2014 FIFA WC: Cameroon eliminated after 4-0 mauling by Croatia

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Manaus, Brazil (PANA) – Croatia beat Cameroon 4-0 in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A match at the Arena Amazonia, in Manaus, to bundle the African team from the competition. Cameroon has the final group match against hosts Brazil … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: All my players are fit for Colombia match, says Ivorian coach

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Sao Paulo, Brazil (PANA) – “All my players are fit to start the match against Colombia,” said the coach of the Ivorian national team, Sabri Lamouchi, at a pre-match press conference here Wednesday which focused specifically on captain Didier Drogba … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Algeria ends 28-year goal drought in loss to Belgium

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Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) – Algeria may have lost 2-1 in its opening game against Belgium, on Tuesday, in Belo Horizonte, at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but the North Africans broke a goal jinx that had afflicted the country … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Ghana coach Appiah blames ‘loss of concentration’ for US loss

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Natal, Brazil (PANA) – The coach of Ghana’s senior national football team, Kwesi Appiah, said loss of concentration was partly to blame for Ghana’s 2-1 opening 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G loss to the United States on Monday and concedes … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Keshi blames anxiety for Eagles’ flop

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Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) – With his team playing a disappointing goalless draw against Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Curitiba on Monday, Nigeria’s head coach Stephen Keshi said anxiety was responsible for the result. Speaking at the post-match … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Only 2 African coaches on parade in Brazil

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Curitba, Brazil (PANA) – Of the five African teams featuring in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, only two national coaches — Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi and Ghanaian Appiah Akwesi — are there with their countries’ national teams. The other … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Coach Appiah ‘not under pressure’ over Ghana-US match

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Natal, Brazil (PANA) – Ghana’s head coach James Kwesi Appiah has said he is not under any additional pressure ahead of his team’s 2014 FIFA World Cup opener against the US today. Appiah said as a coach, … Read More

2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian coach Lamouchi names provisional team | Mondial 2014: Lamouchi publie la liste des 28 joueurs ivoiriens retenus

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Sabri Lamouchi, coach of the Ivorian national team, unveiled on Tuesday the provisional list of the 28 players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in June. Here is the list … Read More

Hayatou sets World Cup target for Africa’s ‘big five’

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 Issa Hayatou Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr. Issa Hayatou, has nudged African teams heading to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil to strive to reach the last four. No African … Read More

Draw for African playoffs for 2014 FIFA World Cup holds in Cairo

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PANA Cairo, Egypt  – The draw for Africa’s last qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is due to be held later Monday at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, the Egyptian capital. All … Read More