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<title><![CDATA[Sudanese referees for Nigeria/Namibia World Cup qualifier ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has named Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman to preside over the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Namibia next month.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:31 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Draw for league phase]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - CAF Champions League title holder Esperance of Tunisia will start its campaign in the group phase of the prestigious competition with an away match to Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars, according to the draw for the league phase.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:10:58 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Senegal pays emotional tribute to football star Jules François Bocandé]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's president Macky Sall on Tuesday led his countrymen to pay an emotional tribute to the former skipper of the national football team Jules François Bocandé, who died on 7 May in Metz, France.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:40:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Simba turns to Cecafa Kagame Cup after Confed ouster]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Simba of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were left looking forward to the Cecafa Kagame Castle Cup tournament as their next engagement after their heart-breaking elimination from the CAF Confederation Cup at the weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:18:55 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Zonal U-18 basketball tournament: Angola beats Botswana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's national under-18 female basketball team on Monday beat Botswana 104-22 in the second round of the zonal qualifying tournament for the Africa Cup of<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:13 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Angolan club Benfica de Luanda sacks coach ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The managing board of Angolan club Benfica de Luanda has sacked<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:09:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Defending champion, 6 others reach league phase ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - CAF Champions League title holder Esperance of Tunisia leads six other teams to the league phase of the competition over the weekend, when the second leg, round of 16 matches were played across Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:42:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Angola, Zambia to play football friendly Wednesday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African champion Zambia will take on host Angola Wednesday in a football friendly aimed at preparing the two teams for their forthcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:28:30 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria Football Federation donates .5m naira to late Yekini's family ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has donated 500,000 naira (US$3,184) to the family of the late Nigerian football star Rashidi Yekini.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:16:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[List of Black Stars for 2014 World Cup qualifiers not yet out - GFA ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has said the list of players being circulated in the local media for the team's forthcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers is not authentic.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 09:52:30 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Etoile Sahel, TP, ASO reach league phase]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel has qualified for the league phase of the<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:58:41 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SA referees to officiate in 2014 WC qualifiers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Four South Africans have been appointed to officiate in a 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary competition African Zone qualifying match between Cameroon and DR Congo in Yaoundé on 2 June. <a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:41 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Bamako Int'l Tennis tourney postponed for security reasons]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Tennis Federation (FMT) has announced an indefinite postponement of the 13th edition of the international Tennis tournament, originally scheduled to hold 9-12 May in Bamako, the capital.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:05:04 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[FIFA president pays tribute to African football legends Yekini, Bocande]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has paid tribute to two African football legends, Rashidi Yekini of Nigeria and Jules Bocande of Senegal, who recently passed away within the space of a few days.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:30:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Djoliba maintains lead in Malian football league]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Despite drawing 1-1 with visiting ASB, Djoliba is still maintaining its dominance of the Malian first division football league with 47 points as matches in the 19th round of the competition were concluded across the country Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:07:46 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[2nd ECOWAS U-23 Games rescheduled]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Second ECOWAS Under-23 Games, earlier fixed for 2-8 June in Accra, Ghana, have been rescheduled for 16-22 June, the ECOWAS Commission said in press statement here, received by PANA Wednesday, citing logistics reasons.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:54:16 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[FIFA U-20 WWC: Ghana beats Tunisia 3-1]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Saturday beat Tunisia 3-1 in their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup first-leg final qualifying match played in Tunisia.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:42:40 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAN U-20 qualifiers: Tanzania, Morocco, Rwanda. Uganda through to 2nd round]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tanzania, Morocco, Rwanda and Uganda went through to the second round of the 18th African Under-20 Nations Cup qualifiers when they eliminated their opponents following return-leg matches played this weekend across Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 21:40:51 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF President condoles with Nigeria over Yekini's death]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of African soccer's governing body, CAF. Mr. Issa Hayatou, has condoled with Nigeria over Friday's death of ex-Nigerian International Rashidi Yekini.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:44:52 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Former African Footballer of The Year, Nigeria's Rashidi Yekini, dies at 49 ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria's best known footballers, Rashidi Yekini, has died at the age of 49, the local media reported Saturday, quoting the government of his home state of Kwara in central Nigeria.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:14:05 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[South Africa names host cities for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula on Friday<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:58:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kotoko coach Konadu named assistant Black Stars coach]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced the appointment of Maxwell Konadu as assistant coach of Ghana's senior football side, Black Stars.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:37:39 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Africans expected to dominate Berlin race ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenyans Dennis Kimetto and Caroline Chepkwony are regarded as favourites for the men's and women's titles respectively ahead of Sunday 25-km road race in Berlin, Germany, called the BIG 25, according to the online RaceNewsService.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:08:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigeria premier league club fined US$20,000 for hooliganism]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) board has fined Sharks football club of the oil city of Port Harcourt 3 million naira (US$20,000) following the attack on visiting players and officials of the visiting Ocean Boys FC of Yenagoa at the weekend, the local media reported Wednesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:54:30 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali’s taekwondo champion invited to London Olympics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's heavyweight taekwondo world champion Daba Modibo Keita will participate in the 2012 London Olympics, after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) sent him an invitation last week, PANA learnt from the Malian Taekwondo Federation (Femat).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:16:54 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[London Olympics Female Basketball: Angola grouped with US ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's senior female basketball team, which is the African champion, has been placed in group A with the US at the forthcoming London Olympics, according to the draw held in Brazil Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 20:30:18 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAN U-20 Qualifier: Libya-Tunisia to play second leg at neutral venue]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second leg match of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Orange African Youth Championship (CAN U-20) between Libya and Tunisia will be played at a neutral venue.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:31:15 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Algeria honours Blatter]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria has bestowed one of its top honours on visiting FIFA President Sepp Blatter, according to African soccer's governing body CAF.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:13:42 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Full results of first leg, rd of 16 matches]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the full results of matches played across Africa over the weekend in the first leg, round of 16 matches in the 2012 CAF Champions League.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:28:15 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[CAF Champions League: Berekum Chelsea draws with Coton Sport]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Berekum Chelsea played out a goalless home draw against Coton Sport of Cameroon in the first leg of the second round in the African Champions League match played in Berekum on Sunday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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