Shout-Africa.com -African Cup 2012 Special Update – Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scored a first-half header as pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 win against Sudan on Sunday. The Elephants dominated the first half but squandered several chances before Drogba eventually opened the scoring. The 33-year-old connected with a cross from Blues team-mate Salomon Kalou in the 39th minute to cap a period of domination of the side he captains. Sudan came into the game from that point on, having initially set up to contain their opponents, but Drogba’s remained the only goal of the... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Mr. Ibrahim Sannie Daara as the director of communications of the country’s governing body. The decision to create the post of director of communications came about as a result of the changes within the media landscape in the country with the 24-hour news culture. The award-winning ex-BBC journalist will head the newly-created communications division within the GFA to reflect the growing media needs of the organisation. The newly-created post will see Sannie work as a deputy secretary general of the GFA. Among his duties in his new job is... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye in Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia national county sport meeting finally comes to an end. Margibi County walked away with the kickball and football trophies, while Nimba County walked away with the Tennis, Volleyball and Basketball trophies. Grand Bassa won third place kickball trophy while Bong County won third place football trophy. Nimba County became Overall Winner of the just-ended 2010/2011 National County Meet with a total of 48 points from all games of the fiesta – football, basketball, kickball, Volleyball and athletics – ahead of all other participating teams. History has it that The ‘Mountainous boys’... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com – News coming from UPI.com, Newark, NY, has it that George McDonald Sacko the one time star on the Liberian national soccer team of the 1950s and 1960s, died homeless in Newark, N.J. a few months ago. His death was first announced in a brief legal notice seeking information on his next of kin, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported. Saint Michael’s Medical Center placed the notice after Sacko died of natural causes at the hospital on Sept. 17. Sacko grew up in Monrovia, the son of an indigenous Liberian father and a mother who had been born in... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – Liberia ends this year in what many soccer pundit call disappointing performance in the country football history. Nevertheless Liberia average position from FIFA World Ranking creation is 114. The Lone Star of Liberia is said to be one of Africa’s teams to watch in few years to come, if the time will live up to its bidding them player and the football house have to put all issue in the direction of making 2012 great for football. The Liberia highest FIFA Ranking was 66 in July 2001 and Lowest FIFA Ranking was 164 back in October... Continue Reading
