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- Eritrea: The Hard Reality Mr Yemane Gebreab cannot cover-up
- Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda
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- Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa's people for another 50 years?
- Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
- Which Way Ethiopia: Revolution, Civil War, or National Reconciliation?
- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
- Factors of Change and Transformation in Ethiopia
- How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy
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Tag Archives: Demba Ba
How 2013 Africa Cup of Nations affects English Premier League – Group D review
Algeria, Ivory Coast, Togo and Tunisia are in Group A of the African Cup of Nations and their involvement has either directly or indirectly affected teams such as Manchester City, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, … read more
African Soccer Stars who will miss 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
West Brom striker Osaze Odemwingie is not the only star that will be missing when the 2013 Africa Nations Cup begins in South Africa, writes OLUFEMI ATOYEBI Super Eagles coach Steven Keshi did not surprise many Nigerians when he omitted … read more
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Sudan, Uganda
Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 African Cup of Nations, Africa Nations Cup, Demba Ba, Keshi, nations cup 2013, Newcastle, Nigeria, Obafemi Martins, South Africa
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Shola Ameobi scores only goal for Newcastle
Relentless rain, a hissy fit from Papiss Cisse and yet another booking for Cheik Tiote seemed to be adding up to a bad afternoon for Newcastle United when, not for the first time, Shola Ameobi came to their rescue. The … read more
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
Tagged Alan Pardew, Demba Ba, Gabriel Obertan, Harry Redknapp, indepthsport, Newcastle, Papiss Cissé, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Shola Ameobi
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Zambia captain Katongo named 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year
Christopher Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition from Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, Younes Belhanda and Yaya Toure to become the first winner from southern Africa in the … read more
Senegal disqualified from the African Nations Cup
Senegal have been disqualified from the African Nations Cup after the riot that caused their play-off against the Ivory Coast to be abandoned. Missiles, stones, bottles and firecrackers were thrown onto the pitch and tear gas was used during the … read more
2012/13 English Premier League Round up
Manchester United surged into second place in the Premier League with a 3-0 demolition of Newcastle, while Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers suffered another Anfield nightmare as his struggling side were held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke on Sunday. Sir … read more
Posted in Soccer
Tagged Alex Ferguson, Brendan Rodgers, Demba Ba, IndepthAfrica, Manchester United F.C., Patrice Evra, Premier League, Tom Cleverley, Wayne Rooney
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2012/13 EPL Preview: Newcastle v Manchester United
Newcastle could be boosted for their clash with Manchester United as Hatem Ben Arfa appears likely to take his place in Sunday’s game. Coming off an impressive 3-0 victory over Bordeaux in Thursday night’s Europa League clash, Newcastle manager Alan … read more
Posted in Soccer
Tagged Alan Pardew, Alex Ferguson, Demba Ba, Hatem Ben Arfa, IndepthAfrica, Manchester United F.C., Newcastle, Shola Ameobi, Wayne Rooney
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EPL Round-Up: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Everton and Tottenham cruise to victory
Luis Suarez netted a Carrow Road hat-trick for the second straight season as Liverpool romped to a 5-2 success against Norwich as the Reds recorded their first league win under Brendan Rodgers. The Uruguay striker opened the scoring with a clinical right-footed finish … read more
Posted in Soccer
Tagged Demba Ba, England, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, James McClean, Jobi McAnuff, John Arne Riise, Liverpool, Norwich, Premier League
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2013 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Ivory Coast v Senegal Preview
Time is running out for Didier Drogba and other Ivory Coast ‘golden generation’ stars to capture the Africa Cup of Nations trophy. The ‘Elephants’ were favourites to win the last four tournaments only to fall short each time with the … read more
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Senegal, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
Tagged 2013 africa cup of nation, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 african cup of nations qualifiers draw, 2013 african cup of nations qualifiers fixtures, 2013 african cup of nations qualifiers results, 2013 african cup of nations qualifiers table, 2013 african nations cup, africa cup, africa cup 2013, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Nations Cup, African, african cup, african nations, African Nations Cup, BBC Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, cup of nations, Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, nations cup 2013, nations cup 2013 africa cup nations, Nations Cup qualifiers, Senegal
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Chelsea v Newcastle: Premier League preview
Chelsea will host Newcastle on Saturday in what is shaping up to be one of the matches of the round. Chelsea will be looking to continue their solid early season form which has seen them defeat Wigan and Reading, while … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Alan Pardew, Chelsea, Demba Ba, Fabricio Coloccini, IndepthAfrica, Newcastle, Premier League, Roberto Di Matteo, Stamford Bridge
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Tottenham Hotspur planning swoop for Demba Ba
Tottenham Hotspur are allegedly planning to table a bid for Newcastle United’s Demba Ba. The Senegal striker could be keen to exit St James’ Park before the end of July as he will earn a cut of his transfer fee … read more
Posted in Soccer, Sports
Tagged Alan Pardew, Daily Mail, Demba Ba, IndepthAfrica, Louis Saha, Newcastle, Newcastle United FC, Senegal, St James' Park
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Chelsea out of next year Champions League with a 2-0 lost to Newcastle
On a night when Papiss Cissé scored an unbelievable goal for Newcastle that defied physics, Chelsea realised that their chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League almost defies mathematics. They probably now need to win the final against Bayern … read more
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Alan Pardew, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea v Newcastle, Copa América, Demba Ba, Europa League, Fernando Torres, FIFA, FIFA Womens World Cup, football, games, Hatem Ben Arfa, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthSoccer, Italia Serie A, La Liga, MLS, Newcastle, Papiss Cissé, premiership, Soccer, sports, World cup, world footballers, Yohan Cabaye
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Senegal out of Nations Cup
Favourites Senegal crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 loss to minnows Equatorial Guinea. Despite creating plenty of chances throughout the game, Senegal struggled to stamp their authority and were punished by a second-half goal from … read more
Newcastle close to signing Cisse, Demba Ba’s Senegal strike partner
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was on Tuesday closing in on a deal to sign Papiss Demba Cisse, a strike partner of Demba Ba with Senegal. The Freiburg forward, who has scored nine Bundesliga goals this season, has flown to Tyneside … read more
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