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Baba Rahman: Why is Chelsea very interested in the Augsburg left-back?

  By O-Posts Team | August 4, 2024 - 16:01 | , , , , , , ,
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One of the exciting talents that emerged in the Bundesliga recently has been left back Abdul Baba Rahman. The twenty-one year old Ghanaian plies his trade for first division side Augsburg. Baba Rahman is a product of the Dreams Football Academy in Accra. He joined Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko before sealing his first foreign deal at German second tier side Greuther Furth.

 

Quick Facts

Name: Abdul Baba Rahman
Age: 21
Place of Birth: Tamale
Position: Left back
Club: F.C Augsburg

Baba Rahman enjoyed a stellar debut season at Kotoko winning the Ghanaian Premier League which saw him seal a move to Germany. He played for the Ghana under-20 team that won bronze at the FIFA World Cup in Turkey.

He unfortunately missed the Black Stars team that played at the World Cup in Brazil, but was a leading member of the Stars team that won silver at the African Cup of Nations earlier this year.

 

Key Strengths

An energetic full back who runs up and down the field for the whole duration of the game. Rahman can pick a pass as well shield off attackers with his physical strength.

Baba’s key strengths are his crosses and ability to tackle his markers especially one-on-ones. At 1.79 meters, Baba adds additional height to the defence in set piece and aerial situations.

 

Stats

Abdul Baba Rahman made 29 starting appearances for Augsburg last season providing four assists. On the international scene, he played all 5 games for the Black Stars in the African Cup of Nations as well as their only qualifier for the 2017 edition of the Cup of Nations.

 

Interested Teams

Baba Rahman’s impressive performances have caught the eye of English champions Chelsea, who have parted ways with Brazilian full back Filipe Luis. The Blues, who are currently short of numbers in the fullback position, are interested in the services of Rahman who they perceive has enough quality to help them challenge for trophies on all fronts.

Baba has been so impressive, the president of his current club is unwilling to let him go. “We do not need the Baba millions. We have a good, solid team here,” he told Bild. “I am very optimistic that Baba will continue his great performances with us. He’s made a very good impression at our recent training camp. Why keep Baba? I am an Augsburg fan. To me, it’s more important that I spend the evening watching Augsburg win with a beer in my hand than when we have more money in the bank account.”

 

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Emmanuel Adebayor: Is the sulky Togolese forward a worthy successor to Benteke?

  By O-Posts Team | July 29, 2024 - 16:16 | , , , , ,
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The revolution is in full swing at Villa park this summer, with several players going in and out of Aston Villa already this summer - and it seems the next player through the door is the Togolese international Emmanuel Adebayor.

 

Is he a worthy successor to Benteke?

Adebayor, 31, has had a hit and a miss career with Tottenham Hotspur in his time at the club - never really getting his own way with managers and coaches. That was until Tim Sherwood came along and gave him a chance to impress.

Now, with the loss of Christian Benteke to Liverpool, Sherwood is desperate for goals this summer and is stopping at nothing at guaranteeing quality in Aston Villa’s forward line signing Jordan Ayew with former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov linked with a move to the club.

Emmanuel Adebayor seems to be thrown into the forward line mix as well, which could prove to be a perfect decision by Sherwood - especially if he replicates the form he had under Sherwood at Tottenham.

Adebayor is a confidence player and needs a team to work around him. He is also somewhat similar to Benteke: good in the air and even better on the ground when he is in the mood.

 

Worries and concerns

However, his distinct history of a lack of professionalism and loyalty worries Villa fans. They don’t want a player who thinks he is bigger than the club, and there is definitely a danger with that when bringing Adebayor into a squad - especially if he doesn’t put a shift, but still starts.

But if he manages to score 15 goals this season with the midfield inevitably assisted and more free flowing with a more attacking Sherwood side, then we’ll be heading in the right direction.

Sherwood isn’t afraid of taking risks and this certainly is a huge one, which only time will tell if it pays off.

