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FIFA: The urgent need to rethink certain rules

By Aloysius AGENDIA

I may not be a football pundit but viewing the catastrophic refereeing of the 2010 world Cup, and the delibrate acts of cheating by certain players, one can only crave for the urgent need for  World Football governing body, FIFA, to rethink some of its regulations and the use of video technology .  It is a good thing FIFA’s intransigent president Sepp Blatter has even accepted to open up discussion again on the issue of video technology. But there is something more; The Need for a penalty-goal regulation.

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FECAFOOT: When ignominy becomes the trademark

By Aloysius AGENDIA

Less than two weeks after the flop of the Cameroonian National Football team in South Africa, with culpability attributed by fans and experts on the French coach Paul Le Guen, the football governing body FECAFOOT, the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education and the arrogance and ego of certain players, the Cameroon Football Federation is reported to already have proceeded to appoint German Luthar Mathaeus to replace Paul Le Guen after the latter’s disastrous performance. Though not confirmed by FECAFOOT, the anger of Cameroonians towards such reported but unconfirmed hasty appointments and negotiations, may make FECAFOOT to cancel or rethink  their plans.

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Confused Confederation of African Football (CAF) fumbles again

There is an ongoing feud in Africa following the recent award of the 2009 African Player of the year to Ivoirian Didier Drogba who plays for Chelsea Football club of London. The event was not only “boycotted” by the supposed three contestants, but it has come under heavy criticisms across the continent adding to a number of gaffes CAF has committed of late.

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