http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports EssentialAfrica Drum Sports en 60 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18174550 Malawi captain Peter Mponda and four others are missing from the Flames' squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Nigeria next month. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10398 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:54:26 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18174546 Botswana and Central African Republic have both been hit by problems in the build-up to their 2014 World Cup qualifier next month. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10393 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:11 +0200 http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/fifa-appoint-first-woman-executive-committee FIFA has appointed the first woman to its executive committee on Tuesday, as world football's governing body bids to restore its image after a series of corruption scandals. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10358 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:19:15 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18129643 Joseph Yobo has been ruled out of next month's 2014 World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, the Istanbul side suggest Yobo will be out for over four weeks. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10328 Sat, 19 May 2012 14:16:25 +0200 http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Sierra-Leone-pays-out-for-chopper-crash-20120518 Sierra Leone's transport minister said on Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo's sports minister, would receive compensation. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10325 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:48:18 +0200 http://www.namibian.com.na/sport/local/full-story/archive/2012/may/article/arrows-deserve-to-be-relegated-says-jacobs/ Arrows coach Woody Jacobs feels his side deserve to be relegated from the Namibia Premier League if they don’t improve their game. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10261 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:09 +0200 http://allafrica.com/stories/201205110223.html Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) have signed a lucrative sponsorship deal worth over US 10 Dollars, (about 23bn/-) with Tanzania Breweries Limited, which will see the giant brewery sponsor the national soccer team, Taifa Stars for next five years. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10231 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:54 +0200 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/world/middleeast/morocco-struggles-to-rein-in-soccer-hooligans.html Whenever there is a soccer game in Casablanca, the town descends into chaos as dozens of supporters of the city’s two teams, Wydad and Raja Club Athletic, and their opponents storm through the city center leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10208 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:44:31 +0200 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/sports/motorized-polo-gains-a-foothold-in-east-africa.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto Moto-polo is fast-paced, with drivers revving their motorcycles to 45 miles per hour as players jab at the ball. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10200 Wed, 9 May 2012 15:56:32 +0200 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0508/1224315742909.html Ethiopia’s Urga Negewo returned to the event he won two years ago, to repeat his 2010 feat – and this time knocked more than a minute off the record, striding home on a wet and windy morning in 2:13:41. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10173 Tue, 8 May 2012 11:48:43 +0200 http://www.modernghana.com/news/392863/1/can-2013-draw-october.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=page The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has set aside October 26 as the date for the 2013 African Nations Cup final draw. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10122 Thu, 3 May 2012 16:42:37 +0200 http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/the-state-of-football-in-djibouti/ Despite the vast majority of the population playing football, Djibouti have never qualified for the African Cup of Nations. Here's a look at the state of the game on the east coast of Africa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10118 Thu, 3 May 2012 16:38:53 +0200 http://westfm.co.ke/index-page-news-bid-5272.htm#.T5gCaV_oXfs.twitter Wilson Kiplagat, who won Sunday's race, and two-time world champion Abel Kirui, who finished sixth, will represent Kenya http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10026 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:26:35 +0200 http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Athletics/Semenya-targets-gold-in-London-20120424 fter qualifying for the London Olympics in the 800m, Caster Semenya plans to run under 1min:57sec http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#10006 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:23:08 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17815322 Senegal and Oman meet in a play-off match on Monday to secure the final place at the men's Olympic football tournament. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9983 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:13 +0200 http://allafrica.com/stories/201204230120.html FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will visit Morocco and Algeria from 29 April-2 May on a programme that includes unveiling Goal and Win in Africa with Africa projects and meeting dignitaries from the two countries. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9977 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:33:51 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE83J07F20120420 Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9962 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:28:23 +0200 http://www.sportlive.co.za/moresport/athletics/2012/04/19/blade-runner-on-time-s-100-list Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been included among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9941 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:02:47 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/News/Marathon+champ+widow+and+mother+in+wealth+tussle/-/979180/1388010/-/kdt028/-/index.html The widow of fallen Kenyan marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru is locked in a dispute with his mother over the runner’s multi-million shilling estate. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9899 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:18:58 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE83E00620120415 Louis Oosthuizen drove away mental and physical fatigue to bounce back from last week's U.S. Masters heartbreak and romp to a three-stroke win in the rain-hit Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9876 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:54:30 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2012/04/13/hosting-nations-cup-would-help-soften-arrogant-sa-image The Times Editorial: How different the 1996 Nations Cup was from next year's tournament. Back then we were overjoyed to get Africa's soccer spectacle, now no one seems to want it http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9872 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:59:03 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE83C00820120413 Lito Vidigal ended his tenure as Angola coach after the nation's poor performance http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9870 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:55:02 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17676999 7 African countries in FIFA top 50 (15 Ivory Coast, 22 Ghana, 38 Algeria, 39 Mali, 40 Zambia, 42 Gabon, 46 Libya) http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9846 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:40:36 +0200 http://www.starafrica.com/en/football/news/article/view/south-africa-designation-of-host-cities-226134.html The organizing committee of the 2013 AFCON Cup has postponed till further notice the publication of towns to host the various matches. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9797 Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:50:14 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE83207Q20120403 Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has dropped his legal case against Barcelona... