End of the Line
Guinea’s World Cup qualifying campaign mercifully comes to an end this Saturday as they travel to Côte d’Ivoire to face World Cup finalists out of the group and a side that has had Guinea’s number over the last few years. For Guinea their dreams of a spot in the 2010 Nations Cup are on the line. They must emerge with at least a point if they are to travel to Angola. Even a point may not be enough as their fate is ultimately in the hands of Malawi and Burkina Faso. Should Malawi win away against the Burkinabe then Malawi qualify. If Malawi draw then Guinea need to win. If Malawi lose then a Guinea win or draw will send them to Angola.
More Guinea News
National Team in Shambles
Sorry for the lack of updates over the past couple of months. What has transpired in my absence? (more…)
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The Battle for Angola Part 1
South Africa is now all but out of the picture. That leaves one thing for the Syli Nationale to play for, the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. Their rivals in this battle will be the Flames of Malawi. The next two matches will likely determine who progresses to Angola and who falls into the abyss ... [read more]
Nouzaret Out, Camara In
Robert Nouzaret resigned following Guinea’s 2-1 defeat to Côte d’Ivoire at home in Conakry. A predictable decision by Nouzaret considering he would have been sacked anyway. Replacing Nouzaret will be Guinean legend Titi Camara, former Liverpool player. Camara will likely have the respect of his new charges and can hopefully ensure that Guinea play the final four ... [read more]
Côte d’Ivoire Extinguish Guinea’s Dreams of a World Cup
As expected the Syli Nationale failed to defeat Côte d’Ivoire at home, falling 2-1. At first sight not an awful scoreline considering what happened back in Ghana a year and a half ago. But Guinea’s lone goal from Sambegou Bangoura was a result of comical goal keeping. (more…)
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Last Chance
Guinea’s home match this weekend in Conakry against Cote d’Ivoire is the Syli Nationale’s last chance at salvaging their World Cup hopes. Any thing other than a win and the rest of the campaign will be about ensuring qualification for the Nations Cup in Angola. (more…)
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Club Football News
Ramon Calderon Says Cristiano Ronaldo Rejected Barcelona to Join Real Madrid
Thanks to ex-Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's wonderful inability to keep quiet, we're slowly but surely learning more and more about Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer from Old Traffod to the Bernabéu last summer. Remember how someone at Real Madrid claimed the transfer was arranged a year in advance, in the summer ...
Manfield Town Are The Future
It's going to be impossible to do this without referencing Radiohead's album In Rainbows, which has sort of paved the mainstream way for "pay what you want" retail. From Wiki, for those in the blue: Days after announcing the album's completion, Radiohead released In Rainbows as a digital download that customers ...
Charge Your Cell Phone With a Soccer Ball
I don't know much about green technology, but I know what I like. So when I heard about the sOccket - a soccer ball that stores the energy generated through playing the beautiful game - I wanted to know more. The sOccket is the brainchild of four ladies at Harvard University. ...
Daily Dose: February 8th, 2010.
The Belgian goals of the week. Finding hope in people who touch themselves on the internet. (Sid Lowe) The status of Polkraine 2012. (ESPN) Things you can get for free in Italy. (Calciomercato Offside) The David Beckham Academy's unceremonious end. (Unprofessional Foul) The West Brom Blog - no, this space has not been hijacked - ...
Robinho's Second Santos Debut, and Neymar's Paradinha Penalty
Robinho didn't disappoint on his second Santos debut, coming off the bench to score a Zola-esque near post flick of a winner vs São Paulo. Whatever you might think of the man who rides the Pelécopter, it's good to see such an entertaining footballer looking happy again. But don't worry, there's ...
Soccer and the Super Bowl, or: Football vs Football, or: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
As I'm sure most of our American readers will know, today is Super Bowl XLIV (or Super Bowl 44, if you don't speak Roman numeral). Super Bowl Sunday is an easy excuse for us soccer fans to indulge ourselves by bashing the "other" football, reminding fans of said sport that ...
The Premier League takes an all-too-familiar turn
One of the nice things about this season in the Premier League has been that there has been a bit of a shift at the top. Partly due to Liverpool having a really bad first half of the season, and partly due to the clubs slightly ...
Rewind: It's All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Napalmed.
The Champions League final trumped the Super Bowl. The European Golden Shoe is being led by a pretty face. Dog chases cat; man chases dog. Best to forget CAN 2010? Looking for the new Zidane. The mid-air collision heard round the world. Financial prudence is the new hot wourd. ...
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End of the Line
I am so glad ,as I have been hoping all year long,to see that Guinee(Conakry) will not take part in ... [Read More]End of the Line
Minute 35: Ivory Coast 2 Guinea 0 Minute 35: Burkina Faso 0 Malawi 0 End of line for Guinea ... [Read More]National Team in Shambles
Malawi is aHard nut to Crack at Home? Ask Teams Like DRC, Egypt, Tunisia, Ivorycoast. So Guinea was ... [Read More]National Team in Shambles
I am guinean,I can't remember the last time we had such a week team,even the ivoirians can't believe ... [Read More]National Team in Shambles
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