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1. Kenya: Sofapaka Ready to Challenge Egyptian Giants 8 Feb 2010
   Sofapaka somewhat surprisingly beat Mathare United and Tusker FC to the Kenyan Premier League title last year, following a number of impressive performances at the end of the season.
2. Tanzania: Simba Officials Tight Lipped over Elections 8 Feb 2010
   SIMBA officials are still numb despite the order from the Minister for Information, Culture and Spots George Mkuchika, that they should conduct general elections as soon as possible.
3. Tanzania: Yanga Breathe Heavily on Simba 8 Feb 2010
   YOUNG Africans cut the gap between them and league leaders Simba to seven points at least until this evening, after thumping Mtibwa Sugar 3-1, in nail biting league match at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam today.
4. Tanzania: Fifa Snub Local Refs' for World Cup 8 Feb 2010
   LOCAL referees have once again failed to break into the world bracket, after FIFA snubbed them from officiating at the World Cup set for South Africa mid this year.
5. Ghana: Black Stars - You Did Us Proud 8 Feb 2010
   Like many Ghanaians I was disappointed to see the Black Stars fail in their bid to become Afrikan champions at the recently ended tournament in Angola.
6. Sierra Leone: Viareggio Cup - Napoli Defeat FC Kallon 8 Feb 2010
   Napoli bended effortlessly Kallon FC 3-2 in their opening match of the Viareggio Cup in Italy.
7. Sierra Leone: Faulting Referees Incur Officials' Wrath 8 Feb 2010
   Officials of Premier League clubs are urging the Sierra Leone Premier League Board and the referees committee to start punishing referees for making "silly mistakes" when officiating league matches.
8. Sierra Leone: Top Names Linked to Leone Stars Job 8 Feb 2010
   As the Sierra Leone Football Association, (SLFA) seeks replacement for the late national home-based coach Daniel Koroma aka Diamond Toes, several names have been linked to the top job.
9. Sierra Leone: Kansas City Wizards Re-Sign Kei Kamara 8 Feb 2010
   Kansas City Wizards yesterday announced the signing of striker Kei Kamara to a multi-year deal with the US Major League Soccer outfit.
10. Nigeria: The Murderers in CAF 8 Feb 2010
    THE just concluded African Nations Cup finals in Angola began on a sad note - for the Togolese national team at least. The bus ferrying the team, players and officials, was callously and brutally attacked by Cabinda rebels in Angola on their way in from their Congo training base. That attack left two Togolese members of the delegation and a third Angolan driver dead.
11. Nigeria: When the Watch-List Bites the Watch-Dog 8 Feb 2010
    The United States has always watched and found Nigeria to be a country of interest for several reasons but had not listed her in anyway.
12. Nigeria: It's Not Easy Getting Back - Mikel 8 Feb 2010
    John Mikel Obi, whose Nigeria side reached the semi-final stage of the African Cup of Nations only to be knocked out by Michael Essien's Ghana, believes Chelsea's African stars face a tough fight returning to the club's first team.
13. Nigeria: FC Lokoja Welfare Officer Banned 8 Feb 2010
    The Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Nigeria National League has expressed worry over the barbaric and unsportmanly behaviour of some football administrators and fans who have resorted to assaulting match officials.
14. Nigeria: Super Eagles Technical Adviser to Emerge End of February 8 Feb 2010
    The Nigeria Football Federation has penciled down five foreign coaches of which three would be recommended to the executive board by the technical committee and finally, one candidate would be named as the technical adviser of the Super Eagles at the end of this month.
15. Nigeria: Lulu Survives Impeachment 8 Feb 2010
    President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Lulu, on Friday survived being impeached by angry members of the executive board who expressed some reservations over the handling of affairs at the football house, as well as his second term ambition.