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Waving Flag by K'naan....FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP ANTHEM
It's Africa's chance...
It's Africa's time to prove itself...
And K'naan has just the right words to tell the world about Africa...
Below are some of the lyrics as we head for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa
WAVING FLAG:
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome/But Violent prone, poor people zone/But it’s my home, all I have known/Where I got grown, streets we would roam/But out of the darkness, I came the farthest/Among the hardest survival/Learn from these streets, it can be bleak/Except no defeat, surrender retreat/When I get older, when I get older/I will be stronger, just like a Waving Flag/Just like a Waving Flag, just like a Waving flag/Flag, flag, Just like a Waving Flag.
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Terrorism shall not rule our game.....
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will never give in to "terrorism", the ruling body's president Issa Hayatou has said.
The Cameroonian was speaking to assembled media for the first time since an attack on Togo's team bus killed two of their delegation as well as an Angolan driver, while Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale continues to recover in hospital.
The incident on 8 January came just 48 hours before the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Angola, prompting Togo's withdrawal from the competition.
"Terrorism will never have the upper hand over our activities," said Hayatou.
"They can behave how they want but we will never accept this."
"It's not the first time this type of drama has happened for 11 Israeli athletes were murdered in Germany at the 1972 Olympics - but did they stop the Games?
"The Nations Cup is a symbol for the African continent," he asserted.
The attack also left Obilale seriously injured, with gunshot wounds to the lower back and abdomen.
The goalkeeper says he feels he is akin to "a miracle" after surviving the attack.
The 25-year-old is still recovering in Johannesburg, where he has been treated since the shooting.
Despite warnings of potential trouble in the oil-rich province of Cabinda, where the rebel group Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda (Flec) seeks independence, Hayatou said he had no regrets in staging the Nations Cup in Angola.
"Why would we regret bringing the competition here?" the 63-year-old asked.
"What happened with Togo happened outside the city of Cabinda - nothing happened in the perimeter of the city, which the Angolan government put at our disposal."
The incident took place shortly after the Togolese team entered the northern part of Cabinda province by road from their base in Congo.
Hayatou, who has held his post since 1988, also confirmed that Caf had received a note threatening trouble from a Switzerland-based group claiming to represent Flec, which has been widely credited with the attack.
"Do you want us to tell the Angolan government to stop the tournament because a little group put out a release?" he said.
The Cameroonian, whose body passed the "missive" onto Angolan authorities, also cited Fifa's handling of threats prior to last year's Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
"Fifa received threats in Nigeria from a rebel group but did they suspend the competition? No - and I went there despite the threats," he explained.
In the aftermath of Togo's withdrawal, after Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo recalled his players despite their reported desire to stay, Caf officials were quoted as saying the Hawks had been disqualified.
"We did not disqualify them - we simply noted their departure," Hayatou clarified.
"We wished they would have stayed but respect their decision to leave."
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ZIDAN PRAISES COACH SHEHATTA
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Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan has singled out coach Hassan Shehata as one of the biggest reasons behind the Pharaohs’ success.
The North Africans defeated Cameroon 3-1 after extra time in their Afric...
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IT'S A DATE...GHANA v NIGERIA
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Nigeria Set Up Ghana Semi Zambia and Nigeria played out a largely dreary goalless draw in Lubango and needed a penalty shoot-out, the first of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, to decide the quarterfina...
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NORTH v NORTH: EGYPT SET TO TEACH ALGERIA A LESSON
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Egypt have vowed to teach Algeria a “lesson” as the heat was turned up ahead of their 2010 Afirca Cup of Nations semifinal in Benguela on Thursday.
The problems between the two nations is well doc...
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