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2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015. The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal. Qualified teams * * * * * * (hosts) * * Venues Match officials The referees were: ;Referees * Joshua Bondo * Juste Ephrem Zio * Thierry Nkurunziza * Aurélien Juenkou Wandji * Ibrahim Nour El Din * Bienvenu Sinko * Davies Ogenche Omweno * Mohamed Ragab Omar * Mahamadou Keita * Rédouane Jiyed * Daouda Gueye * Hagi Yabarow Wiish * Mutaz Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Muhammed
Musa Muhammed Shehu (born 31 October 1996) is a Nigerians, Nigerian professional association football, footballer who plays for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League club FK Sarajevo, Sarajevo as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Born in Kano (city), Kano, Muhammed has played club football for İstanbul Başakşehir F.K., İstanbul Başakşehir. On 3 February 2017, Muhammed signed for FK Željezničar Sarajevo, Željezničar. On 7 September 2017, Muhammed was loaned to Bulgarian First League club PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 28 June 2022, Muhammed signed for FK Sarajevo, Sarajevo. International career He made his international debut for Nigeria national football team, Nigeria in 2016, against Mali national football team, Mali in an international friendly. and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammed, Musa 1996 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Nour El Din
Ibrahim Ali ElSaid Nour El Din ( ar, إبراهيم عـلي السـيد نور الدين; born 24 March 1979) is an Egyptian football referee. Nour became a FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ... referee in 2014. References 1979 births Egyptian football referees Living people {{Egypt-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bedia
Chris Vianney Bedia (born 5 March 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for German club Union Berlin. He represented the Ivory Coast under-20s in the 2015 Toulon Tournament. Club career Tours Bedia started his career at the age of 18 with Tours FC in Ligue 2. Despite scoring a brace against Brest, he was unable to establish himself and thus transferred to Sporting Charleroi. Sporting Charleroi After his move to Belgium, Bedia had a strong first season but was subsequently rarely utilized. As a result, he was initially loaned to S.V. Zulte Waregem. However, in 17 games, he failed to score a single goal and returned to Charleroi. Despite being used more frequently after a change in coaching staff, the club loaned him to ES Troyes AC on August 14, 2019. Even there, the purchase option was not exercised, and Bedia returned once again to Charleroi. He was loaned out again, this time to Sochaux. Having played a strong season there, Montpellier HSC expressed inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorien Angban
Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Sochi. Club career Chelsea In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist. He only officially signed for Chelsea in 2015, after he was able to obtain a work permit after spending three years in the country. Loan to Sint-Truiden On 14 July 2015, it was announced that Angban would spend the season on loan at Belgian club Sint-Truiden. On 24 July 2015, he made his professional debut as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over Club Brugge in their first game of the season. Angban made his first start for the team on 8 August, against K.V. Oostende which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 27 September 2015, Angban was sent off in the 79th minute, in a 1–0 loss against Anderlecht. On 29 January 2016, he was again sent off in a match against Anderlecht in the closing minutes of a 2–1 loss. On 5 March 2016, Angban was sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Football Federation
The Malian Football Federation (french: Fédération Malienne de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in Mali. Founded in 1960, it joined the CAF in 1962 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Its first general secretary was Garan Fabou Kouyate. Famous leaders are Amadou Diakite and Tidiane Niambele. The federation was suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017. The federation bureau was dissolved in July 2005 due to Malian national football team's poor performance during the World Cup and the African Nations Cup qualifying of 2006. The composition of the new bureau is as follows: *President: Boubacar Baba Diarra *Vice President: Boukary Sidibé *General Secretary: Yacouba Traoré *Treasurer: Seydou Sow *Media Officer: Salaha Baby *Jerseys: Green *Shorts: Yellow *Socks: Red *Futsal Coordinator: Abdou Maïga References External links * * Mali FFat the FIFA website. Mali FFat CAF Online Mali Football in Mali Sports organizations established in 1960 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Kenya Federation
The Football Kenya Federation (abbreviated as Football Kenya or FKF) is the governing body of football in Kenya. The FKF organizes the Kenyan Premier League, the Kenyan Women's Premier League, FKF Division One, FKF Women Division One and Kenya national football teams. It is headed by Nick Mwendwa. History The Federation was founded in 1960 as a FIFA affiliation, in 1961 it was a CAF affiliation, and later it was a CECAFA affiliation in 1973. On November 2011, Football Kenya Limited (FKL) was disbanded as it wanted to cease being a limited company. The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) replaced FKL, but most of the new executive positions were retained by their former occupants on FKL. FKF FKF was headed by Sam Nyamweya between 2011 and 2015. During this time Nyamweya was heavily linked to embezzlement of federation funds. This period of Kenyan football has been seen by the Kenyan public as a dark time with money often unavailable for use by the national team, this extended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakou Meite
