Man City's Adebayor Quits Togo

Manchester City and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from international soccer with immediate effect.
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Manchester City and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from international soccer with immediate effect.
Super-sub Mohamed Gedo scored the only goal five minutes from time to help Egypt defend their African Nations Cup crown with victory over brave Ghana.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says Emmanuel Adebayor will be given as much time as he needs to get over Friday's gun attack in Angola.
The Togo national team bus was attacked by rebels with machine guns while traveling to Angola for their first match of the African Cup of Nations. The early reports claim several players were wounded although Manchester City confirmed Emmanuel Adebayor was not one of the injured.
Michael Essien has revealed the "fantastic feeling" of qualifying for the World Cup finals after he scored one of two goals against Sudan.
(Soccer365.com) Egypt hammered tournament favourites Ivory Coast 4-1 to book an African Nations Cup final clash with Cameroon.
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(Soccer365.com) Samuel Eto'o became the all-time leading goalscorer in African Nations Cup history as his two goals helped fire Cameroon into the quarter-finals with an easy 3-0 victory over Sudan.
(Soccer365.com) - South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has finally ended his work permit woes in a settlement between himself, the federation and the country’s immigration department.
(Goal.com) - South Africa striker Benni McCarthy is looking forward to 2010, which is when his country will host the first ever World Cup finals to be staged on African soil.
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(Goal.com) - Head of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Technical Committee, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has showered praises on the Golden Eaglets for qualifying for the 2007 African Under-17 Championship billed for Togo.
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(Goal.com) - The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi says the Blacks Stars’ intended friendly tie against Australia next month is not cut-and-dried.
(Goal.com) - Five home-based players have been named in a 30-man provisional Ivory Coast squad by new coach Uli Stielike for the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier against Gabon in October.
(Goal.com) - Former Nigerian international Stephen Keshi is a prospective candidate to take up the job as Kenya coach thus replacing former France goalkeeper Bernard Lama.
(Goal.com) - Ivory Coast have appointed Former German international defender Ulrich Stielike as coach of the national team, the Elephants, on Tuesday.
(Goal.com) - With South Africa preparing to host the 2010 World Cup, the country had appointed former Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira to change the fortunes of Bafana Bafana and guide them to successful outing in 2010.