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CEDEAO Cup
The CEDEAO Cup was an international men's association football, football tournament for nations in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; ''Communauté Economique Des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest'', CEDEAO). The tournament was held biannually between 1983 and 1991, and may also have taken place in 1977, but few data are known. General statistics Most CEDEAO Cup wins 1983 CEDEAO Cup Qualifying round First qualifying round ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Senegal won on penalty shootout.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Gambia won on penalty shootout.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Mali won on penalty shootout.'' ---- ---- ''Ghana withdrew; Nigeria advanced.'' Second qualifying round ''Mali advanced, possibly by away goals rule.'' ---- ''The return round was not played. Togo advanced.'' ---- ''Nigeria advanced.'' Final round The final round was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Semi-finals ''Ivory Coast won on penalties'' ---- Third place match ''Unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia National Football Team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the ''Lone Stars'', represents Liberia in men's international football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, its football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations just twice—in 1996 and 2002. It is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). History African Cup of Nations In 1967 Liberia played in its first African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, drawing its first match 2–2 against Guinea. They also drew against Senegal however lost both returning fixtures and were eliminated in the first round. Liberia returned to qualifying in 1976 but lost in the preliminary round to Togo, falling to defeat in both fixtures. After another absence, Liberia again joined AFCON qualifying in 1982 in the preliminary rounds but failed to progress after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct International Association Football Competitions In Africa
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Nelson Mensah
Nelson Samuel Mensah (born 7 December 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Mensah played two seasons with Romanian side Dinamo București, featuring for them in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League. He was one of the first foreign players that arrived in Romania after the 1989 Revolution and the first African player to play in the Romanian top division Divizia A. International career Mensah made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 victory against Nigeria at the 1991 CEDEAO Cup in which he scored the only goal of the match. His second game was a friendly game in which he came as a substitute in a 2–0 victory against Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... Career statistics Club ;Notes Honours Dinamo Buc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian Footballer)
Abdoulaye Traoré (born 4 March 1967), nicknamed Ben Badi, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 49 goals in 88 appearances for the Ivory Coast. He made six Primeira Liga appearances for S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese .... In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children. Honours Club * Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 * Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1990, 1991 * CAF Champions League runner-up: 1995 International * Africa Cup of Nations: 1992; third place: 1986, runner-up 1994 * FIFA Confederations Cup fourth place: 1992 Individual * Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) top scorer: 1992, 1994 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald-Olivier Sié
Donald-Olivier Sié (born 3 April 1970) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He participated at the 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations. He played for Toulouse FC in Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A .... He later played for lower-league side JS Cugnaux. Career statistics Club International Honours Ivory Coast * African Cup of Nations: 1992 References External links * * * * 1970 births Living people Ivorian footballers Sportspeople from Abidjan Association football midfielders Ivory Coast international footballers Africa Cup of Nations-winning players 1992 King Fahd Cup players 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Yaw
Joachim Yaw Acheampong (born 2 November 1973 in Accra), known as Yaw, is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career In his country Yaw represented Goldfields Obuasi (1990–94), Power FC (1999–2000) and King Faisal Babes (2001). Abroad he played for IFK Norrköping in Sweden (1994–95), Spain's Real Sociedad (1995–97) and Hércules CF (1997–98) and Samsunspor (1998) and Yimpaş Yozgatspor (2001–02) from Turkey. Yaw retired from professional football at the age of only 28. International career Yaw was part of the Ghanaian Olympic team who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He featured in five of six games in the tournament. Yaw gained 18 caps Caps are flat headgear. Caps or CAPS may also refer to: Science and technology Computing * CESG Assisted Products Service, provided by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters * Composite Application Platform Suite, by Java Caps, a Ja ... with the full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Akonnor
Charles Kwabla Akonnor (born 12 March 1974 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian international footballer who is the former manager of the Ghana national team. He played as a versatile midfielder, mostly in Germany. He started his career in Ghana with a colts team Young Hearts, before joining Okwawu United and later Obuasi Goldfields. In 1992, Akonnor moved to Germany with Samuel Kuffour and joined then 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Köln, where he would spend six seasons and appear in over 150 matches and score over 25 goals before securing a move to Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg where he made his name. At Wolfsburg, Akonnor played over 140 matches, scored over 20 goals and served as captain in the 2001–02 season before leaving the club in 2004 to join SpVgg Unterhaching. At the international level, he was capped for Ghana at the U20, U23 and the senior team. At the youth level, he starred for Ghana and helped them to third place during the 1991 African Youth Championship and secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oumar Sène
Oumar Sène, (born 23 October 1959) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Sène was born in Dakar, Senegal. He won the Senegal Premier League 1980 with US Gorée. Later he played 197 times for French side Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr .... Personal life His son Saër is also a professional footballer. References External linksProfileat psg70.free.frProfileat tangofoot.free.fr Living people 1959 births Footballers from Dakar Senegalese footballers Association football midfielders Senegal international footballers 1986 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players US Gorée players Stade Lavallois players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Ligue 1 players Senegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Diagne
Victor Diagne (born 5 July 1971) is a Senegalese footballer. He played in eight matches for the Senegal national football team from 1992 to 1996. He was also named in Senegal's squad for the 1992 African Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in ea ... tournament. References External links * 1971 births Living people Senegalese footballers Senegal international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players Place of birth missing (living people) Association football forwards Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium ASC Jaraaf players Beerschot A.C. players {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Sarr (Senegalese Footballer)
Mamadou Sarr may refer to: *Mamadou Sarr (athlete) Mamadou Sarr (11 August 1938 – 18 June 2022) was a Senegalese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as ... (1938–2022), Senegalese sprinter * Mamadou Sarr (footballer) (born 2005), French footballer {{hndis, Sarr, Mamadou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria National Football Team
The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international Association football, football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013. In April 1994, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team. Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s, Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a Crown colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
