Tag Archives: African Footballer of the Year
Accra – Highly tipped by pundits to clinch the 2012 African Footballer of the Year award, Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba was held off by his compatriot Yaya Toure on Thursday December 20 in Accra, Ghana, where the awards gala … read more »
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Tagged Accra, African Footballer of the Year, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Ghana, Shanghai Shenhua FC, Yaya Touré
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The changes in the Nigeria Premier League continues today (Friday) the Nigeria Football Federation releases the names of those appointed on an interim basis run the league until a new board is constituted. The NFF board was scheduled to meet … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Africa Nations Cup, African Footballer of the Year, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria Premier League, Nwankwo Kanu, Port Harcourt
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Yaya Toure has been named the 2012 African Player of the Year, picking up the award for the second year in a row. Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Toure, 29, beat off prestigious competition from the likes of former … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Accra, Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year, Alex Song, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Yaya Touré
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The tiny Cape Verde Islands eliminated former World Cup quarterfinalists Cameroon on Sunday to win a place at the African Nations Cup soccer finals for the first time despite losing 2-1 in the second leg of their final-round qualifier. A … read more »
THE LATE Rashidi Yekini’s lawyer and neighbours have asked for a probe into the circumstances leading to the death of the ex-World Cup star. Nigeria’s all-time leading scorer Yekini died on Friday and he was buried the following day in … read more »
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On a night when the moon and the stars were in their brightest and full state, Nigeria was thrown into mourning one of her heroes. Rashidi Yekini played for the Super Eagles for 14 years, between 1984 and 1998. His … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged 1994 FIFA World Cup, African Footballer of the Year, Augustine Eguavoen, FIFA, FIFA Womens World Cup, football, games, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, Mutiu Adepoju, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, premiership, Rashidi Yekini, Soccer, super eagles
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Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o has had a 15-match ban reduced to eight months, meaning the former African Footballer of the Year will miss just four competitive matches before August. The decision was taken in the early hours of Saturday following a … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged African Footballer of the Year, Algeria, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Cameroon, Enoh Eyong, Fédération Camerounaise de Football, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morocco, Samuel Eto'o
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All images courtesy of M24Degital Georgette, wife of the highest-paid soccer player in the world, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, was photographed sunbathing topless on the edge of a pool. Source: M24Degital Related articles Cameroon banned captain Eto’o for 15 matches … read more »
Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday. The 28-year-old finished ahead of Mali’s Seydou Keita and Ghanaian Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew in polling by national coaches of the 53-member associations of … read more »
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Cameroon’s government is monitoring the situation after the decision by the country’s football federation to suspend captain Samuel Eto’o for 15 matches. The punishment, handed down on Friday after the federation said Eto’o had persuaded team mates not to travel … read more »
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Tagged African Footballer of the Year, Algeria, Cameroon, Cameroon national football team, Enoh Eyong, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morocco, Roger Milla, Samuel Eto'o
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Cameroon banned skipper Samuel Eto’o for 15 matches on Friday and vice-captain Eyong Enoh for two games after they persuaded team mates not to travel to Algeria for a friendly last month. “Samuel Eto’o, in his role as captain, incited … read more »
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year, Algeria, Algiers, Cameroon, Cameroon national football team, Eyong Enoh, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Samuel Eto'o
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December 30, 2010 by benim
Soccer in Ghana is regarded as the passion of the nation and a day did not pass by in the year without Ghanaian soccer fans making comments and arguments about their much cherished local clubs, national teams and sports icons … read more »
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa news, African Footballer of the Year, African news, Asamoah Gyan, breaking news, Confederation of African Football, Didier Drogba, Ghana national football team, IndepthAfrica, Milovan Rajevac, News local news, newspapers, World news
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December 20, 2010 by benim
Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o has become the first man to be named African Player of the Year for a fourth time. The striker, 29, enjoyed little success with his country in 2010 but helped his club Inter Milan become European and … read more »
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December 17, 2010 by benim
Ghana and Sunderland star Asamoah Gyan has been crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2010. The Black Stars striker clinched the title with an overwhelming majority – receiving more than half of the vote. He finished well ahead … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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