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Nov
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Cameroon Kick Off: 600 girls, women, 162 matches: the 2nd edition of La Ligue D’Égalité starts

Cameroon Kick Off: 600 girls, women, 162 matches: the 2nd edition of La Ligue D’Égalité starts

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AFTER a successful first season of La Ligue D'Égalité, the second edition kicked off even stronger, with more than double the number of girls joining the league hoping to pursue their dreams of becoming young football stars.  The football league based in Yaoundé, Cameroon is aimed at girls under 13 and 15 years old and organized by NGO Petrichor and LaLiga, with the collaboration of its foundation and its women's football department.  This socio-sports programme was created with the aim of giving girls in the central region of Cameroon the opportunity to take part in a fully regulated football league,…
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Nov
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Cameroon’s fortunes a long way off their 1990 heroics

Cameroon’s fortunes a long way off their 1990 heroics

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MARK GLEESON CAMEROON'S image as World Cup gatecrashers, capable of taking down top contenders and wreaking havoc, has faded away after two decades of failure at the finals. There will be limited expectations of the Indomitable Lions in Qatar, where they are in a tough group with Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland, after their failure to make any impact since their fabled exploits at Italia '90. That remains their high point as a charismatic side caught the world's imagination with equal measures of trickery and aggression and became the first Africans to reach the last eight. Resplendent in their colourful green,…
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Nov
06
2022
By The African Mirror
El Gran Derbi: Real Betis vs Sevilla

El Gran Derbi: Real Betis vs Sevilla

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MATCH overview: High-flying Real Betis host a Sevilla FC side in need of points in the season’s first El Gran Derbi Every year, the city of Seville highlights a pair of dates on the calendar: those of El Gran Derbi. It is coming up this weekend and the city will come to a halt as Real Betis and Sevilla FC face each other in LaLiga Santander in a game that, as always, promises to be intense, fiery and entertaining. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures every season and all residents of Seville, both Béticos and Sevillistas, will…
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Nov
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Portaloos and home security: Qatar braces for World Cup influx

Portaloos and home security: Qatar braces for World Cup influx

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ANDREW MILLS A gleaming white World Cup stadium looms large at the end of the street in the quiet suburban neighbourhood of Al Thumama. In three weeks, tens of thousands of soccer fans will file past the tidy villas, mosques and shops that line the route to the stadium due to host eight matches during the tournament. On Tuesday, the quarter was bracing itself for the November 20 kickoff of the World Cup: crowd control barriers on sidewalks, portable toilets beside houses and heightened home security. "We have to be careful. We have to secure our houses...all year we leave…
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Nov
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Mercedes tell Hamilton the seat is his to race into his 40s

Mercedes tell Hamilton the seat is his to race into his 40s

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MERCEDES have told Lewis Hamilton he can be sure of a seat if he wants to stay in Formula One and believe he can emulate NFL great Tom Brady and compete into his 40s. The seven-time world champion and winner of a record 103 races will be 38 in January and has said he intends to sign a multi-year extension to the contract that expires at the end of 2023. "It's 100% his seat," team boss Toto Wolff told reporters at the Mexico City Grand Prix when asked whether Mercedes, who have Britain's George Russell in their other car, might…
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Dec
06
2022
By The African Mirror
Morocco’s Hakimi up against country of his birth at World Cup

Morocco’s Hakimi up against country of his birth at World Cup

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MARK GLEESON ACHRAF Hakimi was born in Madrid but will have little hesitation plotting the downfall of Spain when he and his Moroccan teammates take on the 2010 World Cup winners on Tuesday. The flying wingback is one of the key players in the north African outfit whose last-16 match in the Qatar World Cup against Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, gives them a chance to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time.Advertisement · Scroll to continue Hakimi could even have been on the opposite side, as he was called up when still a…
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Dec
06
2022
By The African Mirror
‘We are on this journey together’: Pele backs Brazil ahead of World Cup match

‘We are on this journey together’: Pele backs Brazil ahead of World Cup match

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SOCCER great Pele backed Brazil's national team ahead of their World Cup round of 16 match against South Korea, saying he will watch the game from hospital after being admitted there last week as he battles colon cancer. Pele, 82, said in an Instagram post that he wished to inspire Brazil's players by sharing a picture taken at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden when the then-teenager shocked the world leading the South American side to their first title. "I'll watch the game from here at the hospital and I'll be rooting for each one of you," Pele said ahead…
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Dec
05
2022
By The African Mirror
Morocco’s ‘avocado head’ plots another World Cup shock

Morocco’s ‘avocado head’ plots another World Cup shock

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SHADY AMIR SPAIN will be favourites to beat Morocco in the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday but the teams' experiences in the group phase were a reminder of the unpredictability of tournament football. Spain, who humbled Costa Rica 7-0 in their opening game, finished second in Group E behind Japan while Morocco defied the odds to win Group F ahead of Croatia and Belgium. The Spanish, world champions in 2010, lost their last group match to Japan and face a difficult test from a Moroccan side growing in confidence under coach Walid Regragui. After Morocco had beaten Canada 2-1…
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Dec
02
2022
By The African Mirror
‘Exploited’ Africa proving worthy of more World Cup berths, Ghana coach says

‘Exploited’ Africa proving worthy of more World Cup berths, Ghana coach says

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MARTIN PETTY AFRICAN teams' strong World Cup showing so far demonstrates a need for the competition to be more inclusive with more places for the continent, Ghana's coach said, with four African sides still in play in Qatar. Of Africa's five qualifiers for the 2022 tournament, Senegal and Morocco have reached the last 16, Ghana can advance with a win in their final group match against Uruguay, while Cameroon still has a shot if they beat an already-qualified Brazil expected to rest their top players. Only Tunisia, who beat France 1-0 on Wednesday, have been eliminated so far. Speaking before…
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Nov
30
2022
By The African Mirror
World Cup ‘22: Cameroon keeper sent home

World Cup ‘22: Cameroon keeper sent home

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MANASI PATHAK CAMEROON'S first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for disciplinary reasons, the country's federation (FECAFOOT) said after he was left out of the squad for their 3-3 draw with Serbia at the World Cup. Onana was marked as "absent" on the team sheet, with head coach Rigobert Song saying he had to "put the team first ahead of an individual" amid reports of a falling-out over tactics. Cameroon is third in Group G on one point and needs to beat Brazil in their final group game on Friday to stand any chance of reaching the last 16. "The…
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