Nations-Drogba, Essien and Kanoute up for African award (Reuters)
Published 1/19/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and
Frederic Kanoute will vie for the 2007 African Footballer of the
Year award, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said.
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Pitch Invasion found this 1/18/2008 on www.kickoff.com
Caption: Ghana midfielder Michael Essien. Black Stars kicked out of their hotel Posted: 2008-01-18 12:16 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ghana have been kicked out of their hotel as profiteering continues in the West African country ahead of the start of ...Ghana National Team Kicked Out of Hotel
MVNsoccer posted 1/18/2008 from sports.aol.com
January 18 --- by David J. Warner for FANHOUSE: The African Cup of Nations begins on Sunday in Ghana, and its national team, led by Premier League stars Michael Essien of Chelsea and Sulley Ali Muntari of Portsmouth, is considered one of the favorites in the competition...AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Begins: Open Thread
MVNsoccer posted 1/20/2008 from pitchinvasion.net
from Pitch Invasion --- I’ve read all the previews...I’m impressed by the determination of fans to make it to Ghana and cheer on their teams despite the obstacles... And there’s something particularly attractive about an international tournament without all those familiar European teams clogging it up. Of course, many of the players from African nations are more and more familiar to those of us...LiveBlog: Ghana vs Guinea
The Offside found this 1/20/2008 on www.worldcupblog.org
It’s the opening game of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations today with hosts Ghana taking on Guinea in Group A. Kick off is 5pm local time in Accra. (5pm in the UK, 6pm in Central Europe, 12 noon Eastern US, 9am Pacific US.) We’ll get going ...All eyes on Sao Paolo : January 2008 : Patrick Nathanson : Sport : Telegraph Blogs
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and ... found this 1/23/2008 on blogs.telegraph.co.uk
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