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Flávio Amado
Flávio da Silva Amado (born 30 December 1979), better known as Flávio, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as striker. He is the assistant of Angolan side Petro Atlético. Club career Flávio helped his team Al Ahly to participate in the FIFA Club World Championship two successive times in 2005 and 2006. In the FIFA Club World Championship 2006 opening match against Auckland City FC of New Zealand on 10 December 2006, he scored the first goal, helping Al Ahly to a 2–0 win. In the semi-final on 13 December 2006, Al Ahly faced South American champions Internacional, and Flávio played and scored an equaliser with a header in the second half, but Al Ahly eventually lost the match 1–2. After having a very unsuccessful first season with the team during which he scored only one goal in the league, and being jeered by fans at many times, most notably when he missed a penalty kick against rivals Zamalek in the African Champions League, Flávio had a very s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanda
Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2020 the population reached more than 8.3 million inhabitants (a third of Angola's population). Among the oldest colonial cities of Africa, Luanda was founded in January 1576 as ''São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda'' by Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais, being occasionally called "Leonda" or "St Paul de Leonda" by non-Portuguese sources. The city served as the centre of the Slavery in Angola, slave trade to Brazil before the institution was prohibited. At the start of the Angolan Civil W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Utaka
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka. Utaka has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors, subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, and then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining RC Lens and later Rennes in France. He has represented Nigeria at two World Cups and three Africa Cup of Nations since his debut in 2002. During his career he has mainly been utilised as a pacy winger making him a very effective element in a team's counter-attacking style of play. He is the founder of the John Utaka Football Academy Minna, Niger state. Club career Utaka was born in Enugu, Nigeria. He first moved to Egypt in 1998, joining Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily. While with Ismaily, Utaka earned cult status with the local fans. They used to chant "O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was modelled after the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. History The competition was founded at the beginning of 1975 by the Confederation of African Football, following the example of UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ... in Europe, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. For the first edition, fifteen teams took part registered and it was the Cameroonian club of Tonnerre Yaoundé who were the first winners, after defeating the Ivorians Stella Club d'Adjamé in the final. Records and statistics Finals Performance by club Performance by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Girabola
The 2003 Girabola was the 25th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 15 February to 22 November 2003. ASA were the defending champions. The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2004 Gira Angola. ASA were crowned champions, winning a second title in a row, while Benfica de Luanda, Desportivo da Huíla and Ritondo, were relegated. Mateus André of Interclube finished as the top scorer with 12 goals. Changes from the 2002 season Relegated: Benfica do Lubango, F.C. de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié Promoted: Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga and Ritondo League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks References External links *Federação Angolana de Futebol {{DEFAULTSORT:Girabola, 2004 2003 in Angolan football Girabola seasons Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Girabola
The 2002 Girabola was the 24th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 23 February to 20 October 2002. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions. The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2003 Gira Angola. ASA were crowned champions, winning their first title, while Benfica do Lubango, Futebol Clube de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated. Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 16 goals. Changes from the 2001 season Relegated: Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga Promoted: Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié League table Results Season statistics Top scorers * Less matches played References External links *Federação Angolana de Futebol {{DEFAULTSORT:Girabola, 2002 2002 in Angolan football Girabola seasons Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Girabola
The 2001 Girabola was the 23rd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 17 March to 16 December 2001. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions. The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2002 Gira Angola. Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 13th title, while Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated. Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 23 goals. Changes from the 2000 season Relegated: ARA da Gabela, Sporting Cabinda and Sporting do Bié Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Most goals scored in a single match References External links *Federação Angolana de Futebol {{DEFAULTSORT:Girabola, 2001 Girabola seasons Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Girabola
The 2000 Girabola was the 22nd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 18 March to 5 November 2000. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions. The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2001 Gira Angola. Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 12th title, while ARA da Gabela, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated. '' Blanchard'' of Benfica de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 19 goals. Changes from the 1999 season Relegated: Independente do Tômbwa and Progresso do Sambizanga Withdrew: Cambondo de Malanje Promoted: ARA da Gabela and Sporting do Bié * Note: From this season on and up until 2009, the Girabola was contested by 14 teams, instead of 16. League table Results Season statistics Top scorer * '' Blanchard'' Champions References External links *Federação Angolana de Futebol {{DEFAULTSORT:Girabola, 2000 2000 in Angolan footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan association football, football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The term "Girabola" () is a creation of the nationalist, radio broadcaster and sports reporter Rui Carvalho, in 1972, at a time when the Angolan championship was still officially called "Campeonato do Estado Ultramarino de Angola". The name "Girabola" differentiated the competition from the other overseas provinces and was a subtle form of anti-colonial protest. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. History The competition is the successor to the "Campeonato do Estado Ultramarino de Angola". Between 1975 and 1979, this competition did not take place. In 1979, the first edition of the post-independence, the competition was played, consisting of 24 teams, divided into groups of four or six teams, in a competition that started on December 8, 1979. In 1980 the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Girabola
The 1999 Girabola was the 21st season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 18 April to 22 November 1999. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions. The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2000 Gira Angola. Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 8th title, while Independente do Tômbwa and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated. Boelua Lokuli aka ''Isaac'' of Primeiro de Agosto finished as the top scorer with 19 goals. Changes from the 1998 season Relegated: Chicoil, Kabuscorp, SECIL Promoted: Cambondo, Inter de Luanda, Ferroviário da Huíla * * Note: Ferroviário da Huíla withdrew after being promoted, hence the tournament was contested by 15 teams, instead of 16. League table Results Season statistics Top scorer * Boelua Lokuli ''Isaac'' Champions References External links *Federação Angolana de Futebol {{DEFAULTSORT:Girabola, 1999 1999 in Angolan football Girab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo National Football Team
The Togo national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe nationale de football du Togo'') represents Togo in international Association football, football and is controlled by the Togolese Football Federation. The national football team of Togo made their debut in the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Their team bus underwent Togo national football team attack, a fatal attack in Angola prior to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. They withdrew and were subsequently banned from the following two tournaments by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). In 2013 for the first time in history, Togo reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). History They made their first FIFA World Cup appearance in their history in 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006, having been coached throughout the qualifying campaign by Stephen Keshi; German coach Otto Pfister managed the team at the finals, despite having resigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon National Football Team
The Cameroon national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe du Cameroun de football''), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: ''les lions indomptables''), represents Cameroon in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Cameroonian Football Federation, Fédération Camerounaise de Football, a member of FIFA and its African confederation Confederation of African Football, CAF. The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup eight times, more than any other African team, and four times in a row between 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002. However, the team has only made it out of the group stage once. They were the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the World Cup in 1990, losing to England national football team, England in extra time. They have also won five Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon is the first and, as of 2022, only African country to win against Brazil national football team, Brazil in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 African Cup Of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the regulation time had ended in a goalless draw. Host selection Bids : *Algeria *Egypt (selected as hosts) *Ivory Coast *Libya The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya. This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986. It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF. Qualification For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
