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Unlike Liverpool, Malawi’s destiny is in their own hands

November 5th, 2009 | By: sscouser | 1 Comment »

In the Champions League, in order for Liverpool to make it to the last 16 they will need to win their remaining games against Fiorentina and Debrecen and hope that Fiorentina lose against Lyon. Lyon have already made it to the last 16. Since Lyon have already made it to the last 16 [...]

Should Kanyenda be recalled?

November 3rd, 2009 | By: sscouser | 3 Comments »

Picture: Esau “Black Mamba” Kanyenda. Used to play for Russia’s FC Rostov (2003-2008) but now plays for Russia’s FC Kamaz.
Allegedly and reportedly, after Guinea beat Malawi 2-1, Kinnah (Malawi Head Coach) could not believe the loss which he attributed to his strikers who missed several clear chances. “We created several chances and we would have [...]

FIFA U-17 WC Nigeria 2009 Sweet Sixteen Bracket

November 1st, 2009 | By: sscouser | 3 Comments »

Click here for previous group standings.

Which of the folling 4 groups do you think will produce winners(poll)

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP NIGERIA 2009 Final Group Standings

November 1st, 2009 | By: sscouser | 1 Comment »

All the highlighted Teams (except Brazil and Netherlands) have made it to the round of 16 (Sweet Sixteen). Click here for the four best 3rd Placed Teams Tie Breaker Rules.
On my 17 October 2009 post I had this poll:
Which Group do you think will produce the winners of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup?
http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2132830/
Now that [...]

FIFA U-17 WC NIGERIA 2009: SWEET SIXTEEN ALMOST SET

October 29th, 2009 | By: sscouser | 13 Comments »

The ones in Green have made it to the round of 16 (knock-out phase). Though the ones in Light Yellow are still in danger I think they will also make it to the round of 16. Germany will need to beat Honduras (Group A). A draw will kick out both of them. [...]

FIFA U-17 WC NIGERIA 2009 DAY 6: Yanks taste victory

October 29th, 2009 | By: sscouser | No Comments »

DAY 6 (29 October 2009) RESULTS:
GROUP E
U.S.A. 1-0 Malawi
Spain 3-1 U.A.E
GROUP F
Italy 2-1 Korea Republic
Uruguay 2-0 Algeria
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Click here for Day 1 games
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The top [...]

FIFA U-17 WC NIGERIA 2009: MALAWI 1 U.S.A 0

October 29th, 2009 | By: sscouser | 1 Comment »

Though U.S.A. beat Malawi 1-0 here are some of the reasons why I think Malawi won:
1) RESIDENCY PROGRAM
While Malawi has no residency program, Ten players on the U.S. roster have been in Residency since the Fall Semester of 2007: Andre Craven, Duran, Earl Edwards, Herold, Stefan Jerome, Perry Kitchen, Carlos Martinez, McInerney, Tyler Polak and [...]

FIFA U-17 WC NIGERIA 2009 DAY 5: Gambia hanging by the thread

October 28th, 2009 | By: sscouser | No Comments »

DAY 5 (28 October 2009) RESULTS:
GROUP C
Netherlands 2-1 Gambia
Colombia 0-0 Iran
GROUP D
New Zealand 0-0 Burkina Faso
Turkey 0-0 Costa Rica (The match between Turkey and Costa Rica was suspended after 21 minutes due to rain/water logged pitch and will be replayed tomorrow: 29 October 2009)
P/S 29 OCTOBER 2009: Turkey 4-1 Costa Rica
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FIFA U-17 WC Nigeria 2009 Day 4: Mexico 1 Brazil 0 (it’s not a typo)

October 27th, 2009 | By: sscouser | 4 Comments »

DAY 4 (27 October 2009) RESULTS:
GROUP A
Argentina 2-1 Germany
Nigeria 1-0 Honduras
GROUP B
Switzerland 4-3 Japan
Mexico 1-0 Brazil
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Click here for Groups and Standings
The top two teams from each of the six groups automatically [...]

FIFA U-17 WC NIGERIA 2009: U.A.E. to be disqualified for Age Cheating?

October 27th, 2009 | By: sscouser | 3 Comments »

U.A.E. beat Malawi 2-0 yesterday but it has been reported that two players from the United Arab Emirates have failed the magnetic resonance imaging test carried out on “virtually” all players in the on-going FIFA Under-17 World Cup currently taking place in Nigeria. I thought Age Cheating was a thing of the past.
The players [...]


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