigeria has always been a talented yet inconsistent force in African soccer. It entered the 2010 World Cup as an up-and-coming threat, then failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, before winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations. But the ...
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations seems a realistic target for us," Kiemba told the 'Daily News' yesterday. Kiemba conceded that Taifa Stars' impressive results during the first half of the qualifying campaign had given Tanzanians hopes that the team ...
THE new Premier Soccer League season will start on the first weekend of August, but, unlike recent years, it will be a full round of league fixtures. ...
AUSTRALIA'S dramatic qualification for the soccer World Cup is expected to generate a surge in the sport's popularity and a focus on Brazil. The Socceroos qualified for their third straight World Cup in dramatic fashion on ...