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  Encyclopedia: Burundi
Gitega is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.
Muyinga is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.
Ruyigi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Burundi   (4552 words)

  
 Burundi - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Burundi is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Burundi existed as an independent kingdom from the sixteenth century.
After several years of civil war and interethnic violence Burundi a cease-fire is currently standing, mostly due to the international presence in the country.
open-encyclopedia.com /Burundi   (205 words)

  
 Burundi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burundi is a landlocked country with an equatorial climate.
Burundi is the poorest country in the world, in terms of GDP per capita: US$106 as of 2005.
As of July 2004, Burundi had an estimated population of 6,231,221, approximately half of whom are aged 14 or less.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burundi   (1417 words)

  
 Burundi
The Republika y'u Burundi (formerly Urundi) is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Landlocked, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi is one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world.
Since independence in 1962, Burundi has been controlled by a series of military dictators and has seen extensive ethnic violence including major incidents in 1964, 1972 and the late 1990s.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Burundi   (1049 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi win again
Burundi went two points clear at the top of Group A of the Cecafa Cup as they beat Tanzania 2-0.
Burundi now have six points from their three games while Ethiopia are in second place, with four points from just two games.
Both of Burundi's goals came in the second half with Louis Kubis scoring the first a minute after the break.
newssearch.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/football/africa/4099057.stm   (209 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi reach semis
Burundi reached the semi-finals of the Cecafa Cup on Friday in Addis Ababa with a 2-1 win over Zanzibar.
Burundi's win was their third in a row in Group A after an opening day loss, and gives them nine points from their four matches.
Burundi, the surprise team of the tournament so far, opened the scoring two minutes before half-time through Claude Nahimana.
newssearch.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/football/africa/4105627.stm   (236 words)

  
 FIFA.com
Given that football emphasizes participation on a team or in a club, it can provide former child soldiers a critical sense of belonging, necessary for their reintegration into the community.
This Football for Peace project is a partnership between the Presidential High Commissioner for Peace, the "Young Colombia" Presidential Programme, GTZ and UNICEF, with the support of the private sector.
Football specifically and sports programmes in general have become key vehicles to provide "safe play spaces" and increased recreation opportunities to more than 5,500 adolescents ages 12 to 17.
www.fifa.com /en/news/feature/0,1451,103187,00.html?articleid=103187   (3524 words)

  
 wiki/Football in Burundi Definition / wiki/Football in Burundi Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil warA civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire.
Just two nights before the war broke out in Burundi, the national team was in GuineaThe Republic of Guinea is a nation of northwest Africa.
Reelected in 1998, the President faced growing criticism in 1999 for his jailing of a major opposition leader and widespread economic malaise.
www.elresearch.com /wiki/Football_in_Burundi   (383 words)

  
 Spirit of Football 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
The excerpts that follow are copied from a larger post about Scottish football which is a fascinating read in itself.
There are several competing technologies vying for the attention of football’s rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), who hold their 119th annual general meeting in Cardiff on 26 February 2005.
Strangely, she goes on to quote a colleague who claims that “in fact the most confusing ball to face, when standing in goal, is one that doesn’t spin at all”.
www.footballsleavinghome.com /2006   (786 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Somalia, Burundi blacklisted
An audit of the Somali federation in 2001 was unable to find evidence of how 84 percent of the funding had been used.
In Burundi's case $114,000 was unaccounted for in the period from 2000 to 2002.
The Programme provides $1 million every four years for each national association, money which is intended to help improve stadia, allow teams to take part in competitions and to cover other costs in developing the game.
newsvote.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/football/africa/2843295.stm   (216 words)

  
 RedTram News Search Engine | News on Football  everywhere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Burundi continued with their good showing in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup when they beat Tanzania 2-0 with a double from busy winger Lewis at Addis National Stadium yesterday.
Newly elected Kenya Football Federation branch officials are having that good time they usually enjoy every four years when the federation's national elections are on.
Temple football club has clashed Wazee FC with 2-0 to emerge the winners of Maragua division soccer tournament, adds Bonface Gikandi.
www.redtram.com /catalogue/world/football/20041215   (618 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Elephants trample Burundi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
A first half hat-trick from Didier Drogba did the damage, the Guingamp striker destroying the Burundi defence in the first half hour.
Burundi's cause was not helped when, shortly after the break, they lost goalkeeper Ime Kitenge following a bad tackle from Elephants captain Duma Motzi.
The reserve keeper had barely had time to warm up before the ball was flying past him, Dagui Bakari getting himself on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
212.58.226.61 /sport2/low/football/africa/2973792.stm   (210 words)

