- Patrick Mboma of Cameroon’s thunderous volley against Congo
Democratic Republic in the lions opening game is still on the
bill for the goal of the tournament.
- The Cameroonians made headlines with their jersey (A vest)
though CAF approved the Top but neither any country nor club
side in the history of the game has ever don anything like it.
- The issue of prostitutes invading the Nigerian national team
hotel is longer news, as it has always been the case. During the
eagles qualifying matches for the world cup in Port Harcourt
ladies besiege the players hotel rooms, with some of the players
hooking up with their regular customers.
- Malians are indeed soccer crazy, the president ordered all
offices to close by 12:00pm so the people of Mali can turn up
for the "eagles" matches, all shops were locked up before Mali’s
1:1 opening day draw with Liberia. The national flag were
hoisted across the city of Bamako and it the soccer fever is
still on from Bamako to sikassou.
- George weah and James Debbah of Liberia has announced their
intention of quitting the national team after the nation cup but
LFA are persuading the latter to pick up the captains arm band
so as to make him stay but the player says "no turning back".
The decision of the two key players has left the entire team in
disarray.
- The stage is set for a Nigeria versus Cameroon finals all
over again, if the reactions of the journalists in Mali are
anything to go by.
- Although the lions of Senegal are also tipped by bookmakers
to cause a major upset but fears are rife that the lions of
Teranga disciplinary performance may be their only obstacle, as
Fadiga and Diouf are highly temperamental players whose actions
on the field of play against the pharaohs of Egypt was obvious
for all to see.
- The lions of morocco are already feeling the absence of
moustapha Hajji here in Mali as the entire national team though
having their inspirational skipper, Nouroudeen Naybet and free
scoring Abdeljelil Hadda appear to be missing the Aston Villa
man who was not selected due to loss of form. But one thing is
for sure; "No player can match HAJJI’S overhead kick of CAN 98"
in the lions den.
- The desert warriors of Algeria are really going to be a
handful for security personnel’s in Mali, the north Africans are
not in the good book of "well behaved fan" as they prove in
their recent trip to saint Denis for a friendly game with the
French side, the fans ran into the pitch to disrupt a game they
were 4:1 behind! So watch out for the desert fans.
- Burkina Faso coach stunned the continent when he included in
the squad young, Winifred sanou who was a delight at the last
U-17 world cup in Trinidad and Tobago, and the young star did
not disappoint in the ETALONS opening 0:0 draw with South Africa
on day two! Surely Sanou is a player on the lips of all now.
- Nigeria remain the only country in MALI that came with the
highest contingents and people here in Mali are hoping they
won’t go home disappointed.
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