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ABIDJAN (AFM) - The inaugural CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN for short) in Côte d'Ivoire produced its fair share of thrills and surprises, with Congo DR shocking the competition open only to players plying their trade in their domestic leagues. As a perfect shop window on some of the continent’s top young players and hidden gems, AFM shines the spotlight on seven of the finals’ top performers |
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CAIRO (AFM) - From the cosmopolitan centres of Cairo and Alexandria to the hinterlands that caress the snaking Nile River delta, Egyptians poured out of their homes en masse on 7 September, cramming into squares and cafes to watch their beloved national team’s vital World Cup qualifier against DR Congo in distant Kinshasa.
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NEW YORK (AFM) - African players populate Europe’s football leagues in ever greater numbers, and the trend is also picking up in the United States. A country that has been slow in adopting football in general and African footballers in particular, the USA’s Major League Soccer is beginning to turn to African talent.
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ACCRA (AFM) - Ghana has a proud tradition of producing some of the finest footballers on the talent-rich continent. And the likes of C.K. Gyamfi, Abdul Razak, Abedi Pele and more recent stars like Sammy Kufour and Michael Essien have always carried the Black Stars’ flag forward proudly.
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WINDHOEK (AFM) - The Herero-speaking people of Namibia have a word called Gatuvaterasane that they use to describe a sense of selflessness that means 'let’s help each other.’ It’s a concept of generosity and empathy that perfectly fits the relationship between Namibia’s international goalkeepers Athiel Mbaha and Ephraim Tjihonge.
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