Yakou may refer to: People * Yakou Méïté (born February 11, 1996), Ivorian football player Places * Yakou (mountain pass), Taiwan * Yakō Station is a passenger railway station located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Yakō Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is from the southern terminus of the ..., Yokohama, Japan Traditions * Yakou Piao-se, an event in Yakou, Nanlang, China * Dillybag, an Aboriginal Australian bag {{disambiguation, given name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvère Ganvoula
Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy (born 29 June 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Congo national team. Club career Ganvoula signed with Elazığspor on 5 July 2015. He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht on a season long loan from Mechelen in 2017. and scored twice against his parent club in February 2018 He scored the winner for Anderlecht after coming on a substitute in a 2–1 win against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A on 11 March 2018. VfL Bochum In July 2018, Ganvoula joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on loan for the 2018–19 season. Bochum secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season. In July 2019 Ganvoula was signed by Bochum. The following season, Ganvoula was Bochum's leading scorer with 13 goals in league play and 16 goals in all competitions – including a hat-trick against KSV Baunatal in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In January 2022, he signed for Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم), (french: Fédérarion Royale marocaine de football) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member in the CAF association. It organises the football league, the Botola, the Morocco national football team and the Morocco women's national football team. It is based in Rabat. it is also a member of the UAFA and UNAF. History Africa Cup Of Nations On 29 January 2011, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. In October 2014, the government of Morocco requested a postponement of the tournament due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. After the matter was discussed at the executive committee meeting on 2 November 2014, CAF decided to keep the date of the tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ifeanyi Matthew
Ifeanyi is surname and given name of Igbo origin which means "nothing is impossible with God" Notable people * Ifeanyi Allen (born 1994), English footballer *Ifeanyi Ararume, elected Senator for the Imo North (Okigwe) constituency of Imo State, Nigeria * Ifeanyi Chiejine (born 1983), Nigerian football striker *Ifeanyi Chijindu, Nigerian-American author/writer, entrepreneur, artist, actress and screenwriter *Ifeanyi Edeh (born 1996), Nigerian professional footballer *Ifeanyi Emeghara (born 1984), Nigerian football player *Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi (born 1959), elected Senator for Delta North, in Delta State, Nigeria * Dumaka Francis Ifeanyi (born 1989), Nigerian football player * Edwin Ifeanyi (born 1972), former Cameroonian football player * Israel Ifeanyi, former American Football defensive end * Ifeanyi Menkiti (born 1940), a Nigerian poet, and philosophy professor at Wellesley College * Ifeanyi Momah (born 1989), American football Tight End *Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu Matthew Ifeanyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwo Awoniyi
Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi (born 12 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for club Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national football team, Nigeria national team. Club career Early career In 2010, Awoniyi was voted the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London. His performance at the competition was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana who invited him to join the Imperial Soccer Academy. Liverpool On 31 August 2015, Awoniyi signed for English club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool for a fee of around £400,000 but was immediately loaned out to German team FSV Frankfurt. Loans to FSV Frankfurt and NEC Awoniyi made his debut for Frankfurt as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin. After being named as a substitute for six league matches, he made his debut on 19 February 2016, playing 89 minutes against FC St. Pauli. Awoniyi suffered relegat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidy Sarr
Sidy Sarr (born 5 June 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Primeira Liga club Chaves. He represents the Senegal national team. Club career In September 2018, Sarr joined Lorient on loan from Châteauroux for the 2018–19 season. Personal life Sarr was taken into police custody An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ... in October 2021 on allegations that he had relations with underage prostitutes. His lawyer denied the accusations, and claimed that Sarr had been a "victim of a manipulation". Career statistics Club International goals :''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarr goal''. References 1996 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |