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Mighty Wanderers FC
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer), football club based in Blantyre, Malawi, Blantyre. They currently play in Malawi's TNM Super League. History The Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, based in Blantyre. Mighty Mukuru Wanderers is a Malawian Club based in Blantyre, Malawi. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants. It is the oldest active club in Malawi and one of the first to play in Association football. The founders of the club had a background of supporting FC Porto back in their home land and they adopted the Blue and White colors of Wanderers from the Portuguese giants. The clubs first official base was Portuguese club at Chichiri in Blantyre. Rumor has it that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman which did not please the white Portuguese, and the club house was built specifically for African players after this inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamuzu Stadium
The Kamuzu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium holds 65,000 people. This can be limited for safety reasons. Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers, Be Forward Wanderers are tenants. History The stadium was originally named Rangeley Stadium during the colonial era to commemorate British civil servant William H. J. Rangeley. It later became known as Kamuzu Stadium, after Malawi's first President, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, when Malawi gained independence from Britain. The main stands were designed and drawn by L Jeffery and Steve Price, the works completed in 1968. After Kamuzu's presidency, the name was changed to Chichiri Stadium under President Bakili Muluzi; however, under Muluzi's successor, Bingu wa Mutharika, the name Kamuzu Stadium was restored in 2004. FIFA through its GOAL programme has sponsored the renovation of the natural grass pitch into a synthetic football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingu Cup
Bingu wa Mutharika (; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party, which he founded in February 2005; it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election. During his two terms in office, he was noted for being the Chairperson of the African Union in 2010–2011, as well as for several domestic controversies. In 2009, he purchased a private presidential jet for $13.26 million. This was followed almost immediately by a nationwide fuel shortage, which was officially blamed on logistical problems but was more likely due to the hard currency shortage caused by the freezing of aid by the international community. He died in office from a cardiac arrest on 5 April 2012, at age 78. Early life and career Bingu wa Mutharika was born Brightson Webster Ryson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League 1999
The 1999 CAF Champions League was the 35th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 3rd prize under the CAF Champions League format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated ES Tunis of Tunisia on penalties Penalty or The Penalty may refer to: Sports * Penalty (golf) * Penalty (gridiron football) * Penalty (ice hockey) * Penalty (rugby) * Penalty (rugby union) * Penalty kick (association football) * Penalty shoot-out (association football) * Penalty ... in the final to win their third title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round First round Second round Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1999 CAF Champions League are as follows: External linksChampions' Cup 1999- ''rsssf.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Caf Champions League 1999 in African football CAF Champions League seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League 1998
The 1998 CAF Champions League was the 34th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format. ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast defeated Dynamos Harare of Zimbabwe in the final to win their first title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1 Maniema FC withdrew after the 1st leg. 2 Muni Sport and East End Lions both withdrew. 3 AS Tempête Mocaf Association Sportive Tempête Mocaf (first part French for ''storm'') is a Central African Republic football club located in Bangui, Central African Republic. It currently plays in the Central African Republic League. Current and Former Players * ... were disqualified for not paying the entry fee. First round Second round Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1998 CAF Champions League are as follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League 1997
The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by CAF, and the inaugural season under the revamped '' CAF Champions League'' title and format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi Goldfields of Ghana on penalties in the final to win their second title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee. 2 Blue Waters FC withdrew. First round Second round Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows: External links1997 African Club Competitionsat RSSSF The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around th ... {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the tournament earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, and also faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up their national leagues, having not qualified for the Champions League, are eligible for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup. Egyptian clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential Cup
The Presidential Cup Game (also known as the Presidential Cup Bowl) was a postseason American college football bowl game played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on December 8, 1950, between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Georgia Bulldogs. Entering the game The Aggies, coached by Harry Stiteler, entered the contest with a 6-4 record. A&M had posted victories over Nevada, Texas Tech, VMI, TCU, Arkansas, and SMU; while dropping contests against Oklahoma, Baylor, Rice, and Texas. The game was A&M's first post-season appearance since a 19-14 defeat at the hands of LSU in the 1944 Orange Bowl. Having posted records of 0-9-1 and 1-8-1 in his first two seasons in College Station, the 1950 season marked a huge turn-around for Stiteler's program. Prior to the bowl game, he reported that he was attacked and beaten by a stranger near the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, where Stiteler had been scheduled to address a group of Texas A&M alumni. A press report stated that he did not provide det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAT Sportsman Trophy
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''Acerodon jubatus'', reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the echolocating microbats. But more recent evidence has supported dividing the order into Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Hope Trophy
Stan or STAN may refer to: People * Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name ** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy * Stan (surname), a Romanian surname * Stan! (born 1964), American author, cartoonist and games designer Steven Brown * Stan (singer) (born 1987), Greek singer born Stratos Antipariotis Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Stan, an alligator in the 2006 Disney animated film ''The Wild'' * Grunkle Stan, in the animated TV series ''Gravity Falls'' * Stan, in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Stan, from the film ''Crawl'' * Stan Beeman, in the TV series ''The Americans'' * Stan Carter, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Stan Edgar, in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Boys'' * Stan Gable, in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' film series played by Ted McGinley * Stan Marsh, in the animated TV series ''South Park'' * Stan Ogden, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Cup
Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral division in Tasmania * Division of Franklin (state), state electoral division in Tasmania * Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin * Franklin River, river of Tasmania * Franklin Sound, waterway of Tasmania Canada * District of Franklin, a former district of the Northwest Territories * Franklin, Quebec, a municipality in the Montérégie region * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba * Franklin, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba * Franklin Glacier Complex, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia * Franklin Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Franklin River (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Franklin Strait, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
555 Challenge Cup
Year 555 (DLV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 555 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * By this date, the Roman Empire under Justinian I has reached its height. Justinian I has reconquered many former territories of the Western Roman Empire, including Italy, Dalmatia, Africa and Southern Hispania. * An earthquake devastates the city of Latakia (modern Syria). Europe * King Chlothar I annexes the Frankish territories of Metz and Reims, after the death of his great-nephew Theudebald. Britain * King Erb of Gwent (in Southern Wales) dies; his kingdom is divided into Gwent and Ergyng (approximate date). Persia * Summer – Lazic War: The Byzantine army under Bessas is repulsed, and forced to retreat out of Archaeopolis (Georgia). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press Cup
Press may refer to: Media * Print media or news media, commonly called "the press" * Printing press, commonly called "the press" * Press (newspaper), a list of newspapers * Press TV, an Iranian television network People * Press (surname), a family name of English and origin * Press Cruthers (1890–1976), American Major League Baseball player * Press Maravich (1915–1987), American basketball player and coach * Press Taylor (born 1988), American football coach Music * The Press (band), a New York City Oi! band * ''Press'' (album), by MU330 * "Press" (Paul McCartney song) * "Press" (Cardi B song) Sports and fitness * Bench press * Overhead press, the act of lifting a weight above the head * Full-court press, a tactic in basketball Other uses * Machine press, a machine tool that changes the shape of a work-piece by the application of pressure * "the Press", colloquial name for pressganging, a 17th- to 19th-century Royal Navy method of forced conscription * ''Press'' (TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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