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My journey from Brooklyn, New York January 4, 2007 to the World Cup Final match July 11, 2010 in South Africa. How will I get there? I have no idea. Join me as I travel around Africa, write a book, make some friends and watch the beautiful game!

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• Eto'o Breaks Spanish Record

  Posted on Monday May 5th, 2008 at 10:59 in cameroon, samuel eto'o, spain

  It's obvious to anyone that follows the Beautiful Game that Samuel Eto'o is one of the greatest strikers of all-time.While it hasn't been the best of seasons for the Barcelona striker, the Indomitable...

• Kevin Keegan Talks About African Players

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 19:14 in cameroon, english premiership, nigeria

  The legendary Kevin Keegan, former Liverpool star and current manager of Premier League side Newcastle United, has hailed the impact of his side's African players, saying they are 'vital' for the futu...

• Reactions to the African Cup Final

  Posted on Monday February 11th, 2008 at 08:37 in african cup of nations, cameroon, egypt

  So it's over, with the defending champions Egypt retaining their African title thanks to a 1-0 victory over Cameroon. That's their sixth African championship, more than anyone else.One could say the h...

• Bios of Egypt/Cameroon Players Ahead of Final

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 14:09 in african cup of nations, cameroon, egypt

  Here, what the press call 'penpix' or bios of the players participating in tomorrow's Egypt-Cameroon African Cup of Nations final. These are provided by Reuters, the wonderful news service. Should be ...

• Cup Final Preview: Egypt vs. Cameroon

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 14:04 in african cup of nations, cameroon, egypt, ghana, ivory coast

  First off, congratulations to Ghana, who came from behind to claim a consolation third-place finish at the African Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast in a six-goal thriller, 4-2. Sulley Muntari'...

• Ghana in Mourning

  Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 10:46 in african cup of nations, cameroon, ghana

  Ghana were oh-so-close to getting the job done, to making their way to the African Cup of Nations final on their home soil. But with their 1-0 loss to Cameroon in yesterday's semi-final, all those dre...

• The Final: Egypt v. Cameroon

  Posted on Thursday February 7th, 2008 at 16:54 in african cup of nations, cameroon, egypt, ghana, ivory coast

  Talk about unexpected.I saw a Ghana-Ivory Coast African Cup of Nations final happening no matter what.How could Cameroon stop the Black Stars on their home turf? How could Egypt defend their title aga...

• Eto'o Breaks Record

  Posted on Wednesday January 30th, 2008 at 14:05 in african cup of nations, cameroon, egypt, samuel eto'o, sudan, zambia

  Samuel Eto'o is the king of African football. Today he became the highest scorer in Cup of Nations history when he converted a penalty in a 3-0 win over Sudan in their group finale.The Indomitable Lio...

• Cup of Nations is Around the Corner

  Posted on Friday January 4th, 2008 at 11:23 in african cup of nations, angola, benin, burkina faso, cameroon, egypt, ghana, guinea, kenya, michael essien, namibia, nigeria

  The venues are being scrubbed clean, the tickets are printed and the cities are bubbling with anticipation. The African Cup of Nations is but a mere 2 weeks and 2 days away from taking over the minds ...

• Kenya Situation Force Cameroon to Cancel Camp

  Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 17:12 in african cup of nations, cameroon, kenya, namibia

  The awful situation in Kenya has forced Cameroon's national team to cancel their high altitude training in Kenya ahead of this month's African Cup of Nations in Ghana.The Indomitable Lions were schedu...

• Bad News for Cameroon's Webo

  Posted on Tuesday December 18th, 2007 at 17:00 in african cup of nations, cameroon

  Cameroon's Pierre Achille Webo had an operation on his right foot Tuesday and will be sidelined for up to four months. This is bad news for the Cameroon squad ahead of next month's African Cup of Nati...

• Samuel Eto'o is the Face of 2010 World Cup

  Posted on Friday November 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 in 2010 world cup, barcelona, cameroon, danny jordaan, fifa, samuel eto'o, south africa

  Talk about a great honor! Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o was unveiled as the face of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa on Friday. FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday unveiled the poster for the first ...

• Eto'o Commits to Cup of Nations

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 10:23 in barcelona, cameroon, ivory coast, samuel eto'o

  Finally, a superstar player has come out to say he's definitely playing in the upcoming African Cup of Nations. Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, who plies his trade for FC Barcelona, has committed to pl...

• Eto'o Has No Idea If He'll Play African Cup of Nations

  Posted on Friday October 19th, 2007 at 08:48 in african cup of nations, cameroon, samuel eto'o

  Samuel Eto'o is one of Africa's brightest stars. But he doesn't know if he'll play in next year's African Cup of Nations. "I will play where they tell me to. I am not the boss," Eto'o said in an inter...

