Siphiwe Tshabalala

by: admin - June 13th, 2010   Filed under: Football, south africa Add Comment

Siphiwe Tshabalala (born 25 September 1984) is a South African professional footballer. Tshabalala plays as a winger for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League. Tshabalala is also a member of the South African national team.

He hails from Phiri, Soweto.

He made his national team debut in a friendly against Egypt on 14 January 2006.

Tshabalala was part of the South African squad at 2006 African Nations Cup, 2008 African Nations Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 11 June 2010, gaining his 50th cap for South Africa, he scored the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Mexico in the 55th minute, followed by an elaborately rehearsed celebration.

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El Hadji Diouf

by: admin - June 3rd, 2010   Filed under: Football Add Comment

El-Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (born 15 January 1981 in Saint-Louis) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a forward but preferably as a right winger for English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Diouf is known for his versatility, and he can play on both wings and as a forward, he is also known for his controversies on and off the football field. He was selected by Pelé in the top 125 greatest living footballers of all-time.

Diouf’s international career started in April 2000 against Benin. He has earned 41 international caps and scored 16 goals for his country. He played for Senegal in their 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign and was elected to the World Cup All-Star team, after leading Senegal to the quarter-finals and victories over France (1–0) and Sweden (2–1). Senegal eventually lost 1–0 in extra time to Turkey. He was also part of the Senegal team who were the runners-up in the 2002 African Nations Cup. Diouf was banned from international football for four matches in 2004 for a verbal assault on referee Ali Bujsaim.

In 2004, he was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé in conjunction with FIFA‘s centenary celebrations. In October 2007, Diouf retired from international football, stating he had been frustrated by organisational problems with the side. However, Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak announced later in the month that he would name Diouf in the next squad.

On 3 April 2009 he retired from the Senegal national football team after 41 games.

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Egypt national football team

by: admin - February 3rd, 2010   Filed under: Football, People Add Comment

The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed The Pharaohs (Arabic: الفراعنة‎), is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2010 African Nations Cup. They are also the most successful African team at Confederation level, winning the CAN seven times: the inaugural African Nations Cup in Sudan 1957, and also won the tournament in the United Arab Republic 1959, Egypt 1986, Burkina Faso 1998, Egypt 2006, Ghana 2008 and Angola 2010.

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Mohamed Kallon

by: admin - October 16th, 2008   Filed under: Football 2 Comments

Mohamed Kallon (born October 6, 1979 in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer, and is the captain for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team, and the most famous Sierra Leonean footballer. He is the younger brother of fellow Sierra Leonean international Kemokai Kallon, and former Sierra Leonean international Musa Kallon. When he first made his international debut for his country, Kallon was given the nickname Small Kallon by Sierra Leonean football fans because he was the youngest of the three Kallon brothers in the national team.
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