On one side, various top notch clubs are imposing thousands of dollars as fine on their players; there is one player, one captain who has promised to contribute for the bonus of his teammates who have performed magnificently in the African Cup of nations. African team Mali has entered into the last eight of Africa’s mega soccer event by restricting DR Congo with 1-1 on Monday. Despite unrest in the homeland where French forces are fighting with Islamic extremists, Keita thinks it is an ideal time to call for a peace back home; perhaps he is eager to return home to see the actual ground reality there. This is the second time they are playing with such a problem back home. Former Barcelona midfielder also promises to contribute if there is a shortfall to pay extra salary to high performing players, coz he thinks; it is not all about money alone. Mali will meet host South Africa in the quarterfinal on Saturday, and if they could beat them and enter into the semis; it would be a lifetime … [Read more...]
Ten-man Ethiopia restrict Zambia in their AFCON inauguration match
It was an eventful match where most of the actions went against of Ethiopia who was playing their first AFCON match after a gap of 31 years, yet they manage to restrict defending champion Zambia to a 1-1 draw. With this match, all Group C teams have played their first match, and more interestingly, each of them has an equal number of points. Overall, the performance of Ethiopia was much better than expected winner considering the loss of their goalie after he was red carded for a wild chest-high tackle. Moreover, Addis Ababa club also missed a penalty midway when Saladin Seid’s impeded shot was gleefully punched back by Zambia goalie Mweene depriving Ethiopia one goal. Though, Chipolopolo gained the lead right in the 24th minute when Emmanuel Emineke’s fast reaction deceived defender in taking a clever flick from Brown Ideye, but none of the Nigerian could enhance their one goal lead thereafter. Defending champion’s dreams were further shattered when Burkina Faso equalized the lead … [Read more...]
Ndlovu in critical condition after car accident
In one of the deadliest car crashes here in Zimbabwe, Former Sheffield United, Coventry and Birmingham forward Peter Ndlovu has been critically injured. The injuries he sustained led him in coma stage along with his brother Adam Ndlovu, who himself was a pro footballer, died in the accident. They were accompanied by a female passenger who is also badly injured in the same accident. Reportedly, three were returning from a holiday resort of Victoria Falls after playing a friendly match between Highlanders Legends and a local team. His brother, Adam, 42, was driving a BMW X5 when its tyres busted and he lost control and veered the car into the trees. His teammates, friends, and family members have twitted about his critical condition and asked his fans to pray for his wellbeing. The star footballer of nineties has played 176 matches for Coventry before leaving for Birmingham. He scored 39 goals in his spell with Coventry. After moving to Birmingham he scored another 28 goals in 137 match … [Read more...]
Copa Sudamericana final called off amid violence by security personnel
Brazil is the host of 2014 FIFA world cup, so any kind of disturbance there is a big news nowadays. One of the surprising events happened in the final of Copa Sudamericana between Sao Paulo and Tigre in Brazil where players and official of Tigre have claimed to be beaten up by security personnel on gun point, so they had to boycott the field after half time. When they did not come into the field post half session, match was called off, and Sao Paulo was awarded the trophy. The whole incident looks very strange from outside, in a country where soccer is a religion and especially in the final of a league, how can it be possible that players of a team are so beaten up? Actually, this incident has been spread into the whole world as an eye opener about how things can change at the world cup. Tigre players claim that they were attacked by none other than security personnel right in their dressing rooms, including pointing guns on them. This is really a strange incident especially in a … [Read more...]
BBC Revealed its ‘African Footballer of the Year 2012’ shortlist
BBC has announced its top five shortlisted candidates’ list for 2012 African Footballer of the year award, and this list is made public via its web portal on Thursday. These five players include two Ivory Coast’s team-mates Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba; perhaps Toure has made it into the list for second consecutive time. Other players in the list are: Senegal's national teammate Demba Ba, Moroccan international Younes Belhanda, and Zambian national team’s skipper Christopher Katongo. Winner will be announced after almost twenty days, i.e., 1830 GMT on Thursday, 13 December 2012. For now, BBC has asked its listeners to vote for their favorite star in a prescribed format either online or via SMS. Fans using SMS have to send a text massage containing - Text 1 for Demba Ba, - Text 2 for Younes Belhanda, - Text 3 for Didier Drogba, - Text 4 for Christopher Katongo, and - Text 5 for Yaya Toure to +44 7786 20 50 75. These SMSs are chargeable with standard international SMS … [Read more...]