 

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Kelechi Iheanacho: Man City’s starlet is the future of Nigerian football

  By O-Posts Team | July 19, 2024 - 17:03 | , , , , ,
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Kelechi Iheanacho is the future of Nigerian football. It is as simple and straightforward as that. The 18 year old attacking midfielder has shown beyond any reasonable doubt the sort of talent he is. Blessed with an eye for a pass, packs a powerful shot and full of trickery. The 2015/2016 season is expected to be his breakout season and he has the pre-­‐season tour of Australia to prove himself, not just with Manchester City, but also with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Quick Facts:

Name: Kelechi Iheanacho

Age: 18

Position: Attacking Midfield/Centre Forward

Club: Manchester City

 

‘Nacho’s’ talent has never been in doubt. He was always set for great things and it is only a matter of time before he fulfils that big potential of his. A product of Nigeria’s U17 class of 2013, he was very instrumental in Nigeria winning that year’s FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and it was no surprise he ended up as the tournament’s best player. He is touted to be the long term replacement for Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha in the Nigeria set-­‐up but first he has to prove he can be the player everybody believes he can be.

He is presently in Australia with City and started in their 2-­‐0 win over Adelaide in their first pre-­‐ season game of the 2015/2016 season. Work permit and injuries delayed his introduction to the first team last season after an impressive pre-­‐season in the United States, but is expected to feature in Manuel Pellegrini’s plans for the new season.

“Manchester City will not send him on loan. Plan A, B and C is for him to remain with the club next season,” a City official told the Manchester Evening News in June.

Even Pellegrini himself acknowledges how good the 18-­‐year old is, and spoke of how good he can be in the future.

“A very important player for us in the future,” Pellegrini was quoted in the Manchester Evening News.

Pellegrini added: “It depends on the way he takes this profession, but I think he’s a good talent.”

 

Key Strengths

Iheanacho is a rare breed. Not the fastest of players, but he is blessed with a perfect close control. Besides being a traditional attacking midfielder, he can also play in a variety of positions in the attack. He has featured severally for the City youth teams as a wide attacker, a centre forward and as a second striker. Naturally a left-footer, he is quite comfortable with the ball on his right, and scores quite an awful lot of goals for a player who isn’t a natural centre forward.

 

Stats

He has played nine games in FIFA competitions – the U17 and U20 World Cups and has scored six goals in those games (fifa.com) -­‐ an incredible average of 1.5 goals per game in those competitions!

Due to injuries, he only featured five times for the Manchester City youth teams last season, and scored three goals, including a wonderful solo effort against rivals Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup – which is an average of 1.6 goals a game – and he also made two assists.

 

Interested Clubs

According to transfermarkt.com, Iheanacho has a contract with Manchester City until the summer of 2016, but no clubs have really made serious efforts to get him since he joined the former English champions. He was linked with Portuguese giants, FC Porto, before opting for City and he was almost sent on loan to MLS side, Columbus Crew, but injuries meant that didn’t happen.

 

Quote:

“I am working hard to keep myself fit and also to break into the first team. It is not going to be easy because there are a lot of international players in the first so I just have to be patient and keep working hard,” he told Chris Oguguo for sl10.ng in June, 2014.

 

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Rivaldo Coetzee: South Africa’s youngest ever international on Ajax’s radar

  By O-Posts Team | July 5, 2024 - 15:06 | , , , ,
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Rivaldo Coetzee may only be 18-years-old, but he is almost already a seasoned professional at both club and international level. The South African teenager, who plays for Ajax Cape Town, made his international debut at just seventeen in 2014, and has been a constant fixture in the national set-up ever since. And of course, with a name like Rivaldo, being a football star seemed to have been written in the stars.

 

QUICK FACTS:

Name: Rivaldo Coetzee

Age: 18

Position: Central defender

Club: Ajax Cape Town

When Rivaldo Coetzee made his debut for South Africa against Congo in October 2014, he became the youngest ever player capped for the country. It was a meteoric rise for the young central defender, who had only just played a few months of senior club football.

