African Football Media

Two weeks of brilliance and blame in Angola

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:57:38 +0100

WASHINGTON DC (AFM) - After a fortnight of action and the completion of the group stage, the African Cup of Nations in Angola has certainly, if not all that surprisingly, been peculiar. If the start to what some have called the ‘Year of Africa’ is representative, then 2010 figures to be an erratic celebration of football and life.

No breaks for a united Africa

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:21:56 +0100

WASHINGTON DC (AFM) - Though three-time World Cup winner Pele famously predicted in the late 70s that an African team would win the World Cup by the end of the 20th Century, many observers were taken aback recently when his namesake, Ghana great Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew, said that an African side would do just that next summer on the ‘home continent’ in South Africa.

Ghana’s next shooting star

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:09:57 +0100

LONDON (AFM) - At any given moment there are names floating through the heads and across the desks of the managers of major European clubs; hot young prospects poised in their relative obscurity but on the cusp of a big breakthrough. The name of Ghanaian Anthony Annan is at the top of those lists.

Stumble brings trouble for Egypt

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:48:49 +0100

CAIRO (AFM) - When Egypt’s star-studded side failed to overcome Zambia in Cairo Stadium in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, it wasn’t merely two points they lost. The shaky draw in their first test of the final round was a sudden jolt to the nerves of fervent supporters, who have seen their side falter at the final hurdle of qualifying all too often.

Lessons learned for Rajevac’s Ghana

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:39:10 +0100

ACCRA (AFM) - Taking second behind DR Congo at the inaugural CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) carries no shame for Ghana’s Serbian boss, as AFM found out. The coach, who took over the Black Stars from Claude Le Roy last year, believes the tournament was a positive learning experience and will help his senior squad in the South Africa 2010 qualifying tests to come.

New stars in Africa's sky

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:56:10 +0100

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

Shared passion of Tanzania

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:48:37 +0100

ABIDJAN (AFM) - Building a national team on a strong core of players from the same club is not a new concept. It is, however, one that has captured the imagination in Tanzania as the country’s top club sent nearly their entire starting eleven to wear the national colours at the CAF African Nations Championship, in hopes of bolstering both club and country’s future.

Abd-Rabou, Egypt's new prince

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:44:31 +0100

CAIRO (AFM) - Egypt's Hosni Abd Rabou was named best player at the 2008 African Cup of Nations and may well be the key figure as the Pharaohs turn their attentions to South Africa 2010. AFM tells the dramatic story of the African prodigy that has tasted glory but also suffered heartbreak.

Senegal stars pull together

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:43:49 +0100

MONROVIA (AFM) - Monday saw the sixth anniversary of Senegal's 2-1 extra time win over Sweden: a result that put the Africans into the quarter-finals at Korea/Japan 2002 and marked the biggest achievement in the nation's footballing history. However, since announcing their arrival on the world scene so memorably at the tournament, Senegal have undeniably been on a slump.

Mokoena: Life after Parreira

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:42:55 +0100

LONDON (AFM) - At 27, South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena will be one of Bafana Bafana’s key veteran players as they attempt to deal with the pressure of making an impact as hosts of the 2010 World Cup. With this week’s news of Carlos Alberto Parreira’s shock departure, the side’s task may have just gotten more difficult. But, as anyone who has seen the "The Axe” in full swing knows, the Blackburn Rovers defender and midfielder is never short of commitment and positive energy.

Amodu: Nigeria on the rise

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:42:12 +0100

LAGOS (AFM) - The man recently entrusted with the task of reviving an out-of-sorts Nigerian national team is none other than Shaibu Amodu. Back for his third stint in charge of the Super Eagles, the 50-year-old tactician speaks out for the first time to African Football Media on the task ahead for the Super Eagles, his hopes of reaching South Africa 2010 and forging a new, more complete squad.

Namibia’s netminder hears with his heart

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:40:20 +0100

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.

Sunday: If only the post had been better

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:39:30 +0100

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.

Americans following Africa’s lead

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:38:44 +0100

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.

Football flowers on the Saharan ‘shore’

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:37:32 +0100

BAMAKO (AFM) - Taking its name from the Arabic sahil, meaning shore, the Sahel is an inhospitable strip of land stretching nearly 4000 kilometres from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to sprawling Sudan and the Red Sea. It separates the relative prosperities of the Maghreb to the North from the Gold Coast and great plains to the south and contains such romantic remnants of the past as Timbuktu and Bobo-Dioulasso. It is a place where cultures, religions and languages meld.