African giants kept apart for World Cup draw

Johannesburg (AFP) – The top 20 ranked African national football teams will avoid each other in the first and second qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup, FIFA confirmed Thursday. A spokesman in Zurich for the world football governing body said the draws would be made on July 25 in Russian city Saint Petersburg, subject

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World Cup 2026 bidding delayed

The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was “a nonsense” to begin the process in the current climate. The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala

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World Cup 2026 bidding delayed

The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was “a nonsense” to begin the process in the current climate. The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala

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Nigeria blast hits World Cup viewers

BBC Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden” in Hausa At least 21 people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern Nigeria as they were watching a World Cup match, a hospital source has told the BBC. Witnesses in Damaturu, in Yobe state, say a suicide bomber in a tricycle taxi detonated explosives

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ESPN Releases National Team Posters For All 32 Countries In The World Cup

BI TONY MANFRED EMAIL ESPN hired Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueira to make unique World Cup posters for all 32 teams in the tournament. They each feature the national team’s nickname and star player, and they all have a distinct style. Our favorites are Switzerland, Japan, and Greece. They’re fantastic.   Algeria Cristiano Sigueira/ESPN Argentina Cristiano

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ESPN Releases National Team Posters For All 32 Countries In The World Cup

BI TONY MANFRED EMAIL ESPN hired Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueira to make unique World Cup posters for all 32 teams in the tournament. They each feature the national team’s nickname and star player, and they all have a distinct style. Our favorites are Switzerland, Japan, and Greece. They’re fantastic.   Algeria Cristiano Sigueira/ESPN Argentina Cristiano

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Teddy Afro and Bullet from Namibia are the only two African acts to perform at World Cup

BY SHAPWANALE NDAPEWOSHALI, 13 JANUARY 2014 , All Africa LOCAL cultural act, Bullet are heading to perform at the FIFA World Cup 2014 which takes place in Brazil later this year. According to Bullet’s manager, Masatu Thom, the four-man cultural

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