 

Key strengths

Like most players who come through the Ajax system, Rivaldo is a well all-rounded player, who does most of the basics right. As a young defender though it is his overall reading of the game that is impressive. His positioning is excellent, and is hardly ever caught out of position. He is also very aware of what is happening around him, and keeps an eye on both the opposition and his team, very often covering for an out-of-position team-mate.

While he may not be the tallest centre back, he is still growing, and is solid in the air. His man marking is strong, and he times his tackles very well.

 

Stats

Since making his debut in the second half of the 2013/14 season, Rivaldo has made 37 club appearances for Ajax Cape Town (league and cup), and has only ever picked up three yellow cards, a decent stat for a defender. This is all the more impressive because for a large part, he has partnered with another young defender, Abbubaker Mobara.

He also has ten caps already for South Africa’s senior team in just eight months.

Coetzee was also a regular member of South Africa U17 and U20 teams until he made his senior debut. He was part of the teams that won both the All Africa Games in 2012, and Cosafa U20 Championship in 2013. He is yet to score a goal at a senior level.

 

Interested clubs

Due to Ajax Cape Town’s affiliation with Ajax Amsterdam, it has long been predicted that Rivaldo would join up with the Dutch club sooner rather than later. He has been on their radar since he was sixteen. He has also been a ‘guest player’ for Amsterdam’s U19 team at a few tournaments.

But ever since his debut for the national team, and being focussed on in the Football Manager documentary ‘An Alternative Reality’ in 2014, Rivaldo has also been linked to moves to Portugal, Belgium and England. However due to international regulations regarding work permits (and age), much of the talk has been about future moves.

“About my future, I’m still a young boy and I must stay humble and learn as much as I can. But I would love to have the chance to play in Europe one day.” - Coetzee said in November 2014.

 

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Akinjide Idowu: The Nigerian Human Shield under the watchful eyes of Celtic and Udinese

  By O-Posts Team | July 2, 2024 - 15:26 | , , , , , ,
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Akinjide Idowu is definitely not the most popular from the present crop of the Nigeria U20’s, but the young lad has been tipped for great things. The 18-year old defensive midfielder is seen as a future leader in the Super Eagles, and most European clubs agree as they have been circling him for quite a while.

 

Quick Facts:

Name: Akinjide Idowu


Age: 18


Position: Defensive Midfield


Club: Nigeria Youth Soccer Academy

Akinjide Idowu is yet to play for a professional club, but has featured for Nigeria at the U17 and U20 levels. He was the anchor man in midfield as Nigeria won the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also played a key role as Nigeria got to the second round of the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup.

He is seen to possess the marking ability which the Nigerian national teams have lacked in recent years.

 

Key Strengths


Nigeria U20 coach, Manu Garba once said Akinjide Idowu can ‘mark the devil out of a game’. That, of course, may have been a figurative expression, but it is a testament of Idowu’s marking ability. Though not the tallest at 1.71m, Idowu also boasts the ability to win possession easily in the air. He has often been referred to as the ‘human shield’ by teammates, and can also play in a variety of positions.

He has sometimes filled in at right-back and central defense, which shows he is not a ‘one trade’ man.

 

Stats


Idowu has featured in over 50 games for both the Nigeria U17 and U20 teams respectively. He played all 6 matches for the Nigeria U17 as they finished second at the 2013 CAF U17 championship in Morocco. Though not a prolific goalscorer, but Idowu had his fair share of goals, during the qualifying campaign for the U17 championship, scoring two goals.

 

Interested Clubs


Idowu has tested with Norwegian club, Sogndal, and almost signed with Czech club, Sparta Prague just before the 2015 Africa Youth Championship. It remains unclear the club he will sign with eventually, but Italian club, Udinese and Scottish champions, Celtic are monitoring the 18-year old. The midfielder has also reportedly held talks with Spanish club, Almeria.

