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Congo DR national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Simbas, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. It was known as the Zaire national football team when Congo DR was known as Zaire (1971-1997). The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congo_DR_national_football_team   (163 words)

Senegal national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. Especially notable about this result was the appearance of Patrick Vieira, widely considered to be the best player Senegal had ever produced, playing for the opposition; this was due to France being a former colonial power in the country. Senegal's best finish in the African Nations Cup came in 2002, when they lost in the finals on penalties after tying Cameroon 0-0. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senegal_national_football_team   (182 words)

Nigeria national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association. Nigeria's youth teams won the inaugural Under-16 World Championship in 1985 and the Under-17 (the age limit was raised) title in 1993. Nigeria won the African Nations Cup twice (1980 and 1994), and also won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nigeria_national_football_team   (180 words)

Congo national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Congo national football team, nicknamed Diables Rouges (Red Devils), is the national team of the Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. Congo 11 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe FIFA- World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congo_national_football_team   (104 words)

Afromix - The Portal of African and Caribbean Cultures : Arts, Musics, News Dr John Sentamu is to be confirmed as the new Archbishop of York, the Church of England's second highest post. Twelve soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on trial accused of raping 119 women. Clashes in Lagos between Nigerian soldiers and police kill three civilians caught in the crossfire. www.afromix.org   (564 words)

CNNSI.com - Soccer - Simbas unite war-ravaged DR Congo - Sunday January 27, 2002 02:26 PM Posted: Saturday January 26, 2002 7:50 AM Updated: Sunday January 27, 2002 2:26 PM SIKASSO, Mali (Reuters) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has struggled to end its civil war since 1998 but when the national football team takes the field opposing factions forget their differences for 90 minutes. "Everybody talks about the Simbas, everybody talks about the national team of (DR) Congo," said coach Louise Watunda as his players prepare to face Togo in the African Nations Cup. Watunda, however, was keen to point out that, at the end of the day, he saw his side as nothing more than a football team. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/01/26/simbas_drcongo   (440 words)

BBC SPORT Football Africa DR Congo fire coach DR Congo's national coach Iyolo Watunda and his technical director have been sacked following an emergency meeting of the Republic's Football Federation. According to reports DR Congo invested $1m to lift the Nations Cup for the first time since 1974. The news has not come as a surprise because the majority of fans had called for Watunda and Lusadisu Mehda's sacking since the national team's Nations Cup exit. newssearch.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/football/africa/1879364.stm   (263 words)

Panapress Official Website Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo's national football team, Simba, arrived in Johannesburg Wednesday to prepare for Saturday's match against South Africa. Leroy resigns as coach of DR Congo national soccer team Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Frenchman Claude Leroy, coach of DR Congo's national soccer team has confirmed his resignation citing constraints to his work. www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng014   (778 words)

Charles Amoah predicts victory over Congo DR Charles Amoah, Black Stars' prolific hit man has predicted an overwhelming away victory for the team when they duel, the Congo DR national team in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Kinshasa on January 13. Speaking to the GNA Sports on Thursday, the Switzerland based striker said he is in a fantastic shape, which would manifest in the contests against Congo Dr and Liberia. The striker said it is a privilege to play for one's country and called on his absentee colleagues to endeavour to come and contribute their quota on the double-headed assault on Africa and the world. simbasports.iquebec.com /cannews090101i.htm   (287 words)

DR Congo meets Swaziland in CAN preparations Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - The DR Congo national team currently waxing up for the Cup of Nations finals coming up next month in Tunisia, would next Sunday take on Swaziland in a friendly encounter, Swazi football authorities confirmed here Tuesday. "We have received a challenge from DRC for this friendly match, which they want to use it to prepare for the finals of the Africa nations Cup, and we are delighted to accept the challenge," said National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) spokesperson Bheki Mkhonta. DR Congo are taking this game seriously and we hope to give them the drill they are looking for," he said. www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng022901&dte=03/12/2003   (179 words)

Soccer News of Friday, 8 October 2004 The Congolese national team, who play Ghana’s Black Stars in a World Cup qualifier at the Kumasi Stadium on Sunday are stuck in transit in Paris, France enroute to Ghana. According to a source, two groups of DR Congo players were expected to arrive from France and South Africa. The other group, expected from South Africa- four players and the head of the football association - are expected in Kumasi on Saturday morning. www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=67401   (112 words)

Zambia National Football Team Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography The Zambia national football team, nicknamed Chipolopolo, is the national team of Zambia and is controlled by the Football Association of Zambia. Shop for "Zambia national football team" Merchandise in: Zambia National Football Team Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography mylocalcolor.com /encyclopedia/Zambia_national_football_team   (312 words)

Congo DR move camp to Cameroun The Congo Democratic Republic national team, the Simbas, have revived their campaign to become the only African side to win the Congo DR are third in group six after drawing 1-1 with Lesotho in Kinshasa and a 3-2 defeat to Zimbabwe in Harare. It was in Burkina Faso that the Simbas played as Congo DR for the first time in a Nations Cup finals. simbasports.iquebec.com /foot040100i.htm   (335 words)

Soccer, Football: African Cup Of Nations - Mali 2002: team preview DR Congo During the last years the Congolese national team reflected the state of the war plagued country by emerging with alternating miserably prepared collection of players making coherence of the squad a pure lottery. The DR Congo is a traditional football country with matches attracting huge crowds and big enthusiasm. A lottery that once came up with the surprise price: in 1998, although similarly bad prepared, the team suddenly impressed with fluent passing game, an essential component in the Januar West African heat, and marched through to finish as surprise 3rd of the tournament. www.the-shot.com /africa/african-nations-cup-2002/preview/dr_congo.html   (357 words)

Africa: Sports: Football, Soccer, African Cup of Nations, Club Soccer The Idominatable Lions - The Camerounian National Football Team. TP Mazembe - Congolese Football team from Lumumbashi. Eritrean National Team - Page dedicted to the Country's national football team. www.clickafrique.com /Sports\Football.asp   (602 words)

Football Commentator (soccer) Coming from a world where NBA egos are nearly as large as the oversized SUVs they drove, I found it absolutely unthinkable that a national team coach would have the gonads to drop the most talented player from their squad right before the biggest event in his sport. They have some new players which are playing for the national team and are known as the toughest competition for FC Bayern this season. Football was supposed to be the game anyone can play regardless of size, speed or strength because the game is based on skills, not physical prowess. footballcommentator.blogspot.com   (8510 words)

Music of the Republic of the Congo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The (A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960) Republic of the Congo (or Congo-Brazzaville) is an African nation with close musical ties to its neighbor, the (A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960) Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa). DROC's homegrown pop musics, (Click link for more info and facts about makossa) makossa and (Click link for more info and facts about soukous) soukous, are popular across the border, and musicians from both countries have fluidly travelled throughout the region playing similarly styled music, including Nino Malapet and Jean Serge Essous. Brazzaville had a major music scene until unrest in the late (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s, and produced popular bands like Bantous de la Capitale. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mu/Music_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.htm   (141 words)

Football Doctor Congo Putting out a football team in a tournament half a continent away is an achievement in itself, one of which Congo's people will be very proud in the coming weeks judging by some of the 'good-luck' faxes arriving at the team hotel in Tunis last week. First, Congo take on Guinea this afternoon in his first competitive game in charge of an international team. Last Thursday while Congo were returning from a distant training ground that was 'worse than the Dog and Duck in Barnsley to play on' Cameroon were launching their new all-in-one kit and the Puma PR machine went into overdrive. football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4843768-112262,00.html   (2095 words)

Dr Congo < Middle Africa < Africa < Region < : news feed Since 1997 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC; formerly called Zaire) has been rent by ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow in 1994 of refugees from the fighting in Rwanda and Burundi. Leocadio Salmeron, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo, said U.N. troops fired into the air to disperse a crowd of demonstrators outside the office and no one was hurt. The soldiers could be repatriated to Uruguay for disciplinary action by their national military authorities if the allegations are found to be true by military investigators, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said. schema-root.org /region/africa/middle_africa/dr_congo   (1313 words)

BBC SPORT Football African Leroy leaves DR Congo Frenchman Claude Leroy has ended his coaching stint with the DR Congo after failing to agree a contract with the country's football federation, Fecofa. Leroy's departure comes as the DR Congo are preparing to take on Burkina Faso in a 2006 World Cup qualifier in Kinshasa on Sunday. Leroy has spent the last two weeks training the DR Congo in the hope that a contract could be sorted out. news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/3820633.stm   (324 words)

