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African Coaching Carousel
Well, things have been quiet on the Mali blog since the Cup of Nations but there is a bit of news to keep our eyes on as we ramp up for World Cup qualifying.
Once again, Stephen Keshi is linked with an African national team as being the next coach to be named. A few weeks ago I was under the impression that Keshi was still the coach of the Togolese team but since then it seems he’s been linked with every West African country except Togo. Ok, that’s an exaggeration. However, it was just a few weeks ago when the Nigerian was the front runner to be named the next coach of the Super Eagles. I personally think the Nigerian FA was foolish to not go with Keshi as their head man but they chose to pass.
Now it appears that the Eagles of Mali are about to name Keshi as their skipper. If they do go with the former Togo boss, then Keshi will have a chance to take a West African country to their first World Cup appearance for the second straight time after accomplishing that feat with Togo in 2006. I think whoever ends up with Keshi will have made a good decision and if it can’t be my boys from Togo than I guess Mali is the next best option. ![]()
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European-born Kanoute takes Africa’s top award
Though Mali is gone from this years edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, at least one member of the team will still be going back to their club with some hardware. On Friday, Mali and Sevilla striker Freddy Kanoute was named the 2007 CAF African Footballer of the Year. It’s too bad the ... [read]
The Aftermath
I’m still in recovery mode after Mali’s disappointing showing against Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday. The ACN has lost some of it’s luster for me now. It’s still a great tournament and there will still be some great football to watch, but when your main rooting interest bows out of a tournament like this, some of the appeal is gone.
It’s one ... [read]
Previewing Mali vs. Cote d’Ivoire
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Africa Cup of Nations, Group B
Date: Tuesday, 29 January
Kick-off: 1700 GMT
Venue: Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
The Combatants
The first place and tournament favourites, Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire will be facing my new second-favourite African side, the Eagles of Mali. Both teams are expecting to advance to the knockout stage and both even have eyes to top ... [read]
A tale of two Eagles
Nigeria vs. Mali…Recap
What a great game, at least from my perspective.
As far as 0-0 draws go, this was a pretty entertaining one. From the outset you could feel the drama and pressure as African giants Nigeria were up against the wall facing possible elimination at the hands of a growing African football presence in ... [read]
Which Eagles are feeling the pressure?
Another big day for African football coming up. My focus will be on the second game of January 25th, the Super Eagles of Nigeria against the Eagles of Mali. This is a crucial game. Chances are one of those two teams will advance to the knockout round and the other will be heading home ... [read]
Opening game nerves
I think now that we are through most of the first round of games for this years ACN, we can safely say that many of the teams have exhibited at least some first game jitters. This is not a surprise as with such a big stage and so much pressure, being a little nervous ... [read]
Game 1 in the books
Well folks, it wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t overwhelming but the Eagles got the job done. Here’s your recap.
This game had a little bit of everything from a power outage just before kick-off, to some pre-game line-up drama, and how about a fresh face in the uniform game.
The fashion file
After seeing virutally identical Puma kits with the only difference being ... [read]
Mali vs. Benin…a preview
With kick off less than 24 hours away I suppose it’s time to get psyched for this game.
When: 1930h GMT
Where: Sekondi, Ghana
The opponent: The Squirrels of Benin. Needless to say, Benin shouldn’t really bring any surprises to the game against Mali. The two West African sides are quite familiar with each other after qualifying for the ACN from the ... [read]
Say it ain’t so…
So in my travels across the internet today, prepping for the Eagles opening match tomorrow against Benin, I found something quite interesting. If you’ve been reading about the new kits for teams such as Guinea and Mali by a relatively new company by the name of Airness, then you probably have seen the all-new Mali kit set to debut tomorrow ... [read]
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lol...take it easy oumi...sounds like you are mad at me for Kanoute winning the award. :) And I will ...[read more] - European-born Kanoute takes Africa's top award
drogba is better than him,wherever,your team didn't even go to the quarter final,you got it because ...[read more] - Say it ain't so...
i know what u mean. ahy!!! the new kit i just not cute it is ugly and i konw causei'm malian and it ...[read more] - Game 1 in the books
Sissoko didn't start because they wanted to keep Keita central. Sissoko plays essentially the same ...[read more] - Say it ain't so...
Guinea diappointed me today by not wearing their snazzy shirts with the flag stripe kit similar to w ...[read more] - Mali vs. Benin...a preview
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Mali and Guinea both have the same kit manufacturer, Airness. These kits (and the US one as well), r ...[read more] - Mahamadou's new shirt
It's the same as Guinea's, except for green being the primary color. Reminds me of Holland's old awa ...[read more] - The Group of Death...Is there more than one?
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