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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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• Egypt Keeper Feels the Heat

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 15:27 in al ahly, egypt

  Sometimes winning trophies is not enough.Ask Fabio Capello all about that. He's won the Spanish championship twice with Real Madrid and been fired right after the celebrations both times ...This time,...

• African Squads in Midweek Friendlies

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 09:22 in 2008 olympics, 2010 world cup, algeria, botswana, congo, egypt, ghana, ivory coast, liberia, libya, morocco, mozambique

  Much of the world played World Cup qualifying last night. Others played friendlies in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. Africa was no exception as the continent prepares itself for the much-anticipa...

• Update on El-Hadary Transfer

  Posted on Saturday March 1st, 2008 at 13:31 in egypt

  Last week, we told you about Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary's transfer from Al Ahly to FC Sion. Things weren't going too well. Al Ahly didn't want to let him go. FC Sion said they had a deal in plac...

• Egyptian's Transfer Causing Problems in Europe

  Posted on Monday February 25th, 2008 at 10:01 in african cup of nations, al ahly, egypt, fifa

  Success has a way of causing lots of joy and by virtue, lots of trouble. It happens all the time in sports. The moment a team or player becomes successful, the opportunity for more riches or more glor...

• 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'...

• 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 ...

• Etoile du Sahel are African Champions!

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 13:30 in african champions league, al ahly, egypt, etoile du sahel, tunisia

  Congratulations to Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, who minutes ago wrapped up their first ever African Champions League title, defeating two-time defending champion Al Ahly of Egypt 3-1 on aggregate! Eto...

• African Champions League Final

  Posted on Friday October 26th, 2007 at 10:13 in african champions league, al ahly, al hilal, egypt, etoile du sahel, sudan, tunisia

  The African Champions League Final is upon us! The first leg of the biggest continental competition in Africa takes place this Saturday, with Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel challenging defending champions ...

• Last Licks on Road to Ghana 2008

  Posted on Thursday October 11th, 2007 at 17:28 in african cup of nations, benin, botswana, burundi, egypt, emmanuel adebayor, ghana, mali, mauritania, sierra leone, togo, uganda

  This is it! We wind down qualification for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana this weekend with the final games in Groups Two and Nine. Reigning champions Egypt are favorites for one of the plac...

• Al Ahly-Etoile in African Final

  Posted on Monday October 8th, 2007 at 09:00 in african champions league, al ahly, al hilal, al ittihad, egypt, etoile du sahel, libya, sudan, tunisia

  Congratulations to Al Ahly of Egypt and Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, who both advanced to the African Champions League final this weekend. Etoile were the first to advance on Saturday, 3-1 over Sudan's...

• African Champions League Semifinals

  Posted on Thursday October 4th, 2007 at 16:52 in african champions league, african confederations cup, al ahly, al hilal, al ittihad, egypt, etoile du sahel, libya, sudan, tunisia

  It's here. The biggest continental competition in Africa celebrates its semifinals round, one more game to go before the grand final. Saturday's African Champions League semifinal between Etoile du Sa...

• 13 Countries Qualify for African Cup of Nations

  Posted on Monday September 10th, 2007 at 09:10 in african cup of nations, egypt, namibia, zambia

  Thirteen countries booked their tickets to Ghana 2008 this weekend as qualification for the African Cup of Nations neared the finish line. Guinea, South Africa and Zambia sealed their places on Sunday...

• Greatest African Player Ever?

  Posted on Friday July 20th, 2007 at 14:47 in al ahly, egypt, hossam hassan

  The wonderful football magazine World Soccer has their annual summer issue out and this year they deal with 'The Greatest': the best teams, goals, matches and players of all-time. In the issue, they b...

• African Champions League Update

  Posted on Monday July 9th, 2007 at 09:25 in african champions league, al ahly, egypt, ivory coast, nigeria, sudan, tunisia

  The African Champions League resumed this weekend with some group action around the continent. Al Ahly stayed on track for a record third consecutive African Champions League title with a 1-0 victory ...

• African Champions League Back in Swing

  Posted on Friday June 22nd, 2007 at 09:00 in african champions league, african cup of nations, al ahly, al hilal, egypt, football and culture, sudan

  The African Champions League gets back into swing this weekend, with a full slate of games on hand. Egyptian giants and holders Al Ahly set out in search of an unprecedented third successive Champions...

• 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 ...

• Al Ahly and a Special Web Page

  Posted on Friday May 11th, 2007 at 10:38 in african champions league, al ahly, egypt, football and culture, kenya

  Two Al Ahly tidbits today as they cruise their way to more championships. First off, coach Manuel Jose said his players are bored after a hard season. Must be nice to have time to be bored, eh? The Po...