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9756 Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:40:35 +0200 http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/51/38336/Sports/Egyptian-Football/Egyptian-football-dying-as-players-are-dropped-or-.aspx Ghazl El-Mahalla offloads half of its squad because of lack of income, and many other clubs are struggling to pay salaries following the cancellation of the league http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9733 Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:03:56 +0200 http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012/04/02/polokwane-in-afcon-row?utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sabreakingnews&utm_source=twitterfeed POLOKWANE'S plan to host Africa's biggest soccer event , the African Cup of Nations 2013 games, has collapsed after the city council ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9721 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 13:41:25 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17561072 Fifa's executive committee says that South Sudan could join football's world governing body later this year. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9702 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:19:37 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82T01F20120330 Oman coach Paul Le Guen praised his team's "perfect" mental state after they beat Uzbekistan 2-0 to reach a playoff against Senegal http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9676 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:35:41 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17544095 Belgian Tom Saintfiet has been given a four-year contract as Nigeria's technical director. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9668 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:49:01 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82R0AR20120328 Former marathon world record holder Khalid Khannouchi has officially announced his retirement.... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9667 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:48:08 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82R00Q20120328 Double amputee Oscar Pistorius says he is confident of qualifying to run the 400 metres at the London Olympic Games. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9654 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:40:37 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17517218 Mohamed Aboutrika has been named in Egypt's national squad just a month after saying he was quitting football. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9635 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:57:21 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17475018 A team of Maasai cricketers in Kenya is engaged in a row with their coach over whether to play in their traditional custom at an upcoming tournament. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9591 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:19:31 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17501048 Two former winners found it hard going on Saturday in the first leg of their African Champions League second round ties. TP Mazembe, back-to-back winners in 2009 and 2010, were held 1-1 at Zambian side Power Dynamos. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9590 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:16:59 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82N00K20120324?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews One person was shot dead and 18 injured in clashes between security forces and angry soccer fans in Egypt's Port Said after their club al-Masry was banned for two seasons following the country's worst stadium disaster, a medical source said. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9580 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:42:09 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17446711 Fifa has warned Kenya it faces losing points in its 2014 World Cup qualifiers after letting safety standards slip at its national stadium. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9529 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36:16 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419654 Fabrice Muamba "has been able to recognise family members and respond to questions appropriately", his club Bolton and hospital have jointly said. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9528 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:34:19 +0100 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/fatuma-sado-of-ethiopia-wins-la-marathon-womens-race-kenyas-simon-njoroge-wins-mens-race/2012/03/18/gIQA4BzoKS_story.html The Ethiopian-born Sado, who is only 20 years old, won the 27th Los Angeles Marathon in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 39 seconds Sunday, the fourth-best finish in race history and besting her personal record by more than 2 minutes. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9506 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:16:54 +0100 http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/articles/2012/03/06/feature-07 Mauritania currently ranks 203rd in the world, just steps from last place. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has criticised the rankings, saying it was no longer acceptable in light of the country's enormous potential and talent. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9326 Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:28:03 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17273349 Fifa has warned The Gambia that it faces "severe sanctions" after the government dissolved the country's football association (GFA) last week. The move came after the Scorpions' 2013 Nations Cup qualifying loss to Algeria. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9317 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:23:23 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82408H20120305 South Africa were duped into allowing an Asian match fixing syndicate to provide them with referees for a series of warm-up games before they hosted the 2010 World Cup,... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9300 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 07:58:53 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82408H20120305 South Africa were duped into allowing an Asian match fixing syndicate to provide them with referees for a series of warm-up games before they hosted the 2010 World Cup,... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9299 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 07:58:51 +0100 http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/54/35820/Sports/Africa/Algeria%E2%80%99s-coach-pleased-with-away-win-over-Gambia.aspx Halihodzic expressed great sanctification at his side following Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Gambia -- the side's second away win in past 5 years http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9262 Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:41:38 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE82005120120301 Former athletes have criticised Kenya's plans to select part of the east African country's team for this year's Olympics at races in the United States, http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9254 Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:18:41 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE81S00O20120229 A "moral" contract outlining the future conduct of the Cameroon national team has been agreed by the players http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9228 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:02:38 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE81R06S20120228 Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew have both withdrawn from Ghana's squad ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9222 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:57:20 +0100 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/kenyas-michael-kipyego-wins-tokyo-marathon-haile-gebrselassie-4th/2012/02/26/gIQAhx6zbR_story.html Michael Kipyego of Kenya surged ahead of Haile Gebrselassie with 2½ miles left Sunday to win the Tokyo Marathon for his first career victory. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9199 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:32:10 +0100 http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE81L00U20120222 Morocco coach Eric Gerets has dropped Adel Taarabt of Queens Park Rangers and Heerenveen's Oussama Assaidi http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9151 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:22:53 +0100 http://www.kickoff.com/news/27143/zambia-hoping-for-gabon-return.php New African champions Zambia want to return to the site of this month’s Nations Cup triumph and play a friendly in Gabon next week. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-sports#9132 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:06:59 +0100