“I’m very happy with I’m doing at the moment but I know I still have to keep improving. I need to improve in my ball distribution and passes but I know I have made significant progress. When I sign with a club, I will improve in these areas and will become the player I know I can be. I will be one of the best midfielders around, I’m sure of that,” he told sl10.ng in April 2015.

 

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Riyaad Norodien: Ajax Cape Town’s starlet rising to prominence despite belated debut

  By O-Posts Team | June 28, 2024 - 19:18 | , , , , ,
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20-year-old Riyaad Norodien had to wait a lot longer to make his senior debut than was originally anticipated due to a long contract dispute, but when he finally featured for Ajax Cape Town in South Africa in April 2015, the youngster who came through the club’s development system made an immediate impression.

 

QUICK FACTS:

Name: Riyaad Norodien

Age: 20

Position: Attacking midfielder

Club: Ajax Cape Town

It’s not often a player makes as fast an impact in the South African Premier Soccer League as Riyaad Norodien has been able to. He picked up the Man-of-the-Match in his debut game, and Norodien showed it was just the beginning as this was just the first of many such awards in the handful of games he played.

It came as no surprise when in June he was called up to the national u23 team as they prepare to qualify for the Olympic Games.

 

Key strengths

Norodien may only be 1.68 metres tall, but his size is actually one of his strengths. He has a great low centre of gravity, and is extremely difficult to knock off the ball. Willing to run at defenders and take them on, he uses a great burst of pace and dribbling skills to get himself into good positions, and has an above average passing and crossing ability.

Equally adept on either side of the pitch, or in the middle for that matter, he also packs a decent shot, and is not afraid to try and score from any position.

 

Stats

After a legal battle between his agent and the club, Norodien only debuted in April 2015, two months before the end of the 2014/15 domestic season, eighteen months after he was touted to make his debut.

Norodien has only made nine senior appearances for Ajax Cape Town (six in the league and three cup games). He has however scored twice already in the league, and picked up a few assists in both league and cup games. In fact he was a huge reason why Ajax Cape Town reached the final of the Nedbank Cup (South Africa’s FA Cup).

 

Interested clubs

It is no secret that Norodien was a target for a few domestic clubs, and during his contract dispute, he even trained with other South African PSL clubs. Having made a big impression for the Ajax U19 side, Norodien also caught the eye of mother club Ajax Amsterdam and other European clubs, when the team toured Europe. He has in fact trained in Amsterdam a few times already, and has been linked with a move there since 2012, when he was Ajax Cape Town’s Academy Player of the Year.

Perhaps if not for the dispute between his club and agent, which also effected a few other youth players at the club, he may already have been playing in Europe. Norodien rejoined the Cape Town’s club youth team for their tour of Europe last month, and walked away with the Player of Tournament award at the Ergenzingen Tournament in Germany in May 2015 despite the team losing in the semi-finals on penalties.

“I feel like this isn’t my best, it’s just the hunger bursting out in me. I haven’t had a proper pre-season in a while and it shows in my performances because I get cramps and tired towards the end of the match. But I feel that when I’ve undergone a proper pre-season with the team I can offer so much more. I think it will be a good (next) season for me because I will just have to take off from where I finish this season, much fresher and fit,” Norodien told KickOff in May 2015.

 

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Yacine Brahimi: The Algerian ace has the world at his feet

  By O-Posts Team | February 18, 2024 - 15:13 | , , , ,
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Fourteen new faces were brought in by FC Porto last summer to rebuild after a rare season of failure. The influx included big names from La Liga, such as Barcelona’s Cristian Tello and Atletico Madrid’s Oliver Torres and Adrian Lopez. But another Spanish-based player, Yacine Brahimi, has outshone them all.

He was undoubtedly Porto best performer in the first half of the season, his superb dribbling, incisive attacking and eye for goal making him a key player for the Dragons. Although a potent weapon when out wide and attacking the by-line, he is even more effective when drifting inside, his tight control, intelligent combination play and clinical finishing making him a nightmare for opposition defences.