• African Confederation Cup Semi-Finals

  Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 15:16 in african confederations cup, cameroon, mamelodi sundowns, south africa, sudan, tunisia

  The African Champions League isn't the only game in town this weekend. The African Confederations Cup gets ready to crown two finalists for their grand championship game this weekend, as well. CS Sfa...

• Cameroon Ban Kome, Ze from Cup for Partying

  Posted on Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 at 15:50 in african cup of nations, cameroon

  This, straight from the Reuters wire ... Cameroon's Daniel Ngom Kome and Albert Meyong Ze will miss the 2008 African Nations Cup after being suspended from international duty for six months for partyi...

• Portsmouth and their African Squad

  Posted on Monday September 24th, 2007 at 19:20 in african cup of nations, cameroon, ghana, kanu, mali, nigeria, portsmouth, senegal, Zimbabwe

  Life has taken its toll and I haven't been posting as much as I want. Too much to do, not enough time to do it. But enough about me. Let's catch up with some news. This item comes from the BBC and wri...

• Africans Excel in Europe, Led by Adebayor

  Posted on Monday September 17th, 2007 at 18:19 in cameroon, emmanuel adebayor, france, frederic kanoute, german bundesliga, ivory coast, jay-jay okocha, kanu, mali, morocco, nigeria, portsmouth

  African players showed talent and agility this weekend on the world stage, scoring epic goals and stunning volleys around the European leagues. The most memorable goal of the weekend goes to Arsenal's...

• Barcelona Look to Keep Eto'o From African Cup of Nations

  Posted on Thursday September 6th, 2007 at 09:44 in african cup of nations, barcelona, cameroon, samuel eto'o

  We knew this would boil over at some point. The old 'club-vs.-country' debate. Who is it more important to play for: the club that pays your bills? Or the country that feeds your passions? Word comes ...

• Under-17 World Cup and Eto'os injury

  Posted on Sunday September 2nd, 2007 at 10:11 in cameroon, fifa, ghana, nigeria, samuel eto'o, under-17 world cup

  The FIFA Under-17 World Cup is turning into an African talent show, with both Ghana and Nigeria advancing to the semifinals of the all-star event. The Nigerian Golden Eagles will face Germany in Wedne...

• African Rankings and a Note About Antonio Puerta

  Posted on Tuesday August 28th, 2007 at 15:15 in benin, burkina faso, cameroon, fifa, ghana, namibia

  We here at 2010 haven't looked at the FIFA world rankings in some time now. They're released every month, so let's take a peek and see where our friends in Africa rank with the world powers. The Top F...

• State of the 2010 World Cup

  Posted on Tuesday August 21st, 2007 at 08:35 in 2010 world cup, african cup of nations, cameroon, danny jordaan, football and culture, senegal, south africa

  Life has once again intervened in my blogging endeavors. But I'm back with some updates on South Africa's progress on the Road to the 2010 World Cup. World Cup organizer Danny Jordaan (above) briefed ...

• Africans in the English Premiership

  Posted on Friday August 10th, 2007 at 11:07 in cameroon, emmanuel adebayor, english premiership, ivory coast, mali, nigeria, south africa, togo, tunisia, young superstars

  The world's most popular league gets back into gear tomorrow when The English Premiership starts play with matches around the country. The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal begin their q...

• Confederations Cup Round-up

  Posted on Monday August 6th, 2007 at 09:26 in african confederations cup, cameroon, congo, mamelodi sundowns, nigeria, sudan, tunisia

  The African Champions League took place this week but we're going to focus instead on the 'little brother' of African continental competitions, the Confederations Cup. Here's a quick re-cap of this we...

• Crime, Racism and Pele Returns to South Africa

  Posted on Tuesday July 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 in 2010 world cup, cameroon, crime, samuel eto'o, south africa, trip to africa

  Three tidbits on the world of African football from your hard-working friend at this blog, who's still wondering how he'll end up in Johannesburg for the Final. - The crime situation in South Africa c...

• Argentina 4 Algeria 3 and Other Notes

  Posted on Wednesday June 6th, 2007 at 08:44 in african cup of nations, Argentina, cameroon, egypt, samuel eto'o

  A friendly was played last night at Barcelona's Nou Camp between Algeria and Argentina, a warmup for the Albicelestes (White and Sky blue, Argentina's colors) 2008 Copa America campaign. FC Barcelona ...

• The Road to Ghana 2008

  Posted on Monday June 4th, 2007 at 11:03 in african cup of nations, cameroon, didier drogba, ivory coast, morocco, south africa

  Three former champions, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco inched closer to booking their place at next year's African Cup of Nations tournament, Ghana 2008, after convincing victories during the weeke...