*rossonera*
Milan Veteran
r.i.p.project1967 said:Very sad news
Nigeria mourns Yemi Tella (coach of Nigeria U-17 World Champion side)
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=620893.html#nigeria+mourns+yemi+tella
RIP
fucking cancer
r.i.p.project1967 said:Very sad news
Nigeria mourns Yemi Tella (coach of Nigeria U-17 World Champion side)
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=620893.html#nigeria+mourns+yemi+tella
RIP
madtherchot said:Well, I'm from Zambia ... and anything involving them certainly has my interest
To be honest, only Guinean player I know is Balde (used to play for Ceptic). But most of them play Ligue 1, which is why they gel well together. Haven't seen them in a while though, so I could be wrong about them. Feinduno? Lost me there ... kindly elaborate?*rossonera* said:someone we know scouts feinduno when she's not scouting benzema/arfa, i think he's from guinea?
Yep, Mali have a good team + have been reaping the benefits of a good youth setup for sometime now. If not this generation, the one after should achieve more. However, I was kinda leaning towards Group Ci think some of the teams bandied as favorites have been rather poor recently [granted, the teams coached by germans are the only ones whose results i follow], we could easily see a surprise winner + my hunch is mali. so you could be right about group b.
I think so. I'll look it up later, but he should be the one.MilanoMike said:RIP.
Is he the one that led them in the U-17 World Cup?
That's in Tanzania ... we are mostly Savannah as well, but have a few mountain ranges and valleys to go with it. But home is the Independence Stadium, which is under renovation + should be complete sometime this year. Great memoriesRex said:I'm curious about your home-ground. Where is Serengeti ?
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I used to watch African football and i really liked Asec when the likes of Toure and co were playing, since i moved to Europe i totally forgot about the tournament and i dont even know the teams who have the last 6-7 yearsWhile Chelsea battling it out with Manure was everyone's cup of tea, I preferred being a traditionalist and watched the African Champions League clash between South African Platinum Stars, and the dominating force in African Club football, Al Ahly. Finishing 2-1, it was a thoroughly interesting encounter. If African football is to develop, then its clubs will need a strong fan base. Which the European, most particularly the EPL, are enjoying more of than their local counterparts. I mean, for example, the cover of a national newspaper last week saw a former president adorn an Arsenal jersey + book up a whole bar to have him and his friends watch Arsenal and Manure. At the same time, an African Champions League match was going ... as well a local league derby.
Good luck for that! you really need itThis is why I'm thinking about boycotting watching EPL matches - we don't get much Serie A here - and try to convince as many as I can that local football can be just as entertaining, if not more.
Well, the ascendancy has returned to the North with Al Ahly in the fore front. Their current squad is pretty impressive, with Egyptian and Angolan internationals who started for their respective countries in the African Cup of Nations in January. Which makes Platinum Stars' victory all the more impressive.Matmil04 said:I used to watch African football and i really liked Asec when the likes of Toure and co were playing, since i moved to Europe i totally forgot about the tournament and i dont even know the teams who have the last 6-7 years
One step at a timeMatmil04 said:Good luck for that! you really need it
Can any of the Africans tell me anything about Paul Obiefule of Nigeria and Lyn Oslo? What like of player is he? Any good?
he's fast, strong athletic with no brain or tactical sense, and probably lies about his age
No idea Calum. Why the interest? Is he linked with a team you support?
Best bet is asking someone from Norway, perhaps a Lyn Oslo fan/forum. The coverage of African football here is pretty bad, and streams on the net are of horrible quality. For example, even though I watched their last qualifying game vs Kenya, I couldn't tell you whether he played or not
Lot of new players in the Nigerian NT ...
Dubai Milanista ...
So, you're saying Egypt is a counter attacking side ... which couldn't be more wrong. Just because they defend well doesn't mean they are a defensive side. This team's two main formations were a 3-5-2 and a 4-3-1-2/4-4-2. They always played with two strikers up front, and always committed their wingbacks as well as midfielders.
Cameroon were a great side. They have a lot of talent. But, the problem is, they don't work as well together as a team. Similar thing can be said of Serbia ... huge names, yet failed to deliver because the end product was less than the sum of its parts.
If African teams are to move forward, they have to adopt the policies and models that Ghana and Egypt have put up. CIV and Mali have already got very good youth programs, but the continuous music chairs with coaches is what is not getting the best out of them.
Their teams lack identity and character, which is what Egypt and Ghana have. The same goes for Cameroon, who despite being loaded with talent, barely function as a good unit. That is not so much down to the player's lack of intelligence. If it was, then why was Jose Mourinho showering praise for Eto'o. It is down to a poor management which has its root causes up in the administration of their respective football federations ...
What the fuck happened to Botswana?