  
 Confédération africaine de football - Wikipédia
La Confédération africaine de football (CAF) est l'instance qui regroupe les fédérations de football d'Afrique.
La Confédération africaine de football décerne chaque année le Ballon d’or africain.
Portail Football - Accédez d'un seul coup d'œil à toute la série des articles de Wikipédia concernant le football.
fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_africaine_de_football   (209 words)

  
 WWW Home of the Burundi Ruffed Lemurs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
The Burundi Ruffled Lemurs, located in the heart of Africa, are looked at by some as the pillar of consistency in the Bison Chip Football League.
Attendance is phenomenal in the martial-law state of Burundi.
While some experts point at the fact that attendance is mandatory for Burundi citizens may contribute to its 340,000 per game average, the team feels that the law is simply a technicality, and that its fans are the most rabid, fierce, and loyal in the entire BCFL.
www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu /~falgier/football/burundi.htm   (250 words)

  
 globall.streetfootballworld - Reconciliation through Street Football, Burundi
The main objective of the project is to bring together the young people around that sporting activity which is “The Street Football”.
In the future, ABSC intends to make the Street Football matches a very known event in the local community and in the whole region.
We want to use Street Football as the salvation tool for our country and the friendship knot among people.
globall.streetfootballworld.org /Projects/Project.2004-02-19.1211500654   (310 words)

  
 FIRST WORLD ATLAS OF FOOTBALL - Samples   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
It is said that the total turnover from activities connected with football is nearing 250 billion pounds a year, which corresponds to the GDP of the Netherlands or four times the GDP of the Czech Republic.
At the tournament in France four years later, the consolation match to determine the third-place team was cancelled and both beaten semifinalists received bronze medals, as is the case in boxing.
The English "invented" football in the 19th century, but a somewhat wilder form of it was already practised in Florence and later in other Italian towns in the Middle Ages.
www.premathmod.cz /infokart/eukazky.html   (2175 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
The football (soccer) football club Vital'o reached the final of the most prestigious African competition; Inter FC reached the semifinal.
The Burundian youth team reached the semi final of the African Nations Youth Cup as well as qualifying in the Football World Youth Championship World Youth Championship in Qatar.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Football in Burundi.
www.mauspfeil.net /Football_in_Burundi.html   (160 words)

  
 China and Burundi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
The Minister of External Relations and Cooperation Severin Ntahomvukiye and Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Joseph Ntanyotora led the Burundian delegation to participate in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation which was held in Beijing in October 2000.
China imports from Burundi a certain amount of coffee and cotton, and exports cotton textile, bicycles, metal fittings, farm tools and construction materials.
The People's Republic of China and the Republic of Burundi, in order to develop friendly relations and cooperation, have decided to resume their diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level from October 13, 1971.
www3.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/4322.html   (967 words)

  
 Football in Burundi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikimedia needs your help in its 21-day fund drive.
Over US$155,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August.
Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil war that broke out in Before that, Burundi had been doing well.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_in_Burundi   (154 words)

  
 SOCCER - CBS SportsLine.com
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter launched the construction of an office and a training center for the Football Federation of Burundi on Thursday.
The projects in Burundi are part of the FIFA-sponsored Goal Program, which is aimed at strengthening impoverished national governing bodies.
The Burundi program also includes salaries for coaches and professionals to run the federation's secretariat.
www.sportsline.com /soccer/story/8385078   (354 words)

  
 streetsoccer.org / Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
The Homeless World Cup is an international event that uses the positive power of football to raise the issue of homelessness and poverty worldwide.
Five African football teams all set to travel to the UK on Monday 19 July to take part in the Homeless World Cup, the global street soccer tournament kicking off global poverty, have been refused entry to the UK by the British government.
Following the banning of five African football teams from the UK, Burundi, Cameroon, Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya, on the grounds that they are too poor, the organisers of the Homeless World Cup have appealed to the Prime Minister to intervene and let the African teams take part in the tournament.
www.streetsoccer.org   (958 words)

