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2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Three teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CAF representatives. For the first time Nigeria failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup at any age level (senior, U-20 or U-17). Teams A total of 17 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 7 August 2017. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup. ;Did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Format Qualification ties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukarama Abdulai
Mukarama Abdulai (born 16 October 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, the Black Maidens and the Ghana women's national team. College career University for Development Studies In late 2018, Abdulai gained admission into the University for Development Studies (UDS) and joined the school's football team. During the 8th edition of the Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) mini games in 2019, she led the team to win the female football tournament scoring three goals to win the top scorer and the best player of the tournament accolade. Tyler Junior College In August 2019, she got a scholarship to study at the Tyler Junior College in Texas, USA, whilst pursuing her football career. During her debut season for the Tyler Junior College women's soccer team, she scored 27 goals and made 13 assists to help the team win the 2019 NJCAA Gulf South District Championship and the NJCAA Women's Soccer Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminata Camara (footballer)
Aminata Camara (born 6 December 1973) is a retired Malian hurdler. She competed at the 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... and the 1997 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best time was 14.94 seconds, achieved at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1973 births Living people Malian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mali 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusaka
Lusaka (; ) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east and west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba, Tonga, Lenje, Soli, Lozi and Nyanja are the commonly spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje and Soli peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The founding of the modern city occurred in 1905 when it lay in the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, which was controlled by the British South African Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkoloma Stadium
Nkoloma Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Red Arrows F.C. Red Arrows Football Club is a Zambian football club based in Lusaka that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Nkoloma Stadium in Chelstone, Lusaka. The side is sponsored by the Zambian Air Force. Honours *Zambian P ... and Young Arrows F.C., both of the Zambian Premier League. The stadium holds 5,000 people. External links Stadium information Football venues in Zambia Buildings and structures in Lusaka Sport in Lusaka Red Arrows F.C. {{Zambia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Abueng
Michelle Abueng (born 6 May 2001) is a Motswana Women's association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Zambian club Yasa FC and the Botswana women's national football team, Botswana women's national team. She caught the attention of Zambian club Yasa Queens while playing against Zambia women's national under-17 football team, Zambia in the 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, but they were not able to sign her until 2019 since she was still a minor at the time. She scored five goals in a game against Namibia at the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament. She made her senior international debut at the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship on 1 August 2019, scoring the only goal in a win over Namibia women's national football team, Namibia. References External links * * 2001 births Living people People from Central District (Botswana) Botswana women's footballers Women's association footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Gaofetoge
Lone Gaofetoge (born 16 July 2001) is a Motswana footballer who plays as a defender for Geronah and the Botswana women's national team. References External links * * 2001 births Living people Botswana women's footballers Women's association football defenders Botswana women's international footballers {{Botswana-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Mubanga
Lydia ( Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland Izmir. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language, known as Lydian, was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The capital of Lydia was Sardis.Rhodes, P.J. ''A History of the Classical Greek World 478–323 BC''. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 6. The Kingdom of Lydia existed from about 1200 BC to 546 BC. At its greatest extent, during the 7th century BC, it covered all of western Anatolia. In 546 BC, it became a province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, known as the satrapy of Lydia or ''Sparda'' in Old Persian. In 133 BC, it became part of the Roman province of Asia. Lydian coins, made of silver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christabel Phiri
Christabel may refer to: * ''Christabel'' (poem), a lengthy poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ** ''Christabel'' (film), a 2001 experimental feature by James Fotopoulos based on the poem **''Christabel'', a 1998 lesbian Gothic romance novel by Karin Kallmaker inspired by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem * ''Christabel'' (TV series), a 1988 British drama by Dennis Potter, about an English woman married to a German lawyer in Nazi Germany *Christabel LaMotte, a character in the novel ''Possession: A Romance'' * 2695 Christabel (1979 UE), a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1979 *Lake Christabel, a small lake of New Zealand * USS ''Christabel'' (SP-162), a United States Navy patrol vessel of World War I People with the given name Christabel *Christabel, pseudonymous Irish poet, real name Mary Downing (c.1815–1881) *Christabel Baxendale (1886–1953), English violinist and composer *Christabel Bielenberg (1909–2003), Anglo-Irish-German non-fiction writer *Christabel Chamarette (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togolese Football Federation
The Togolese Football Federation (french: Fédération Togolaise de Football) or FTF is the governing body of football in Togo. In 2006, the Togo national football team participated for first time in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Staff * President: AKPOVY Kossi * Vice President: WALLA Bernard * General Secretary: LAMADOKOU Kossi * Treasurer: BEDINADE Bireani * Media Officer: AMEGA Koffi * Men's Coach: LE ROY Claude * Women's Coach: ZOUNGBEDE Paul (TOG) * Futsal Coordinator: PATATU Amavi * Referee Coordinator: AZALEKO Amewossina Leagues There are 9 major football leagues in Togo. * Lomé Commune ''Lomé'' * Ligue Maritime Est ''Aného, Tabligbo, Vo, Togoville, Akoumapé'' * Ligue Maritime Ouest ''Lomé: Tsévié and Kévé prefectures'' * Ligue de Kloto ''Kpalimé, Amou, Danyi'' * Ligue des Plateaux Est ''Atakpamé, Notse, Tohoun'' * Ligue des Plateaux Ouest ''Amlamé, Badou'' * Ligue du Centre ''Sokodé, Tchamba, Sotouboua, Bassar, Blitta, Gérin-Kouka'' * Ligue de la Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakau
Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool '' Bakau Kachikally'' and for the beaches at Cape Point. Bakau is the first major suburb outside Banjul and the most developed town in the Gambia. Close to Bakau and Banjul is Gambia's largest city, Serekunda. History Legend has it that Bakau grew up around the holy crocodile pool in Kachikally, the central district of Bakau. Bakau itself was a small village at the turn of the 19th century and grew in importance as it became a favourite place for private residences of colonial administrators, especially along the beautiful palm fringed beaches. Despite being a major town, the old village still exists and is run like any other in the Gambia, with an 'Alkali' (similar to 'Mayor') and divided into ''Kabilos''. There exists a much smaller village within the old village called Bakau Wasulung Kunda, indicating the migrant origins of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Stadium (Bakau)
Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 40,000 people. Notable events 10th anniversary of the July 22nd revolution On 22 July 2004, heads of state and dignitaries from several African nations, and the Taiwanese prime minister attended a large parade to mark the tenth anniversary of the assumption to power of President Jammeh. On 18 February 2017 the 52nd Independence Anniversary Celebrations, and inauguration of Adama Barrow as President of the Republic of The Gambia, was held at the Independence Stadium Bakau, Gambia. Lifeline Expedition In June 2006, Andrew Hawkins (a descendant of England's first slave trader Sir John Hawkins) and 20 friends from the Christian charity Lifeline Expedition knelt in chains before 25,000 Africans to ask forgiveness for his ancestor's involvement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinean Football Federation
The Guinean Football Federation (French: ') is the governing body of football in Guinea. It was founded in 1959, affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1962. It organizes the national football league and the national team. References External links Official websiteat the FIFA website. Guineaat CAF Online Guinea Football in Guinea Sports organizations established in 1960 Football {{Guinea-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