After a month’s absence to represent Algeria in the African Cup of Nations in January, he came back looking as sharp as ever, notching the only goal of the game in Friday’s vital victory over Vitória Guimarães.

We should not have been surprised by Brahimi’s wonderful dribbling skills. Last season he finished top of the ‘successful dribbles’ statistics chart in Spain, ahead of Lionel Messi (164 versus 143). But it is his ability to produce an end product that makes the sleight Algerian truly stand out.

As well as abundant assists, he has weighed in with 10 goals in 25 matches in all competitions to date, several of a spectacular nature. He only made his Champions League debut this season but already has five goals to his name in the world’s greatest club competition, including a memorable hat-trick against BATE Borisov.

Having produced mesmerising displays at Granada in 2013/14, for Algeria at the Brazil World Cup, and for Porto this season, Brahimi was a worthy winner of the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for 2014.

And Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma believes there is even more to come from the 25-year-old, recently saying: “Brahimi is truly exceptional. He can become the best player in the world.”

 

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Football/Sports Tips: How to Effectively Communicate With Your Players

  By O-Posts Team | October 19, 2024 - 22:56 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Communication is key in any sport, especially team ones such as rugby and football, where the success of the club depends on effective management of large pools of talent. Keeping track of the well-being, health and fitness of each individual player is essential to manage your resources and ensure that the group on the pitch is able to get the best results. It can also help you to avoid injury, overrunning certain players in the build up to important events, and overseeing opportunities as they arise.

 

Face-to-Face Communication

Whether you are training or giving the team a talk during half time, it can be difficult to get your message across clearly both to the team as a whole, and individuals who need specific advice or criticism. Especially during intense situations such as games, mistakes made by players can be frustrating for the coach and manager, but a negative approach to communication can only have adverse effects. In any situation, try to build a criticism into a compliment. Tell them what they were doing well, then how they can improve their game, and you are much more likely to get a positive response.

Listening is as important for coaches and managers as it is for the players. Instead of giving them a 5-minute talk on where they have gone wrong and how they could improve, get them more actively involved in the conversation. Ask them where they think things went wrong, and talk through their situation to come to a solution. By being approachable and willing to hear what the athletes themselves have to say, you might also be surprised at how many of them are perfectly capable of self-diagnosis, and ask for advice of their own accord.

 

Interacting off the Pitch

However much you might try to cover every base in the time spent with your players, you inevitably can’t keep track of each player at all times. Yet understanding their feelings and physical situation is crucial to effective team management, and a passing comment during training from a player might easily get lost in the pipeline. Equipping your players and your organisation with sports performance management software allows you to interact off the pitch.

Your players can fill in surveys on their performance and fitness, whilst you can co-ordinate their training and development remotely, accessible on mobile devices to fit around the busy lives of every member of the organisation. By doing so, you can secure on-going communication with your team, and make sure that everything is professionally tracked and recorded.

In a modern world where mobile technology offers the opportunity to interact any time, anywhere, as a sporting organisation or individual, communication on the pitch is only one half of the picture today. Investment in sports performance management software and makes interaction with your players easier and more effective. Combined with an approachable and positive style of coaching and management, you can get the best out of your team to watch the success speak for itself.

 

Article by Kelly Gilmour-Grassam, freelance copywriter from Yorkshire. Kelly loves the great outdoors, interesting places and fine foods. You can follow her on Twitter at @KellyGGrassam. This article is written with support from The Sports Office.

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Ghana in Brazil: Review of Go Go Black Stars…GOAL! Anthem by Wiyaala

  By O-Posts Team | April 16, 2024 - 16:05 | , , , ,
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Wiyaala did not just amaze Africa with her fierce ball winning and tackling abilities during her time at the Upper West Girls team, she is now back dazzling the world with her singing prowess.

‘The Young lioness of Africa’ from Wa, otherwise known as Wiyaala, blends the use of tribal drums, big stadium choruses, three Ghanaian languages and English.