  
 JN204
There is associated outreach in over 80 countries as the faith stories of football players are presented in a wide variety of ministry resources.
They are using a three song Football Music Video, an 80 minute Football Drama Video and a variety of literature pieces with the players testimonies.
We have used a small number of the Jesus Film Football Editions and a couple churches that we know of have had football service ministries.
www.joelnews.org /news-en/jn204.htm   (2519 words)

  
 Spirit of Football 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
The Ball rolling through China in 2002 The Guardian's chief sports writer was so enthralled by the Liverpool v.
AC Milan final that he wrote his latest column entitled Magic and hypnotism of the rolling ball based on the question "what is this strange power football has over us?" One of the answers he provides is that 'it's the magic of the rolling ball.
At the time, Israel and Palestine were going through a particularly confrontational phase, and we questioned whether such sentiments could be put into practice in the region.
www.footballsleavinghome.com /2006/index.xml   (150 words)

  
 Maybe one day it happened that Mookie Blaylock has visited and enjoy Burundi . Mookie Blaylock thought Burundi to be a ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Maybe one day it happened that Mookie Blaylock has visited and enjoy Burundi.
Mookie Blaylock thought Burundi to be a witty place that beautify the souls.
Sport, even we are talking about badminton, baseball, basketball, biathlon, billiards, board sports, football, martial arts, motorcycle racing, running, sailing, gymnastics, hockey, cricket, handball, boxing, bowling, golfing...
www.panpeople.net /sportsmen/Sppy20750.htm   (297 words)

  
 The Ultimate User:Sjorford/Football - American History Information Guide and Reference
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Football Association of Ireland - Republic of Ireland national football team - FAI Cup - FAI League Cup - The Saipan Incident
Scottish Football League Tables - 1890-91 - 1891-92 - 1892-93 - 1893-94 - 1894-95 - 1895-96 - 1896-97 - 1897-98 - 1898-99 - 1899-1900 - 1900-01 - 1901-02 - 1902-03...
www.historymania.com /american_history/User:Sjorford/Football   (3597 words)

  
 OCHA (BURUNDI) FACILITE LE SERVICE INFORMATION
Football federation of Burundi (FFB) elections: Mrs Lydia Nsekera takes over from Aimé Moses Baransananiye.
Une femme, Lydia Nsekera, élue présidente de la Fédération du football du Burundi (FFB), chose qui arrive pour la première fois au Burundi.
, a woman, Lydia Nsekera, was elected President of the national football federation (FFB).
www.reliefweb.int /ochaburundi/am_brief/bur090804.htm   (457 words)

  
 FIFA Media Advisory - 30 October 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Zurich, 30 October 1996 - Burundi is to be replaced by Sierra Leone in African Group 5 of the preliminary competition for the 1998 World Cup.
The Football Association of Burundi informed FIFA on 30 October that it was unable to fulfil the conditions required for the matches of the qualifying competition.
Sierra Leone, whom Burundi had eliminated in the first round, thus take Burundi’s place in the group which also contains Gabon, Ghana and Morocco.
images.fifa.com /fifa/media/10_30_96.burundi.html   (122 words)

  
 Football: le Gabon bat le Burundi 4 à 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-13)
Football: le Gabon bat le Burundi 4 à 1
LIBREVILLE, 15 novembre (XINHUA) -- Un match de football opposant l'équipe nationale gabonaise, Les Panthères, et l'équipe nationale burundaise, Les Hirondelles, a eu lieu samedi après-midi au Stade omnisport président Omar Bongo, à Libreville, capitale gabonaise.
Le match-aller s'était déroule à la mi-octobre dernier au Burundi avec zéro but partout.
www.french.xinhuanet.com /htm/11161603421.htm   (141 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi make Cecafa semis
Tanzania beat Kenya 1-0, Burundi beat Rwanda 2-0, while Ethiopia beat Sudan 1-0.
Kenya, regarded as the tournament favourites, were beaten by Jumanne Abubakar's 75th minute strike.
The semi-finals will be played on Friday, with Tanzania taking on Ethiopia, while Eritrea - the first country to earn a semi-final berth - face Burundi.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/4183644.stm   (230 words)

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