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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...

• 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 Through to World Club Cup Semis

  Posted on Sunday December 9th, 2007 at 17:29 in etoile du sahel, fifa, tunisia

  Congratulations are in order for Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel, who secured a place in the semi finals of the World Club Cup, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Pachuca of Mexico in Japan.Young Ghanian striker ...

• 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 ...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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 ...