The tribal drums can be clearly heard as the song starts. It creates an ambience of excitement as Wiyaala readies herself and her crowd for the excitement that is to come. Wa must have learnt this from K’Naan whose song ‘Waving Flag’ was used as a 2010 World Cup club banger. Wa doesn’t disappoint as the words “GO, GO, GO” start a beautiful exploration of music.

Her use of the words “It’s time to show the world again what we’ve got’’ doesn’t just relate to Ghananians alone, the whole of Africa is immersed into this strong sentiment drawing to Ghana’s heroics at the 2010 World Cup. Still in a mourning or healing stage after the Gyan penalty miss?, the hope it offers an escape route in the shape of music.

Whether in your car stereo, the stadium speakers or your home theatre- this song will get you rocking as you wait for the World Cup.

At 1.18 minutes - for a preview track - it’s a little brief especially for those who would love to interact more with Wiyaala’s voice and message, for a pre-match chant though: Wave your flag, press play and enjoy as the players exchange pleasantries before kick-off.

Below is the preview track of Wiyaala’s World Cup anthem for Ghana’s national team:

 

About Wiyaala (taken from the song’s press release): Wiyaala, “The Young Lioness of Africa,” is an Afro-Pop sing-er/songwriter, artist, actress, and ambassador of African culture from Funsi, Upper West Ghana. Noella Wiyaala (full name) infuses the giant pop sounds of David Foster with the modern funk and flair of Janelle Monae.

She won two Golden Moments awards at the 2011 edition of “Stars of the Future,” and later became a winner of Vodafone Icons Mixed Edition. Wiyaala is also known for standing up for women’s rights, having a very distinctive androgynous image herself.

 

Review written by John Aggrey, whom you can follow on Twitter @Superjohna07.

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Feature: Much awaited football tournaments in the world

  By O-Posts Team | March 29, 2024 - 01:52 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Soccer as it is called in the United States and Canada and football to the rest of the world, is one of the most popular sporting extravaganza played by millions worldwide.

The game is played with different formats with different pitch and team sizes but the most prevalent one feature two teams with eleven players each, playing on a grass pitch measuring approximately 105m x 68m with the main aim of kicking or heading a ball into their opponent goal. Men’s football was introduced into Olympics Games in 1908 while the women’s competition was added in 1996.

There is various international football tournaments played all around the world which are eagerly awaited by soccer fans.

Visit Carlton Leisure to book flights to various destinations around the world to enjoy these precious moments of various tournaments.

 

FIFA World Cup

Ask a football fan what delights him the most and undoubtedly you get the answer as FIFA World cup. There is no greater sports competition than this ultimate sports extravaganza. The next FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil from 12th June 2014 to 13th July 2014.

Come and enjoy the game of stamina and passion and see your favorite football giants competing against each other.

 

The UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Championship League is the most glamorous club competition in the football tournaments. The competition is organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Since 1992 it has become one of the most prestigious club competitions in European football which has helped to turn Europe into football’s most financially powerful continent.

The finals of 2012-13 UEFA championship is the most watched sporting events in 2013 worldwide drawing over 360 million television viewers. There is no club competition to match the champion league.

 

The Copa America

It is one of the oldest existing continental football competitions. It is a South American international Association Football Competition contested between CONMEBOL as well as two other nations, frequently Mexico, Costa Rica or the United States.

Brazil and Argentina are referred as South American football’s “Big Two” current holders but it is the Uruguay which is the most successful team of the tournament with 15 wins till date.

 

The FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup which is commonly known as the FA Cup is an annual knockout cup competition in English football. It is the most famous domestic competition in the world.

A women tournament is also held known as FA Women’s cup. Established in July 1871, it is arguably the oldest association football competition in the world.

 

Africa Cup of Nations

It is a main international association football competition in Africa that pits the continents greatest international sides against each other in a fascinating battle of supremacy. It was first held in 1957 and since 1968, it has been held every two years.

The tournament is held in the month of January and the continent’s most successful side is Egypt which has won this tournament a record seven times.

 

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