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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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• 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...

• 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 ...

• Sudan Hungry for Success at Ghana '08

  Posted on Thursday December 20th, 2007 at 15:53 in african cup of nations, sudan

  Most followers of world news know about Sudan's recent problems. One avenue of entertainment and joy for the Sudanese people has been the football team. Sudan wants to give even more joy to their peop...

• 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 ...

• 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 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...

• 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...

• Al Hilal Start African CL Semis With 2-1 Win

  Posted on Friday September 21st, 2007 at 20:52 in african champions league, al hilal, etoile du sahel, nigeria, sudan, tunisia

  A quick update on the African Champions League first leg semifinal between Al Hilal of Sudan and Tunisia's Etoile Sahel from our friends at Reuters. Nigerian pair Ndubuisi Eze and Kelechi Osunwa hande...

• Al Ahly Scrapes Towards History

  Posted on Friday September 21st, 2007 at 14:17 in african champions league, al ahly, al hilal, al ittihad, etoile du sahel, libya, sudan, tunisia

  The biggest club competition in African football continues this weekend with the first legs of the semifinals of the African Champions League. First off, Al Ittihad of Libya take on defending champion...

• 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...

• Madiba's Birthday and African Champions League

  Posted on Thursday July 19th, 2007 at 10:01 in african champions league, al ahly, esperance, ivory coast, libya, morocco, nelson mandela, racism, south africa, sudan, tunisia

  The stars of football past & present congregated in Cape Town Wednesday to mark statesman Nelson Mandela’s 89th birthday. A celebrity World XI drew 3-3 with an equally high-profile African squad at ...

• 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 ...

• The Impact of Football in Africa

  Posted on Thursday June 28th, 2007 at 10:10 in 2010 world cup, african cup of nations, didier drogba, football and culture, gambia, ghana, ivory coast, liberia, Rwanda, sierra leone, sudan

  Ibrahim Dabo is a football journalist from Sierra Leone who runs Goal.com's excellent African soccer page. Recently, he wrote an invigorating piece on the meaning of football in people's lives in Afri...

• 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...

• The Importance of the Game

  Posted on Tuesday June 19th, 2007 at 09:32 in african cup of nations, chelsea fc, didier drogba, english premiership, manchester united, michael essien, rio ferdinand, sudan, uganda

  Two stories today give us a glimpse at the importance people place on football in Africa. First comes this emotional story from the Sudan (pic, left), whose national problems have become an internatio...