African Nations Cup becoming a victim of its own success

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African Nations Cup becoming a victim of its own success
Pitch Invasion found this 1/21/2008 on blogs.reuters.com [flag]
The African Nations Cup is growing too big for its own good, if the chaos surrounding the organisation in Ghana at the start of this year’s event is anything to go by. With a larger cast of internationally recognisable stars and the teams improving in quality, the Nations Cup is now much more than just Africa’s premier sporting event; it commands considerable interest ... [link]

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It’s in the inter(net)! [January 21]
Published 1/21/2008 by Tom Dunmore at Pitch Invasion
Liverpool’s fate hanging in the balance today (Fanhouse) Jack Warner thwarted in the Carribean (Sunday Herald) Remembering Garrincha (Run of Play) Ghana struggling to cope with African Cup (Reuters Soccer Blog) George Weah to  join Valiente Koriyama? (Japanese Non-League Football) MLS fans at the Superdraft (Fanhouse) The Europeanisation of African football (The Times) Landon Donovan: The Best (Who Ate All The Cupcakes?) Around the Northern ...

You Say News
Published 1/22/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Herald Tribune on the wide open play at the ACN. The players thrive on it. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Paul Gardner of the New York Sun on the ACN and the problems that the European Soccer Elite have with it. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Luis Bueno of the Press Enterprise laments the fact that the ACN can barely be found in the USA. I agree. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Reuters Soccer Blog says the ACN is a little too chaotic this time around. Too much success? ...

Get your shirt on... links...
Published 1/23/2008 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game
... rapping. Not surprised. [Larry Brown] I would not trade places with Eric Frimpong right now. [MLS Rumors] Obligatory Red Bull ads. [The Offside Rules] A first-hand look at Italian racism. Again, not surprised. [Pitch Invasion] There's a Man U story here, but I like the tattoo best. [Deuce of Davenport] More on those bloody, money-grubbing Red Devils. [SbB] African Cup of Nations too successful? [Reuters] A light-hearted look at why the ACoN is so awesome. [Who Ate All the ...

Daily Dose 1.23.08
Published 1/23/2008 by Daryl at World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010
... elsewhere Bafana Bafana get ready (South Africa Blog) The eleven likely Black Antelopes (Angola Blog) This is Sparta Egypt! (Egypt Blog) Carthage Eagles vs Lions of Teranga preview (Tunisia Blog) Super Eagles post-mortem (Nigeria Blog) 10 reasons the Cup of Nations beats the World Cup (Who Ate All the Pies?) But is the Africa Cup of Nations getting too big? (Reuters Soccer Blog) Plus, today on World Cup Blog: Senegal vs ...

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