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Darfur National Football Team
The Darfur representative football team, also called Darfur United, is an association football team representing Darfur, a region in western Sudan. Their players all live in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. They have competed in the 2012 VIVA World Cup and the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup. Overview Darfur United was formed in March 2012 with representatives from twelve Darfuri refugee camps located in Chad, invited to try out for the Darfur United team. 16 players were initially selected with four players also offered roster spots in the case of the need to replace any players. The team participated in the 2012 Viva World Cup, which was hosted by Kurdistan Iraq in June. The operational aspects of this football team have been overseen and orchestrated by i-ACT, a humanitarian group located in Los Angeles, California, and directed by Gabriel Stauring and his team of volunteers. The team's head coach is Mark Hodson of EVO Soccer Programs and formerly the Sand and Surf Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darfur Football Association
Darfur ( ; ar, دار فور, Dār Fūr, lit=Realm of the Fur people, Fur) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home [of]" – the region was named Dardaju ( ar, دار داجو, Dār Dājū, links=no) while ruled by the Daju people, Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was renamed Dartunjur ( ar, دار تنجر, Dār Tunjur, links=no) when the Tunjur ruled the area. Darfur was an Sultanate of Darfur, independent sultanate for several hundred yearsRichard Cockett Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African state. 2010. Hobbs the Printers Ltd., Totten, Hampshire. until Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. As an administrative region, Darfur is divided into five States of Sudan, federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the War in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Holden
Ben Holden (born November 3, 1970 in Lansing, Michigan) is a sportscaster most recently with CBS Sports Network and has been with the Big Ten Network. Biography Holden called college football, basketball, and ice hockey for the CBS Sports Network and done similar roles for the Big Ten Network and Comcast SportsNet and was the voice of the Cleveland Monsters, Lake Erie Monsters. He has even called football and hockey games for ESPNU and CBS Sports Network, CBS College Sports Network. For one season, Holden called games for the Indianapolis Indians. He also called the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals for NHL International as well and served as sports anchor/reporter for WILX-TV. He won two Emmy Awards; one in 2007 and one in 2008. He also has called college field hockey, softball, lacrosse, and soccer games for ESPN Plus. He also has called Arena football, Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–), MISL soccer, women's college basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. References *http://radiodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Sudan
The sport of football (soccer), football in the East African country of Sudan is managed by the Sudan Football Association. The association administers the Sudan national football team, national football team, as well as the Sudan Premier League, Premier League. The Sudan Football Association, which was founded in 1946, and FIFA affiliated in 1948, was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football, and continues to be a member of the Confederation. Like in many countries, football is the most popular sport also in Sudan. Since at least 2006, there was also an inofficial Sudan women's national football team, trained by a male coach. Since September 2019, there has been an official national league for women's football clubs that started on the basis of informal women's clubs since the beginning of the 2000s. In 2021, the Sudan women's national football team participated for the first time in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup, Arab Women's Cup, held in Cairo, Egypt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Southwest
The University of the Southwest is a private Christian university located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The university was incorporated under as College of the Southwest in 1962, although the college had existed for several years prior as a two-year Baptist educational institution.University of the SouthwesUniversity of Southwest. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2016, from https://www.usw.edu//ref> The University of the Southwest grants baccalaureate degrees in Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education. The university also offers both an MBA and Masters of Science in Education program. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History The University of the Southwest was founded by B. Clarence Evans as Hobbs Baptist College in 1956. It operated as a two-year junior college until 1958 when it was renamed New Mexico Baptist College in 1958 and began granting four-year degrees. In 1961, the college moved to site just north of Hobbs, New Mexico and was re-established as an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 ConIFA World Football Cup
The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. The tournament was hosted by the Football Federation of Abkhazia, with the Abkhazia team becoming the first host nation to win the tournament. Host selection Following the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, in which the teams from Abkhazia and South Ossetia were refused visas by the Hungarian government, ConIFA announced that they had delivered strong objections to what they saw as political interference. As a consequence, in July 2015, ConIFA announced that its Executive Committee had unanimously voted to award the 2016 World Football Cup to Abkhazia. It stated that, in addition to the quality of the bid, the decision would send out the message that ConIFA would stand by all of its members. Hosts Qualification The 2016 World Football Cup was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 VIVA World Cup
The 2010 VIVA World Cup was the fourth VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Gozo. A record six men's teams competed in the tournament, including the two-time defending champions Padania. Participating teams Venues Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- 5th-place match 3rd-place match Final Goalscorers ;5 goals * Haider Qaraman External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Viva World Cup 2010 2010 2010 in association football 20101 Viva World Cup The VIVA World Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for teams unaffiliated with FIFA, held five times between 2006 and 2012. It is succeeded by the newly organiz ... Football competitions in Gozo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 VIVA World Cup
The 2009 VIVA World Cup was the third VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Padania. Three venues were bidding to host the tournament in 2010 : * Padania ( Italy) * Iraqi Kurdistan ( Iraq) * Gozo ( Malta) At the NF-Board general meeting in Milan (Italy), on 13 December 2008, it was decided to hold the Viva World Cup annually. The 2010 edition will be played in Gozo and priority was given to Iraqi Kurdistan to host the 2011 tournament. Occitania originally finished 5th, but having made one more substitution than allowed, the result was overturned, leaving Gozo as the winners of the 5th place playoff. The defending champions from the previous tournament were Padania, who went on to win the tournament. Participating teams Squads For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see ''2009 VIVA World Cup squads''. Venues Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIVA World Cup
The VIVA World Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for teams unaffiliated with FIFA, held five times between 2006 and 2012. It is succeeded by the newly organized ConIFA World Football Cup, which was first held in 2014. History Early years The oldest precedent of the VIVA World Cup was the Alternative Worldwide Cup of 1988, developed in Jordan. Inauguration In April 2005, the NF-Board announced that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus had been chosen to host the inaugural VIVA World Cup, having successfully hosted the KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup, a tournament to celebrate 50 years of the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation, featuring fellow NF-Board member Sápmi and FIFA-unaffiliated Kosovo. The NF-Board hoped that sixteen teams would take part, drawn from across its membership. Controversy In spring 2005, the new government elected in the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation (KTFF) was ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
