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By: Brad | March 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

080314_keshi01.jpg 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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By: Brad | February 2nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »

trpar1724849_34596_sq_small.thumbnail.jpgThough 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

By: Brad | January 30th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

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

By: Brad | January 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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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

By: Brad | January 26th, 2008 | No Comments »

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?

By: Brad | January 25th, 2008 | No Comments »

can2008seydoukeita.thumbnail.jpgAnother 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

By: Brad | January 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

trophy.jpgI 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

By: Brad | January 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Well folks, it wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t overwhelming but the Eagles got the job done. Here’s your recap.
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The fashion file
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By: Brad | January 20th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

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…

By: Brad | January 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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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