In French and English. Internet television broadcasts of games of the African Champions League (2006), Africa Cup of Nations. "AFNEX est une entité de LC2 Médias, filiale du groupe LC2 TVNETELECOM qui opère dans le domaine de la télédiffusion, de la télécommunication et de l'interconnexion. Principes de fonctionnement : AFNEX "African Network and News Exchange" est le premier réseau africain permettant de reçevoir, envoyer et partager des programmes sportifs, socioculturels, économiques et politiques de la communauté africaine à travers le monde." " Les pays partenaires d'AFNEX sont les télévisions privées et/ou publiques des pays africains." Based in Paris. http://www.afnex.net/
Africa Cup of Nations 2008 - January 20 - February 10
"The African Football Confederation was founded in 1957, it consists
of all African National Football Associations which are members of FIFA and
recognized by it as the official bodies controlling football in there respective
countries." Has some issues of its journal, CAF News, online
in Adobe PDF. Based in Cairo, Egypt. http://www.cafonline.com/
Blog / commentary on events in Malawi, Africa in general, African football / soccer (Zizou's issues: football's aesthetics vs. global ethics, African football, global inequality and self-blame), Malcolm X and pan-Africanism today.
http://mlauzi.blogspot.com/
Kofi Annan writes on the World Cup. "Global Policy Forum’s mission is to monitor policy making at the United Nations, promote accountability of global decisions...." Based in New York city. http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2006/0609kofifootball.htm
In French. Cameroon's national soccer team. Game results, game news, team
organization, reports on injuries, transfers, facts about players, team awards,
photographs. http://www.camlions.com/
Matt Dearing's extensive interviews (and video) with Malawians (former govt. Minister, University of California Professor, Sam Mchombo, sports directors, a driver, orphanage director, prison warden). Topics include life in Malawi, youth development, political economy, sports (soccer) including women's football, and Malawi youth community service. Dearing worked with a youth soccer team in Blantyre, Malawi and is Co-Director of the Sports Alliance of Malawi. http://www.mattdearing.com/index_files/conversations.html
Soccer team of refugees from Congo, Gambia, Liberia, Somalia, Sudan, and other countries led by a Jordanian woman coach. The team is based in Clarkston, Georgia. The New York Times (Jan. 21, 2007) had a front page story on the team, Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field, By Warren St. John. The NYT site also has a video. They have a Newsletter. http://www.fugeesfamily.org/
The 2006 event was in Cape Town, South Africa, 23 - 30 September. The 5th Homeless World Cup is in Copenhagen 29 July - 4 August 2007. At least 48 countries and 500 homeless players participated in 2006. Player profiles. For the 2005 Edinburgh event, the U.K. Government denied visas to the teams from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Burundi and Zambia. South Africa and Namibia were able to attend. The on-line shop supports the teams. [KF] http://www.streetsoccer.org/
"on the Liberia national football team, scores and game highlights, stories, players profile, pictures and interviews of players." http://www.liberiansoccer.com/
Find the Hausa, Lingala, Mandenkan and Swahili equivalents for words used in
Track and Field,
Boxing, and Football (soccer). From the Canadian Government Translation Bureau. http://www.translationbureau.gc.ca/index.php?lang=english&cont=456
"The African Activist Association presents a soccer conference [May 31, 2006] with presentations and a panel discussion, as well as a film screening of Le Ballon d'or (The Golden Ball)."
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/africa/events/showevent.asp?eventid=4797
Article on Didier Drogba by Austin Merrill on the June 3, 2007 Ivory Coast - Madagascar match in Bouaké, Ivory Coast. "A single soccer match achieves what five years of combat and negotiations could not: an apparent end to Ivory Coast's civil war. The man who brought the warring sides together was not a politician or a gun-toting strongman, but Didier Drogba, the star striker for Ivory Coast." Photos. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/07/ivorycoast200707?currentPage=1
All about the 2010 World Cup, travel / tourism information on South Africa. Part of the International Marketing Council of South Africa web site on South Africa. http://www.southafrica.info/2010/
Web sites on the 2006 World Cup. Maintained by Stanford Univerity Libraries. http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/sports/world-cup-2006-germany.html
Site also called GO CHIPOLOPOLO GO ZAMBIA. Chipolopolo (the Copper Bullets) is the Zambia national team's nickname. "This website gives publicity to Zambian players, coaches, administrators and corporate partners. The website also has information on African soccer news." Includes links to YouTube videos. http://www.zambianfootball.blogspot.com/
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