All Entries in the "Africa's Football Finest" Category
Sulley Muntari (AFF)
Being a Black Stars fan, I obviously admire many a player on the team, including Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah, John Mensah and Asamoah Gyan, as well as the young guard working their way into first team, after winning the FIFA U21 World Championship and helping Black Stars reach the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 Final.
That [...]
Mohamed Aboutrika (AFF)
Sadly unavailable for the Egypt national team at the Africa Cup of Nations due to injury, 31 year old Mohamed Aboutrika is a true African football phenomenon who has been dubbed the Egyptian Zinedine Zidane. Visionary and smooth on the field, he is a joy to watch.
Born into a poor, humble neighbourhood, Aboutrika joined the [...]
Yaya Touré (AFF)
The Ivory Coast, over the last decade or so, has had a number of wonderful footballers establish them on the international stage — the biggest is probably Didier Drogba. For me, one of the first names to gain prominence was Kolo Touré, who formed the backbone of Arsenal’s defense before his recent move to Manchester [...]
Africa’s Football Finest
For as long as I can remember, I have loved the beautiful game – football. I try to watch as much as I can and there are certain teams that I have supported since I was a child, like Liverpool and Bayern Munich. From a national perspective, it has always been Germany and, Africa’s first [...]