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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone ( CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1974 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 22 CAF teams entered the competition (two withdrew). The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be four rounds of play: * First Round, Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 3 teams left. * Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. First round Morocco won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Guinea won 5–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Tunisia won 3–2 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Ivory Coast won 3–0 on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CAF)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for one berth in the final tournament in Mexico. Thirteen nations in total entered the qualifying stage but FIFA rejected the entries of Guinea and Zaire, leaving 11 nations to contest the qualifying spot. Format There would be three rounds of play: *First Round: Ten teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis, with Ghana receiving a bye to the Second Round. The winners (determined by aggregate score) would advance to the Second Round. *Second Round: The six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final Round: The three remaining teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. Qualification First Round ''The aggregate score was tied 6–6, but Sudan advanced to the Second Round as they scored more goals in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Football Association
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is a governing body of association football, based in Accra. Founded in 1957, it was dissolved with "immediate effect", according to Minister of Sport, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on 7 June 2018, after the uncovering of a corruption scandal. In October 2019, a new president, Kurt Okraku, was elected and the association reconvened upon the completion of the work of the FIFA Normalization Committee. Mark Addo was elected vice president in November 2019. Event In 1957, Ohene Djan was elected General Secretary of the Football Association by the clubs and the Ghana Amateur Football Association was officially founded. He strategically affiliated the Association with FIFA in 1958 and CAF in 1960.CAF and FIFA, ''50 years of African football – the DVD'', 2009, Ghana Correspondence 18 June 1963. ''"MEMBERSHIP OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION: I refer to your letter No.RC/Vr of 22 March 1963, and inform you that my Association has been a member of the Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of the country. History Conakry was originally settled on the small Tombo Island and later spread to the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula, a stretch of land wide. The city was essentially founded after Britain ceded the island to France in 1887. In 1885 the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became the capital of French Guinea in 1904 and prospered as an export port, particularly after a railway (now closed) to Kankan opened up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabah Gamouh
Rabah Gamouh (born 21 October 1952) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. International career Gamouh was a member of the Algeria national team that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing in the decisive final qualifiers against Nigeria. However, he was not selected in the squad for the final tournament. Honours * Algerian Championnat National The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ... top scorer: 1970–71 (25 goals), 1971–72 (24 goals) References 1952 births Living people People from Annaba Algerian footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Algeria men's international footballers African Games competitors for Algeria Nîmes Olympique players Grenoble Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Samuel
Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people with surname Smith * Smith (artist) (born 1985), French visual artist Arts and entertainment * Smith (band), an American rock band 1969–1971 * ''Smith'' (EP), by Tokyo Police Club, 2007 * ''Smith'' (play), a 1909 play by W. Somerset Maugham * ''Smith'' (1917 film), a British silent film based on the play * ''Smith'' (1939 film), a short film * ''Smith!'', a 1969 Disney Western film * ''Smith'' (TV series), a 2006 American drama * ''Smith'', a 1932 novel by Warwick Deeping * ''Smith'', a 1967 novel by Leon Garfield and a 1970 TV adaptation Places North America * Smith, Indiana, U.S. * Smith, Kentucky, U.S. * Smith, Nevada, U.S. * Smith, South Carolina, U.S. * Smith Village, Oklahoma, U.S. * Smith Park (Middletown, Connecticut), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chérif Souleymane
Chérif Souleymane, also known as Chérif Soulegmane, (born 20 October 1944) is a former Guinean footballer. He is considered among the finest footballers Guinea has ever produced. He was named the France Football African Footballer of the Year and the African Footballer of the Year (the only Guinean to receive that honour) in 1972 while playing with Hafia FC in Conakry. Career Born in Kindia the son of a chauffeur/mechanic, Souleymane moved to East Germany when he was 17 to study to become a plumber, but switched to architecture because, he later stated, it made it easier for him to play football. He played for SC Neubrandenburg in the second-tier DDR-Liga for two seasons, from 1962 to 1964. He returned to his home country and spent the rest of his playing career with top-tier Hafia FC, initially known as Conakry II when he joined the club. He played for Hafia from 1964 to 1978. Hafia was a powerhouse in Guinea and in Africa during this period, winning the Guinée Championnat N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soriba Soumah
Soriba Soumah (1946 – 11 June 2004), also known as Edenté, was a Guinea international football forward. Career Born in Conakry, Soumah played club football for local side Hafia F.C. Soumah represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team, including six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and played at the 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ... and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals. Personal Soumah died at age 57 on 11 June 2004. References External links *Biography at Sports-reference.com* * 1946 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Guinea Footballers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit Sory
Ibrahima Sory Keita (born 1945), known as Petit Sory, is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He finished in third place in the 1972 African Footballer of the Year awards compiled by France Football magazine. On club level he played for Hafia FC in the capital Conakry, with which he won the African Champions' Cup in 1972, 1975, and 1977. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * * Petit Sory profile', Football-the-story 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Conakry Guinean footballers Association football wingers Guinea international footballers Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Guinea 1970 African Cup of Nations pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Camara
Mamadouba Resmu Camara nicknamed Maxime Camara (4 February 1945 – 29 March 2016) was a Guinea international football midfielder. Career Born in Kissidougou, Camara played club football for local side Hafia F.C. in the 1960s and 1970s. He helped the club win the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs. Camara represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team, including four FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ... qualifying matches, and played at the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals. Personal On 24 April 1974 he married Aminata Touré, the daughter of the Guinean President Ahmed Sekou Touré. They have 4 children. Camara became seriously ill while living in Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the overseas collectivities ( New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Saint Barthélemy- Saint Martin), and Monaco. It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital, Paris. The FFF was a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in France, both professional and amateur. The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA and joined FIFA in 1907 after replacing the USFSA, who were founding members. History Background Before the FFF was established, football, rugby union and others sports in France were regulated by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Du 5 Juillet 1962
The 5 July 1962 Stadium () (the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence), is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 95,000. It served as the main stadium of the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the 1978 All-Africa Games, the 2004 Pan Arab Games, and the 2007 All-Africa Games. The stadium was one of two venues of the 1990 African Cup of Nations (the other venue was the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba). It hosted 9 matches of the tournament, including the final match, which had a second record attendance of 105,302 spectators. In the final match, the home team Algeria defeated Nigeria 1–0 to win the tournament. The record attendance is of 110,000 spectators in the friendly match between Algeria and Serbia on 3 March 2010. It also hosted the 2000 African Championships in Athletics. After a formal compliance with current safety standards in 1999, the stadium was reduced to an 64,20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
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