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THE Confederations Cup is the traditional dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup. And as far as dress rehearsals go, the 2009 Confederations Cup recently held in South Africa was a splendid advert for this Rainbow nation. (AllAfrica)

The possible strike by construction workers will not affect the deadline to have 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia completed six months ahead of the tournament. (AllAfrica)

The 2009 National Arts Festival is expected to provide a gateway to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, to be hosted by South Africa, which has placed international focus on the country. (AllAfrica)

Former Nigeria junior international, Peter Nieketien, has advised the players and coaches of the Super Eagles not to be carried away by the goalless score-line with Tunisia's Carthage Eagles in last month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers in Tunis. (AllAfrica)

THE Namibia Premier League will only have three categories when it holds its awards for the football season on July 10. (AllAfrica)

side football team participation in the first stage of the fifth edition of the "Great Prize of Brazil in Futsal" was considered as reasonable by a top official of this sport, Luís Mourão. (AllAfrica)

They are now second in Africa and 29th on the world stage. (AllAfrica)

THE Sokhaya tournament, a soccer event designed for women living with HIV and Aids, is now going places. (AllAfrica)

ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest football fans, Promise Chabata, has blasted the leadership of the Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters' Association for chaotic arrangements that resulted in the bungling of the trip to watch the Confederations Cup final. (AllAfrica)

Onochie, How I wish you are watching South Africa's Bafana Bafana match and Spain. When will Nigeria's Super Eagles play with this type of zeal and determination? Again, I wish coach Amodu Shuaibu can learn about the current kick and rush football. Thanks, Nwosu Marius. (AllAfrica)

AMAVUBI Stars fly to Cairo this afternoon ahead of Sunday's 2010 World /Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Egypt. The 30-man contingent leaves aboard Kenya Airways at 1pm. (AllAfrica)

Flying Eagles Chief Coach, Samson Siasia will soon commence final preparations for the 2009 FIFA junior World Cup as he gets set to lead his team out of the country on Wednesday to a training camp in Qatar. (AllAfrica)

Nigerian football referees who have suffered so much criticism in recent times over their inability to be picked by FIFA, the world's football ruling body to officiate at its major championships have vowed to silence their critics with superlative performance at the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil. (AllAfrica)

International football body, FIFA has expressed discomfort at the prevailing practice where players display religious slogans printed on their undershirts by reiterating such violates Law Four of the Laws of the Game. In a post-match ritual that lasted a few minutes, Brazilian players removed their shirts, which expressed religious slogans after they came from behind to beat USA 3-2 in the final of the Confederations Cup in South Africa last Sunday. (AllAfrica)

A little over a century ago, the game of football was still struggling to establish itself. Back then, it could be said to be in its yet to evolve infancy and it was played without much vision or great tactical plan. (AllAfrica)

The Gauteng Provincial Government recently branded buses and taxis using public transportation hubs for ease of recognition and in order to ease Confederations Cup traffic congestion. (AllAfrica)

KCC, motivated by Wednesday's triumph over giants TP Mazembe, resume their hunt for CECAFA glory today with an encounter with Tanzania's Prisons. (AllAfrica)

CHRIS Mubiru, one of the most influential officials at Sports Club Villa, is no longer the club's manager. (AllAfrica)

MMAMBA Gabunga is borrowing the adage of 'the old broom knows all the corners', by bringing in former internationals veterans Ibrahim Buwembo and Hassan Mubiru in their quest for Bika soccer glory. (AllAfrica)

That Nigerian players are blessed with technique is never in doubt. In fact, their technical abilities marvel Europeans and other football nations. They are usually likened to those of Brazil, the kings of the game of soccer. (AllAfrica)

THE Globacom Premier League is swimming in very dangerous waters that might bring the game to disrepute and ridicule. World soccer-governing body, FIFA, is listening with rapt attention to the offensive odour oozing out from the country. Chairman of the Nigerian Professional League, Chief Jackson Oyuiki-Obaseki has placed curses on those trying to smear the league even though he confessed that it was difficult to prove whether the match was compromised by the clubs. (AllAfrica)

National Super League champions Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) FC have promised to massively recruit ahead of the coming season, when the transfer season gets underway on Monday, at Fufa House, Mengo. (AllAfrica)

The hitherto lively and noisy home fans turned up in a dormant mood. Credited for giving Oguti Primary a lift to the quarterfinal stage of the Coca-Cola U-14 Schools Cup, the plentiful fans let down their team at the most critical moment. (AllAfrica)

Record champions Mmamba Gabunga will start another quest for a Kobil-Bika bya Abaganda Shield when they take on Nvubu at the Muteesa 11 Stadium in Wankulukuku. (AllAfrica)

Coach George 'Best' Nsimbe has maintained that he will not tinker with his triumphant starting line-up when KCC FC engage Tanzania's Prisons FC in their second Group B tie of the on-going Cecafa-Kagame Club Championship at Khartoum Stadium this evening. (AllAfrica)

Hosts Sudan Football Federation and El Merreikh Investment Group of Companies, the sponsors of this year's Kagame Club Championships gave the event one of it's best opening ceremonies ever on Tuesday night at the El Merreikh stadium. It was the best ever opening ceremony in the history of Cecafa with some excellent dancing groups and beautiful fireworks display. The ceremony was very organized and could easily pass for an opening ceremony of an All Africa Games event. (AllAfrica)

Newly appointed Kenya skipper Morris Ouma will on Friday lead the team against Ireland in the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup in Dublin. (AllAfrica)

By the closure of the Kenyan Premier League mid-season transfer window on Tuesday, a record 118 transfers had been sanctioned. But while other clubs have acquired between one and eight new players, AFC Leopards have signed 21. (AllAfrica)

Kenya's Tusker threw away a one-goal lead to draw 1-1 with home team Hey Al-Arab in a Group C match in Port Sudan late Wednesday night. (AllAfrica)

Team management of Nico United has been rapped by coach Luke Masomere for 'lack of ambition' as the club hovers just above relegation to a lower category. (AllAfrica)

The national soccer team's preparations for the Sunday international friendly against Iran has suffered a setback after two goalkeepers - Barolong Lemmenyane and Botlhe Moralo - dropped out due to injuries. (AllAfrica)