BBC SPORT Football African Cup of Nations Putting the past behind them Their first Nations Cup appearance at the fifth time of asking will also feature matches against Guinea and regional rivals, the DR Congo. Despite the political history between the two countries, Brig-Gen. Kayizari said that his side would treat the game against the DR Congo just like any other fixture. As football is one of the tools used by President Paul Kagame to unite a nation torn apart by years of conflict, suspicions abound that a deal was struck whereby places in Rwanda's squad for Tunisia 2004 would be split equally between Hutu players and their Tutsi colleagues. newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/africa/3417395.stm   (487 words)

Equipo nacional del balompié de Congo dr English version: Congo DR national football team Next: Jeffry D. Wert Up El equipo nacional del balompié de Congo dr, apodado el Simbas, es el equipo nacional de la república democrática de Congo y es controlado por el Fédération Congolaise de Balompie'-Football-Association. El equipo ganó dos tazas africanas de las naciones: uno como Congo dr (o Congo-Kinshasa) en 1968 y uno como Zaire en 1974. www.yotor.net /wiki/es/eq/Equipo%20nacional%20del%20balompi%E9%20de%20Congo%20dr.htm   (168 words)

JTW News - Ugandan rebel chief 'in DR Congo' DR Congo denies receiving an asylum request from the rebel official, Vincent Otti. DR Congo government spokesman Henri Mova Sakanyi denied the authorities had received any asylum request from Vincent Otti. Two groups of LRA rebels had travelled across Sudan to the DR Congo border, one of them led by Commander Otti, Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi said. feeds.ugandanews.net /?rid=2517df119e5f05cc&cat=faaba65027d16d8c&f=1   (693 words)

Findory : Findory Article DR Congo's National football team have recieved a US$100,000 cash donation towards their World Cup qualifier against South Africa. South Africa's chief justice launches an inquiry into alleged racism by a senior judge. Stephen Byers apologises to the Commons for misleading MPs about Railtrack but says he did not lie. findory.com /read-rss-news?id=zhUbLXDEDYL8F59uosB7KA..   (121 words)

Africa News Search About 295 West African illegal immigrants were arrested in the past two years on the DR Congo- Angola border, according to the provincial director of the General Immigration Department (DGM), Patrick Bombelo. Burundi's former rebels handed in weapons to the United Nations (UN) today in a symbolic gesture to show they were renouncing war and preparing to govern after elections this month they are set to win. The start of this year's rainy season has particularly affected crowded districts of the capital Bangui... www.africanewssearch.com /index.php?idx=290&rgn=GL   (620 words)

BBC SPORT Football African DR Congo finally get Leroy He has helped DR Congo to a win over Burkina Faso and a draw with Cape Verde in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign. Leroy had previously refused to sign a contract because the country's football federation, Fecofa, had been unable to make assurances that a suitable budget would be in place for the team. Leroy has had a stormy relationship with Fecofa and threatened to walk out on the team on the eve of a 2006 World Cup qualifier with Burkina Faso. newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/football/africa/3541916.stm   (341 words)

Congo Sport All Africa WHILE the national soccer team finally secured qualification for the 2006 African Nations Cup after... Speaking after Bafana Bafana's 2-2 draw against DR Congo in Durban, Baxter reveal... — Fourteen more teams qualified for next year’s World Cup, with E... www.congosport.com   (807 words)

BBC SPORT Football African DR Congo get cash injection DR Congo are in second place behind Group Two leaders Ghana and still have a mathematical chance of pipping the Black Stars to a World Cup spot. The president of the country's football federation, Omari Selemani, told BBC Sport that the money will be shared among all the players. DRC coach Claude Leroy says his players are excited about the money www40.thny.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/africa/4300836.stm   (253 words)

ESPNsoccernet.com - Global - Lua Lua stands up for DR Congo LA MARSA, Tunisia, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Lomana Lua Lua is hoping to put a smile back on people's faces in war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo when his team begin their African Nations Cup campaign this weekend. Mineral-rich Congo, formerly Zaire, is emerging from a five-year regional war that ended last year and claimed three million lives, mainly due to hunger and disease. After Sunday, Congo's bid to qualify for the quarter-finals will continue against the host nation and Rwanda. soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=289278&cc=3888   (667 words)

Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2004 NB: six teams to be relegated this season as the number of 2nd level groups was extended from 4 to 6. You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the author. www.rsssf.com /tablesz/zaire04.html   (214 words)

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