By Shout-Africa News – Sports – MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, — FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter kicked off a three-day trip to west Africa with a visit to Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial), according to reports by FIFA. Blatter praised Equatorial Guinea for its development projects in front of a large crowd gathered for his arrival and the opening of the national FA’s new headquarters and technical center. “This is the first time I have been to your country but it will definitely not be the last. You have so many development projects going on that I will almost certainly... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – UK retailers are counting on a World Cup frenzy to boost sales after figures published by the British Retail Consortium revealed retail sales values rose a diminutive 0.8% last month. Clothing and footwear have benefited from sunny weather but retail bosses have even higher hopes that a combination of summer and football fever will encourage shoppers to splash their cash. Verdict Research in its latest forecast says that total retail expenditure will increase by £1.3 billion during the period of the World Cup, June and July 2010, compared with an increase of £1.5 billion during the same... Continue Reading
YAOUNDE, — UNDP and Sony bring the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to Cameroon’s Poor / Kick out Poverty / Campaign TV ad by Drogba and Zidane to be played through public viewings nationwide. In the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Official FIFA Partner, Sony Corporation, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a campaign to bolster efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) —a set of eight internationally-agreed goals designed to reduce poverty, hunger, disease, and maternal and child deaths by 2015. The “Public Viewing in Africa” campaign focuses on Goal Six: combating HIV... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa News – ABUJA, — Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave the Kick Polio Out of Africa (KPOA) campaign a boost today by signing the football which is travelling from Cape Town to Egypt ahead of the 2010 World Cup. During the ball’s epic journey through 22 polio-affected and high-risk countries, Rotary clubs throughout Africa are mobilizing the public for massive immunizations and raising awareness for polio eradication. Gates lauded Rotary’s efforts to help kick polio out the continent — and eventually out of the world. Gates also commended Nigeria for making significant gains... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa News – JOHANNESBURG, — The FIFA Executive Committee held a two-day meeting in Johannesburg chaired by FIFA President Blatter on 6 and 7 June 2010. The executive received reports on the preparations for the upcoming 60th FIFA Congress and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, and expressed their satisfaction and anticipation with just days to go before the start of the first World Cup on African soil. The Executive Committee decided to approve the change of date for the preliminary draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, which will be held six months earlier than in... Continue Reading
