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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:26:39 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African Beach Soccer finals: Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire hit first wins]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Below are the first-day results, Wednesday, of the African qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which kicked off in Morocco.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:25:58 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali fumes at alleged contract between national football coach and TP Mazembe ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali is incensed at the alleged signing of a contract between its French coach of the national football team, Patrice Carteron and the top DR Congo team, TP Mazembe.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:56:51 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African qualifiers for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup begin in Morocco]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, scheduled for Tahiti in September, was due to kick off in Morocco Wednesday (22May).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:21:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria showers money on U-17 players, athletes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has announced various cash rewards for members of the National Under-17 football team and the Under-18 African Youth Athletic champions for their recent outstanding performances.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:02 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[2014 World Cup qualifier: SA to face CAR in Yaounde]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa will play Central African Republic (CAR) in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, on 9 June.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:59 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali wins 21st solidarity athletics tournament ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali has won the 21st "Solidarity Athletics Tournament", held from 17 to 20 May, in Bamako, the capital, at which 152 athletes from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo participated in 34 disciplines.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:11:14 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea replaces Tanzania in 2013 COSAFA Cup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea has been named as the replacement for Tanzania in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, Zambia 2013, after the latter withdrew from the regional tournament.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:38:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kotoko FC takes early lead on Togo National League table ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) – Kotoko de Lavie FC vaulted from fourth place to the first position in the current national football league after beating bottom-of-the-table Agaza  2-0 at the weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:54:49 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[2013 CAF Confederation Cup: All first-leg, playoff round results]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Below are all the results of the first-leg, playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup played across Africa this weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:07:12 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria's President to host national U-17 national football team]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will host a reception for the country's national Under-17 football side in the capital city of Abuja on Tuesday, football officials said.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:54:50 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mauritanian League results]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the results of the 22nd round of matches in Mauritania’s football championship played this weekend:<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria names 30-man provisional squad for FIFA U-20 World Cup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has named a 30-man provisional squad for the 21 June to 13 July FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:11:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[2013 CAF Confederation Cup: Updated results of 1st leg matches]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first leg action in the playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup kicked off across Africa this weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:04 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Confederation Cup play-off round: Setif, FUS win home matches]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Only two matches were played on Friday as the first-leg of the play-off round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup competition got underway across Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ANOCA official dies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Director of Cabinet of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mr. Sone Winslow, has died, the association formally announced in a statement obtained by PANA here Friday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:59 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF announces Ethiopia/Sudan friendly to mark 50th OAU/AU anniversary]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that a friendly between Ethiopia and Sudan would be held in Addis Ababa, 25 May as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:02:15 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Confederation Cup: Fixtures for first-leg, play-off round]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Below are fixtures for the first-leg of the play-off round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup competition, taking place from 17 to 19 May across Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:21:45 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kenya, Ghana football friendly cancelled]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 1 June friendly football match between Kenya and Ghana has been cancelled at the request of the West African nation, following changes in the Black Stars' 2014 World Cup qualifier fixture.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:08:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigerian team trains in Germany for FIFA U-20 World Cup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, has begun training in Germany ahead of the 21 June to 13 July FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:12:40 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Senegalese Mbaye Leye named 2013 best African footballer in the Belgian league]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Senegalese Mbaye Leye, who plays for the Belgian first division club, Zulte-Waregem, on Monday in Brussels won the "Soulier d’Ebène" award for the best African footballer in the Belgian league.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:19:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kenya athletics chief unopposed in polls]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With no opposition candidate available on the even of election day, Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah Kiplagat may be re-elected unopposed despite being at the helm of affairs for the past 21 years, PANA reported here Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:22:11 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kenyan-born Qatari wins Prague Marathon]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenyan-born Qatari Nicholas Kemboi and Kenyan Caroline Rotich notched their biggest career wins on Sunday when they won the men's and women's events respectively at the 19th edition of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:48:23 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Togo’s soccer league starts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) - Only six of the eight matches slated for the first round of the Togolese first division soccer league were played at the weekend, PANA reported Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:26:40 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria will make Africa proud at FIFA Confederations Cup - Keshi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach Stephen Keshi has assured that the country's national football team, the Super Eagles, will make Africa proud by performing well at next month's FIFA Confederations Cup.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:13:21 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF analyses 2012, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African soccer's governing body CAF has kick-started a three-day symposium in Cairo, Egypt, to analyse the 2012 and 2013 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 13:36:56 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mauritania picks French stand-in for sick coach of home-based team ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - French coach Braconnier Pascal Albert is due to take over from his compatriot, Nicolas Santucci, as coach of the Mauritanian home-based football team.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:39:40 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Orange Kenya renews sponsorship of African Club champions]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Integrated telecommunications services provider, Orange, has renewed its sponsorship of Kenya's Orange Ladies Hockey team ahead of the 2013 season that kicks off Saturday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:03:10 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Stade Malien maintains lead in Malian elite football league]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – With 10 weeks to the end of the Malian first division National Football League season, the Stade Malien FC may have taken an unassailable lead with a total of 60 points from 22 matches.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:53:27 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Telecoms firm Globacom returns as Nigerian pro football league title sponsor]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's mobile phone company Globacom has returned as the title sponsor of the country's professional football league.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:24:46 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SA to protest to CAF over club's maltreatment in DRC]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) said Tuesday it would protest to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the treatment meted out to Orlando Pirates fc during their CAF Champions League second round, second leg clash against TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Lubumbashi on Sunday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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